Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-07
1900 REGISTER
IN BURLINGTON
Young Men of Queen City An.
swer Uncle Sans Call for
List of Eligibles.
SOLEMN PROCEEDINGS.
An Even Hundred on Hand when Doors
Were Opened at Seven O'clock
German-Amer1can the First.
HOW LARGER VERMONT
TOWNS REGISTERED

Exactly sixteen hundred men
climbed the long flight Of stairs lead
ing into the auditorium OF the city
hall Of Burlington Tuesday to reg
lister their names for military service
in accordance with the call Of their
country for the registration Of all men
between the ages OF 81 and 81. The
sight was one never to be forgotten
and the solemnity surrounding the
days work in the city hall showed
how seriously the registration was re-
garded by the men Of proper age, rep
resenting the flower of young man
hood. for. with the exception of an
occasional burst Of laughter caused
by a reply to one Of the questions.
there was little to be heard other than
the low voices Of those answering the
questions asked by the registrars.
That the greater percentage Of the
men called by their country were
eager to register their names was
evinced by the large number who
awaited the opening OF the city hall
at seven o'clock. about 100 having ar
rived and arranged themselves in an
orderly line fully fifteen minutes pre-
vious to the opening Of the doors The
registrars were kept busy the first
two hours which were the busiest
during the day and during which time
500 men registered. The first thou
sand names had been registered at
11:15 o'clock. and at one o'clock in the
afternoon an even 1900 had signed
cards. The 1900 mark was reached at
$40 o'clock in the afternoon and from
that time until the time Tor register
ing closed at nine o'clock in the eve
ming there were exactly 100 names
added. The few names which were
added after six o'clock also showed the
desire Of tho major portion OF eligi-
bles to get their names registered.
none waiting until the last moment.
the I,s0oth registration being made at
s:45 o'clock.
The first one to register at the
city hall Tuesday morning was
Oscar Heininger. Jr. a Ger
man American and local dentist, and
whose card was numbered about four
minutes after seven. He. however.
city as one Of the registrars was reg
istered on Monday and had card No.
/. The last man to register in the eve
ming was a Syrian. Daniel Allen. his
name making exactly 1000 registered
during the day. The hall was kept
open until $3.50 o'clock to give any
man who might be late an opportunity
to register but no one showed up later
than Allen.
There was no special observance Of
the day In this city, Tuesday having
been regarded very much as a holiday
In some cities. other than the bugle
calls which were sounded about nine
o'clock In the morning. when eight
buElers from Fort Ethan Allen entered
the city by twos from four directions
Some one also conceived the idea Of
having the church bells in the city
tolled at nine o'clock in the morning
and again between $3.50 and nine
o'clock in the evening.
The committee in charge Of the reg
istration, made up of Mayor ]. Holmes
Jackson. City Clerk z. b CorIey and
City Health Ofiicer DR.. F. J. Ennis. had
all in readiness Monday night and a
large percentage OF the board OF 80
registrars appointed by this commit
tee were in their places at 700 o'clock,
all Of the members Of the board work
ing during the day. the meeting being
one Of harmony.
committee Of the Merchants asso-
citation. made up Of r. ]. Hendee, G. B.
Monroe. William Collins. George Brown,
Leon Badger. William Laughton. Michae
Frand and Harold Brown. appointed to
make special recognition of the day.
was responsible for the fine appearance
OF the city hall. which was handsomely
decorated with American hags and
bunting. and also for other details of
arrangement
The following table shows the number
Iof men OF each age between q and 81
who registered: