The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-13
COME WITH 4 RUSH,
Recruiting Office Be
seiged By Re
cruits.
CAPT.GHESHAM ACCEPTS I4MEN.
sergt. Cuttings Escapade
Will Cost Him His
Discharge.
CAPT.GRESHAM ACCEPTS I4MEN.

Since the days Of Capt. Daniel A.
Anglun, recruiting has never been bet
ter in Worcester than it was yesterday
at the regular army recruiting office
in the Walker building. Twenty-four
men applied at the office during the
day for service in the United States
army, and 10 of them were accepted
and mustered in, and II were rejected
owing to physical defects.
From the time the Office was opened
In the morning until it closed last night,
Sergeants Gerberand Chamberlain were
busy making out enlistment papers, and
Capt. Gresham1is ~nore than satisfied
that Worcester is as good a recruiting
field as it ever was.
The men accepted, and mustered in
are: Edmund Parker, Raymond
street; Robert Lindsay, 63 Upsala
street; John Smith, Millbury avenue;
Charles LaMonde, 116 Southgate street;
John A Casey, 73 Exchange street;
Henry Stearns, West Warren; Patrick
Fitzpatrick, Wheelwright, Mass; Fred
J. Severance, Leyden, Mass; Frank L.
Parker, Groton, Mass; and Thomas
Dooley, North Adams All were mus
tered in yesterday afternoon by Capt.
Gresham, and sent to Fort Ethan Allen
last evening, in charge Of Private Ca
sey to join the Forty-third regiment.
Casey intended to enlist in the hos
pltal corps, but did not have the neces-
sary experience. Smith is a veteran
of the Spanish war, and served as a
private in Co. L of the Twelfth regi-
ment.
n I, fr,1 re
Strandsburg, Pa, -Alonzo Bailey, Will
liam Harkins and t. j. Gaffney, all of
Worcester, were accepted, but were not
mustered in. Harkins and Bailey will
have to secure their parents consent
to join the army, and if they manage
to do SO, they will be mustered in by
Capt. Gresham Monday.
Burt w. Wheeler, a 19-year-old boy,
applied for enlistment at the office, but
was told to get his parents consent.
The youngster claimed that his guar
dian is Lieut.. Fred T. justin Of the
Forty-sixth regiment, now at South
birmingham, and he left for that town
last evening, to get the necessary per-
nit. He arrived in Worcester We'd
nesday evening from White River juno
tion, and stopped at the Welcome Mis-
sion that evening. He felt badly be-
cause he was not accepted at the office
by Capt. Gresham, but took his dis
appointment manfully, and started for
South birmingham with a threat to re-
turn with consent and make the re-
cruiting officer accept him.
Sergt. Paul Gerber, who has been in
charge Of the local recruiting office for
some time past, will leave Worcester
for good Monday, to take charge Of the
recruiting office at Woonsocket. Sergt.
Graves, who is in charge of Capt.
Gresham's Providence office. will leave
for Fort Meyer Nov. 5, to become a
member of the signal corps, and Sergt.
Gerber will then be transferred to the
Providence office to take charge.
Sergt. Gerber expects to receive his
warrant as sergeant in troop M, Sew
enth cavalry, in a few days, but will
remain with Capt. Gresham until he
receives orders to join his command.
He will then leave with the popular
recruiting officer.
Sergt James E. Chamberlain will be
in charge of the local recruiting office
after Monday, and an assistant will be
appointed Monday by Capt. Gresham.
1t was not until yesterday afternoon
that Capt. Gresham knew of Sergt.
Cuttings escapade in Worcester, when
he was arrested for drunkenness, and
the captain, after hearing the story
has decided that he will apply for Gilt
ting's discharge, bobtailing him from
the service.
His discharge will be without honor
and all pay and clothing allowances
will be stopped. Capt. Gresham orig
inally intended to send Glitting to the
Philippines with a volunteer regiment
when he first heard of his strange es-
capades, but yesterday, on hearing that
after Glittlng had been bailed on his
charge of drunkenness he insulted a
woman, he decided that it was too
much, and hence his decision.
Capt. Gresham will change his hours
for visits to Worcester, beginning Mon
day. He will arrive in Worcester Mon
day and Thursday mornings at $3.50
o'clock, and leave again at 1887 o'clock
At the marine recruiting office on
Front street, Sergt Larkin rejected
three applicants and accepted two men
One of them, John Beauvais, was mus
tered in by Capt Moses yesterday af-
ternoon, and the other, youth under
age, was sent out for his parents con-
sent. If he secures 1t he will be mus
tered in Monday. The marine office
will be kept open in Worcester until the
first Of November, at least, and if good
results are attained, it will be perman-
ent.
Sylvester P. Sullivan and Henry
Stearns will be kept in Worcester by
Capt. Gresham to distribute the follow
ing clCClldTSs winch nave D6en received
from the war department.: Strong
able bodied men wanted white anL
cOlored, for the volunteer and regular
armies, to serve in the Philippines
Cuba, Porto Rico, and all parts of the
United States Possible service also in
Alaska and the Sandwich islands
Terms of service for volunteers ends
June 80, 1901. For regulars the term is
three years. Splendid opportunity tn
see the world. :. Men will receive on dis
charge 81 cents for each 20 miles be-
tween place of discharge and place of
enlistment, about 10000 miles lf dis
charged in Philippines.
Applicants must be between Is and
So years, but minors must have consent
of parents or guardian. Volunteers
need not be citizens of the United
States. The government provides every
thing that q man can need, and Givrs
him $3.50 per month besides, which can
nearly all be saved. The clothing all
lowance is much more than required,
and considerable money can be saved
on this alone, so that at the end Of his
service soldier should by economy
save 5000 to $500. Apply at recruiting of
ace. j. c. Gresham, Captain, Seventh
cavalry. recruiting officer"