This Day in History: 1917-06-05
Registration Day was celebrated by parades and ceremonies in all local towns. The day had been declared a state holiday by Governor Edge. Town church and fire bells were rung and polling places opened early so that all men between 21 and 31 could enroll themselves. The day was also used to remind people of the Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives. (Nothing in the paper specifically about Mahwah, except that Mrs. E. J. Snow spoke in Ramsey urging women to come forward for war work. (Bristow)