Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26
Rapid Strides Made
IN CITY Preparedness
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witt Jobborn. Charles n Hahn.
Eastman, Jacob Lit and C. s w pacl,arS
WHEELS SET IN MOTION
~, me opening Of the recritng office I'm tho
49, rsHheht armory was ordered even
pefore the receipt of the official orders
Last night the officers of the pbi,,da,nhia
iesiments generally were uncertain nc 90
,ne next steps to be taken. Telepbone ,,ssD
sases from Adjutant General Stewart i,
l,a,rlsourg' , started the wheels in motion
resi,rs enort VIII be made to bring the
fee'nents up to war strength before orders
'or 'heir movement are received
Great activity was manifested today
ny the officers and men of the First ona
ihird Regiments, the local orsaniga,iops
| oi the United States Nationar Guard OF
fennsylvania, which have been ordered 70
| mobilize and hold themselves in readiness
Ior an immediate call frcm the War Depart
meht Brigadier General william G. Price
Jr, was notified of the summons Yesterday
by Major General Charles NJ. Clement He
! immediately issued the orders to the com
| manders of the local regiments
Colonel George Il. Kemp commander OF
the Third Regiment. and, in the absence
| from the city of Colonel Charles G., Allen.
/ Jr, commander of the First Regiment Lieu
tenant Colonel Milard u. Brown received
| the orders and notified the captains of com
| panies A hurry call to come home was
| sent to Colonel Allen. who is in the South
| on army duty.
Colonel Brown called meeting of the
resimental officers this morning. ordering
| them to get their companies in readiness
| for the muster-in Wednesday lie told
| them that he had no inkliug as to what
| duty the regiment would be assigned
The officers were assembled through
| hurry calls over the telephone. by special
! delivery mail and by notices read from the
! pnlpits of various churches last night
FIFTY RECRUITS REPORTED
Nearly fifty prospective recruits were re-
ported by the company commanders The
| regiment Will not open recruiting office
| until the arrival of surgeons from Harris
| burg.
| The First and Third Regiments returned
| from Mexican border service on October 9
| and II. respectively They were the first
| Pennsylvania regiments and among the first
National Guard units in the country to get
| back into civilian harness This fact it is
| thought. caused their selection by the War
| Department over other local guard organi-
cations for present protection" purposes
Colonel Kemp explained that when the
| situation with Germany became acute he
had all his commissioned officers and en-
listed men do missionary work among
the young men downtown, with the result
that scores of recruits have been gathered
These cookies will take the places of the
men who have served their terms of enlist =
ment and have been placed on the reserve
The equipment of the First and Third
Regiments is in splendid shape. the officers
say. Supply wagons aud other necessary
field equipment are ready to be removed
from the armories at minutes notice
The services Of ten trucks seven pas
senger automobiles and from 400 to 500
men were offered TO the navy today by
+. s. Stover. sales manager of the Glass
Nachod Brewing Company. Tenth street
and Montgomery avenue The offer was
made at the Naval Home by Mr.. Stoyer,
who said that the company could place that
number Of men at the Governments dis
posal.
The Rev. DR.. Carl L. Grammer, rector
of st, Stephens Episcopal Church TODAY
! sent letter to Bishop Suffragan Garland
requesting the Bishop to ask the vestry for
permission to release clergymen SO that
they may esrve chaplains in the service
Doctor Grammer said he was prompted in
this action by "a letter sent him by his alma
| mater. Johns Hopkins Upversity asking
him If he would serve his country Yes -
was the answer and the letter to Bishop
Garland followed.
PROMOTIONS IN y. G. p
Major Frank d. Beary of Allentown.
| attached to the Fourth Pennsylvania Infau-
try, and Deputy Adjutant General of Penn
sylvania, was made a colonel by Adiutant
General Stewart today and assigned to the
administrative staff. Other promotions i'm
the Guard follow: