New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
COMPANY E NEEDS FIFTY NEW RECRUITS
Lieutenant Griffin Opens Recruit ing ofice on Park

campaign to add fifty men to the muster roll of Company F, First Con- necticut infantry, so that the total en- rollment will Se 100 men, even after the several members have been dis charged for physical disab bility or be- cause they have several dependents was begun by Lieutenant Ashley J. Griffin this morning.
 Recruiting Begins on Green.
 Following receipt of orders from Captain Edward C. Farington of the First Regiment this morning Lieuten- ant Griffin and Second Lieuten- ant Robert Harris began to organize their plan for enlisting new recruits. A full sized camp tent has been erected in Central Park and recruits will be received there. In addition to this there will be a personal appeal made by several of the soldiers and moving picture advertising as we'll as poster advertising will also be used to stimulate interest in the campaign.
 National Guard companies can be recruited only to 100 men each, in order that the regular army and volunteer army may recruit to full strength. At present Company E. has sixtysix enlisted men and two com missioned officers Inasmuch as several of these enlisted men will un- doubtedly be given their discharge for physical disability or because they have dependents, Lieutenant Griffin has set fifty as the goal for his re- cruiting officers. Sergeant Theodore Scheutze has been placed in charge of the recruiting office in the park and he Is being assisted by Corporal H. E. Ar1~, h4,~ of h0 United States marines. There will be a guard stationed at this office and several other soldiers will be detailed to do duty as orderlies. It is under stood that pursuant to a recent mili- tary order from Washington all en- listments in the National Guard from date will be binding upon the soldier only until the war is over. The re- cruiting officers will be able to give complete and official information on this subject to all applicants. Ar engagements were made this morning whereby the recruit will make out his application papers at the local re- cruiting office and he will be taken to Hartford, the government paying his transportation. where he will be de- tailed to Company F. and return as a member of the local unit. It Is possible that later a federal recruit ing officer may be detailed to work in New Britain, making the above pro- cedure unnecessary.
 New Non-C n-Commissioned Officers.
 Lieutenant Griffin today received confirmation of the following ap- pointments as non-commissioned officers and they become effective at once: Corporal Theodore Scheutze to be a sergeant; Corporal Raymond J. Queenin to be a sergeant; First Class Private Eric s. Olson to be 8 corporal: First Class Private H. c. Schmidt to be corporal; First Class Private. Irving J. Dawson to be @ corporal; First Class Private H. R. Logan to be a corporal; First Class Private John J. Curtin to be a corporal; First Class Private H. F.. Gardiner to be a cor poral.
 The detail of Company F men who have been doing active guard duty in this vicinity for the past week were brought back to the armory last night and their place was taken by another detail of thirteen men in charge of Sergeant Olson. Although Sergeant Smith returned to head quarters with his squad last night, sergeant Seley NaS Oeen retalHeO WltH the outposts. Most of the outposts who returned to the armory last night reported on the sick list this morning. They are suffering from hard colds. but none of them Is in a serious con- dition.
 Mother Begs for Her Son.
 Lieutenant Griffin this morning re- ceived the first request from a mother for the discharee Of her son The woman visited him at his office and explained that she wanted her son dis charged from the service and when it was explained to her that by taking advantage of the dependents law she IF BACK HURTS
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