The sun., 1917-09-04

New York gets to-day the opportunity
il has been waiting for to show the
drafted men that it thinks just as much
Of them as Of their brethren who are
passing into the war by way Of the re-
cruiting tent or Plattsburg. This Is
National Army day. The soldiers-to-be
WHOM the city is contributing to that
srA' will parade this morning. 80 to
ball games this afternoon and be enter
tained in various ways this evening.
The word unique. often inexactly used,
exactly fits the days programme No
American city has ever seen anything
lihe the procession that will start up
Fifth avenue from the Washington Arch
at . A. NJ. and the others that will
move simultaneously in Brooklyn and
military force called into being by the
conscription law and soon to be leaving
home for the training camps. now un-
drilled and undisciplined. never mustered
before even in squads. without uniforms.
without insignia except a khaki arm
band lettered IN. A. Will present itself
for public inspection and leave taking
ceremonies and incidentally a day Of
fun and good cheer. Arranged only .
few days ago and in its nature i'm
promptu and spontaneous. the ceiebra-
lion promises to be the occasion Of a
great public outpouring.
Thousands Expected to March.
The city scarcely realizes what It is
going to see" said Philip J. McCook.
director OF the Mayors Committee on
National Defence. The great body Of
the parades will be made up Of quiet
men who without fuss. without excite
ment. but with cool determination leave
civil life to fight.
Too much attention has been paid
10 the artful lodges Of a few. To-mor-
row we shall see the first selection of
the mass of the nation. unoseentat tious
men who willed tho selective service
plan into law and now proceed to carry
out their share Of the law"
How many Of the city's quota Of
N,s2l drafted men will appear cannot
he foretold. The Mayors committee be-
heves and expects that the proportion
will be large Each exemption board
mas invited its district quota membors
to march, and rivalry has developed
among the boards as to which shall
make the best showing. Several tele-
phoned yesterday that their entire quotas
would go to the mobilization points.
Some have had their men out for pre-
mnary drills. although nothing in the
way Of military performance is expected
o' the paraders. Yesterday morning
Board l61, of which Frank II. Birnbaum
is chairman. assembled its entire COM
plement OF 2l3 men in a school yard and
drilled them for Ave hours. That's the
sort Of chaps the drafted men are
willing 70 give up Ave hours Of a pre-
cious holiday to marching about q school
yard.
Parades in which every man Is a
rookie need some sort of professiona
guidance. This is to be supplied by
ufiicers of the army reserve. more oi
whom are needed than have already been
assigned.
start From Washinston Arch.
The Manhattan, Richmond and Queenl
paraders will gather In the side street,
above Washington Square at S 80 o'cloci
This morning. At that time reserve offi
GERS not already listed will report to tn.
marshal, Capt A. l.. Boyce at the Wash
'neton Arch. Before the. start eacl
marcher will receive one OF the IN. A.
pfassards, which later will be his ticke
Of admission to the New York Bostol
National League baseball game at tn
Polo Grounds and to the functions of tn,
evening Banners will be placed indi
eating groups Of exemption districts
The order Of the parade is:
Police escort. police band, Spanisl
War Veterans. platoon Of Boy Scout
carrying flags. Sevsnty-hrst Regimen
band, "Boyce's. Tigers" $50 picke.
drafted men whom Capt. Boyce has bas
drilling for two weeks at Governor
lsland; Districts 80 to ~. Brookly
navy yard band. Districts 3S to 100
Nussbaum's New York city baud. Dis
,ricts 107 to 1l5. Wards band. District
llS to l24. Fourteenth Regiment bans
Districts l25 to 1873. Junior Holy Nam
Drum Corps. Districts 13k to l42, Eecon
Avenue Railroad Drum and Fife Corr,
Districts 1t3 to l5l, Twelfth Regimen
band. American Junior Naval ana Ms
rins Scouts band. Districts 152 to 16,
First Regiment band. Districts 1S1 I
1863, Twenty-third Regiment band, Dill
lricts ITO to ITS. Bayne's Sixty-nint
Regiment band, Districts ITO to IS
Richmond Boy Scouts Drum and FIJI
Corps. Districts 1ss to 1ss. Kielgasts
band.
VIII Reach aga street ~ 1o,30.
All the bands are giVing their servic,
iree except the one which will, play
the Polo Grounds. That one cannot I
so because the baseball management ha
TO reserve certain number OF pa
seats for Its regular patrons and II
rule of the musicians union that MOI