Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-09
AIS SONS Join
Third BATTALION
II79 Men of All Ranks in
Proposed Delaware
Regiment
800 MORE NEEDED
TO FILL THE RANKS

From nothing at all. the Third Bat
TALON. Delaware National Guard, has
grown within three weeks into the
largest battalion in the State organ
ization. This rs the battalions which,
when. with the other two battalions. is
recruited 10 war strength, Will give
Delaware a fun regiment.
The Third Battalion, with the men
accepted into its ranks on Saturday,
now numbers 473 men. which is fifty
more than are IN the First Battalion,
already in Federal service. The COM
pleted organization now consists Of
1179 men of all ranks.
But with some 500 men still TO be
obtained, the guardsmen arc fearful
lest the draft, which viii be made
within a very few days, prevents them
from achieving success in their mis-
sion, and they are prepared to go TO
almost any length to gain their end
which Is 70 give Delaware q full reg
iment
Although some Of the mon. who
have been doing such splendid work
IN the recruiting party axe giving up
valuable time which they had planned
10 spend In intensive study to enable
themselves TO pass examinations for
commissions. they are determined TO
continue their work II need be. at the
expense OF their own prospects
Tonight a meeting will be held in
conjunction with the First Regiment
Band az Delaware avenue and Union
streets on the Chautauqua grounds To-
morrow night the party will make "thc
big push in the Polish quarters, on the
corners of Maryland avenue and Oak
street
The big league recruiting squad of
the First Delaware increased It's bat
ting average on Saturday. when. in
one OF the best days they have had
for some time, they secured forty
three men. Thirty-fve OF these were
secured by the party under the COM
mand OF Lieutenant Jeffris, who is
making "the big push through the
wilds of Delaware. The other eight
men. secured on Saturday. were local
men. although there was no effort
made at a recruiting meeting.
Bridgeville contributed sixteen men
to the army OF recruits. and Town
send and Middletown also sent forth
some OF their finest TO fight along
side Of the boys who carry the blue
and gold
The recruiting party included such
whirlwind recruiting orators as Ser
geants Turner. Northrup, Wilkinson
and Edwards. of bring 'em in-makC
'em hit the truck boys" fame. Forty
enlisted men were in the party as well
as the reglmental band IL was a
sight calculated TO make the down
Staters swell with pride for the troops
that will represent them in the field.
Several applications for enlistment
in the band have been made during
the past week, and but little difficulty
is looked for i'm finding enough "winC
tanners 10 keep the boys entertained
in the sloppiest weather ever known
in the Champagne sector Bandmas-
ter j. Norris Robinson is anxious TO
have all young musicians apply di-
rect to him for enlistment.
The names OF the men received into
he National Guard at the downstate
meetings were not available today, but
he following are the local men who
volunteered on Saturday:
Harry A. Hammer, No. COS West
Third street.
William II. Welsh, No. 725 South
'laymont street.
Carol Pleasanton, No lil3 Maple
street
Roy Cook. Frederick. Nd
Frank DeMay, No. 500 West Sec
ond street
John wisniak, No. 22O South Jack
son street
tale Niccoluccl No. 1909 Allen
street
Henry Manners. No. sol Church
street.
Bromslaw walenciuk, No. SIT South
Marshall street.
Harry II. Kite No. South Broome
street.