The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-22
THOUSAND MEN NEEDED
Active Campaign Now On to
Bring District Guard Up to
Fighting Strength.
Did You Mean II
On
Flag Day?

This question IL being asked the peo-
pie Of Washington by Col. X. u. Simms.
chief recruiting officer of the District
National Guard, and forms the slogan
OF the corps OF recruiters who started
a city-wide campaign for men to nil
up the national guard in camp Mt Fort
Myer. 49,.
needed to bring the Inird Infantry and
to war strength. Inc District Will ne
asked to supply these men within the
| next week.
At four recruiting stations IN different
In; service went on duty this morning
AZ . o'clock and will remain at their
posts from In the morning until '":So
at night.
guard. retired from active service.
have given up their private inttrests
for the time being to devote all their
| attention to the recruiting OF men for
| the various organizations ut the Fort
Every minute OF the day between the
hours OF a. m. and 1880 p. m. they
WIN be on duty at the stations assigned
three medical officers. who practically
will desert their private practice to
| take care Of the physical examinations
OF the men.
Stations and Men.
The recruiting stations and the men In
] charge OF them are:
L street armory. Col. r. d. simms.
| Major c. Eugene Edwards, Capt.
George q. Denn'aon. and Lieut.. w. A.
Duvall.
First street srmory. First. between
b and c Etreets northwest. Lieut.. Col.
c. Fred Cook and Capt. Harry Walsh.
Pennsylvania avenue station. l225
/ pennsylvania avenue. Lieut.. Col Clar-
ence v, sayer end Capt. Alfred r. No
| Separate Battalion armory. Twelfth
and Y street Lieut.. Col Arthur Brooks
and Major Edward L. Webster.
All phvstcaa examinations will be
made at the L street armory. to which
the recruits from the various stations
! will be sent as room as their papers are
made out by the recruiting officers.
The examinations will be under the
Medical Corps, which includes Lieut..
Col. Clarence >. Weaver. Major Romo-
lus A. Foster. ind Capt. B. @. Pool.
Major Foster will be on duty at the
armory during the day time. Aeuten-
ant Colonel Weaver will be on duty
from 8 to s 8 tho afternoon. and from
2 to 10 at night. Captain Pool Will be
on duty from 10 q. m. to 8 D. m.
| Four enlisted men from the Medical
Corps Of the guard at Fort Myer will
|
cers. and will be on duty at the exam
| ming station at the L street armory.
AT each recruiting station a detail Of
a corporal and two privates from Fort
Myer will be on duty all day to assist
the recruittn- officers.
Planned at Council.
These arrangements were completed
at council Of the recruiting officers
held last night at the l. street armory.
The officers were instructed by Colonel
Simms to use every means available to
secure the necessary number of re-
| crults.
1T is absolutely essential that re-
cruits for the infantry branch of the
service shall be secured Immediately, {"
said Colonel Simms. Every citizen OF
the District must be asked to do
everything In his power to help the re-
Il have no doubt that we can secure
the men,. All that Is needed is to give
| wanted.
I don't believe the people were ,lufr-
ing when they turned out in such large
numbers Flag Day. And do believe
mat a lot OF those fellows who marched
WIN De willing to go into the guard.
We want them to show us that thew
meant 1t Flag Day. And we intend to
give tnem every opportunity to show
Recruiting officers will be on duty ali
day and most of the night every day of
the week and Sunday.
Every man In the District between
the ages OF eighteen and forty five
Is eligible. don't know how long the
recruiting office will be kept open,
| We've got to get the men and will be
on the Job until We get them"