Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02
SWARM OF RECRUITS
JOINS THE COLORS TODAY
Last Chance to Volunteer Before
Registration Brings Scores
Into the Service
ENGINEERS MUSTERED IN
Ninth Regiment Men Occupy New Bar
racks at Commercial Museum
to Train for France

A swarm of recruits for the army was
gathered today as a harvest of the last
day upon which men can enlist before
Registration Day June 5.
More than fllty men had enlisted in the
army by nool. with the other branches of
the service trailing behind. Forty-three
Of the new fighters will be sent to Fort
Slocum, N. Y. this afternoon for training
The Ninth Engineer Reserve Regiment,
one of the nine that will be rushed to
France, was mustered into Federal service
today at its new barracks at the Com
mercial Museum. Lieutenant Colonel Her.
bert Deakyne. the commander, mustered in
200 men. The remainder will be mustered
in Monday and Tuesday.
Recruiting stations will be closed Mon
day and Tuesday, and thereafter all APP
plicants for enlistment who are of conscrip-
tion age must show their registration cer-
tincates.
The War Department has made the fol-
lowing announcements
Registration is no bar to enlistment. Men
drafted for the army cannot be accepted
for enlistment. Men Of registration age,
accepted for enlistment but not sworn in,
must register,
Governor Brumbaugh has been appealed
to by Major General George Earnett, com
mandant of the marine corpH at Washing
ton, to obtain his cooperation In securing
the 1000 men asked for in pennsylvania
during marine corps week. June 10 to l6.
A military carnival for the benefit of
Base Hospital No. 10 will be held this
afternoon on Franklin Field, University OF
! PENNSYLVANIA, under the direction OF oftl'
| cials of the University.
Nearly 1000 men, representing virtually
| all branches of service, have planned to
| take part In addition to drills and exer-
| cises. there will be other events for when
| prizes will be offered.
THE army recruiting office yesterday re-
| ceived forty-two new men. AT the navy
| recruiting office thirty men were accepted
| The marine corps gained four
| officers of the National Guard are sparlhg
| no efforts to bring their regiments TO war
strength before mid-July mobilization. Lieu
! tenant Colonel Brookfield, of the Thlrd kegl-
| ment received orders from the headquar'
ters of the Eastern Department yesterday
directing him to select two officers, tour
| noncommissioned officers and eight priVates
to be assigned to duty with the home sta
| tion unit at the regimentarO armory to OBJ
tain and train recruits.
Girard College, which has already fur
nished from among its graduates 300 men
| for the variou ranches of the national
military service IS to be represented by a
| unit in the Uni d States ambulance corps
Nine recent graduates of the institution
are in training at Cooper Battalion HAN
| AS a unit comprises thirty-six masn twenty
is from S36 TO $50 per month, and such
| Girard men as desire to see immediate serv
ice are urged to report to Major Yale, a.
Cooper Battalion Hall, Twenty-third anc
| Christian streets.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Walter Emerson Marion; 2lS Sdss Laneastsr Hin Pa
Russell Cole illegal, 23. Clearheld, Pa.
UNITED STATES NAVY
Patrick Marnell, %, Ha5leton. Pa,
| John IRnatius Harnett, 81, 1880 Rlner 81.
JSVier j. Torres 20. Gales. Porto Rico. go.
John Anthony BereSt91rSS; 1Sson 10 "a se7 N 4sth 81
Paul Jefferson Frate, %, Reading, Pa
| barnard A. McMOnagle, 20, Poly Pine st., n.
Guy Wilson Grove, 10. Muddy Creek Forks Pa
| calvin Marlin Keeney, 81, YORK ia.
| Daniei X Miller, 20. Birdsboro, Pa.
lanes b. Mehrer, ga 4slS Mslrose ST.
| George Salan. 49, 48S Woo d75s55;, 50; 1UoodIand ava
IIehn sSivester Kane % 7osl woodland ave
Charles strech a. 2gl7 SSi % ssrgsSh' SStS So 81
John Christopher Packard 2l' Dover DEL