Evening journal., 1917-04-23
BOAT Recruiting
Wins ONLY 29 MEN
Best Showing Made at
Chester Where the En-
liStmentS Number Fl
SIX WILMINGTONIANS
JOIN THE RESERVES

Defense Reserve. On the United States
tug Modoc the recruiting officers and
men left League Island early in the
morning for the first really active re-
cruiting work conducted from a boat
A similar trip up the river to Bristol
Yielded two recruits.
Chester offered the greater number
OF young men to the service. Many OF
those who proffered their services
were employees in the munitions fac
tories at that place. but believing that
they could better serve their country
in the reserve, they enlisted Twenty
one Joined az Market street wharf.
Chester
Much Talk Needed.
The enr0llments, however, were not
obtained until the recruiting officers
had almost worn themselves out urg-
ing the men to join. The most of-
fective argument used, and the one
that finally started the crowd to board
the boat to enlist was an appeal TO
the city pride OF the Chester citizens.
Telling OF the poor showing made by
Wilmington. the recruiting officers
asked the crowd IN they wanted their
city to have an even worse showing
than the Delaware city. The first man
TO answer the summons was James r.
Donelly, No 129 East Third street,
Chester. HIS wife also volunteered for
service. He was examined and accept
ed and his wife was referred TO the
Naval Home at Twenty-fourth street
md Gray's avenue, Philadelphia.
The appearance OF woman on the
1eck OF the Modoc was the signal for
several young men TO board the boat
md offer TO nelist. AS fast as they could
oe listed they were examined and, II
iccepted. the oath OF allegiance was
administered
At times the recruiting at the wharf
dragged and tho great Sunday afternoon
crowd seemed oblivious of the loud cries
and pleas of the officers Chief Nooman
Edward Duffy was the one man of the
rev who seemed to be able TO gather
their thoughts ON recruiting again
While his methods would not receive
the approval of minister. they served
their purposes and aided in the work
His method was 10 single out one indi-
Vidual in the gathering and concentrate
all his efforts ON getting that one man
10 enlist. AZ times he became impolite.
almost abusive, but he got results.
The case of one man who enrolled on
the beat. signihed his intention Of Join
ing the reserves. and then left before the
path was administered. was told to all
md Duffy called him "yellow" and a
disgrace 10 his city
Girls Urged Them to Enlist
Many of the men who enlisted did so
AZ the request of the young women who
accompanied them. I'm direct contrast
TO the treatment the members of the
recruiting party received at Wilmington.
everybody within hearing distance
seemed to be more or less interested in
the work The boat was held at the
Chester wharf more than three hours
and in that time about thrty-fve an.
piled for enlistment. Many of these
we're rejected by the examining physi.
.ians.
The men who desired to enlist under.
went the physical examination on board
the Modoc, and as fast as the examining
physician finished aud announced In,
verdict, was passed on to the yeoman e
have the oath administered, ii accepted
'r directed off the ship il not accepted.
In this city where the trip had re-
ceiVed much advance publicity few per
sons gathered TO note the work of tn,
officers. At one club alone. the Unite,
Boat Club, It was expected 70 get fifty
three recruits. The men form part of ,
school OF navigation maintained at tn
sliib and had signifed their intention o
snlistlng IN the reserve when the recruit
ing ship visited Wilmington. Not on
of these men applied for enlistment o
sven sent word of their inability to at
tend. Horace s Eastburn. the instruc
tor, said that unless the young me
are able to present good rea sons for no
appearing, the school would be discon
tinued. IL looked like a preconceive
plan to avoid enlistment, the officer
laid
All on the trip, we're disappointe,
BY the showing made by Wilmington
which was expected to furnish a grea
majority Of the recruits received, be
,ause Delaware, until yesterday. wa
virgin soil for reserve recruitine
Despite the advertisement given tn
rip. few evinced interest in Il. Sew
aral women visited the dock to see tn,
submarine chaser. but men visitor
we're few and. as a rule. those who di,
go to the boat went 10 look It owe
Dnly.
Disguised with the showing made b,
The Delaware city, the officers lef
after stay of only two hours. ST,
recruits were obtained w. W. Roper
chairman of the recruiting committe
OF the Home Defense Committee. ac
companied by a physician and a yeo
man, stayed behind and got one 10 en-
list The Modoc. with the remainde
Of the party, then proceeded to Ches
Ter, where the results were much NOR
successful.
Officers In Charge.
Those in charge Of the trip. beside
MT. Roper. were: Lieutenant c. L
Howell, Lieutenant NJ. S. Tucker
Lieutenant William Grupp. in charg
OF the Modoc Ensign W. ]. johnson
Ensign l.. H. Hyneman. Dr. WilliaI
Hill. Dr. ]. b. Spencer. in command {
the physicians; DR.. William Scheller
hem, Chief Yeoman Edward Duff
and Chief Yeoman A. W. Meyers.
The trip was the first of a seri,
which will be made in the near futul
throughout the waterways OF 4
fourth naval district
The yacht Isle Ill. owned by W.
McCorl1indale. which has been te
dered the government. was enroll'
Yesterday by the Modoc recruiti
party. with William j. McCorkindal
Jr.. as chief quartermaster in col
mand. The Isle III is a 65-foot laun'
Of 100 horsepower.