The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
Every Man of Military Age to
March in Mammoth Parade.
Greatest Patriotic DemOnstra-
ton Topeka Ever Staged.
HOLIDAY FOR WHOLE STATE
Governor Urges Every Com
munity to Hold Services.
Bands Will March Thru Topeka
All Day Long.

Preliminary plans for the biggest
patriotic demonstration in the history
of Topeka on CONSUMPTION day, June
5, were made today by the entertain
ment committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, headed by George Godfrey
Moore, chairman. Like demonstra-
tions will be held in all cities in the
United States and a telegram from
the American Chamber of Commerce
today instructed the local organiza-
ton to begin the immediate prepara-
tons of plans for the demonstra-
ton.
Every man of the $500 or 5000 in
Topeka who will be obliged to regis
ter on June 5, which will be a ma
tional holiday, will be asked to march
in a mopstrous parade on Kansas av-
enue on the night of June 5. All To-
peka bands, uniformed lodges, Bat
terry A, and veterans of tho Spanish
American and Civil wars will be in
vited to join the parade.
Speeches at State House.
The parade probably will start from
some designated point en- lower Kan
sas avenue to Tenth street and thence
west on Tenth street to the state
house grounds where further patri-
otto demonstrations will be held.
Speeches by prominent Topekans,
songs in which thousands of Topekans
assembled will participate and many
other patriotic demonstrations will
conclude the days program
Bands and fife and drum crops will
be pressed into service in the morn
ing and will march from one point to
another in the city, probably stopping
in front of registration places in the
various voting precincts and playing
fr-i0 Tx, u
er demonstrations will be staged by
school children carrying American
flags
These are tentative plans formulated
in haste today noon at the Chamber
of Commerce. Chairman Moore ap-
pointed a committee of five, including
James A. Troutman, Earl Akers, J. E.
Austin and C. P. Buck with himself
as chairman, which will outline a COM
prehensive plan fer the demonstration
to be presented to the committee
Tuesday noon.
Get Competent Clerks.
Hugh Fisher, assistant county at
torney, suggested that the Chamber of
Commerce volunteer its willingness to
obtain competent clerks to work at the
registration booths conscription day
He declared it would be impossible to
accomplish the work necessary on
that day unless competent persons
were placed in charge of the work. He
was appointed a committee of one to
volunteer the services of the Chamber
of Commerce to Mayor House 1t is
believed, however. that Mayor House
will be vested with power to conscript
any one he desires to serve on the reg
istration board on that day.
Members of the entertainment com
mittee who will be in charge of the
demonstration are: ]. E. Austin, Ray
Lattner, Robert Fullerton, Claude E.
Frain, S. L. Courtney, William E.
Brelsford, B. p. Bartlett, P. o. Hagen,
Dr. George Allen. Harry J. Brockman,
Robert Stone, James A Troutman,
Hugh Fisher, c. P. Buck, P. L, OWN.
nell, G. S. Ismert, L. B. Holland, Earl
Akers, E. w. Smelser, James E. Nc
Farland, E. L. Overton and l.. C.
Gibbs.
A State Holiday
Registration day under the conscrip-
ton act will be a patriotic holiday in
Kansas, according to a statement today
by Governor Capper: Business houses
will be urged to close for the day
patriotic services will be held thruout
the day and Kansas will pay homage
to the men who are later to answer
the nations call for service in the war
with Germany
All details for the registration were
today completed in the offices of Gov
ernor Capper and Charles l. Martin.
adjutant general. Instructions. were
each county and city with a population
of more than thirty thousand. In the
counties the sheriff, county clerk and
county physician compose the county
board. In the three large cities of the
state-Kansas City, Kan. Topeka and
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