Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-16
THOUSAND ADAY
JOINING THE NAVY
Recruiting Campaign Results
Highly Pleasing to the
High Officials.

Recruiting for the navy IL bringing In
more than q thousand men a day under
the press Of war emergency. omcers OF
the fleet are highly pleased with the
character Of the recruits.
They are nne lot of young men,"
said letter from the commander of a
battleship, made public at the Navy
Department, cheerful, patriotic and
eager to learn. and they are getting
knowia fge in large doses and are as
similatiits it. Results can be seen from
day to day"
The record for Saturdays recruiting
was a net gain Of 1924 men. bringing
the enlisted force that much nearer the
100000 mark Secretary Daniels expect
ed to reach by May 1.
Under the leadership Of Lieut. s. r. Bry-
ant. U. 8. N. of the Presidents yacht
Mayfover, large recruiting organization
ship. who have been conducting such sue
cessful campaigns in this city and the
surrounding country. The work 10 being
systematized and win be divided up into
several departments
Publicity Bureau Established.
A publicity bureau has been established
H. L. Thompson, also Of the Mayfiower,
who will see that the speakers from the
ships company are announced in true
press-agent style Most of his time now
| will be taken up in spreading recruiting
publicity for the Mayiowers recruiting
party.
Attached to the publicity bureau will
be theh speakers division, under Yeo-
man Jackson. 1t will be the duty of
4 q hi t@Y- % tnt he la ~
ship to theaters and organizations in
the city who request them and to hnd
engagements for them wherever he can
and where they will do much good in
obtaining enlistments for increasing
| the personnel of the United States
Navy.
In this connection Lieut.. Bryant an
! nounced today that sr.y theater or or
ganization which desired TO have q
| speaker could obtain one by calling
Lincoln 1880. One will be assigned i'm
mediately. and the people will have q
| chance to hear of the navy from the
men on the inside.
| Many Apply on the Mayfower.
F.; Many recruits are applying to the
Mayfiower daily for enlistment. The
| applications for enlistment are piling
| high. awaiting the return of men who
! applied. then left to arrange their per-
sonal affairs. Lieut.. Bryant said that
| the campaign being conducted by The
Star was certainly doing much toward
aiding the navy In obtaining the men
| which 1t needs to I'LL out the compile
ments Of the ships now in commission.
J The navy's general recruiting station
at 30s 9Th street northwest also il re-
ceiving a large number Of applications
for enlistment. Many Of the men. how
ever are being turned down on account
of physical defects. While the navy
needs men. they are not being taken
/ into the service even with minor de-
fects A man who passes the navy's
requirements has the very best bill OF
health that can be handed to him.
| The time for obtaining the 200 re-
eruits which the local station was sup
been extended to May s. Chief Yeoman
J. J. O'Brien Of the 9Th street station
expressed the belief that long before
that time the local station will have
more than this quota Young men who
want to get into the navy quickly can
save themselves much delay at the re-
cruitfng station by bringing with them
| a birth certificate or other evidence of
citizenship. Without such evidence no
i one can enlist In the United States
Navy at this time.
Naval Reserve Enrollments.
| The following enrollments in the naval
reserve We're announced today: John
Berchmans Hollohan. 1903 I street north
| west: Spencer Burroughs. 327 18th street
southeast; Donald W. Corrick, Kensing-
=! ton. Nd; Jennings S. Brown. 1925 L
street northwest; Harris B. Grove. 1880
! II street northwest; G. Charlotte Hamil-
! ton. 1853 Oliver street northwest; Yude-
levitt Rose, 715 6th street northw est:
! Jessie May Hall. the Portland: Emma NJ
Reardon. 1912 14th street northwest;
Mrs. Anna E. Thompson. the Champlain;
Saidee v. Jollie, 1907 W street north
west: Frederick Morgan Cook. 1854 CO.
lumbia road: Raymond Oscar Etxler, H.
| 18th street northeast; Era NJ Newman,
1913 v street southeast; Marie B. Lueb-
kert. 1914 Kearney street northeast;
| Helen v. Macdonald. 1884 X street
northwest: Marcia Walker. 500 South
Wardman Courts: George NJ. Jackson,
| 241S 14th street northwest: Mary Irene
Williams, 496 E street southwest: Mary
L. Germiller, 90s North Carolina avenue
southeast; Pinckney A. Trapier. 1897
18th street northwest
Navy enlistments: Charles Brown
Henry, Fairfax Court House. Va: Luther
Malvin Ketland, 412 South Lee street.
| Alexandria, Va; Edwin Paret White.
1915 10th street northwest; Charles Will