The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-01
Next Four Days Celebration in
Honor of All Called.
Banquets, Parades, Patriotic
Meetings, Comprise Farewells.
LIBERTY BELL WILL Peal
CIang Duplicating That Herald
ing Birth of e, s. To Be Heard.
Tomorrow Day of Prayer for
Flower of American Youth.

New York, Sept America to 1a3-
began honoring her sons drafted for
the army of democracy.
For the next four days the nation
will pay homage to the flower Of her
youth called forth to battle inder the
selective service law. Celebrations of
all sorts, banquets, parades. patriotic
meetings, will mark the ''send-off
day in hundreds of cities. Reports to
the United Press show many occur
red today. All will be concluded by
Tuesday at the latest.
President Wilscn is to take his place
in the ranks of the new national army
men and march with them in Wash
ington. It was the presidents own
idea of the homa ge he should paw to
the men who will back his words
with fighting
Liberty Bell to Peal.
In Philadelphia the Liberty Bell will
be taken briefly from it's wrapping
and it's ancient, hallowed metal Taper
that an echo of the clang which once
heralded Americas democracy, might
once again start a parade symbohcal
that America has not forgotten those
ideals. It will give the signal for
Philadelphia marchers.
In New York, the greatest city's 3S,-
621 men of the draft army will be
the peoples guests. There will be
parade, speeches, drills, entertain
InenlS-dnO every man OF the n4t1O 1aI
army will find his insignia his adnis-
sion to baseball parks and many the
aters. This will be on Tuesday.
Prayers Tomorrow
Turnout the nation. tomorrow will
be commemoration day. No religious
organizations suggested solemn conse-
Grafton, but nevertheless churches in
every city will offer special prayers
for the youth now called upon in the
nations cause.
Today Minneapolis, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Philadelphia, Milwau-
kee, Detroit, and Richmond are
among the cities honoring their quota
of the national army.
Philadelphia's was probably the big
gest- Not only were the ununiformed,
undrilled men of the future army in
line, but marines, regulars, blue Jack
cts, home defense reservists and mill
itiamen, with members of the British
recruiting mission Joined. Fraternal
and civic organizations paraded A
tap on the liberty bell was carried by
signal for the explosion of a great
bomb, the signal for start of the
march During all the parade an army
aeroplane lowered over the city.
All Cities Unite.
Minneapolis paraded her boys be-
tween columns of uniformed soldiers
from Fort Smelling. Los Angeles gave
dances, with a parade. Milwaukee,
parade was to be the most pretentious
the city has even undertaken. Cleve-
land babe her 500 Godspeed with big
dinner last night and other celebra-
tons today.
At Anderson. Ind, General LIE
Clercq of the Belgian mission fired
the seal of the first of the national
army to leave that town. At Detroit,
the mayor and all city officials led
the parade thru downtown streets.
Forty-eight of Richmond's quota will
assemble in the ancient state house
September and will be conveyed,
amid constant ovations, to Camp Lee,
Petersburg Va, by automobile. Gov
ernor Stuart will review the men.
"'God Be With You"
Tomorrow Syracuse expects 10000
to meet in the great university sta
God be with you to 1900 recruits.
great community chorus is to sing
Albany will hold a patriotic rally in
the Grand theater Sunday night, hon
oring men from Albany Troy,
Schenectady and surrounding cities
A score of cities will join observ-
ance of Labor day with national army
day.
On Tuesday occurs Washington
great obsedvance. Not only will Pres
ident Wilson himself be there but
Speaker Champ Clark and former
Speaker Uncle Joe" Cannon will be
in line with the house delegation and
Vice President Marshall with the SEN
ators.