Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Moo MEN WANTED
FOR CITY GUARDS
First and Third Regiments
Strive to Reach War
Strength
RECRUITING MORE BRISK

n
A,llzed in Philadelphia today started sys-
...r,atic enlistment campaign for the 1000
ssrr,,its needed TO put them on a war
basis. r,.,..,
.sded again this afternoon from its ar
.ory. Broad and Wharton streets, to City
tia1i Good results were realized by the
asrade yesterday and the demonstrations
r,u he continued. Seventy-nve accented
.acruits were announced today by the First
=. Infantry.
Reousitioned supplies arrived today from,
harrisburg in boxcars. The muster rolls
~ the regiments are being prepared as
sanidly as the surgeons can examine the
men. beginning with the first companies of
each regiment
The officers said additional orders
Mad been received and none was expected
before the men were whipped into shape
for service.
Mayor Smith announced today that a
cayal coast defense reserve recruiting sta
ton would be opened I'm City Hall court
card tomorrow. Here men who wish to
mist in other branches of the service also
will be directed to the proper place to en-
4 roll.
Increased activity was noticed at virtual
,v all recruiting stations. Many enlist
ments were recorded at Independence Hall
and. at other stations of the Coast Defense
Reserve.
han0n1ep
Randleader BrittOn today issued an appeal
for ten men to take the places of. those who
left the regiment since it's return from the
border.
First Lieutenant j. Burke Cousart. OF
Company l., was appointed captain of that
con,rany today to succeed Charles l.. Ward
In the Third, First Sergeant Joseph S.
Ferguson was elected second lieutenant of
Company II and First Sergeant William
Corcoran was elected second lieutenant of
Company G..
The First Regiment whose band deserted
II last June when the call came to 60 to
the Mexican border, is making efforts to
enlist band as IA unit. Failing in that
I, according to Captain Heisler the adjutant
the regiment would like to enlist trained
band musicians to fill out the provisional
band which was formed on the border
Digent efforts to gain recruits for the
regiments are being made by the men,
bers First Sergeant Howard G. Daniels.
o. Company n, First Regiment has gained
the title of star recruiter'' by using per.
suasive methods. He lies in wait outside
the armory and when "likely looking
chap" passes he "backs him against the
wall" and talks to him. Company d owes
Ubund dozen recruits to Daniels. who has
seen twenty-five years service. One of the
recruits, JohnRSchroer, of 81 East School
lane. did not wait for uniform to be
supplied him. but returned in an hour with
one that he had bought
There must be something to army life,
r ! wouldn't stick to it SO long" is one
Of Daniels arguments.
FOR COAST RESERVES
campaign for naval coast defense re.
serve recruits III Chester was begun today
\ when Lieutenant Commander r. f.
Payne, of the Naval Home; Lieutenant
J, H. r. Cromwell and Chief Yeoman Lor-
al 1gl, tl,A G,et -
In the navy, went to Chester Two veteran
mariners. who have followed the sea for
thirty years, appeared at the Naval Home
recruiting office today and offered their
a services. They probably will be enrolled
as instructors. One is John Praria, 29O7
; Buren avenue, Camden, a licensed chief
engineer. The other did not give his name
he said, because he works for pro-German
hrm.
Among the enlistments announced today
were the following:
THIRD INFANTRY y. G. p.
LAWRENCE +, DANIELS. twenty-one. clerk.
MICHAEL xtH Ir' hsirfE McFADpN 1pfs twentypine ma.
HARRY I; MuRRAY,, nineteen machinist 1908
GEORGE i; BoTGiIERTY. twcnty-one. clerk.
LA%RESrE tC"eSiSdanR!F e. MsSdnRTNEY IIse' twenty team
saMiE112 S,sT 12I, South Twenty-fonrth, street
sOuN n. McGRANERS. eighteen, arsenal in
spector, 1877 South Twenty-third street.
Li9NEL kERSHAW. JR.. nineteen. clerk 1924
GEORGE %lus A.. GIBBONS. nineteen, craftsman,
1730 Mcclellan street.
BRYAN DAGNEY. eighteen, salesman. a42l
JOSEPH sIERs, nineteen. driver. 1917 League
HOWARD 5,Sa. p KnAssENsTEIN, t%eHty-one, NUM-
H6WXKp T. spERiSG Oo@ t@cntynlne nnR s'rfaa machIn
JOSEPH T. ss BRESSHNe SSfe>e aWensonc awenqs macbln,s
,TTSin south Twelfth street.
thcsSELI OLIVER. nineteen. saw hardener,
,.n!2S state road OlneN.
svhN n; REED. eighteen, chauffeur, 452 Rox-
u borough
WILLIAM j. RAISER. eighteen. clerk, aoo4
north TM y-seventh street.
< street.
NAVAL COAST DEFENSE RESERVE
SUhN 7. HARE, seaman
WILLIAM CLARK seaman
yUSEPH RICHMOND, fireman
WILLIAM y. FLYNN Jr., boilormaker
WWnLIEk F-tWER. seaman.
TWni,.L,iaM J. g0WNEy, seaman.
nnDMARD Is. HINES. seaman.
nIHa.hh0lD DOUGHERTY. seaman.
svhN KING, seaman.
sAMES y. SPENCER. Jr. twenty-four driver.
,.S21 Trinity place; seaman,
sVLlUS u. REiTERMAN. twenty, real cstate
operator. 2238 South Nineteenth street: yeo-