Evening journal., 1917-03-27
Recruiting GUARD
TO FULL Strength
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officers Of the National Guard as soon
as the men are mustered in.
The form Of oath the men are re-
quired to subscribe to follows:
do hereby acknowledge to have
voluntarily enlisted this - day of
. 10. as q soldier in the Ma
tional Guard Of the United States
and of tho State of Delaware for
the period Of three years in service
and three years in the reserve,
under the conditions prescribed by
law, unless sooner discharged by
proper authority. And I do solemn.
" swear that I will bear true faith
and allegiance 10 the United States
Of America and to the State of
Delaware. and that 7 will serve
them honestly and faithfully
against all their enemies whomso-
ever. and that win obey the orders
Of the President of the United
States and Of the Governor Of the
State Of Delaware. and Of the Off
GERS appointed over me according
10 law and the rules and articles of
war.
Or. speakman Volunteers.
Dr. William C. Speskman, who serv-
ed as oral surgeon with the American
Ambulance Corps in France. has vol
unteered his services TO give dental
treatment to any applicants for enlist
ment whose teeth need attention be-
fore they could be accepted for ser
vice. The birth registry department of
/ the Board Of Health has offered TO aid
the recruiting officers in the verifying
/ of birth dates of applicants. Many
/ persons have stated they would give
| Just as much of their time as is nee
essary to stimulate recruiting.
! DR.. Walter O. Stack, dentist, has not
! fied Mayor Price that he will treat
/ free of charge all the men who wani
\ TO join the militia and who are now
prevented from doing so because oi
the condition of their teeth It Is
hoped that other professional mer
will be as generous in their offers o.
. help and that there will be enough
volunteers to meet the medical am
surgical requirements of the militia.
Activity at ArmOry.
AT the Armory today there was I
good deal OF activity. Major J. War
ner Reed. who will have command o
3 the battalion. was arranging detail
connected with the muster in. Men o
the four Wilmington companies ar
, arriving constantly and reporting 10
duty. Many are quartered at tn
3 Armory. About rs per cent. OF tn
men have reported for duty. TIL
o. others are coming in a few at a time
q There is a good deal Of delay, II
s said. on account OF the men being com
:. PEELED TO leave their positions an
i some OF them are out Of the city. Tw
officers are in Virginia and one il
North Carolina.
Under the regulations Of the GOV
, ernment, permitting Is cents a da
for keep of the men, It is propose
to set up a camp kitchen at the al
mory and feed the men there. Til
small size of the armory and tn
crowded condition will make It din
. cult TO do this, and the need Of a
adeouate armory with Offices for tn
use OF those carrying on the bushes
Of the troops and places for the meI
/ not 10 mention a drill hall of suh
4 cient size for the different units of III
. .battalions to drill. is being emphasize
Under the recent act of the Legi
llature $4,000 will be available fC
Il erection of a new armory when SZol
Q 600 is provided by citizens Of Ii
community and steps will be take
as soon as possible to start matter
connected with the new buildings.
Conference With Governor.
" Adjutsnt.General I. Pusey Wicke
= sham is in Dover today to consult Wi
!, Governor John G. Townsend, j
4 about various matters. Just VIII
a would be the result OF the conferene
q General Wickersham said he could n
r tell.
/ The all important question now
" what the men will do. Various CO.
II lectures have been made, but the ge
A. eral opinion seems to be that the me
r. will not be sent out OF the locality. b
r will be used for the present at lea
for guard duty about the different /
dustrial plants here and for prote
tion of other property OF the city.
IS There is a general tendency, ho'
n ever TO look upon the particular XII
nd Of service tha. will be done as som
" thing that will be "all in the W
Of duty" In spite OF the coniectur
about the armory this morning, OF
. GERS and men we're pointing out tn