Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
sECRU|T|NG STATIONS
HAVE MANY APPLICANTS
United States Navy Now Within 800
OF Authorized Strength,
Says Bulletin.
MANY JOIN NAVAL RESERVE
Party OF Richmond Boys From Bank
Ing District Go Into Training for
.Eervice on Mosquito Fleet, Cl,as-
ing Submarines.

Applicants for enlistment again
hooded army and navy recruiting Of
fces here yesterday, with the result
that twenty~eight men were added in
the two branches. In addition TO this
number, there were nine applicants who
n fsed the army examination. but de-
lad cnlisting until they could ar
range personal affairs.
The Marine Corps quota Of recruits
was three
Tie Blues and C;rays also received
their daily contingent of recruits. with
the result that both are nearly a, re-
uufred peace strength.
Tho army recruits were John T.
Wood. 2321 West Grace Street. Claude
RsTS:aw. 22S South Pine Street VIII
liam c. Tatum, 50S East Clay Street;
Frank A. Baker 30lS East Marshall
Street: Earlbcrt w. Rowe, 1913 Yves,
Clay Street--all of Richmond and Kirk
T. Aldridge, Petersburg: Frank r.
Evans. Baltimore: Wallace 6. Mason
Rockland, Maine: John w. IIoofler
Butterworth. Va; Raymond Holiday.
Fayetteville. y. c.. Forest +. Day
Waynesboro. Va; Robert G. butcher
son. Madison. Va. and James II. Helms
UnionYille. Va. All were sent last
: night to the training station -. Fort
Thomas. KY.
FIH1l NAVAL RECRUITS
COME FROM RICHMOND
tOf'the recruits to tho navy, five were
from Richmond as follows Earl Eu-
gene Pauth, 1909 East Broad street;
James Netherwood. 1900 Semrncs Ave
nue.; Clarence Miles Edwards. 1925
North Thirty-first Street; Percy Leo
Stewart. Sill Twenty-first Street. The
others werc Luther Alderman. Fort
Green. Fla: John T. Byrd. Roanoke:
Harry o. Stricklcr. Shcnand oah: Mark
wv. Worlcy and Joseph II. Doss. Grctna:
A Ip,,, nj.
George H. Erwins, School'cld: John Y
McAden. South Hin: Julian \ oEhurn
Lawrencevillc; John ~. Ellis. South
Richmond. and Grover l.. Smith. Doris
willie. with tho exception OF two mem
bere. the entire body of recruits was
enlisted ut the Richmond Office.
The navy is now only 700 mon short
OF the required strcnEth-SG326. but
the recruiting campaign Will not bc
abatcd, as there is pending Legislation
which would increase the personnel OF
this branch over 5h,0e4 men. Pending
legislation would also create a demand
for some 1900 additional men in the
MARINE Corps. and This branch also -
continuing efforts to get recruits.
fHICHMoND BOYs ENTER
TRAINING FOR MOSQUITO ELEI:T
Twelve prominent young Richmond
men. who have enlisted as scaincn Of
( the second class. will leave to-day for
. Norfolk. where they Will undergo train
ing for service. they hope, on the mos
quito feet Of the naval coast defense
Five others of their friends who had
desired to enter the same service, Will
bid them reluctant farewell, each OF
them having been refused enlistment nj
this time for some kind OF physical
disability. These men will work 10
overcome their disqualifying ailment.
4 in the hope OF joining their crStwhilc
q
sUnited States Navy.
All OF the young seamcn who leave
to-day are well known in the business
district. where they are connected with
Ysanks. insurance and real estate Of
sfces. Some OF them are members Of
exclusive social clubs. and most OF
&thcm have been prominent III tennis,
&Eolf. football and baseball circles
Several farewell parties OF infor-
small nature have been rendered them.
The twelve who leave TO-DAY are as
follows: Olin NJ. Richardson, 1924 Grove
Avenue;- a. G.. Brown. Ginter Park:
Cray Valentine. als West Franklin:
Hart Crenshaw. 1904 Grove Avenue:
iDrumrhond Curtis. 1924 West Avenue.
Walter II. Guy, South Richmond:
Charles y. Tabb. 6l" North Tenth
Street; Park Rogerson. 3l2 East Grace.
Il Walter II. Gordon, X. T.. u. No 4: W
sc. Jones. Ashland; William Tomp<ins.
sJr.. 1850 Forest Hi Avenue; and
Y Freeman Gosden, city.
The young men who are temporarily
held back. are as follows: Nelson In
gram. $50 West Grace: w Tucker
Darlington. $40 Park Avenue: A. X
Parker. 1912 Hanover Avenue: Charles
/ x. Willis. Jr.. @2lS Grove Avenue; II
B. Fitzgerald, 22o7 West Grace Street.
and George 4. Shuman. 1901 PaSk
Avenue.
RICHMOND BLUEs ARE
"a NEARING PEACE STRENGTH
Mite recruits were received by the
Richmond Blues yesterday, bringing
the command within less than a score
of men short OF peace strength The
Blues are already in Federal service
and IL they are ordered to recruit to
full war strength il will he necessary
to increase each of the four troops by
thirty-one men.
Only about half OF the mon apnIv