Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-29
Three Would Join Army.

There were but three applicatloilS iet
enlistment in the army at the req u.
ing station, eth street any they
vania avenue, at noon to""i p,,,;,adel
were Francis P A Meehan: ihllaoe
mia. Pa; John T. Rohey. 80 80 s,re9 =
southeast, and Edward h Burns i =
street southeast o,. IN
The result of the recruiting WI -
the District is anything but encoufas
ine 70 the army officers and eHor1s are
heine made to secure young men from
the various Maryland towns adJacelll 70
the District. A motion picture snow
given. Illustrating army life, at Mar
horo Md. last night, by the recruiting
offcers but not a single recruit was
secured 80 oo,
The motion pictures and band con
cert are to be continued TINS evening
adjoining the recruiting tent
Enlistments in the navy at the re-
cruitine station eth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, today. We're Aas sa,,
NJ I.yles 42s New Jersey avenue soutn-
east and Francis S. keegin, l'e4 La
mont street
we're. Bernard Reamy, 5324 Illinois ave
nue.; Marguerite j. kolhos. 1885 i'm
street. Carl c. krause, 165o Mon'ei,o
avenue northeast; Robert D Randolph'
Beaumont. Tex: James +. Davloson'
oshkosh, Wis: Charles W. MacGregor,
Maiden, Mass; Allen Baker. Mime
apolis. Mimi: Lucy Page Mercer the
Toronto; George E. Rllleen' S sIr1
News Va: Thomas H. Chapman. $40
PARK road, and John Adikes, loo4 NJ
street.
4 drive" for recruits for the 80 Req.
ment. organized militia of the District
Of Columbia is to start Monday under
the direction of Lieut. James H. Mcln.
tyre recruiting officer. The oand OF
; to attract 1900 recruits to bring the
regiment up to war strength.
Twenty Recruits for D. c. Batteries.
Twenty-Five men made application
and twenty were accepted in Batteries
A and B of the organized militia OF the
District of Columbia this week. The
batteries are running a recruiting sta-l
-tion at 922 F street and the members
are working to secure enough recruits
by the close of next week to have both
batteries at war strength. 1t is ex-
pected that volunteer motor ambulance
drivers. organized by Mrs. j. Borden
Hartman. will assist in the recruiting
next week
Battery A requires about sixty men
and Battery B requires about ninety
men to bring them up to war strength.
As soon as both procure the required
number of men the third battery will
be organized. making a battalion OF
Held artillery for the District Of Co
.lumbia. There will be vacancies for
ten commissioned officers and about
.Alty nOn-cOmfnlSSlOneQ OHCerS on the
organization of the battalion. There
will be openings for a great number Of
specialists. including cooks. horse
.shoers. electricians. plumbers, ma
-chinists, carpenters. saddlers and me-
..chanics of all kinds, which carry spe
.cial ratings and increased pay
Prize offered as Incentive
prize of SIS is offered to the person
getting the most recruits up to the time
that the batteries are brought to war
strength.
The field artillery is said to be the
.only organization that is positively
sure of going into field service mounted.
The very important part played by the
field artillery in the present war in
sures participation of this branch of
the service in the European war. The
field artillery of the District of CO.
lumbia will be mustered into the fed
eral service Immediately after reaching
war strength. Battery is commanded
by Capt. Louis c. Fogt and Battery
is commanded by First Lieut.. Ellwood
g. Moorhead. jr.
Applicants for enlistment will be re-
'ceived also at the armory. go LIST street
northwest. on drill nights. Battery
drills Thursday night and Battery
Friday night. There is combined
mounted drill for both batteries Sunday
mornings in East otomac Park.