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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 250 words

There were 17,000 numbers drawn, the first capsule being taken from the same glass bowl that had been used in the first drawing, at noon, Mondav, September 31st.- and the last at 8 a. m., Tuesday, October 1st, 1918, elapsed time, twenty hours. The first fifteen capsules were drawn by the following government officials, and the numbers drawn, when low enough to affect Kimball, were held by the following Kimball county registrants :

1. President Wilson. No. 322. Arthur B. Morgan, Kimball.

2. Vice President Thomas Marshall, No. 7277.

3. President pro-tempore of Senate. Senator Willard Saulsburv, of Delaware, No. 6708.

4. Speaker Chamo Clark, House of Representatives, Xo. 1027.

5. Secretarv of Navv, Tosephus Daniels, No. 16169.

6. Acting Secretarv of War. Benjamin Crowell, No. 8366.

7. Senator George Chamberlain of Oregon, 5366.

8. Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming, No. 1697.

9. Representative Dent of Alabama. No. 7123.

10. Reoresentative Julius Kahn, California, No. 2781.

11. General Pevton C. March. Chief of Staff, U. S. Armv,"9283.

12. Admiral Win. S. Benson. Chief of ( (perations, I'. S. Navy. No. 6147.

13. Lieutenant General Samuel B. M. Young of U. S. Army, retired, 10086.

14. Provost Marshal General Enoch Crowder, 432, Hans Peterson Dix.

15. Col. Charles Warren, Judge Advocate, Army. 904.

The next seven numbers applied to Kimball men were: 20, Fred Strickler; 525. Peter Christensen ; 219, John Randolph Tritt ; 72, Jacob Miles Grubbs; 134, Chas. A. Baker; 4, Ralph E. Holmes; 395, John G. Roberts.