The Washington times., 1917-06-04
SCHOOLSALL OPEN
TO CELEBRATIONS
Registration Day Exercises
Going as Planned.
STATEMENT BY BROWNLOW
Community Associations Arrange
Programs for Tomorrow.

Community celebrations Of regis
tration day will Be held In the school
houses tomorrow. as planned BY the
committee Of arrangements. II was
stated by Commissioner BrownIow
today.
The statement In the morning
papers to the effect that the rSGistra-
tIon board had placed q ban on the
holding Of community celebrations In
the school houses In which the regis
tration booths will be located. is en-
tirely a mistake said commissioner
Brownlow. "The statement was pre-
pared in the Office Of Mr.. Donovan.
secretary Of the board. and was given
out without his knowledge or con-
sent
The celebrations will be held az
planned, and the school houses will
be available for the demonstrations.
/ desire through the newspapers 10
express my apologies TO those whose
plans have been interrupted, and who
have been caused Inconvenience ~
the publication OF this statement
Plan Many Celebrations.
Celebrations will be held by all OF
the associations. Following are some
Of the programs Of exercises:
Park View and Petworth-Rellgious
services will be held in the Park
View School from IL to 1. Patriotic
exercises will be held At $50 .. M
Music will be furnished by the Park
View band. Accompanied b ythe Sol
diers' Home Band, sixty employees OF
the Soldiers Home viii march from
the institution to the Park View
School at 2:3o to register.
Benning-Represent VIII Be
at the precinct to welcome all who
register. The program will include
singing by school children
Exercises In school
Residents of Chevy Chase will hold
. patriotic celebration In the Eliza
beth V. Brown school in the evening.
Addresses will be made BY Col George
Richards, United States marine corps.
and John Weaver.
A patriotic rally will be staged b.
residents OF Georgetown in MOntross
Park. beginning at o'clock in the
evening. Secretary of War Baker
and former Commissioner Hnery B. =.
are scheduled to make ad-
dresses.
The Columbia Heights and Mount
Pleasant Citizens Associations will
hold Joint exercises in the Powell
School. Addresses viii be made By
Col. Harley v. Speelman. past COM
mander in chief. Sons Of Veterans,
Judge David d. Caldwell. Of the De-
partnent Of Justice. and others.
Band Concert A Feature.
A COMMITTEES or representatives q
the Anacostia CitiEsns' Associations
will be at the registration booths to
welcome those who register. The pro-
gram includes a band concert and pa
triotic exercises on tie grounds Of the
Kstchen School at p m
Patriotic exercises. accompanied By
a flag raising. at the Baptist Church
will be held by the Public Improve
ment Association OF Congress Heights.
The association will be represented
At the registration booths by q com
mittee.
Exercises will be held BY the North
east Washington Citizens Association
At the Blow School Singing by school
will be feature Of the pro-
gram.
Exercises under the auspices of the
Midcity Association will be held in
franklin Park at tao. Music. ad-
dresses and singing by school children
will constitute the program.
Representatives of the Central As
ISOLATION will be at the booths to well
come registrars
The Piney Branch Citizens Assoeia-
ton will present to each man who
registers q copy Of the book a Man
withou q Country Registrars also
vii be given lapel buttons containing
the American nag.
To those who register the Mt Pleas
ant Citizens Association will give .
ribbon bearing the words II have
The program OF the Howard Park
Citizens Association will include
singing by school children and mu-
steal organizations OF the Dunbar and
Armstrong Manual Training schools
Plans for the central celebration
10 be held on the Monument grounds
at 5 o'clock were completed today.
Capt James r. Oyster will prssids.
Music will be furnished by Marine
and Boy Scouts bands.
The musical program will include
singing OF patriotic songs by .
chorus OF $500 school children, The
Banner" "old Glory
The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
The Battle Hymn Of Democracy"
and America"
WELL FIXED.