Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-01
BIG RUSH TO ENLIST
BEFORE REGISTRATION
Tomorrow Will Be Last Chance
for Army Service Without
Being Enrolled
lust SHOW RECEIPTS
Col. Hatfield Looks for 800 New Re-
cruits From City Before Satur-
day Night


day Night
Army enlistments broke all records
yesterday, when 1867 men enlisted, ac.
cording to a War Department an
nOuncement this afternoon. The lead.
ers were New York with 1888, Penn
sylvania with 1886 and Illinois with PIG.
Enlistments since April total 92,6S6
for the nation.
The rush for cnlistments 10 avoid the
possible odium Of being drafted went on in
full swing today
Eight hundred new recruits for the army
are expected by tomorrow night by Col G.
A. =. Hatfield, United States army recruit
ing officer. in view Of the fact that tomorrow
is the last day for enlistment before regis
traton day. June 3. No recruits will be ac-
cepted Monday or Tuesday, and thereafter
no man between twenty-onc and thirty-one
years old will be enlisted unless he can
show his registration certificate. The War
Department today notified Adjutant General
Stewart that registration will not prohibit
men from volunteering for any Of the fight
Ing branches up to the time they are
actually drafted for service.
The packer unit Of the ambulance section
of the Medical Corps, L. S. A. left today
with forty automobiles for the Allentown
fair grounds. Thirty-six men will be in the
unit, under the command Of Sergeant Har-
ris w Arnor.
CALLS ON NORTHEAST HIGH
Northeast High School students were ad-
dressed today by Sergeant Arthur S. Collins.
Company b. Engineers, n. G. F., who asked
for enlstments for the new company of Ma
tional Guard engineers being organized in
Philadelphia
To stimulate recruiting. the Main Line
Battalion, which includes many wealthy and
prominent men, held its first parade late this
afternoon at Bryn Mawr. The 80 men
composing the two uniformed companies are
commanded by Major Robert w. Daniel
The military unit which Is euuipped with
army rifles is connected with the Main Line
civic emergency organization headed by
George Gibbs. OF Rosemont
More than 100 naval reserves Of LanCas-
ter were ordered today to report at once at
the Philadelphia Navy Yard
One hundred and fifty recruits OF the
Ninth Engineer Reserve Regiment will re.
port at the Commercial Museum barracks
tomorrow for training until its departure
for France.
During May the army enlisted 1921 men,
the navy 5i3 and the marine corps 1872, il
was announced today at the recruiting sta
tons.
Yesterdays enistments were: United
states forces-Army, "a; navy. 21; marine
corps, g; coast guard, 8; quartermaster
reserve corps, 16; Ninth Engineers S5
National Guard Of Pennsylvania-Firs In
fantry' II; Third Infantry l6; Sixth In
fantry, s; Second Field Artillery, II.
The following enlistments were announced
today:
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
FFaTEd FGSnE wsPm }2ssP6 ssggns smb e. 7sS 25th st.
Charles Raymond speechey. 81. sG44 Montague
Fred F sanford Pore, 81, Chester. Pa.
hry KshhSr tOf 81 ciaa 2a rss ave- a. Sak ave
UNITED STATES NAVY
Mater Mater Sihinfer Kes5lsr, 81 Gloucester n J.
IRST STm Estt Ktietet MeC9gBlB5ssn 9BBs III Ipis s. 2lst ST.
Harry James Whiteaw. II, 1926 Holstein ave.
UNITED STATES ARMY
Edward l. Jackson, 81, New York city N. Y.
5STi. 55STsTd II ocSESb FSSiSy 80 4lS 20 s:d q
James IT, PSttsn, 20 aos2 4. msrsRal stRrd st st.
Thh0mss Th0mss It,r. Go9lItgT 22 b. 4a IA 1LsbCgslory H
Joseph r. o'Net, a. 9Oa5 n stR R's st. e''y' ~ T.
,sef 3eESaPo, ES%5d%G5 f%fsFs E2'; st.
2@y Ra5s Na6do2s g. X&ods is2 81 "a A'fT Ea1n St st.
sa:, laTls L l. TsdS Gad&e T. q a. MGason y 5Sa ;1 DEL
athsn Landers, q 5O25 Woodland ave.
SssGG h s sagGass EaSas 2$ 2i7 iai ~ ol9
Iohn 7. Barrett 70, 9o2 p. Price s.
,nthony m Rogers Rogers. ai 81 eI2 Monntan Sna st. st.
'ewls II. Eaton 20. 35l Armat St, German
P%s' ,i51F T. poS.D Fee 20 7lt c9grslsna Sa!n ST.
NAVAL COAST DEFENSE RESERVE
SEdTeT ,S sI.tS Milton MmoT6ray m 2l sil7 ~ 54th st.
'haTles BENJAMIN MOODY, Is. i5!7 y, Opal ST.
,ls%ent .1Pet Glsyt0P a.1S j Brown 90 5tt jS,R s.
yds Fugsna SSsp4 5isy ~ I"b4 N IN st.
oe Henry Senior, 90 534 f. Indiana ave
QUARTERMAsTER RESERVE CORPS
ierbert II. Backman. 80 222 e Graver's lane,
Joseph 7, Hauser,, "a, Delaware Water Gap. Pa.
ienry $. Campbell, 26, 1889 y. 18th ST.
MILAN lillian SsE T. GESoyssE IIT; Ig;, 22o6 n Park ave.
yFR TTsnE'n Jr q 22l2 Lombard ST.
Sioyd g. Minor, rs, 5G4s Hazel la ave. o.
hamss Ssls@ cGSSy 2fiSSg e. issS GsSS \ isiS ItR =:
qRR IRSn " EITT1t hrs%nb q 81 81 CITY Ps
\ ,lRsrt bert WTilklRs9t1' ~ 80, nsrrington; y; ].
heodore a sfI9n K Rtch&e & sS sSSN2afESo9f NarSeTs Pa
ame;s T, MeAleer ?2, 30 n 3Gth 81
isnSS HoaSsirsiul - &@5SRsRRiSS5s @$sRias!gs6 f5 g. C.
9s9 ,om1. y MI, i: FeSsiIey sSs 2S HazIstSn: Pa,
ISvid j. DUNN a. s56i Iehisb lR S ave
'harles A. Myers, "a, 543s Norfolk st.
ENGINEER RESERVE CORPs
EllSP i.nrS g. Hs%fs sassn e Es9s Ji4ssy s5aSs ad
;Sm ;S5I q BfH@9tt RnDt 80 olSsR ISsE N
eter Bradley, 90. 500 S, Seth 81.
harles G. Bren, 2s, Jersey Shore. Pa
harles y. ]. Hills, 10. 4204 Girard ave-
larence w. Hines. 2a, Jersey Shore. Pa
co Ssn j. Hoefah HsSsr as Esns5 JsIssy shore. Pa
rank ); B9Rs,seer,i R,ser,i ~ SIissyseland' Q.