The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-01
REGISTRATION DAY TO BE MADE
MEMORABLE IN OcALA

Auc COulCn iOOui dI TIC City hoi III
day afternoon at four o'clock. The
following members were present:
Messrs. G. A. Nash, J. NJ. Gross, R.
F. Rogers, w. d. earn, J. E. Chace, T.
T. Munroe, B. A. Weathers. w. H. Cas-
sells, e. w. Hunter, ]. A. Bowler, NJ.
NJ. Little, d. NJ. Smith, F. E. Harris.
On the part of the ladies: Mrs. r. L.
Anderson, Mrs. c. l.. Bittinger, Mrs.
b. H. Seymour, Mrs. Jas. r. Moor
head.
On the part of the colored people:
George Giles, Frank Gadson and A. L.
James.
Parade: G. A. Nash, c. w. Hunter
and W. T. Gary.
Music: w. H. Cassels, Mrs. r. G..
Blake and NJ. NJ. Little.
Decoration-Mrs. r. L. Anderson,
Mrs. c. L. Bittinger, Mrs. F. W. Cook
and Mrs. B. H. Seymour.
Speaking-Dr. J. E. Chace, Col. r.
F Rogers and DR.. j. NJ. Gross.
Washington, d. c., May 10, 1917.
To the President and Secretary:
The board of directors of the cham
Der of commerce of the United States,
pursuant to a suggestion from Off
cial sources, asks the commercial or
CARNATIONS to make Registration
Day for universal service, between
the ages which will be fixed, an &C.
casion for patriotic enthusiasm in
their communities.
Your organization is asked to under
take for your community to make the
day truly significant of American spir-
1t. If there are other organizations
in your city, please take steps to as
sumo responsibility in common with
them. You can call to your aid or
CARNATIONS of all other kinds in your
communities, the newspapers and the
ministers.
We feel that we can look to you to
get your committees appointed, to
make immediate preparation for this
great day, and to have 100 per cent.
OF your eligibles on the roll in your
community. This will be a most i'm
portant service to the nation.
Very truly yours,
ELLIOTT H. GOODWIN.
Secretary.
Suggestion for Program for Resistra-
ton Day
1t is suggested that the program
may consist of parade. music lnclud-
ing patriotic songs by school children)
and speeches.
A general committee of from % to
100, according to the size of the COM
munity, can De appointed. This
should be made to include represent
atives of city government, all civic
and commercial bodies, employees,
working men. and any other important
interests.
The general committee can appoinf
subcommittee on parade, musif
speakers, publicity and decorations
Church and fire bells can be rung ard
whistles blown at the time registrI
ton opens. II
The place of honor in the parad
can be given to young men of registrs
tion age. Other participants in TT
parade may be uniformed troops,
any; boy scouts, women's club ]
bands of music, school children, FL
departments, such organizations
can turn out in sufficient numbers
make showing, and citizens.
Costumes, floats and choruses WI
add to the spirit of the occasion. i
erybody in the parade or among 4
onlookers can be asked to carry
wear a flag. The spirit OF the oct
sion should be one of joyous and /
lifting idealism-a nation battling
behalf of the principle that the wo1
must be made safe for democracy"
and place in its ranks made
those who have registered. Thd
who have not registered can be dr.
ped out along the line in order til
they may have an opportunity to ri
lister. Committees of men and vol
en- can be at every registration bod
to pin an emblem on every man VT
registers. These emblems may be
bit Of red, white and blue ribt
drawn through the button hole or
small flag pinned to the coat lapel
At the close of registration the
may be grand rally, with speech
songs and music.
This rally is for the purpose of
ing honor to those who have regist
ed. They are our defenders and
honor should be shown them The
can he talks nv leaders whn hest RI