The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15
Lawson goes to Fort Ethan Allen

Lawson goes to Fort Ethan Allen, to
the Forty-third, Monday afternoon,
Sergt. Paul Gerber will go to Millbury
today with full authority to establish an
Office in that place. He is to engage
rooms in the center of the town, and
will be there on Wednesdays and Sat-
urdsys for enlistments. He will be ac-
eompanied on these days by DR.. NJ ].
O'Meara, who will conduct the examin-
atoms
Capt Gresham has received a letter
from Major Maurice C. Foote of Bos-
ton, who tells him that he will not send
any other recruiting officers to this city
He said that he had no intention of
encroaching upon Capt Greshams ter
ritory, but was so ordered by the au-
thorities at Washington. The captain
later received letter from Col. Muir
ray, commanding the Forty-third regi-
ment at Fort Ethan Allen. The latter
is very desirous that Lieut.. NJ E. Nor
ris be sent to this city again, as he
thinks that he had remarkable success
in this city. Capt. Gresham does not
want Lieut.. Morris here, in his terri
tory. He had sent out 500 circulars be-
fore Lieut. Norris arrived, and the dis
trict was ripe for recruiting. Capt.
Gresham thinks that he can look after
the local district without any aid, and
does not care to have Lieut. Morris re-
port to him for duty, as Col Murray
suggests in his letter.
Orders to recruit for the Forty-eighth
and Forty-ninth regiments were re-
celVed yesterday, when the following
letter arrived: mo more enlistments
Tor the Eleventh cavalry (volunteers).
Officers recruiting under your super
vision you will notify. Authorized to
make enlistments for the Forty eighth
and Forty ninth infantry volunteers
ana send to respective regimental rend-
ezvous as applicants select Send col
ored recruits, having no choice, to near
est of these regiments. The rendezvous
OF Forty eighth is at Fort Mcpherson,
KY, for the Forty-ninth at Jefferson
Barracks st. Louis. Special care must
be takeT to accept but first class men,
preferably those who have had prior
service in regulars, volunteers or ma
tional guard. These orders are signed
by Sampson, assistant adjutant gen.
eral
A special order has also been received
which reads as follows: Il have the
honor to inform you that recruits are
urgently needed for light battery C,
Seventh artillery and that the ad-
jutant general directs that you make
special effort to fill the vacancies in
this battery with desirable recruits to
be sent to Fort ADAMS
The final order that the office has re-
celVed in respect to the recruiting Of
the new volunteer regiments reads as
Follows: The secretary of war desires
the early recruitment of the new vol
unteer regiments. Preference will be
given men who have had service in the
regular army, volunteers or militia.
You are authorized to have the towns
in your vicinity not encroaching on the
territory of the next station, visited
and posted, naming a day and hour
Wnen you will examine applicants.
Volunteer officers will be used for this
purpose. Caution those officers against
the enlistment of any but first class
men. In the organization of volunteer
regiments, too many men had to be
discharged by reason of physical de-
fects. Any suggestion you may make
looking to the fastening Of the work
in hand will be submitted by telegraph
direct to this office. You are en1oined
to give this undertaking your best and
constant efforts. Commanding Off
GERS of the volunteer regiments have
authority TO extend time to their Off
GERS who are securing large numbers
of enlistments and feel that they can
obtain more, and to recall those who
are not meeting with success" (Signed)
H. H Corbin, adjutant general.