Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28

4 military parade TO spur recruiting viii
march through the central section of the
,ty this afternoon. ending with mass
meeting on city ligll plaza.
\ ifc and drum corps, plazIug the way
with snrIl music will lead the marcherS
the Old Guard of Philadelphia, veterans of
the tIvil aud Spanish American wars ana
detachmcn,y of soldiers. marines and sailors.
including women yocmeu i'm full uniform.
TOM DAILY TO EECIrE POEMS
ON the north plaza Of Cuy Han where
the military and naval units viii draw up
at attention an appeal to the patriotism OF
Philadelphia win he made Among the
speakers will Toe General Joseph X, =. Ward,
colonel John Hinkson, commander OF the
old Guard, and Tom DalN, EvENfNG LEDGER
"colyumlst who viii rrcite Flag % My
Land" My America Hats on to the
Flag" and other patriotic poems which he
has written Colonel Knowles troSlicy, cher
of staff of the old Guard. Will be master
of ceremonies The route Of the parad" VIII
be from Broad and Race streets, on Broad
TO Market to Eighth and couutermaching
to city Hall.
Figures compiled today show that Phila-
delphia has furnished slightly more thah
1000 enlisted men TO the various Drahch'S
Of the service the regular service getting
about half of them. The months totals
are: Army, S2I: navy. ,Ol iuot counting
about AOO enlisted on the warships } .
marine corps, 2Y6 ; marine reserve corps,
$50; coast guards, 100 naval coast defense
resrrve. 1900, and National Guard, l5o. For
the week ending today the totals are: Amy,
?69: navy, l6i; marine corps. 20.
Today's cnlistments were not promising.
\ dozen men were added to the army, a
T! half dozen to the navy and eight o the ma -
riuo CORPS Two Gch army recruits were
| Penn state College students-iiarry llof
| man 229 North SNtieth street. and Norman
| - Hughes. 1929 \Orth Twenty-ninth street.
| charles g. Nichols, twcnty-One years old.
| llS North Missouri avenue. Atlantic 'HE,
! a naval coast defense reserve volunteer,
| who was rejected two weeks ago because of
! bad teeth came back" today with vim
| lie had had twenty of his teeth pulled and
| replaced. spending Sl25 on the job to make
| himself fit
4 call was issued today by tho Military
| Training camps Association for more ma
| ure applicants for officers training at the
| three-month training camp at Fort Niagara
| New York. Men between twenty-eight and
forty-fou years old needed to fiji posi-
tions needing mature Judgment. About 500
| young men haV" been passed upon iaNoraDlN
at the offices in the Commercial Trust
| Building.
The following enlistments were announced
! today
UNITED STATES ARMY
Joseph Nenstat 20. 6li Emily s..
Wlrm EIr har'gs1fRR r. sR % % laSa i5S' hri Asom
PSTe Rsasr Il" aot 800 a. %dsmnser
| Lewis Forchctti. ~, 1919 Garrett 81.
! Harry +. Thornton. 10 GOOG GreouwHy ave.
samuel J. ltnoX. 23 3oi y; 57th 81
| crawford w Wise, 10. 1921 Columbia ave
| Livin0 Tinaro. IL GliA kinEsossing aye.
Russell T.. Mat2 10. 1911 Myrtlcwoud ST
| Loxlcy Y. Rowkcr 20, 3lll Nesthcd ST, cams
Anthony RoEuska. H. 9GaI Z. Henry st.
UNITED STATES NAvY
| Paul Toy. II. West cap" May, y. j
E'""T2N GNIfEB r aS''%FA 'E%TFATThs rs MHRi%E GoRpS
| George 4. ,urE H. l12i Washington ave.
| bayd IFonr pancost. -. 22G3 Van P"lt St
| Walter Russell Bcnuor. 20, llGl hamburger 81
! William Patrick O. Doa -. 2l27 McCleand ST
| Fraul Grnatius Harrington -. 1871" NarraSan
Sotto 81.
| Albert Taylor -. Binghamton y. =
! Frank Howard Walter. 10, Easton, Pa
| Joseph Francis Quinn, 30, 2io :. iith II
! Thomas Paul Waller 10, $50 huntingdon St.
| RAYMOND Frank simpson. 90, Columbia -