New-York tribune., 1916-06-20
ARMYoF1O,OOO
READY TO MOVE
One Company. Off for
Camp-OtherS Fill
City's ArmOries.

New York answered President vii
sons call to arms yesterday with 10,
900 men, waiting eagerly for mobiliza
ton in the Grmories and parks of th'
city.
The big metropolitan army began t.
flock to the various guard headquarter'
at sunrise. There were no aimleei
movements, no confusion, none Of The
errors Of judgment that marked The
order 70 mobilize in '9S.
The armories were crowded with i'm
patient men long before noon. They
came in civilian costumes; they left n
uniforms Of olive drab. And through
the day they returned many times tc
learn whether the call to so had ye'
been received.
Enthusiasm Brings Recruits.
Every armory was crowded with mer
last night. Among the guardsmcT
were many in civilian clothes, for the
enthusiasm that swept New York yes
terday brought in its wake new re
cruits. In the galleries were large
numbers Of spectators. who applaude'
at every opportunity and cheered as the
men lined up for the addresses Of then
commanders
The first detachment TO leave th'
city was Company d, OF the 22d Eng
neers. II will be it's duty to see tina
the camp site is in fit condition FOL
the 10000 men who are to follow To
morrow-the exact time is not ye
known-the 69th will leave for Beck
man. To its members will fall tn
arduous duty Of erecting the great cit!
OF tents tnat will flourish for only
few days or, perhaps, for many weeks
on the rolling NIL country DetweeI
Beekman and Greenhaven.
In the other armories of Manhattan
and Brooklyn the same restless actlv
tiles were going on as in the 69th. Blu
| these regiments do not yet know wheI
thew will be called. They assembled
| last night to hear the orders OF thel
/ commanders short, terse orders tina
meant much. They brought with then
their wives and sweethearts Their
was much crying and great deal o
MYSTERIES, fer the wives and sweet
hearts of the men take the call as tht
men do seriously.
Gallant seth" Ready.
The gallant 69th"- known also a
the Fighting Irishmen' was ready L
leave for Beekman or Mexico or wher
ever its members might be sent a
dusk. over the big armory floor wai
strewn the tentage, while long line o.
combat wagons rumbled down planl
flooring built hastily over the steps
/ leading from the building to Lexington
Avenue
All morning Captain Edward Dillor
was busy recruiting the youths anC
men who crossed over from the crowd!
lining the opposite side Of the street
Across the front Of the armory wa
strung a big bsnrer-an invitation 4
those who wished 70 fight for thii
country to Join the gallant 69th.
And the invitation was accepted b.
several hundred. The present strength
Of the seth is estimated at 1000. BE
fore the regiment leaves Beekman i
will have 800 men.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon Majoi
General Organ dispatched from Peeks
/ kill an Official mobilization order e
the 22d Engineers. The document
were not in the hands Of Captain Pat
rick Walsh, adjutant Of the corps, unit
4 o'clock. Company d, with Captain
Ernest F. Robinson in command, wa
ordered to leave on a special train 70
Beekman in few hours. Handicappe,
bv lack of mules and far from suf
fciently prepared in other ways. tn
corps took the order with that straight
hacked enthusiasm Characteristic o
men who have a service Of love cut ou
/ for them. The other companies OF th'
corps will leave New York this morn
ing.
Officers Get Command.
Not until o'clock did the othe
Manhattan and Brooklyn regiments re
ceive the order 70 really mobilize. A
the 7th. 18th and 7lst Regiments me-
poured in. looked al the bulletin boar
/ iistlessly and walked out. Many re
peated the process several times. Then
when the thousands OF guardsmen ha
decided that only the fortunate 6stl
would get the order. General O'Ryai
CaHiia1l>d 81 vass 4 -~l"nAs