Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-28
state GUARDSNEN
ON march TONIGHT
Patriotic Women Will Join
Soldiers in Drive for
More Recruits
PROMINENT MEN
TO BE SPEAKERS

largest brought by the Delaware Ma
tional Guard in their campaign for
recruits for the First Regiment will
occur tonight, when all OF the units
OF the State organization will be rep
resented IN one Of the greatest military
demonstrations that has ever been
seen in this city.
The parade in which will be a
large number of automobiles driven
by young women, mostly in khaki. who
have volunteered 10 help in the work
Of getting recruits. will form at the
Armory az 7.30 o'clock and proceed up
Eleventh street to Market street, to
Fourth street. to French street, TO
Front street back to Market street
and halt at Fifth and Market ftreetS
where the most pretentious recruiting
meeting so far will be held.
Besides the meeting at Fifth and
Market streets. additional meetings,
from which a large number Of young
women will drive the recruits to the
Armory in automobiles, will be held
at Ninth and Market and Tenth and
Market streets. At each meeting viii
be a company Of men, belonging to
the National Guard of Delaware.
While the drive for recruits has
been meeting with unprecedented sue
cess, It is the gradual turning Of
public opinion against the men not
in khaki that is so rapidly increasing
the number OF recruits.
The women Of this city have en-
tered into the campaign in a whole
hearted manner and are doing much
to increase the popularity OF the sol
der boys.
This change IN public opinion.
which at first was gradual. Is now
distinctly apparent. and Is reminiscent
OF reports arriving here from Eng
land in the days shortly after the war
was declared. where public opinion
brought more men into the army than
the CONSUMPTION law.
The following men have loaned
their automobiles 70 the soldiers for
tonights parade:
L. Scott Townsend W. W Laird,
H P. Scott, J. r. Nields. Leonard
Yerkes. George P. Bissell Leroy Har-
vey. p. S. DUPONT ]. ]. Raskob. II.
Rodney Sharp and Frank McHugh.
The Misses Bush, Elizabeth Steward
Mareareta Miller, Esther Bancroft
Frances Wilson, Hilda Hardesty and
several other young women accompanied
by non-commissioned officers will drive
the cars and take recruits obtained
through their efforts 20 the Armory for
enlistment.
The First Regiment Band will marcl
and play patriotic music while the pa
rade is moving and at the meeting a.
Fifth and Market streets.
All OF the wagons belonging 20 ~
regiment will be driven by a recruit
ing party under command OF Lieuten
ants Shuler and Berl tonight to Belle
~~horo oncftar r1aaoffnc will n
held Prominent men will speak.
Word was received from Manage
HAnry Of Shellpot Park today nat h
has equipped the central pavilion a
the park for the use OF the recruiting
marty that will make a raid" on thu
park tomorrow night. He also sais
that the boys are TO have the use o
the park band.
There is no let up IN the drive and
every time the men Of the Second Bat
talon, now struggling 10 fill up {
third battalion. come out OF the small
end OF the horn, they merely appro
pirate the horn and blow It 10 thei
own advantage.
Such was the case last night
when five enlisted men talked them
selves hoarse for long time, withou
appreciable results. Then they wen
after them IN another way and before
the meeting was over about sixt,
men had climbed into the motor trucl
and were driven to the armory TO
examination.
Speeches falling, the boys tried tn
ahit the trail system" and Billy Sun
day would have cried with envy
could he have seen the improvement
on his methods.
With the First Regiment Band play
ing Dixie" following speech D.
Lieutenant Amodio. lane was opene
M in the crowd. and the color guard
bearing the national and State col
ors. paraded back and forth II wa
a bit OF spectacularism that worked
for when the last strains OF Dixie
had died away the motor truck ma
been filled with recruits and wa
driven away.
One OF the outstanding features
the work last night was the fact tina
many OF tho enlisted men. who circ'
late through the crowd TO make pei
sonal appeals TO the men. seemed
have lost their former hesitancy owe
button-holing the older men. For 20
frst time. they remembered that me
m TO 40 years of age are eligible &c
voluntary enlistment, and sought
impress this fact on these men WI
appear all too willing to let the DO,
20 and fight for them. These me
were reminded that there must
some sacrifice and that Il Is the
duty to 60 as well as anyone else's.
Women were also appealed TO- o
ing asked to set an example by urgli
the men forward. This they SEEM
more than willing 10 do and youl
men in the crowd. who we're inclin
TO firt with young women. met WI
singing rebuffs. They were told
enlist. after which any young wont
would be proud 10 know them. a.
not before.
Speeches were made by Lieutena
Amodio. OF the officers reserve corp
by Sergeant-Afajor Edwards. Sergeai
Major Gunette. Sergeant Turner. &C
poral Hazel and others.
James Knott. a Wilmington veter
Of the Civil War. made a short speed
in which he said:
Gentlemen: ] would hate 20 be o
of YOU men. standing down there a
having 10 be coaxed and forced
ioin the Delaware boys and help thu
carry the burden for humanity
would hate to have 10 look in
mirror every morning and have II
me that I was a Stacker and that
government would have TO drag me