The evening world., 1917-04-18
CALLS ON NATIONS
PREACHERS TO AID
NAVY RECRUITING
Rev. George E. F. Stevenson
to Mobilize ChurcheS-En-
listmentS Brisk To-Day.

The Rev. George r. L. Stevenson.
Formerly attached to tho II. s. battlo-
ship Texas. and who for the past few
weeks has been touring the country
a. a "naval evangelist" this after
noon offered his services TO Lieut.
Commander Grady. of the Eastern
Recruiting Division, 10 form an or
Ranization OF naval ohaplains to aid
in recruiting.
Stevenson's plan is to cooperate
4 with church and clergy throughout the
country TO boom naval enllstments.
Sergeant Edward A. Cullen. OF the
u. s. Marine Corps. has assumed
active charge OF "JackinE-up" the
marriage bureau slackcrs here.
Among tho first OF his duties will be
to find out who toro down the marine
recruiting posters placed yesterday in
the Manhattan Marriage Bureau.
Considerable excitement was caused
at the headquarters OF Lieut., Com
mander Taylor, naval recruiting o.
ficer for the Third District. when a
youth, pursued by Patrolman McCann,
burst into the commanders bureau at
No. "a East Twenty-third Street. The
fugitive was James A. Frey, OF NO
12S East Twentieth Street. He breath
lessly explained he was sixteen years
old and wanted to join the navy
Just then his mother rushed INTO
, the bureau. II was sho who had
demanded his arrest. Young Frey
was Informed that, being under age,
abe could not enlist without his
7imothers consent.
The reported appearance Of enemy
submarines OF the coast has stinu-
lated enrolment for the Naval Re-
serve mosquito fleet at No. - Cur'-
: landt Street. Commander John ~
Patton announces that 10 guard tins
district (Which extends from Now
London, Conn, TO Barncgdt, y JJI
considerable additions are needed to-
the 300 boats already enrolled. An
other difficulty Is to ind men for the
boats. At least 10000 are needed right
now.
Recruiting. while not showing any
great impetus. showed brisk in
crease during the lunch hour at the
naval stations to-day, John ID. Re-
gan of a motor car company wanted
TO bring forty expert machinlsts for
enrolment in the Naval Reserve
rBrtns 'em along" he was told
Charles l. Chase OF MoutClaIr y. j.,
volunteered to Commander patten
and offered the services OF his four
, nephews, who are now I'm Florida but
anxious TO Join the Third Division
Naval Reserve forces.
+. G. Filly, mate uf the merchant
steamer Isabella, Cablel from Porto
Rico that he wanted to join the re-
serve. He was formerly chief mas
ter-at-arms ON the monitor Nihant
which Lieut.. McFarlane. now sta
jtioned 0t No 20 Cortlandt Street,
commanded during the spanish
American war.
s. Every now recruit is Minute
Man." is the slogan army recruiting
officers are using now. Every youu..
man who enlists between now and the
time a formal call is issued for vol
unteers will be able 10 say: "G Of
I fered myself before the country
formally called me. / was ono Of the
1917 Minute Men,"
q Up to sundown Yesterday the total
\ army enlistmcnts for tho New York
district since April were l,l5O Yes
terday's reports show drop from
the high record established last Mon
day. Up 70 noon to-day there was Il
little moro than tho usual activity
around the substntions, Tho days en-
listment is expected to go beyond the
200 mark.
Tomorrow will be n banner work
ing day in every sub-district OF the
city.
"We ought to get at least 500 to-
morrow" said Capt Dice. II hope
the young men will be stirred ms
never before by this w1ke-up day
celebration. Paul Rovcre's memory
may be n good omen for all of us on
April 49,"
William Guerin. n lawyer Of No. 25S
Broadway, at one time Chief Of the
Bureau OF Fire Prevention, wrote
Mayor Mitchell letter to-day offering
800 TO q policeman or fireman oh
tanning the greatest number Of rc-
cruts for tho army or navy, Mr.,
Guerin says:
"If our policemen and flrcmcn con-
stituted themselves recruiting SCR
geants, Now York city would set
pace In enlstments for tho rest OF the
country 10 follow"
Mayor Mitchell said of the proposi-
tlon: "This shows the right spirit.
The suggestion will be taken under
consideration"
.