The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26

Enlistments for the regular army are
being made at the rate that has not
been equaled for long time. There
are two general recruiting stations in
this state, one at Albany and one in
this city. The New York city station
which is at % Third avenue and is I'M
der the charge of Maj F. A. Whitney,
9Th infantry, is receiving about 1000
applications a month and is accepting
about 40 per cent. The general require
ments are kept at the highest standard
No married men are taken and certfi-
Gates of good character are necessary.
Minors must have the written consent
of their parents or guardians and Maj
Whitney requires that signatures to
such consents shall be acknowledged
! before notaries.
The physical examination of other
wise accepted applicants is not under
taken by regular army surgeons. as
there are none available for the work
Special contracts are made with civil
ian doctors. The regular remuneration
for this work is 40 cents for each exam
inatlon. From 10 to so men are found
every week day who fulfill all require
ments, are sworn into the service and
are sent to join their regiments.
There are two branch stations under
the charge of Major Whitney. One is
at 81 Eas. One Hundred and Twenty
Fifth street and the other at Kingston
The latter includes in its territory New
burg, Poughkeepsie and Hudson, and
is receiving large proportion of the
recruits CT this state. A local post of
the Grand Army of the Republic Is
largely responsible for the large num-
Der of enlistments made in that region.
Its members have talked army" to the
young farmers and others in the neigh
borhood until many have been found
ready to enlist. AS often as party
of four or five was got together the
New York recruiting officer was noti-
fed and he sent special man up to
swear in recruits. After this had been
going on for some time. it was decided
to establish permanent branch there
and Capt. r. w. Hnyt of the 18th in
fantry was put in charge. Instructions
have been given to him recently to es-
tablish sub-branch stations at Middle
town and Gloversville. Local doctors
will conduct the physical examinations
of all men recruited az these Offices. re-
ceiving 40 cents for each examination
large proportion of the mon now
presenting themselves fer enlistment
served as volunteers during the war
with Spain. This fact is significant of
their satisfaction with the treatment
they got in the volunteer arVice, oSpe-
cially considering that none of them
acts as though he was in any way
forced back into The service Nearly
all of them give simple patriotism as
| their reason for wishing to enlist: they
would like to fight for the country some
more, they say, and they bear this
statement out in nearly all instances
| by asking for assignments to regiments
that are going to the Philippines
There was an illustration of this not
long ago when an officer of one of the
American line steamships called on
Major Whitney and said his son wanted
to enlist.
He is 20 years Old" he said "coI-
lege bred and a good boy. I think
term in the army will do him no harm.
He wants to join the cavalry, | think
| and would prefer a regiment stationed
| in the West"
Il will tell you what | want" said
| the young man the next day when he
| presented himself. Il want to get into