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Show DISTRICT DRAFT BODY WILL BE DISBANDED Board; However, Will Complete Com-plete Records and Close Its Affairs. ! .Simultaneously with the discontinuance of the selective draft. Liie work of the d i strict boa rd has come to a n end. On rereipt of an order- yesterday from Captain Cap-tain Gordon Snow, the official existence of tiie board ceased. The offices in the federal building will be maintained, however, how-ever, for a abort lime, until the records in hand have been completed, checked up and placed in order. As it was first organized, nearly eigh- t.een months ago, the members of the board were Parley Ij. Williams, chalr- , man: Lafayette ' I luiu iien. secretary; I James II . Lamont. Dr. 11. Joyce of Oden and R. S Collet te of Koosevclt. .Mr. Unnchett resigned last January, having ; been appointed a member of the mnnl-; mnnl-; rions plant construction division at Wash- ington, as assistant to Colonel I . C. 1 .Tackling. He was succeeded as secretary 1 of the board by A. N. McKay. I l?i perform im; the work incident to the i first draft, the board considered more i ; ihan T000 appeals from local hoards and i I decided on f--everal t housaud ca ses of ! original .jurisdiction. For the second : draft a great amount of work has been, done and considerable was ahead of the, board when the orders lo suspend came. |