Arizona republican., 1917-06-04
Al.L|.. l. (,;|TY T() RALLY
 TONIGHT

City Hall plaza is to be the Mecca tonight for all the people of Phoenix in an enthusiastic patriotic demonStra- tion. a prelude to the eVentful day which is to follow when the young manhood of the city will enroll in the selcctive draft registration in response 10 the call of the president.
 The approach of no day in the history of the United States has been frauSht .,ith more meaning than is that or Tuesday, the advent of which Will be fittingly observed tonight. Never be- fore in like manner have the young men uf the country been called upon to place their names on a roll of honor and to step forward. if so selected. to ioin the first army of half a million in the great struggle to make the world safe.
 Those who are eligible for the se- leGtive draft and those who are not the latter in the great majority-wil join tonight in making this meeting in Phoenix rousing patriotic celebration, the enthusiasm of which will not sub side with the close of the meeting, but will continue through all of the next day and until after the close of the hours of registration.
 It is expected that there will be no stay-at- homes tonight; that the mean ing of the occasion and the patriotism which the coming event stimulates will call every person in Phoenix to City Han plaza to take a part in the eXer- ciees which are to take place.
 In Keeping with the occasion, the program of the evening is not elab- crate. The presence of the great great throng is to have the deepest meaning within itself. As with the program for the following day and evening, it is not intended that the people will enter into them lightly, but that there shall be q whOle-hearted ness and seriousness that will have q deep meaning
 The program tonight at City Hall nla2a will begin at B o'clock. Previous to that time the Indian School band will give a concert. The exercises of the evening have been arranged by Captain t. L. B. Alexander ?. C. Get tins and Vic Hanney Captain AleXan- der acting as chairman. He also will preside ,l3 the meeting
 Judge Richard F. Sloan will deliver an address suitable to the occasion and will be followed by Wylie F. Jones, at torney general. These men will talk on the selective draft registration. The third speaker will be George w. Bar rows. who will talk on the Liberty Loan There will be band music throughout the program.
 In all the cities and towns in the state similar meetings will be held to- night Reports from Tempe, Mesa Glendale and Chandler are that they have prepared appropriate exercises foI this evening. In Tempe Prof. J. O. Mullen will deliver the address. The cadets of the Normal school will give en exhibition drill and the Merchants band will play.
 All arrangements for registration day are complete The registration booths will he at the regular voting precincts of the city. Mounted buglers at o'clock in the morning will announce the opening of the registration. Foul mounted buglers will be stationed 1T each of the four wards of the city Al hourly intervals throughout the day and until the close of the registration at o'clock tomorrow night the mount cd buglers will make tours of the wards 1he notes Of the bugle not permitting any person to be unaware of the regis tratiOn and calling all young men be tween 2l and 90 years of age to the registration places.
 The registration places will be dec orated with the flag and with the ma tional cOlOrs. Young women have vol. nnteered to be in attendance at the registration booths and will present each young man who registers with ar sfsaf bod