Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-18
REGISTRATION DAY
TO Be GALA EVENT
City to Hold Demonstration for
Young Men of Mill
tary Age.
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED

War registration day will be MADE the
occasion for general patriotic cele-
bration in the nations capital.
Commissioner Louis Brownlow today
named a committee, headed by Capt.
James F. Oyster. to plan a city-wide
demonstration as tribute to the young
men who will register for military
service.
THE Commissioners have appointed
committee on patriotic celebration
which will begin it's work Immediately
after the presidential proclamation Is
issued" said a statement issued by
Commissioner Brownlow today.
"Details of the plans for the ce!ebra-
is confidently expected that every op-
portunity will be given on that day for
an expression Of the patriotism of all
tie people of the District of Columbia.
To Issue. a Proclamation.
'"The Commissioners tomorrow will
issue a proclamation to the people
asking for general celebration on this
day, and there Is no doubt 1t will be
written in red letters in the annals OF
the District"
!, Effort will be made to get President
Wilson to speak. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, in accepting place on the COM
mittee, today rendered the services of the
Marine Band.
1t also is planned to request Hamlin E.
Cogswell, director of music in the schools.
to organize chorus of school children.
This chorus probably will sing at the
Monument grounds.
The plans of the District Commissioners
throughout the country to make registra-
tion day an occasion of patriotic enthu-
siasm. The spirit of the occasion, it is
stated, will be one Of uplifting idealism,
a nation battling on behalf of the prin-
ciple that -the world must be made safe
for democracy
If there is parade in Washington it
will be headed by young men Of registra-
tion age. The celebration will be in the
nature of a tribute to the young men who
tgy's ideals.
Organizations to Participate.
All patriotic organizations, including
the Sons of the Revolution, the Sons of
the American Revolution. the Daughters
of the American Revolution and scores
of others. stand ready to take an active
part in the program. Other participants
will be uniformed troops, Boy
Scouts, club women. bands, fire and police
and effort will be made to
have flags flying from every home and
place Of business.
ring and whistles blow at the moment the
registration booths are opened. Since
the registration in Washington will be
held in schools the school children will
have holiday, and they will have a spe-
ciai part In the demonstration.
Practically every walk Of life in the
capital is represented on the committee
named by Commissioner Brownlow today
Other names will be added later.
Members of the Committee.
With Cant. Oyster as chairman, the
personnel of the committee follows:
Newton D. Baker. Secretary of War;
Josephus Daniels. Secretary of the
Navy: William G. McAdoo. Secretary of
the Treasury: Charles S. Shreve, presi-
dent Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions: E. c. Brandenburg, president
Board Of Trade; A. Leftwich Sinclair,
P. Andrews. president Retail Mer-.
chants Association; Rear Admiral
Theodore F. Jewell. commander Sons of
the American Revolution; Brig. Gen.
American Revolution: Mrs. G. NJ
Brumbaugh. regent District Daughters
of the American Revolution; Rev. John
Van Schaick. jr.. president board of
education; Ernest l.. ThurStOn. super
intendent of schools; William H Bald
win, Melvin c. Hazen. Charles F. Mes
bit. Maj. Raymond w. Pullman, Jo-
seph A. Whitfield. Cuno H. Rudolph,
Henry B. F. Macfarland. James S.
Easby-smith. Robert N. Harper, John
Poole, George w. White. Howard S.
Reside. George r. Linkins. Theodore
W. Noyes, Fred A. Walker, William P.
Spurgeon. z. c. Rogers. John Joy Ed
son, William F. GUIDE, A J. Driscon,
E. F. Colladay. John G. McGrath, Ham
lin Cogswe1l. Maurice Otterbach, Frank
p. Leetch. William E. Shannon. D. j.
Callahan. w. v. Cox. John F. Costello
Maurice Splain. Mrs. Samuel Spencer,
Mrs. c. F. Wood. Miss Mabel Board
man, Rear Admiral Charles H. Stock
ton, Logan Waller Page and Gilbert H.
Grovenor.