The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-30
Recruiting Officers Call on Pre-.
paredness Paraders to Set
! Example.
1000 MEN STILL NEEDED
Enlistments Have Hardly More
Than Filled Vacancies From
L Discharges.

we want just QUO OF the patriotic
young men who marched SO jauntily
In the preparedness parade on F1ag
Day-tust 500 of them!''
One of the recruiting officers Of the
District guard made this remark this
morning at the opening of the newest
OF the recruiting stations at 419 Ninth
street. which was opened for the frs,
time this morning.
II 500 OF those preparedno = march
ers will march In here and prepare for
the field by fixing their signatures to
enlistment papers. we probably will be
able to get the other 500 that are
needed from among the fellows who
were too busy TO march,"
The recruiting officers have been sur
prised at the manner in which their
They stated when they started recruit.
Ing more than week ago that they
would need 1000 men. The Third In
guard a ss f Fors M SGs Of he n D
about the same number OF men.
New Office Will Help.
The opening Of the new office on
Ninth street this morning is expected
to help matters along considerably.
With the Ninth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue offices In full blast and
the Georgetown office sending recruits
to Fort Myer and to the PENNSYLVANIA
avenue station. 1t is expected that
there VIII be larger number of re-
cru1ts turned out today.
Col. r. d. Simms and his staff in the
recruiting service are being assisted now
by officers as well as enlisted men
from the detachments at Fort Nyor.
The two batteries of artillery have Kept
the recruiting station a: the battery
armory on First street open with n de-
tail OF men; This was closed as a gen
AT 12a Pennsylvania avenue, Lieut..
w. ID. Mickey and n detail OF nine men
from the Third Infantry reported for
du:y. ANOTHER detail was placed on
nuly at the Ninth street station this
Inorning. and will be Kept there while
the station Is open.
Still Need 1000 Men.
It Is expected that the exact status
OF the national guard needs will be
known today when the final report
from the mastering officer is made. The
service started out to obtain 1000 men,
Since that time there have been a num-
ner OF DISCHARGES and transfers and
the men that have been sent from the
recruiting stations have just about kept
pace with these vacancies without re-
degree.
men TO bring II Ip to war strength.
The recruiting station for the First
Separate Battalion at Twelfth and y
streets was abolished this morning. and
lieut. Col. Arthur Brooks and Major
Webster. who have been on duty at the
Ptaton, were relieved from active serv-
Ice and returned to their status on the
feured list OF the national guard.
Successful Station.
The station was one of the most sue
ccessful that have been established, and
Lieut. Col. Brooks will receive a letter
from Gen. w. +. Harvey expressing the
thanks of the commanding general for
the most efficient service rendered In
recruiting the First Separate Battalion.
This organization is one of the few OF
the District units that have reached the
proportions required by law.
, The work was all accomplished by
Webster under great difficulty. Here
after recruits for the First Separate
battalion will be received and examined
nue..
The e. F. Brooks Company sent an
electric fan to the Pennsylvania avenue
recruiting station this morning as a
Ben presfus ST. 'o OF s7 pennsylvani.
avenues Joseph Green. OF 37ol New
OF Congress Heights, volunteered their
services with automobiles to transport
recruits to Camp Ordway today.
New Station Fitted Up.
The fitting up of the Ninth street re-
cruiting station was accomplished this
morning by Colonel Simms and a detail
of men from the Third Infantry. The
building at 4l9 Ninth street was fur
nished, rent free. by Tom Moore, man
aser of the Garden Theater Fiske
Stockett provided furniture for II.
Through the courtesy OF the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
Q telephone has been installed at recruit
Ing headquarters. 1225 Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. Mrs. Allyn X. Capron PLACED the
need of a telephone before the company,
and one was Installed this morning.