Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-21
PROMINENT NAMES
FOUND |NDRAFTu LIST
Many Well Known Families of
the Capital City Are
Represented.

A cousin Of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
and a cousin Of Theodore Roosevelt
are represented in the list of men
drawn to make UP Washington's quota
in the army that will go to France.
Among those drawn for the first draft
names OF many well known families
OF the city are represented. In some
cases these young men have filed ap-
plications for the second training camp
for officers, while others had been ar
ranging to enter other lines of service.
Douglas Eugene Bulloch. who is No.
602 Of the ninth division, is a son of
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph g. B, Bulloch Of
the Octavia apartment. 1869 Columbia
road northwest. and a cousin of former
resident Roosevelt He is descended
dent Of the colony of Georgia, as well
as the commander in chief Of the reyo-
lutionary forces of that colony. Re-
Gently he took an examination for a
commission In the navy. but as yet 1t
has not been acted upon.
Cousin Of Mrs. Wilson.
Alexander R. Boiling. son of DR.. Rob-
President Wilson's wife. DR.: Boiling
Is now lieutenant at Plattsburgh.
Young Boiling 10 at the officers train
ing camp at Fort Niagara
John Moore Bridget Of 2l4s California
street is a son Of B: M. Bridget Of the
firm of Parker & Bridget and is No. "a
In the ninth district. He is connected with
his fathers firm.
Howard G. Kneissi Of 1892 Newton
street, and member Of the firm of The
Semmes Motor Company. was also drauT
in this district.
Already in Reserve Corps.
Augustus P. Grenshaw. IT.. Of 177a
Lanier place was also chosen. He ia a
son OF Augustus P. Grenshaw. memher
OF the vestry Of st. Thomas Episconal
Church 1 and prominent in the business and
Albert Richard Gercken who for sew
eral years has been connected with tho
adJutant generals ofice Of the War
Department. was No. b36. in the fourth
t n,v,ei TO- several days ago. as a cap
serve Corps Of the army, he was or
dered to report at Macon, Ga. "A an
omcer OF the reserve corps he asked ~
the time of registration II he should
register, and was told that he mieht
as he had not been called to acfius
service. He Is son of Mrs. T. Moehs
Gercken Of New York
Two Newspaper Men.
Arthur P. Browne of 1874 p street Ia
connected with the local real estate
world and is son of Mrs. Adds b.
Browne. "
Two Washington newspaper man were
drawn carly yesterday afternoon. One
was Victor Carleton Olmstead.
Pretty tough" was his remark. "whe,
I expected to be admitted to the onicers'
reserve camp in n few days"
But Olmstead is entirely willing to m
to the front in any capacity his conn
try wants him. 90 IL Alfred Louis stern.
sporting writer. who Is a son of Rabbi
Louis Stern Of the Eighth Street Tenn
ple
Proud to Send Son,
Charles Walter Bolsiano. whose nam.
was recorded. IL a son Of F. W, Boil
giano of +. W. BolRiano a Co, a prom.
tnent Washington husiness man,
II would be proud to send q son to the
war" said Mr. Bolgiano but on account
Of infantile narnlysis he had when in
hixh school fear ne will not be accepted -
George Clarke Obor. jr.. IL a son Of Dr.
George G. ODER of la6 r street southeast.
one OF the prominent physicians of that
section Of the capital
Frank Sohmid. treasurer at Polls The
alter. was drafted early In tho drawing
and q little later Robert Harilip, assist"
ant property man at the snnao theater, was
numbered among those who will 10 to
Franco