Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-29
"WAR is LEAST
OF OUR TROUBLES
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Indies because everything imagin-
| able exists.
So accept the complime ents and
please sympathize with d sailor
who does not know there is such
word as worry except In the die
tionary.
And il YOU have any more boys
with the military fever. why 1
recommend the Navy, and you
: will agree with me from the looks
of the crowd of Pennsylvania boys
in the picture. Respectfully,
A SAILOR.
Chief Quartermaster w. e. Quirk,
in charge of the local Navy recruit
ing station, said this morning when
shown the letter:
DO you wonder that we have no
difficulty in getting recruits when men
in the Navy are so enthusiastic about
the service. Harrisburg has given us
a large number, but we can handle
many more. Step UP, boys"
National Guard Needs Men
Recruiting is still booming in Har-
risburg, but more men are needed by
the National Guard companies, the
Army and the Navy.
Captain Jenkins. of Company I,
Eighth Regiment, makes a plea for
more men. The company has room
for twenty-three at present and would
like to fill the vacancies as soon as
possible. Those who wish to enlist
are requested to apply at the Eighth
Regiment armory, Second street, to-
morrow night. the regular drill night
| of the company. All of the local Ma
tiohal Guard companies need recruits
| and application may be made at the
armory on drill nights.
Close Aeronautic Enlistment
Quartermaster w. II. Quirk, of the
naval recruiting office here, sent sew
| eral recruits away this morning and
other applications were made during
| the day. He received an order from
Philadelphia yesterday to close enlist
| ment for the aeronautic branch of the
service. He will, however, enlist men
| for any other branch.
Recruiting at the Army recruiting
| office is more brisk than in any other
| of the branches. Twenty more men
were sent to Fort Slocum yesterday,
boosting the total for the month to
! $40. Captain William Il. Harrell, in
| charge of the office, stated that the
number will be increased to $50 before
the end of the month. Motorcycles
| 10 alu Ill lIl0 WOIh dE0 SAp6ClSu III
| few days.
10 Combine Red Cross Work
In order that more effective work
may be done in case of war the local
branches of the Red Cross Society and
the National Preparedness League are
planning to combine. Final plans will
be made at a meeting to be held next
Tuesday night in the Young Mems
Christian Association building. City
Commissioner 70. n. Gross, head of the
local Red Cross chapter, issued the
call after a conference with prepared
ness officials. The combining of the
two societies is part of national plan
to give united support to the federal
and state governments
There is need for volunteers to as
sist in making bandages and hospital
supplies and applicants will be re-
ceived each Monday and Thursday at
the Harrisburg Public Library.
In order to assist in the work, girls
in the department stores throughout
the city are forming societies to meet
at their homes to sew and make ban
| dages.
Boy Scouts to Assist
| Through the efforts of Garfield
| McAllister, head of the Boy Scout
movement in this city. the Scouts will
assist in distributing Navy recruiting
posters about the CITY, Quartermaster
Quirlx sent Preston T. Stroud, 8 North
Third street, Steelton, and Harry A.
| Bursy. 1917 North Seventh street, to
Philadelphia to-day