Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-30
SECOND RECRUITING
| STATION IS OPENED
Store at 419 9th Street Now
in Use for Signing of
Militia Volunteers.
ENLISTMENT OFFICERS
HOPE TO GET 500 MORE
That Number Needed to Bring Ma.
tional Guard of District Up to
Minimum War Strength.

Officers in charge of enlistment for
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia today spoke optimistica1ly
of the work to date. although not mini
MIXING in any way the fact that hun
dreds of men still are needed to fill the
ranks in all branches of the service to
even minimum war strength. The
steady enlistment every day although
not phenomenal, has been of such ma
ture that it has gone far to filling up
the vacancies that have occurred in
numbers at Fort Myer, due to wedding
out the guard by physical examination
With the opening of a new station at
419 9th street northwest today, officers
in the recruiting work are expecting
to see enlistments jump forward over
coming the stagnancy in this line which
has prevailed since the news of the re-
lease of the American troopers form
the Chihuahua prison had an adverse
effect on local recruiting. it seeming
that would-be soldiers do not care to
enlist unless the prospect for war is
bright.
Hope for 500 More Recruits.
Ninth street is a busy thoroughfare,
along which thousands OF young men pass
every day, and it is hoped that the new
station will gather in at least 500 men,
500 being the minimum call. Oficers
are wondering where the prepared
ness" parade marchers are, and it does
no good to tell them that the march
ers are back at their desks. The Off
GERS in charge of recruiting are not
satisfied with this answer but demand
that at least 500 more of the marchers
June Ia march down to a recruiting
station and enlist in the local guard.
Twelve horseshoers are needed in all
branches of the service, and men ca
pable of filing the jobs will be specially
welcomed at the central station, at 1925
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. Sad
dlers are in demand, too it being stated
that any shoemaker can speedily learn
to qualify for this job. although har-
ness makers by trade are preferred.
Frederick Pagan has his heart and soul
set on enlisting, but cannot weigh in.
Several times he has tried to enlist at
the central station, but was found under
weight. Noting his earnestness, officers
in charge advised him to go home. eat
as much as possible and take as little ex-
ercise as possible. He did this. and was
back bright and early today, but still was
underweight
Private w. H. Beringer of Battery A
has been permanently detailed as ser
geant's clerk at the Pennsylvania avenue
recruiting station.
Enlistments Of Day.
Enlistments recorded from noon yester-
day to noon today were as follows:
Lloyd Prather. HALEY Terrace. D. c.
John H Pierce. Hally Terrace, D. c.
Bernard F. Crowley. IT.. Landover. Md.
William Jenkins, 526 14th street south
east.
James R. Hardy. 1904 street south
east.
William H. Livingstone, PIP A street
southeast.
James J. Hughes. 92s Westminster
street northwest.
George F. Moulden. Rockville, Nd.
Jesse Simms, Alexandria, Va.
Ernest B. Budd, 709 5th street north
west.
Roy H. Dudley. Mount Rainier, Md
Glen s. Ford. 902 South Carolina ave-
nue. southeast.
George NJ. Owens, Cumberland, Nd
Ernest Woodruff, ais w street north
east.
Richard B. Brown, 1915 H street
northeast.