New Britain herald., 1917-05-03
NAVY RECRUITS UP | ID PEACE STRENGTH
Will Continue Enlistments Here
 and Elsewhere z

swain,s U.hS. N., in charge of the Naval Recruiting station at Hartford. visit ed the local recruiting office in charge of Chief Radio Electrician M. S. Brainard this morning and expressed himself as we'll pleased with the way New Britain recruits are enrolling. To-day the navy reached its required peace strength of 87,O00," stated Mir. McKenna, but recruiting will con- tinue as the war strength of the navy is 15O, ,0OO." An interesting announce ment was also made by the recruiting officer when he stated that all men who enlist as apprentice seamen will be permitted to remain at their homes for the time being as the naval train ing stations are full.
 '(An apprentice seamen who en- listed will be sworn into the federal service and their pay will begin inns mcdiateiy. but for the time being they will be permitted to remain at their. homes and such transportation will be furnished them. Men living away from homo will also be furnished with rations," the naval man explained. Then as openings occur these appren- tice seamen will be summoned to enter the training stations.
 Recruiting Letters Mailed. In looking over the long list of ap- plicants for enlistment in the navy, Recruiting Omcer Brainard has dis, covered a number of New Britain men who have not appeared for enlist ment after applying and has sent them the following letter:
 Dear Sir:-
 II find your application in the files of the Hartford office for enlistment in the U. s. Navy. You have passed the required preliminary examination. will you advise this office as soon as practicable whether you intend to complete the examination. This of flee Is open daily, Sundays included from a. m. to p. m.
 T request this information for the purpose of clearing the files of the Hartford of1ce, in the event of the passage of the Universal Service law. 
 MALCOLM S. BARNARD,
 "Ohief Electrician. Radio.
 United States Naval Fleet .sEs j. Reserve.''
 Chief Brainard has sent these .let- ters to the following men and those after whose name statements are ap- pended have given these as their req sons for not enrolling:
 Harry A. Laskoski, 25 Jubilee St.: Philip R. Olson. 46 Jubilee St.: George J. Gaudette, 2S8 North St.. parents ob- ject: Frank F. Sarisky. 6S West St., object; Matthew J. Callahan, 4 Smith St.; James F. Flynn, IT,, 73 Arch St.; Floyd Gray, 369 East St. Adolph Guidel 1os Grove St.; Robert F. Hackett, West St., Southington; William T. Kane. Kensington; Fred l.. St. Laurent, 2 Green St.; Charles E. McNamara, 316 High St., changed mind; Edward F.. Martin, Hunger ford Court, enlisted in Co. l., c. N. G.; Carl Wm. Nelson, 49 Cherry St.; Os- car R. Paulson, 14 Smith St.: Stanley 73 Booth St.
 The above letter, MT. Brainard says, has been mailed to these people and the only ones that have reported at the recruiting station are those whose names are noted. In addition to this there are two men who have had let ters mailed to them and who have re- ported to the station and have enlist ed. In addition he advises: "1n view or the ne" QTaIC law IL WOUl0 O0 WSAl for those who prefer the navy to- any other branch of the service to apply at the local recruiting station for in- formation as it is highly probable that the drafting will be for the army alone as no provision has been made in the bill for the navy9 and when a person is in one branch of the service 1t Is improbable that he can be trans ferred to any other branch of the ser- vice. The local office is open from 8 a. m. to p. m. daily, including Sun days. In case the local station is closed all applicants should apply at the Strand theater building, Hartford. which is open during the same hours.
 Plans for the naval recruiting ral- lies to be held in tine local theaters on Sunday continue and already Com pensation Commissioner George B.. Chandler, Rev. J. J. Fitzgerald and Attorney Benjamin Holden have promised to speak. Mayor Quigley has invited Rev. Dr. G. w. c. Hill to act as chairman of the rally at Fox's theater, Rev. Dr. E. B. Cross to act as chairman, at the Lyceun theater ral- ly and Rev. John, T. Winters to act in that capacity at Keeney's theater rn Nv