Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-29
REGISTRATION

Grand total of county ...... 3662s
The following are resumes Of person
mel and work of various boards:
District Appeal Board
District Exemption Board for Division
No. 2 Middle Judicial was organized
August IS, 1917. The organization was
weeks late because of the delay in
Washington of the approval of late
appointments to the board, one vacancy
existing on the day of organization.
The original membership of the board
included David E. Tracey, Harrisburg.
chairman; Howard z. Butt, Hunting
don, secretary; Henry Y. Snyder. Leb-
anon: Dr. John A. Shower, York and
DR. Harold II. Longsdorf, Dickinson.
The board had jurisdiction over the
following counties. in which presided
thirty-three local boards: Adams. Cen
tire. Columbia. Cumberland, Dauphin,
Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Juniata,
Lebanon, Mifnin, Montour. Northum-
berland, Perry. Snyder. Union and York.
Just 1885 men registered under the
jurisdiction of the board on juno 5, 1917.
OF this number 22,S71 men were called
by local boards to fill a net quota of
4.124 for the first National Army. 1852
registrants filed claims for exemption
on agricultural and industrial grounds.
OF the 9l4 men who sought discharge
on account of industrial occupation, 173
applications were refused and the reg
istrants certified for service. The board
disposed of 748 agricultural cases, re-
fusing 261 of that number The ease
with which a registrant could appeal to
the President under the first Selective
Service Regulations resulted in 1s3 such
cases being filed. The decision of the
District Board was affirmed. in every
case.
In all 1880 registrants OF the first
draft filed original claims or appealed
local board decisions to the District
Board 17,543 of these were agricul-
tural or industrial claims. OF those
filing agricultural claims 1854 men
were held in class 2; 1865 in class 3.
and 2,239 in class 4. Industrial classi-
fications were divided as follows; 4.754
in class 2; 412 in class and So in
class 4. a total of 1864 registrants
who filed original claims before the Dis
trict Board were held in class / ; this
includes both Industrial and agricultural
claims denied 1894 actions on appeals
were made in the first draft, of which
1852 were held in class 1. 1856 appeals
On physical qualifications were taken
in the district. total of 22,276 de-
clSloHs were fndue ny tiiS DOdTu on inc
registration of June 5, 1917.
The registration of June 5, 1918 added
6,695 to the district. This was increased
by 1896 by the registration OF August
- and a6. 2664 Of the foregoing reg
istration filed claims for deferred classi-
fication, 2,6i5 being original claims on
industry or agriculture. 152 being ap-
peals. 1,175 were held in class /. This
registration dealt exclusively with men
who had become u years of age since
June ). 1917.
The second md third registrations bex
ing closed Up in short order, plans were
Lid for the classification of men be-
tween the ages of IS and 20, and 32 TO
45. 1t was apparent at this time that
The present membership of the board
could not handle as speedily as was
necessary the increased amount of work
cccasioned by the new registration lists.
10 csre for the Increased work the
membership of the board was enlarged
ry tie appointment of Howard NJ
D'ngamdn. of Harrisburg. and Thomas
w. Smallwood. of Paxtang. On account
Of serious Illness DIR. John A. Shower.
tf York, Was no longer able to serve as
{. racn.1er OF the board and ne resigned,