Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
NAVY BERTH OPEN /.
TO HUSKY PUG|[|ST
Recruiting Officer 0'Brien
Ready to Waive Matter of
Overweight.
MANY ENLISTED HERE

There's a certain well known prise
fighter in the country who has offered
his services to the President. He's
needed in the navy Of the United
States, the first line of defense. And he
will not have any trouble getting into
it IL he applies to the navy recruiting
station, 300 9th street northwest, when
he gets in town today.
Chief Yeoman ]. J. O'Brien OF the
navy station says the navy is looking
for just such men. and little matter
Of overweight will not affect his
chances in the least. That can be easily
waived. O'Brien says he will extend
an invitation to the man, and II he ac-
cepts he will have him in the navy and
on the way to a training station inside
of six hours. That's the kind of men
the navy wants. in o'Brien's opinion.
Quartermaster W. G.. Pool, another of
the young men in the station. says that
If the well known prizefghter enlists
In the navy he will take him on" for
a few rounds. And a little matter OF
weight will not stand in his way, either.
Time Now to Act.
The sailormen at the navy's station
hands to think. And they thought this:
That it is about time some Of the people
who are offering their services in letters to
government officials should materiauze
and enlist in the navy or see that their
sons or male relatives enlist.
However, aside from that, they had
little complaint to offer for tho week.
They expect to head the list of navy
recruiting stations for the number OF
men obtained. During the week there
were 100 applications for enlistment.
Seventy-one were rejected and nifty
nine passed the rigid physical test for
entrance in this branch Of the service.
Out of the latter number thirty nine
went through the ANAL ceremony and
are now at the training stations par
ticipating in drills to fit them Tor
service aboard ship.
The following were enlisted last
night and sent away: James Murphy.
Goldstein. S34 L street northwest, to the
Newport, r. l., training station; VIII
liam Charles Ryan. 1927 10th street
northwest; Emery Arthur Hotchktss.
Centerville, Pa. Jacob Hasley Fetter.
422 Sd street southeast. and Luther
Malvin Ketland, 412 South Lee street.
Alexandria, Va, to the Norfolk. Va.
training station.
Pay Increases Up to Men.
Those in charge of the navy station
say that many parents would permit
their sons to enlist il they could be
made to understand that their sons
would not get just SIT per month dur.
ing the entire period Of their four-year
enlistment. They want 1t made plain
that a man can advance rapidly In the
navy and his pay advances with his
rating, and by the end of his four years.
| If he has made good, he will be getting
about $50 or 800 a month.
| Quite a number of applications for
enlistment were received at the Marine
Corps enlistment office, 407 Star build
| ing Those in charge there tell all ap-
| plicants just what they may expect in
| the Marine Corps, for it Is an Organise
| ed. as it iya service that will try the
! best of men. Aside from the big ems
gagements which 1T gets in from time
! to time, there are always some small
| tits on foreign soils which the cables
| never tell about.
Gunner Sergt Cornell. on duty at the
\ recruiting office. has been in many of
the little and big affairs. and can tell
| an applicant something about almost
every bit of land on the globe and what
| the Marine Corps has done there. A
man can decide from a talk with this
recruiting agent whether he wants to
| get into the corps or whether IL Is too
much for him.
Applicants for enlistment in the CORDS
made at the station last night were:
Herbert P. Newman, 20 Rhode Island
avenue northwest: Aloysius M. Finn.
1901 Lincoln avenue northeast: George
A. Tangorra, All c street southwest:
Harry Rosenthal. Ills Sth street north
west: John L. Morris. 1921 18th street
northwest; Leroy Coombs. 31l Pennsyl-
vania avenue: Joseph A. Smith, 1927
K street northwest; Charles d. Howell.
|1734 y street, and Clarence L. Waters,
637 Maryland avenue northeast.