The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-01
During Next Few Days Ameri-
ca Will Pay Respects to the
Members Of New
Regiments.
PARADEs AND BANQUETS
President Wilson Will March In the
Ranks Of Capitals Men and
Liberty Bell Will
Clang.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
/ NEW YORK, Sept. l.
2p America today began honor
S@ ing 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 under the
selective service law. Celebrations
of all sorts. banquets, paredes, patti.
otto meetings, will mark the "send
off" day in hundreds IF cities, re-
ports to the United Press show. Many
occurred today. All will be concluded
by Tuesday at the latest,
President Wilson is to take his
place in the ranks of the new national
army men and march with them in
Washington. 1t was the presidents
own idea of the r homage he should
pay to the men who viii back his
words with fighting.
In Philadelphia the Liberty Bell
will be taken briefly from it's wrap
pings and It's ancient, hallowed metal
tapped, that an echo Of the. clang
which once heralded Americas de-
mocracy. might once again start
parade symbolical that America has
not forgotten those ideals. It will
give the signal for Philadelphia's
marchers.
In New York, the greatest city's
3S,621 men of the draft army will be
the peoples guests. There VIII be
parade, speeches, drills. entertain
ments-and every man of the naticn-
al army will find his insignia his ad-
mission to baseball parks and many
theatres This will be on Tuesday,
Throughout the nation tomorrow
will be comm entation day. No re-
ligious organization suggested solemn |
but nevertheless the |
churches in every city will cffer spe-
cial prayers for the youth now called
upon in the nations cause.
Today Minneapolis, Los Angeles
San Francisco, Philadelphia. Milwau-
rec, Detroit and Richmond are among
tho cities no; or.ng their u;;ota Of tn"
national army. Philadelphia was
probably the biggest. Not only
were the unauthorized, undrilled men
of the future army in line, but ma
lines, regulars, blue jackets, home de-
'ense reservists and militiamen, with
members Of the British recruiting
Joined. Fraternal and civic
paraded. A tap on the
Liberty Bell was carried by wireless
% the city hall. giving the signal for
he explosion Of a great bomb. the
signal for the start of the march Dur
ng all the parade an army aeroplane
lowered over the city.
Minneapolis paraded her boys be-
ween columns Of uniformed soldiers
rom Fort Smelling. Los Angeles
rave the boys a barbecue and open
lir dances, with parade. Milwau-
1ee's parade was to be the most pre-
entious The city has ever undertaken.
At Anderson, Ind, General Leclercl
# the Belgian mission, fired the zeal
# the first Of the national army to
cave that town. At Detroit, the
mayor and all the city Off
.ials will lead the parade through
he down town streets Wednesday
Forty eight of Richmond's quota will
assemble in the ancient state house
september five and will be conveyed,
mid constant ovaticns, to Camp Lee
Petersburg, Va, by automobile. Gov
rnor Stuart will review the men.
Tomorrow Syrailse expects 10000
o meet in the great universitl stadi-
I'M to express the rity's hope of God
re with you" to two thousand re-
ruits. Governor Whitman is to speak
md a great community chorus is to
ing.
Albany will hold patriotic rally I
n the Grand theatre Sunday night, !,
men from Albany, Troy, ]
and surrounding cities.
A score Of cities will join observance I
# Labor day with national army day I
On Tuesday occurs Washing+on's Z
reat observance. Not only will I
President Wilson himself march, but I
speaker Champ Clark aud former I