Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-11
CkUITIIyG BRISK
I'M ALL BRANCHES
interest Centers in Engi.
neers' Regiments Soon to
\ Go to France
LOOK FOR BARRACKS
Pretty Girl Kisses Fifteen Re-
cruits for Marine
Corps

Recruiting for every branch of the service
took on full swing today, with brisk en-
listments OF youths of every sort, from rifle
men to bridge builders and backsmiths.
Interest centered in the new United States
engineer reserve regiment, which Philadcl-
plha is striving to make the first unit of
American troops TO land on French soil. 1t
will be one of the nine engineer regiments
that will be rushed to the battlefront as
soon as 1t is humanity possible. Recruits
are being accepted in the Witherspoon
Building, where Lieutenant Colonel Her
bert Deakyne, regmentai commander is in
charge. ...........
In preparation for the arrival Of the en-
gineers in France. William A. Garrett. as
instant general manager of the Remington
Arms Company. Eddystone will leave for
France tomorrow to make a survey Of the
field operations where lines of communi-
cation are to be reconstructed by Ameri-
can troops
The regiment. which will move it's re-
cruting station to the Hale Building to-
morrow, is seeking barracks and drill
ground in or near the city for the rapidly
mounting number of recruits The l25-
mark was passed today. Two additional
medical reserve officers have been ordered
ment, according to a telegram received by
Colonel Deakyne today from Washington.
A kiss for every recruit was the reward
offered by Olga G. Allen. an eighteen-year-
old miss. of 1895 Arch street. at the marine
corps recruiting tent Broad and Arch
streets. There were fifteen volunteers.
By 4 O'Clock this afternoon fifty men had
Joined the army. twenty the navy, twelve
4 the National Guard and forty lone the naval
coast defense reserve.
Among the army recruits were Boyd o.
Homan. a State College student. who en-
tered the aviation section of the signal
corps, and Mounted Policeman Robert J.
Beveridge. 1918 Ritner street. who served
IN the Philippines with the Fifteenth
United States Cavalry of which he was a
member in 1907-10.
The naval coast defense recruiting sta
tions In City Hall and Independence Hall
were not closed today. as had been reported
Yesterdays enlistments. in which Penn
sylvania led the country in army recruits
were follows in Philadelphia: Army
seventy; navy, twenty-six. marine corps
six engineers, fifteen; quartermaster corps
twenty-five; National Guard. thirty-seven
and naval coast defense reserve, sixty-hve
Conshohocken sent thirty-eight recruits
for the army. making total of 125 in ter
days from that borough which is endeavor.
ing to raise a battalion.
The following enlistments were an
nounced today:
UNITED STATES ARMY
paniel J. Kane. 20, 1O1 Vine st.
Frank r. Msschke, 10. 2O2s Howarth st.
sisR Es:.s & = ss$s . 1d5s KaSs;an NSkss%
;$ss$; !I s;s + + "a 'ESs9 + $S$s' Il
Waldon w. Beerhalter. 20 1877 w. Olney ave.
ssa Brf.ts@ III \ fnoan.He slst Pa
william gsfKsns MeKay iip fsdfa III, ! l. clarence
Syiiin, MSysihrice |, & Foster; 25 90 Ocean city. y. j.
iohr " 9rpE 9smp6al ~ as "a 81! tSTp tTcsnon st.
BOYD o Ho,nan. 23, state College. Pa.
Dayid Pearl, 80. 72s 5. Broad st.
Robert W, Caldwell. 20, 1914 $. l3th st,
Herman Metzger, 10, s1th and Buist ave.
william j. Harris, %. 35OI Longshore st, Ia
Robert A. Jack, 81, sci W. venango St
THOMAS /. Hyatt. %. Wilmington Del
IsnisI M%sr y a. Hissat HHssn j. 29lt l5 WWsrTsn Ct
fahtnnicHk fhtn K R9seTis f9i Pb9eniSyie as4
stanislaw urbanek ~ lNs% blaine f.'''''" st. 8
Oscar 7: Parker 25. Indianapolis Ind
y Alexander Fitzpatrick 10. Norristown, Pa
Eiexander Edry, 25. West Conshohocken, Pa.
vTisnk Tisinr Z; ,MScNSamee 20, ~ wanamaker st,
Louis Piskitne. 20, West Conshohocken Pa
Edmind Krajewski. 20, Conshohocken pa
Y WILLIAM Sluhoclsi, -, Conshohocken. IA
PETER BalmHozI ~. ConshohoCken. Pa.
John Syiawood, 20, Conshohockeu. Pa.
Frank Chic" 81. ~; Conshohockeu, Pa,
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Frank Barton. 3ID@ st