Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-16
RECRUITING SHOWS
Big JUMP in CITY
Fifty Join Army, 80 Enroll
for Navy and Marine
Corps Gets IL
15-YEAR-OLD BOY APPLIES
III. S. Student Denied Privilege
of Enlisting Because
of Age
One hundred and twenty-five mar.
riage licenses today. There were
ninety.twO recruits.

ninety.twO recruits.
Recruiting started in with a vim TODAY
IN all branches of the service BY Ii
a. m the army had recruited fifty men;
thirty had signed up for the navy and the
marine corps had an even dozen.
All the recruiting officers said IL looked
like the banner day since the call for
recruits went out.
At the navy recruiting station. 1910 Arch
street appeared a lad who went away
disappointed. but with the firm resolve some
day to be a hero. He is Alexis Thompson,
of Thirty-ffth street and Powelton avenue.
He is second year student at Central
High School, and is only fifteen. He wanted
10 enlist as a seaman's apprentice with the
idea Of thus preparing himself for An
napols.
Commander Hand was unable to accept
the boys proffered services because Of his
youth with the eager lad was his father
A. S. Thompson.
on July 81 next, Alexis will be sixteen
and eligible. He said he would be back
that day. the first one in the office, too.
Todays enlistment roll follows:
u s. MARINE CORPS
WILLIAM JOSEPH CROsON. forty-three, re-
rsRRS dAtGGsTts rG!GsGFt THOMPSON. twentyone
usssY EDwS yffRsS Sneieen .orshou.s at
JOSEPH .TMoMAsss WHITE; nineteen. hat hn-
ROBERT SHEPARD. twenty-four, embalmer.
eEoRSE SIeis'1TaMSoMA THOMAS WILLIS. eighteen. weaver.
pEscy ss5S fEIScoiN aoLLlNsHED. twen,y-,even,
HSkRY S3a WAfER ffi%osf GAff hEsnps sweny.x butter
n6BEsT issE FiTsfs '"eHtythree clerk phads
wHsGTER BESsoS WEBB; twenty-ono. book
cHSRfEs sfgfI I'' ED%HRD TSS ~eiG FHLIESBAuM ma
HERBEkr f!alsi FRED SEBHARDr. nineteen drill
pressman. Lane. Pa.
u s. ARMY ENLrsrMENTs
GLENN c. REESE. twenty-five, laborer. New
EkiGK MIHa'2 iaIsTS ,wen,yave salesman
rbwNSb NGh sMiqH essiesn signal asHE
HESR3 N3 EcrGYHSSSsSL ssrse nfsHsfTy
,oHS o'S SATToS. stes Chauffeur 2sl
.oMS MGp'sPs ssfsf5 evenly ch 1925
AESERr SSFs cook
1o9s Tra WARD esh;ssn R1sntry student sss Lam
JAMES f. Dick twenty clerk 2e Emerald
william wiiitkffiiAM J.. FARRELL. seventeen, driver.
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ATSSsE W: ciEDLER., ssSieen' rairoader.
nlai sls sasis iys yitss coast
sosEFH o, EEHERINGroN. nineteen. clerk
hs.s Sfass %oder aos Yves.
sfEFEESy e. Twenty-Five or.
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WSi Msaaft
MSRSG SfS So,h MSsR srtss
Jos@fH sSst 1se f. wIsn Htsnsyy skipper
FHskER clean
R3sEkT nlnessS suiO%GS,ls body
nnetsen sbore
HAkRSY' PsSs 'Isnty booeeper
wTxM BRSwN 'nfanary nineeen florist Chestnut
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HRSfi Al.' ts SaSfss
fa akifTiFM.y lGTfnHaIy tAr,ytsurh re-en.,ed
RSbERF F'% r. 'sfsf fGsst weny
ssntS cAsTs nj lafs"try cabinet
HAkRY ABR, 3; BRAY; twsnty-thres, machinist' 474
sAMr shSssS florist. Chest
s6SEkT Ri YotSc. fS .rtsfS Eighteen aDorer aaas
HaRSD str1St infantrs 1Wsnty chauffeur Queen
% and Pleasant a streets 'Pa Phiisdephis; cavalry
NAVAL COAST DEFENSE RESERVE
CHARLES GABRIEL SHIEl.. twenty-five. fire.
GESRGE &o6D%RAsD GfSR ssaie' nnssesn electrician
NEVIS Sfs''st EARL Hi HxsTISE sisTIn twenty maeh.
rkxSKy sSTsy SSssS M sssms
LOTS 6SfsmGHf WEsKEl sEffs twsngtwo clerk
CHARGEs StISf RxsfH s0aRsN 0BaREsSNER. entythree
perhanser, sO:2 ID street. Fox Chase, Pa.
PERCY GIBSON HAGy. twenty-five, stsnogra-
sSa NSrn ns $50
nSssSS
WILLIAM HAFER. twenty. coremaker, el44
aGssEL E0fsEssi sTANIEY sref eoS% Tfsfn
LURE bAk f
HAshA Worsh AhBRiSr sfssi ESNis twenty lathe
LOUIS MEYER, twenty-five, machinist's helper
WILLIAM DALTON, twenty, machnist, sharon
ubWrG @ "a GRaST Rssf'q!si FikEES twenty-five let,
ter carrier. 2OO3 South Hemberger street;
IRVING HYMAN. twenty-five. seaman. Chi
LEMEST LeaSH HETsfERai5f5 WEIsER DEtHANT twenty-five
asGSfI sosEfH FL FUsE ism1 Eighteen book
wffIsT AkTHGK Ains sYbbEEI ib iwsaty sstfn
oRERsTH %kasrhs ff MeGGouD
cotton yarn business, 17O5 Spruce street; cox
EGGESE JOSEPH MURRAY. nineteen. clerk.
PSs SahN sSS!s DEERE ssens Clerk
ATWOOD D. kiaRSsipE iiaGssiE sILpATH. eighteen,
ESWiN AMoR SatSTf snstsen clerk Bur
AlPkRb lPsGn MAssIsSER ssaasp pLIrprNcorr. eighteen,
student. Sharon Hill, Pa: seaman
CARL FRED HERBsLEB. twenty-one ac-
countant, 1881 North Hoffman street; sea-
s'RANCIs- VINCENT NIXON, twenty,one: stem
oerapher, 2e40 West Girard avenue; yeoman
MARVIN BOWMAN BINNER. thirty, signal
man. 4015 North Twelfth street; chief boat
swain's mate. ..,.ou
ERNEST EDWIN EMANUEL EDMOND.
twenty-one clerk. Pittsburgh, Pa. yeoman'