Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
COMPANY B. ENGINEERS, LEAVE FOR
SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES
Philadelphia Organization, Off for Cantonment Center
Given Rousng Send-Of at Station by
Host of Friends

With every man ready for immediate
service Company b, ENGINEERS. n. G. p,
left the Pennsylvania Railroad yard, Thir-
teth and Market streets shortly before
o'clock this morning for concentration
camp somewhere in the United states"
The Engineers were given a noisy send
off by relatives and friends.
Under command of Captain ]. s. Brad
ford the Engineers left their armory at
Thirty-third street and Lancaster avenue
at 1880 and marched to the railroad yard.
A train of three day coaches and one
baggage car was waiting, and after min
ute of handshakng and kissing the boys
went aboard At the concentration camp
the engineers will assist in the work OF
preparing one of the big cantonments.
This mornings rollcall disclosed that
the company needs fifty-six recruits before
IL can boast of full war strength. An at
tempt will be made to bring the unit up to
war strength when it reaches its destination,
Cooks, mess sergeants BARRIERS and sad
dlers are wanted for Battalion of the
Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps which is
recruiting at 121 South Fifth street under
Captain A. f. Combs and Lieutc aart Doug
las Macfarlan. Ten men er anced In
the care of horses are Gl0n nc2Ged. Half
of this number will reCeN1 the rank of
noncommssioned officers, while the re-
mainder will be drivers.
Captain Combs said today that the bat
TALON has been recruited up to two-thirds
of it's strength and that he expects to be
recruited TO full strength of 239 men by
July Is.
Battalion of the Signal Enlisted Reserve
Corps is a field battalion, whose duty is
to keep open the lines Of communication
between the division headquarters and the
different brigades of the army. The or
| ganization also has radio company Of
| seventy weight men.
The Fairmount Park Commission, through
| its secretary. Thomas S. Martin, yesterday
ordered down the National Guard recruit
| ing posters, recently erected on the site of
| the razed buildings on the Parkway at
Broad and Filbert streets. Guard officers
amazed at the commissions action, de-
| nounced the move as unpatriotic
| AS ground for its order the commission
| says that permission was not obtained for
the erection Of the signs. Furthermore, II
asserts that the Parkway block 'is to be
improved at once" and ut will be impos-
sibe to permit the sign to remain"
No such speedy Improvement seems TO be
contemplated, and Guard officers point out
that the posters would not remain up after
| July is. Recruiting for the Guard will end
on that date. but every moment up TO that
time is valuable in bringing the home regi-
ments up to full strength.
| Lieutenant vivian White was left be-
hind to get the necessary recruits, while
Lieutenant Charles Elcock went on with
the company.
Captain Richard Fl. Williams. Of the Mil
itary Training Camps Association which Il
getting men for the second officers training
camps. received 22S applications yesterday
making a total Of 1885 Seven hundred ant
three applicants have been accepted ant
only 99S men are wanted.
The marine corps enlisted six men yester
day, the navy twenty, the army fifty-seven
Today, up until 10:30 a. M, the army hat
enlisted fifteen men, fourteen Of whom wer,
eligible for draft.
Recruiting for all organizations and in
stitutions which devote attention to civi,
and social conditions is proceeding brisll,
under the direction OF the Civic Relief De
partment Of the committee OF public safety
The object OF the campaign is TO insur,
the maintenance OF a proper standard o
living conditions essential to wartime EN-
cheney.
Persons not eligible to military servic
are being enlisted for volunteer service Il
this work. Every county in the State (
to be thoroughly canvassed for possible re
cruits.
ICED TO date include: Care Of dependenti
J. Byron Deacon, OF the Society for Organic
ing Charity, Pittsburgh Maurice Willows
Civic Relief chairman. Scranton; child we
fare, DR.. Samuel McCllntock Hamill, Phila
delphia. former president American Assc
citation for Study and Prevention Of In
fantlle Mortality; education Bruce NJ Wal
J son, secretary Public Educational Assocls
tion OF PennsylvanlRi recruiting and place