The Washington herald., 1916-07-25
FLOCK
TO join COLORS
Sixteen Young Men Apply Be-
fore 3 O'clock in the
Afternoon.

Monday was a red-letter day at the
two recruiting stations of the District
militia. Before 9 o'clock in the morning
a small group of young men were gath
cred In front Of 1225 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. awaiting the appearance of Lieut..
onr, oficer in charge seeking enlist
ment.
From that time on the office presented
a hustIlng scene, every now and then a
uniformed private, who had been out
scouting, appearing before the lieutenant
with one or two budding rockies"
It may be that the 81 bonus given by
the officers OF the Third Infantry for new
recruits stimulated the zeal Of the men
on the recruiting detail, or 1t may have
been pride in their organization. or both.
However, their efforts resulted In sixteen
young men being signed up before
o'clock in the afternoon. There were sew
eral others who wanted to enlist, but who
had to be rejected. being under age.
Seven Of the recruits were colored and
assigned to the First Separate Battalion;
five went to the Field Artillery, and the
remainder to the Third Infantry.
In the evening. while the regfmental
band rendered patriotic music In front
OF the station. young men continually
dropped in and asked to have their names
entered on the enlistment blanks. Men
on the detail made strenuous efforts to
get a bright young Filipino 10 enlist.
He had served in the Ninth Regular In
fantry, but said that he had enough
"soldating" and did not care to give up
his happy home with a doctor at Chevy
Chase for the hardships Of the service
along the Mexican border.
Eleven men were examined and actually
enlisted at Camp Ordway yesterday. Bat
terry got four recruits, the First Sep
arate Battalion received elk, and the
Third Infantry received one.
In order to fill the ranks Of the Dis
trict militia to their full strength.
eighty-one men are needed. Companies
I, L, and NJ and the sanitary troops
have their full quotas. There are re-
quired twelve musicians, six mounted
orderlies, and recruits for all OF the re-
naming infantry companies.
Those who applied Yesterday were:
Albert Muson, Riverside. r. l., In
fantry: George D. Craig. rs Thirteenth
street, infantry; Paul l.. Tefreau, Mount
Rainier, Md. artillery; Nathan Z. Luber'
1881 Fifth street. artillery: Joseph E.
Williams, 400 Seventh street northwest,
artillery; Edward H. De Cav, 1920 North
Capitol street, artillery; John c. Fitz-
patrick, 243 Q street northwest artillery;
Irving Briggs, Culpepper, Va. First
Separate Battalion; Elias A. Parmes, 323
Eighth street northwest. First Separate
Battalion: John H. Williams. Montgomery
County, Nd, First Separate Battalion;
George Otey, Trevlians. Va. First
Separate Battalion; John T. Dougherty,
535 Fifteenth street, First Separate Bat
TALON; Julius C. Pollard, 1919 Fourth
street northwest, First Separate Bat
TALON; James F Harris. 1l9 Prospect
street northwest First Separate Bat
talon; Henry E. O'Day. 221 D street
northwest. artillery; Milton w. Fowler,
1881 W street northwest, infantry.
Arthur E. Allen, Woonsocket, r. J.,
artillery; Ernest G. Fuller, ~ Eleventh
street southwest, musician; Herman c.
schermann, ls Eleventh street, musician.