New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
10000 Boys
To March i'm
May Day Fete
Aim to Turn Traditional
Radical Holiday Into
Il Feast of Patriotism by
Counter Demonstration
Smith to Review Parade
American Day Celebrations
Organized in 200 Cities
Throughout the Country

Counter demonstrations which aim
to m@ke May Day 81 feast of patriotism
instead of the traditional radical holi-
day have been launched by many or
gani7ations. The Boys Week Commit
tee has fixed to-day as the date for the
inauguration of its celebration. Ap-
proximately $4,000 boys from clubs.
orphan asylums, elementary. high, pri-
vate and parochial schools will form at
Fifth Avenue and Sixty-nnth Street 1T
l O'Clock and at o'clock and, accom-
panied by numerous bands, will march
down the avenue to Washington Souare.
The parade will last about five hours.
The reviewing stand will be at Madi-
son Square. Governor Smith, Mayor
Hyian, Archbishop Patrick j. Hayes.
Major General Bullard and Admiral
wilson, commander of the North At
lahtlc Fleet, are expected to review the
procession.
IT VIII be singing army which Will
SWING down the avenue All traffic
VIII be stopped from o'clock on and
the tfafhc towers with their flashing
signals w'Ii be converted into song bea-
~ Nhe iiSH UlHS OF 't6c red Sig
nal every boy in the parade will halt
and join in the singing of the "Star-
S,pangled Banner" while the chimes of
the churches along Fifth Avenue will
ring out the national anthem. A hun
dred song leaders in the line of march
Will lead the singing.
Parade Divided Into Eight Divisions
The parade will move south in eight d.
VISIONS subdivlded in military fashion.
Following a platoon of police will come
General George w. Wingate, grand
marshal, walking, despite his eighty
two years; Brigadier General William
r. Chaplin, chairman Of the Boys Day
Committee, and the committee from
the Rotary Club, which is cooperating
with every boys organization in the
city for the weeks program
A delegation of 25O newsbovs. car
rying their huge service flag with 1000
stars, twenty-five of them gold and
twenty-siX silver, will have a promi-
nent position in the parade. There
VIII also be regiment Of Chinese
Boy Scouts and 1000 boys from the
negro settlement houses, under the
auspices Of the Boys Welfare Asso-
citation. There Will also be boys
bicycle unit striving for prize offered
by the Cycle Club of America
Fifty bands and thirty floats will be
Interspersed among the marchcrs.
hen the pledges were Tailed up yes
terday 1t was announced by General
Wlngate that the following would
march: School children, 10000; pa
roehial schools, 5000; boys clubs,
5000; nelghborhood houses and settle
ments, 5000 military cadets of the
State Military Training Commission.
o,uoU miscellaneous groups, 5000.
Washington Inauguratior Reacted
Members of the Celtic players re-
acted the Inauguration of the first
PRESIDENT of the United States yester-
day on the steps of the Sub-Treasury,
Monsignor Chadwick, chaplain of the
old Maine, delivered the opening ad-
dress. Hugh O'Nei portrayed Wash
lngton; R. Henry Handon was Governor
Clinton; Paul Hayes impersonated
Chancellor Robert Livingston; Emmet
o REILLY played Samuel Otis, secretary
of the Senate, and Edward O'Conor
played John Adams.
Following the pageant Rabbi Joseph
Silverman and Professor William Brad
ley Otis of City College made ad-
dresses.
The National Security League has
organized American Day celebrations
Tor to-day IN approximately 200 cities
scattered through forty-six states.
The Governors Of twenty-five states
have issued proclamations urging the
citizens of their states to COOPERATE in
the Security Leagues plan.
Paterson will celebrate the day as a
general holiday. A patriotic demon
stration has been planned. Fifteen
thousand former service men will be in
line.