The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-26
RICHMOND MtO|COS ARE.
|0ROtRfO TO D. 5. DUTY.
Eleven Medical College Graduates As
signed TO Government Naval Hos
pitaIs-Recruiting In Two Other
branches Holds Even.
THIRTEEN MEN ENLISTED
IN L. 8. NAVY YESTERDAY
Army Recruiting Officers Enlist Ten
Men. and Marine Corps Falls Short
With Only Three Men Standing
Examination.

Eleven physicians. graduates of the
Medical college ofs Virginia. yesterday
were ordered to United States naval
hospitals in Norfolk and Washington
by the government. All but one of
the men. j. G. Cloyd, graduated this
year. Mr.. Cloyd graduated four
years ago. but was accepted by the
navy with the other men when they
volunteered their services as the re-
suit OF a talk made at the college by
an officer OF the United States navy
recruiting station. stationed in Rich
mond
The following physicians were sent
to the training station in Norfolk e
w. Larkin. j. A. Fields. c. A. Broad
due, NJ II. Hood. ]. J. Sale, c. w
Nann. s. S. Cook. Il. F. Holding AMI
J. c. Cloyd To Washington; T. o.
Summers and w. r Oppenheimer, Jr.
The volunteers will leave Richmond
today.
Doctors A. j. Chenery w A.
Morgan. p O. Northington and !. c.
Taylor. four more men who gradu-
ated this year at the Medical college.
and who have offered their services.
have not been ordered to training sta
tons as yet Recruiting officers OF
the navy predict they will be assign
ed 10 stations tonight or tomorrow.
In contrast with recruiting in other
cities in this military district. Rich
mond is holding its own. The recruit
ing boom, however seems to have
died out. officers say But in their
opinion. recruiting will again pick
up following the announcement yes
terday of a German submarine being
hit by a armed merchantmen of the
United States. Officers declare this
action viii show men that the United
States means business" and that they
will then be willing to enlist
Navy Recruiting.
The following recruits for the
United States navy were enlisted in
Richmond Yesterday and will be sent
TO the Norfolk training station today;
Edwin Hicks Hoffman, Bedford City,
y. C.: William Robert Smith. lynch
burg. va; Bird Isaac Dehart. school
field. Va: Joseph Wilson Turkeyvillc,
Danville. Va. John Manly Talbert.
Danville. Va; Edward Ellsworth
Rutherford Richmond; Fredericl:
Joseph Burch. Richmond; Robert
Newcom Thomas. Richmond: Jessie
Samuel Thurston. Ashland. Va. VIII
liam NICK. Jennings, West Virginia .
Samuel Burch. Richmond; Paul Hord-
ing Grizza ri. Richmond and Charles
Sylvester willis. Richmond.
L. <. Marine Corps.
Only three recruits were enlisted
by the United States marine corps
recruiting station. located In the Fed
eral building They are as follows:
Samuel W Bright. Maysvilie. y. C;
Leonard klotz. Richmond. and James
Irvine Woodland, Wake county, \, G.
L. <. Army.
Recruits enlisting in the United
States army are as follows: Millari
Creech. Richmond: Roland Smither.
Richmond. Randall J I>oZen, South
Richmond. l.yle II. Martin. Union
vile. Va: Zisei Polischuc, Petersburg
.-ernon Bazemore. Lewiston. y. c..
.1lres + Ballard. Richmond; vii
liam 3. Hart Richmond; Charles =
Harper. South Bend. Ind, James r
raitaferro. Ora nge Va.
Navy and marine officers expect to
persuade many more young mon to
ioin the service at meetings which
will he held in different parts or Rich
mond this week Interesting talks
were made last night by marine and
navy officers from stand at the cor
ner of Eighth and Broad streets