The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-03
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT
IN RECRUITING HERE
PaeRge OF tho Consumption Bill
Causcs Many % Join Uncle Sans
Fighting FOrces.
STILL SEEKING NAVY RECRUITS
Virginia Has Not Furnished Full
Quota OF 500 Men, hut 1t Is Ex-
pccted TO Rearch This Number In
Few Days-Win Remove Marine
Corps Station.

General improvement in recruiting
is being reported at the stations in
the city, the increased interest being
credited to the addresses held nightly
at Patriotic Corner Sixth and Broad
streets, and also the recent passage
of the CONSUMPTION law. which has
caused many to join Uncle Sans
fighting forces. Last night addresses
were made at Sixth street by George
Bryan, State Senator James r. Can
non, w. A. Crenshaw, and Lieutenant
/. .. Stewart Each night large
crowd is on hand to hear the speak
ers.
Although the United States navy has
been recruited up to the full strength
Of $1,000 men authorized by President
Wilson, no let-up will be made in the
efforts Of the naval men here to secure
further enlistments for this branch.
Virginia, however. has not furnished
it's quota of SOC men, but without
this the full number for the navy was
recruited. It is now believed that an
increase of the navy to 10000 men
will be made. Yesterday the en-
listnfents in the navy totaled nine. as
follows:
Harrison Dishman. Bristol. Va;
William Hopson. Jr., Shell Creek,
Tenn; Curtis England. st. Charles,
Va; F. r. Lee, Alpoco, w. Va; w. F.
Hill. Highland, Ohio; o. F.. Hunter,
Lynchburg, Va; Duval G.. Williams.
Roanoke and f. C. Thomas, Scots
vile. va.
Remove Recruiting Station.
Captain r. \. Mott, OF the United
States marine corps. on duty at the
recruiting station here, yesterday an
nounced that the recruiting office
fTx
Broad streets over the Heilstern cigar
store. before the end of this week,
Interest in the marine corps is grow
ing, and the number OF applicants at
the station is increasing daily. Duo
TO the fact that the present office is
ON the fourth floor of the postoffice,
ii does not attract the attention thar
the better situated stations do. Yes
terday there were three recruits in
this branch: Louis kathian. of Char
futte. II. e. Frank L. Tignor. Rich
mond, and George F. Thackeri Roa-
noke.
Major Letcher Hardeman. of the
army recruiting station, on yesterday
reported that hp had forwarded to
the department of the East 100 APP
plications for appointment TO the Of
ncers' reserve corps. IL Is estimated
that by the time all the young men
training at Fort Myer for a commits
sion have made their application. full
~ 200 have been forwarded Since
the majority of the men are believed
to be qualified for commissions, Rich
mend Is likely to have large rep
resenistion at the training camp. The
Fort Myer station Will open on May
II for tho men.
Army recruiting. while not az large
as the day before. yesterday showed
a satisfactory total. Many men ap-
Piled. but there were several rejec-
tons. Enlistments were as follows:
Clarence Fletcher. rAttleton. n. c.;
S. c. 0Neil, Harrisburg. Pa; II f.
Mailery. South Richmond. II. +. Hea-
cock, Richmond X. A. Monahan,
Richmond; W. w. Hartse1l, Monroe.
Va; Z. w. Morr.ssett. South Rich
mond. and d. A. Snellings. South
Richmond.