Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-19
AT HEAD IN RECRUITING
FOR THE MARINE CORPS
Washington Far Exceeds Quota,
Based on Population-Good Re
ports From Country at Large.

SO promptly have the men of Wash
| ington responded to the call of the
United States Marine Corps for recruits
that this city has far exceeded its
quota, pro rated on the basis of popu-
lation throughout the country, accord
ing to a statement from the Marine
Corps recruiting station in The Star
building.
From all parts of the country have
come encouraging reports of the success
of the corps in filling it's ranks with
recruits, and the warning is sounded
that those young men who want to get
into this branch of the service had bet
ter hurry up or the ranks viii be filled
to the authorized strength and then 1t
will be too late.
With the assistance of the newspa-
pers, business men, the theaters and
private individuals, according to the re-
cruiting officer, every effort has been
made to bring the United States Marine
Corps to the attention of possible re-
cruits. with the following results:
The recruiting Office of the United
States Marine Corps in Washington
was opened April 80. On that date the
authorized enlisted strength Of the
corps was 1900. and the actual number
of men on the rolls was 1856.
Since then the corps has been in
creased to 10000 men, which shows that
from the day OF opening the office 10
the present time 1854 men were nee
essary to Ill up the ranks to the num-
Der allowed by law.
The population of Washington is Of
fciaIIy recorded rs 331 ,Gsa which. con-
sidering the population OF the United
! states as 100,00o,000 persons, would re-
uuire that the city should furnish
fifty-two men as its share in filling IN
1.-the existing and created vacancies in
the United States Marine Corps from
April 10 to June 9.
During this period OF two months 1T
| sixty-seven accepted for the regular
service, while in addition 112 men have
applied and eighty-eight accepted for
the Marine Corps Reserve
| 1t will thus be seen, he said. that
/ Washington has not been backward In
doing her bit and answering to the ef
/ forts made here to bring this most at
! tractive and interesting service to the
1 attention of men of military age
Marine Corps recruiting last week re-
suited In the enlistment of / 7o0 men
from among several thousand appli-
cants. the largest week since recruit
! ing began.
| Michigan Joined the ranks of states
| which have filled their quota of war
volunteers for the regular army today
| ma king the ninth state. out of n total
| of !, l70 men enrolled Saturday and sun
| day, Michigan supplied fifty-fiye, MAX
Ing o,53l enlisted in that state since
April !. against quota of $500.
No More Landsmen for Yeomen.
| Men will not be enlisted in the navy
| at this time for the rating of landsman
| for yeoman, according to Instructions
received at the navy recruiting station
| today. Many hundred men have been
enlisted for this service and the places
| for such men are now filled up.
The army recruiting detail made a
drive on the base ball park today and
placarded the grounds with posters urr-
| ing men to enlist in the army.
! Enlistments today We're:
Navy-Juiius Jacob Fieghenne, Ber-
wynn. Nd.
Marine Corps-Leslie D. Mason, Ball
ston, Va.
Naval reserve OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
isaac Snyder, 613 l. street northeast;
Norris b. Gaddess, 1923 Connecticut
avenue northwest: Adelaide r. Haib-
ers. 3022 South Dakota avenue south
east: Hannah L. Riordan, 1853 Az
street southwest; Mary H. Burroughs,
100 East Capitol street; Grace p. Glib