The evening world., 1917-09-01
CITY WILL HONOR
ITSDRAFT ARMY IN
3BIG PARADES
Tuesdays Celebration 10 Be
Grand Tribute 20 SS,01i
in First Quota.

New rofk'a celebration nest Tues
day IN honor - her ase7i sons. called
20 the ooiors IN tho new National
Army vii culminaie az tho Polo
Grounds. where the prospective sui.
dicrs viii ~ guests a. a baseball gamo
between the Giants and tho Boston
braves tho Mayors Committee on
National Defense having complsted
the programme for the big day.
This together climax % the
celebration was suggested by Tho
World. which IA assisting the Mayor's
Committee In tho arrangements.
The game viii follow the morning
parades In Manhattan. Brooklyn and
the Bronx. 80 much has 20 bccrowdsi
into a few hours that the Polo Grounds
will be opened at 1880 o'clock. Half
an hour later tho fun will begin.
There will be an address by Mayor
Mitchell. Then will come the game.
Between innings and after the game
there will bo exhibition drills by spe-
oially trained men under Capt A. l.
Boyce. u. 4. A.. who has been getting
thousands OF them into shape on dow
ernor's Isiandi singing by the Com
munity Chorus, and patriotic songs,
IN which everybody will join.
Messages from President Wilson,
Secretary OF War Baker and Gov.
whitman will be flashed by wireless
10 the grounds and posted where all
can read.
Notices TO the men, asking them 10
report for parade at fixed points, were
sent out yesterday by tho exemption
boards throughout the city. This ser
vice by the boards helped the Mayors
Committee over the biggest obstacle
TO the success OF the celebration and
was promptly acknowledged.
The Manhattan parade. which win
include the Queens and Richmond
quotas. all commanded by Capt.
Boyce. will move up Fifth Avenue
from Eighth Street to Flftieth Street.
The men viii be reviewed by Mayor
Mitchell and other prominent men
from the stand In front OF the Public
Library that was used In Thursdays
parade.
In the Bronx the line OF March win
be from Willis Avenue and One Hun
dred and Forty-third Street north to
One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street,
to Courtlandt Avenue, to One Hun
dred and Slxty-first Street. TO Wash
ington Avenue. TO Ono Hundred and
Sixty seventh Street. to Franklin Ave-
nue., to Mckinley Square, 10 Boston
Road. TO One Hundred and Seventy
fourth street, TO Southern Boulevard
to fremont Avenue. TO Crotona Park
and back TO Borough Hall. There
prominent Bronxites will address the
men.
In Brooklyn the procession will
start from tho Fountain on Bedford
Avenue and will move up Bedford
Avenue TO Lafayette Avenue, to Flat
bush Avenue. where 1t will disband
A halt viii be made at the grand stand
In front OF tho University Club, on
Lafayette Avenue. where the Borough
President and others will speak.
In recognition OF his long and faith
full service in the National Guard
Brig. Gen. John II. Foote, for many
years Colonel OF the Fourteenth Reg
iment, will lead the parade In Brook
lyn.
The marching men will wear an In
sigma that will designate them al
most as clearly as would uniforms
1t will proclaim every man member
OF the National Army and the city's
honored guest for the day. II will be
his ticket of admission 10 tho Pole
Grounds and his passport to any en-.
tertalnment In the evening.
In reality the city's celebration II
honor OF its solder sons begins to-day
and continue tomorrow with relig
ious services. These services have
been arranged by DR.. Walter Laid
law, Executive Secretary of the New
York Federation OF Churches; Josepl
II. Fargis, President OF the Fedora
ton OF Catholic Societies, and II, a
Zintner OF tho Board OF Jewish Min
listers, in corporation with the May
or's Committee. The call issued u
| the churches by this committee asket
that special services be arranged ~
/ commend TO the protecting favor O
/ Almighty God such members OF con
, gregations as have been selected {,
, represent the conscience and tho
, power of America"