Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-11
PARADE TONIGHT To- START
REGISTRATION OF ALL MEN
BETWEEN l8-45 FOR DRAF'
Militia Reserve, Battalion
and Band Will Turn Out
Tonight
FACTORIES REGISTER MEN
Mayor Urges That Whistles
and Bells Sound Tomorrow
at 10 O'Clock

Tomorrow from o'clock in the
morning until 9 o'clock at night the
men of this city between the ages of
eighteen and forty-f1ve, both inclu-
sive, will register in accordance with
the new draft law.
Ever ything was being placed In
readiness for the work today by the
draft board, and at practically all OF
the big factories specially appointed
registrars will be at work to register
the men, thus making 1t unnecessary
for the employees to leave the factory.
These factories have been supplied
with registration cards and identih-
cation cards and explicit instructions
given to the registrars, This register
ing of men in the factories will go a
great ways towards lessening the work
at the registering places at the va
rious schools and will also make II
possible for the factories to continue
their work without losing the services
of their men.
Want Bells Rung.
Mayor TenBroeck announced this
morning that in keeping with the day
he urged the ringing of bells and the
blowing of whistles at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. The government Is
endeavoring to make tomorrow a time
for patriotic demonstrations and ev-
cry home and place of business is re-
quested to display the American flag
in honor of the day.
In observation of the day parade
will be held tonight, starting at 1870
yo'clock from CITY Hall Park. The
local militia reserve band and the
four companies from this city will
march.
The militia reserve men will report
at their usual headquarters in full un-'
form at o'clock and march to the
City Hall Park. where the parade will
given out by Major f. J.. Antisell that
al reserves appear in their coats and
full equipment. The band has been
equipped with lights for their caps,
making II possible for them to play
on the dark streets as well as those
that are brilliantly lighted.
Tonight's parade Will probably pro-
ceed from the City Hall Park to Smith
street to State. to DeKalb avenue,
countermarch to Washington street.
to Amboy avenue, to New Brunswick
avenue, Ito Prospect street. to Smith
street, to City Hall Park and return
to State street.
In holding the demonstration to-
night the local Council OF Defense is
tionaI Council of Defense which has
urged that special endeayors be made
to make tomorrow q big day and have
as many patriotic celebrations as pos
sible.
The sample registration cards which
the draft board had printed have been
in great demand and practically the
entire supply has been exhausted.
These sample cards are expected to be
of great assistance to the registrars In
carrying out their work. they having
been successfully used at the last big
registration.
Announcement was made yesterday
by Provost Marshal General Crowd
er that the men nineteen to twenty
and thirty-two TO thirty-six. all in
elusive. will be the first ones called.
Those between these ages will be sent
their questionnaires soon after regis
tration, those eighteen years of age
and over thirty-six receiving theirs
some time later. When those In
Glass / of the 1890 and s2-3e group
have been exhausted the Glass 1 men
in the other groups will be called
upon. BY the time such action Is
necessary, however, the youths in the
eighteen-year-oid class viii probably
have passed nineteen years