The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
RECRUITS FOR THE ARMY
kTarroN ron EIfsTnE:T SOON 10
DE EsTt8IfsHED HLEE.
Thu rrobablc site for the Headquarters.
How Eli.,mcniS are MADE
Tho Rules.

II the orders OF the Federal Govern
mont are carried out. md IN most IN
stances ,ais Is done to The letter, then
,bere VIII be opened In ;his ci,y oy oc'o-
Der ist a recruiting .ation ior the Unite"
States army. Up to last mShI now
ever. nothing had been card OF captain
Leon Matilc. OF The Fourteenth lnl".uy
Regiment. wno has been detailed 10 take
charge OF tho new station. captain Ma
,uc v,oen ne received this order. was
stationed az Vancouver barracks, state
OF Washington. ana u Is liscly tnat nc nas
been delay 81 OIL nts way eastward. nns
how. he viii be- here soon, TOT So-"e "'' -,
arrived for him several days ago anu IA
was given bs The postmaster mo .it tHit
OF IAcutcnaAt John =. knight Ahi'u ~,
tillcry. a. >. A.. who has been cclaii.d
for some time as an instructor 81 'io
Virginia oiuniters ana ~ at.N u -
The oincc oil The Adiutaut- General
IN tn0c mean time ihc var Department
at Washington has communicatcu VIZ
Supcr.ntcn ucut Bryant. Of me N"t'"hd'
Cemetery. near this city. aiid insu le.en
him 20 take the necessary steps Ipi VIC
selection OF proper quarters MS, 81
course. Mr.. Bryant has done, but q i .i,
decision can only DE arrive al after
. Captain Matte has reached the cil! az"
the War Department has given its sane
tiOn 20 his endorse mcnt.
Inn rHoBABLE SIT.
called on Mr.. Bryant, az The ceho-
terry. on tie National Toad. aoout "4"'
ana hali outside OF l'u!ion, ana ieaih-
el from am hat he has scFerai ST. ,e
I'm view hut that llkCiN me lctiuitlls
station will be established cltncr on Nam
street between Ninth and Tonth streets
or on north Seventh bctWeen Nam anu
Franklin. The quarcrs arc TO nc engaged
b. the year. and IL q class OF recruits
satisfactory in number, - with thc
s,roper physical and moral qualifications
IA. +.
be made permanent one. In the cily OF
lyHchbLrg recruiting station has pceh
In existence for several years. ana the
recruits obtained there have been very
satisfactory, and there is no reason why
a similar result should not bc obtained
in this city 1t Is also possible tnai
branch station might he subsequently es-
tablished IN Fulton.
As to the requirements Of ofiice accom-
mOlations. FIVE rooms VIII lie al least
required fer offices. examining room. ana
sleeping apartu cnts. The detail ~ The
station will probably consist OF one com
mss Toned officer. one non commissioning
officer. ana three or four pr!vates. In
case a medical examiner is ne aded the
services Of some resident physician VIII
be occurred. In most Instances. however.
this viii be unnecessary, inasr1uch az
the officer in Charge possesses a thorough
Knowledge as TO the requirements In
enlisIing II ,ruits. tie cc'piaple aIpli-
cants are usually kept az She station
until sufiicl mt number saw from SIX 10
ten, have been secured TO send them
with enc of the soldiers to New York
or wherever they are to be mustered III.
THREE soUncfs.
There is at present a good opening for
the regular army for young men possess
ing the necessary qualifications. and they
stand fair caanCe Tor promotion. There
are three sources from which the ranks
Of commissioned officers are filed in the
regular army. In the first place the grad
yates of the Military Academy at West
Point, but that institution is Tar from
being able TO supply the necessary num-
Der. Then again promotions are made
from non-cOmmiss oned officers, who re-
ccive tie preference. provided they pass
the required examination. In the last
place however. I'm order 10 obtain the
needed number Of officers. they are also
taken directly from civil life.
II Is true that thr pay of the enlisted
men IS Hight. but the'r expenses. on the
other hand. are almost nothing. They
are clothed andf ed free. and when they
are sick they receive the very best mcdi-
cal attention.
THr RTcUlrrN rSTs.
Among the first essential requirements
for Acceptance IS that the applicants must
be American citizens No foreigners need
spply. unless they are naturalizei. They
hive to b. above the age Of sixteen, and
under thirty-fiVe years. able-boiicd. free
from disease. Of good character, az tenn
perate habits. and most pOss IS a COM
pctcnt knowledge of the English IAN
~ age. When minors present thNms lives
for enlistment they will be treated with
goat candor Their parents. or guar
diGns. II they have such. will be sOund
and Informed of the application that they
NAV raise objections o. give cons mt
Recruiting officers shall. under the rcgu-
latiors.; not allow any 20 be enticed into
the service by false rcpreseI at )ns. but
they have TO explain IN person its nature.
the length Of the term. he amount Of
pay. clothing ratiOns and other allow
ances TO which soldier IS entitled
by law. to every man before he signs
the enlistment papers.