Evening star., 1916-06-27
Store at 1925 Pennsylvania
Avenue Center of Enlistment
Work Today in District.
VOLUNTEERS BEING SENT
DIRECT TO FORT MYER
Applicants Unable Satisfactorily to
Answer How Dependents Would
Be Supported Are Rejected.

The center Of enlistment today is the
station at 1925 Pennsylvania avenue,
where men are not only being sworn in.
but are being examined Immediately
and sent at once to Fort Myer. There
was a busy hum around the station all
morning, and Maj. Clarence v. Sayer
and his assistants had their hands full
attending to all who wanted to enlist.
In the back of the long store. behind
an American flag draped across the
hall. the shadowy figures Of recruits
and examining doctors were dimly seen.
the latest soldiers in the National
Guard strangely fitting around behind
the protection of the Stars and Stripes
which they had just sworn to protect.
1t was yesterday that 1t was seen that
the street armory had lost Its posi-
tion as the center Of recruiting owing
to the lack Of volunteers with automo-
biles willing to bring the men from the
other station to the L street examining
station. The number Of men applying
readily transport with the limited ia
cilities at the command Of Maj. Sayer.
SO 1t was decided to conduct the whole
process at the Pennsylvania avenue
station.
Scarcity Of Automobiles.
The strange lack of desire. SEEM
ingly, on the part of Washingtonians
to give the use of their automobiles
for certain parts Of tho day to carry
sworn-in men to the camp was COM
mented on this morning by those In
charge at the Pennsylvania avenue sta
ton. 1t was said that moro Maryland
residents have volunteered this service by
far than have residents of Washington.
and that the prize for this patriotic
service to date goes to Albert y. Ter
finger, a farmer. Of Oxon Hill. Md.
who has come into town every day and
station. Harry E. Gladman of this
city also is complimented by Mai.
Sayer for the constant use of his auto
mobile. Those in charge of the station
has refused to put it's cars at the serv-
ice of the recruiting stations.
One youth tried to enlist In the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard by
Pennsylvania avenue station this morn
ing from Lawson Venable of Colonial
Beach, who said 1t is his desire to en-
list in the guard. saying that he was
an orphan. eighteen years old. and
could give the written consent Of his
guardian to enlist. He inclosed two
pennies, asking that an enlistment
blank be sent him.
The letter was turned over to Col
Simms. chief recruiting ofEcer, who
man that the National Guard will be
very glad of his service. and instruct
ing him to come to Washington and
enlist in person.
Several men who volunteered this
morning were unable to answer salts
factorily the question of the ofiicers as
to how their dependent wives and chill
dren would be supported while they
were away. Such men as were unable to
make satisfactory answer were re-
jected.
Latest List Of Recruits.
Those who have enlisted from noon
yesterday to noon today are:
John Lasbore. SIS Kiefer place north
west.
Marco Plea, 3os 14th street northwest.
George Prander. s1s C street south
east.
John Henry. 1924 L street northwest.
Maurice Cook, 1923 $50 street north
west
Raymond s. Perkins. 1850 Jefferson
street northwest.
James e. Norris, Rock Point, Md.
John r. ludlow. 1645 sth street
oscar Beall. Shepard road. District Of
Charles Wolf. 1903 e street north
George T. Gurr. ss4 e street north
Henry A. Hall, Bristow, Va.
L. A. Dix. 1925 Kenyon street north
John H. Hadd.r. 1881 10th stree.
William wirdin. 14oo U street north
west.
George Tyler ss1 Florida avenue
northwest.
William L. Taylor. 4sa 10th street
Charles NJ Pitts. IS H street north
east.
James II. oden. Gaithersburg. Md.
Charles Hutchinson. 1000 G street
John J. Prsnhable. 7o4 = street north
Frank r. cady. asoz Pennsylvani.
avenue.
Otis Woods, Chapel Hill. N. c.
James A. o'Brien. 174s North Capitol
william schultz. 744 Gresham street.
Joseph J. Buckler. l241 4th street
AIber, weissnborn. 7ss sth street
northeast.
Claude L Bournan. Takoma Park.
D. c.
Lawrence R. BarEhausen. Brentwood,
Nd.
George ". Anderson. 6soi Blair road.
Donald H. Sutherland. 227 e street
northwest.
Parker II. Worthy. Maiden, Mass.
Raymond n. Thayer. 3145 P street
northwest.
Clair c. Lloyd. 643 I street southeast.
Robert Blue. Manassas. Va.
Daniel Bernhard, Baltimore.
Lewis A. Coleman. 1881 Wisconsin
avenue.
William r. Heller. 81 Q street north
west.