New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Meeting at City Hall De-
,;des on Exercises in
Schools and Parks
Ask Help of Churches
clersymen Will Be Urged to
Preach Patriotic Sermons
Saturday and Sunday

Tentative plans for the religious and
..,rio,ic exercises to be held on Army
p,ristration Day, June ;. in this city
.,re adopted yesterday at meeting in
ne City Hall OF representatives Of the
,-eparedness and defence societies. The
allowing is a brief official descriptions:
Brief exercises. not TO exceed thirty
,ipu,es and to include singing and ad-
s-esses. in all the schools OF the city.
Brief patriotic singing services in the
,sblie parks. preferably between the
,ours OF u m. and p. m, the CO.
spsrstion Of the various singing socie-
ties Of the city to be requested.
The clergymen Of all denominations
IA greater New York will be asked to
sold devotional services in their places
q worship, either at noon or some
,.her time Of day or evening, which
voud be appropriate TO President Will
sous suggestion that the day be OBJ
served as one Of patriotic devotion and
Obligation. Clergymen will also be
s.ssd 10 preach patriotic sermons on
saturday. June 2, and Sunday. June 5.
Booths To Be Decorated
Each registration booth will be des-
snsted by a flag and such other suit
sble decoration as may be feasible.
The meeting at which the plans were
formulated was presided over by
George T. Wilson, chairman of the
committee on organization of the
Mayors National Defence Committee.
The plan of celebration was first pre-
:tnted by Henry l.. West. executive
secretary Of the National Security
League. and later embodied in resolu-
ions which were passed. A suggestion
that those who registered on June .
should be distinguished from those who
failed to do so by some button. brassard
or other symbol was voted down as i'm
practicable. On this point John B.
Humphrey said to the conferrees:
I'VE are at war, and the people of
New York don't seem to know II. Let's
no. look for buttons. but for bullets.
In the war Of 1861 there were draft
riots right here on the steps Of City
Hall. They may occur again on these
steps"
S. Stanwood Menken put motion.
which was carried. for appointment by
the Mayors committee Of a vigilance
committee TO assist the authorities in
rounding up slackers.
City Clerk Scully's Office was visited
yesterday By zoo or more men Of con-
scription age who live out Of town and
wanted their registrations forwarded in
time 10 reach the county clerks in their
home towns on June 8.
Hundreds Register by Mail
Mail poured in containing the reg
istration cards of hundreds of New
Workers who will be detained out Of
town over Registration Day. The City
assistants from the marriage license
bureau 10 attend 10 both callers and
NAIL BY p. m. they were worn out
and still far behind.
These men. in addition to their pure
~ clerical duties. had 10 serve in the
role Of guide. philosopher and friend TO
the young men laboring over their
cards To others they had to interpret
the law. especially TO those New York
ers who expected to be away on June
and wished 10 register ahead. These
men we're told they must wait until
they reached their destinations, then
look up the local County Clerks. regis
ter with them and have their cards for
warded.
Commissioner Boyle Of the Board of
Elections said that on Friday morning
the authorities expected to open head
quarters in some public school build
ing in every Assembly district. to serve
as the home offices of the Assembly
district registration boards. There on
Friday and Saturday the volunteer reg
istrars will be sworn in. On Friday also
Information as TO election district
boundaries and the location of regis
iration places will be distributed to all
police stations.