Names Drawn for Draft; John Henry Diggs to be First, 1918

“Order Numbers Drawn at Washington Last Monday. First Number is 322 Belonging to John Henry Diggs, Colored,” from the Rockingham Post-Dispatch, Oct. 3, 1918

The drawing of order numbers for the 13,000,000 draft registrants enrolled Sept. 12^th was begun Monday by President Wilson, and was completed Tuesday night….

The first number drawn 322, belongs to a colored man, john Henry Diggs of Rockingham, Route 2.

The second number is 1027 belonging to Joseph Tudor Capehart of Hamlet, white. Third is 1697 belonging to Dewey Pickett Leak of Rockingham, colored.

4. Thos. Jefferson Houston, colored

5. Caesar McCrimmon, colored

6. John LeGrand, colored

7. Oliver B. Stansill, colored

8. James E. Hinson, white

9. Sandy Spencer, colored

10. Ras Wane Gordon, colored

11. Robert B. Wise, white

12. Henry Little, colored

13. Cal Ingram, colored

14. Henry McMillan, colored

15. Wm. C. Whitley, white

16. Arthur Jas. Martin, colored

17. Millard Williams, white

18. Henry A. Gurley, white

19. Phillip Bostian, colored

20. Wiley K Strickland, white

21. Victor Womack, colored

22. David Jenkins, white

23. Walker Cole, colored