Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-10
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Advisory Board
Of 5 Named
Judge David Pine
Is Appointed
Chairman

A five-member Registrars ADJ
visory Board, empowered with au-
thority to name assistants when
necessary,ewas appointed today by
the District Commissioners on rec
ommendation of Brig. Gen. Albert
L. Cox, selective service executive
of the District.
The appointments do not require
White House approval. District
Court Justice David A. Pine was
named chairman of the board.
Other members named are;
Spencer Gordon. 1905 California
street NV, an attorney with Of
fees in the Union Trust Building.
Stanley D. Willis, 1928 Varnum
street NV, trust officer of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank.
Howard S. Leroy, Shoreham Ho-
tel, an attorney with Offices in the
Colorado Building
Charles H. Houston, 2l03 Second
street NV, chief counsel of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
Duties Outlined.
1t is the duty of the Advisory
Board to insure that advice and
assistance in preparing question:
naires, claims and the like are avail
able to every registrant. The Fed
eral regulations stipulated that three
attorneys are recommended for COM
position of the board. but an in
crease in this number was not pro-
hibited
The Advisory Board was given the
right to name associate members
when necessary. Members and as
sociates will be required TO take an
oath which will be filed with the
Federal Government.
Gen. Cox at the same time rec
commended to the Commissioners
one Government appeal agent and
one examining physician for each
of the District "a draft board areas.
mendations would be prepared in
regular nomination form and for
Warded to the White House imme-
diately.
Substitutes Discussed.
The latter procedure is required
in the case of the appeal agents
and physicians.
Gen. Cox also discussed with the
Commissioners substitutes for draft
board appointees who have been
found ineligible or have indicated
to him they will be unable TO serve.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
suggested today that local draft
board members might be asked to
take an additional oath to the one
required under Federal regulations.
Mr.. HaZen would have each OF
the members swear they are not
members of any organization or
party advocating the overthrow Of
the American form of governments.
NJ. Hazen said Maj. Beverly G.
SnoA assistant engineer commits
sioner, who has taken a prominent
part in the organization of the citys
draft machinery. would confer with
Federal officials on the suggestion.
The Committee on Medical Re-
sources of the District Medical So
ciety assisted in compiling the list
of doctors recommended by Gen.
Cox. The committee is headed by
DR.. Francis x. McGovern, who also
is a member of the Committee on
Medical Preparedness of the Ameri-
can Medical Association.
Each board will have the privilege
of requesting the Commissioners to
naminate additional examiners if
it is found later that more than one
is needed.
The Government appeal agents will
protect the interests of the regis
trants and their dependents by as
sisting them in the furnishing Of
information to the local board and
by advising them concerning ap-
peals, and at the same time. will
protect the interests of the Gov
eminent and the registrants by ap-
pealing any classification which
they consider should be appealed.