The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-26
NATIONAL GUARD
in GREAT DRIV E
TO SWELL RANKS
Plan Parade and Patriotic
Addresses for Next Thurs
day Evening
SECOND REGIMENT
EXPECTING ORDERS
Army Officers Asks Ineligi-
bles to Aid u. S. to Pro
cure Recruits

Bridgeport will have a recruiting
parade on the evening of Thursday,
June %. followed by patriotic ad-
dresses which will be delivered at the
city hall green.
The Second Regiment band will
come here from New Haven and SOL
diers will march in the principal
streets of the city in the endeavor to
fill the ranks of the army.
Mayor Wilson, Col. Ernest L. Isbell
and Chaplain Orville c. PettX Of the
Second Regiment will deliver address
es following the parade, which will
begin at o'clock.
It became known today that the
new effort to get the Second Regi-
ment recruited to war strength is
prompted by an order soon to be is
sued calling the unit into active SER
vice. The men will be sent to a large
concentration camp to be schooled in
military theory and practice. AS soon
as the men are fit for actual service,
they will be sent to the firing line,
perhaps Somewhere in France" An
other fact of more than passing in
terest, was the announcement today
that nom commissioned officers for the
several companies of the regiment are
not being appointed and will not be
chosen until all companies are filed.
This will give men entering the SER
vice now an even chance with those
already in, to qualify for the staff
places.
Bridgeport has a sanitary detach-
mept and three coast artillery COM
panies enlisted with an ambulance
corps which left Saturday for camp
and naval militia division in service
for the last two months. Bridgeport,
in this respect is ahead of some other
places, but Stamford, is the banner
town, having a field battery, full in
-fantry company and two full coast
artillery companies. The enlisted men
of Stamford, represent one per cent.
of the city's population. The Bridge
port recruiting agents are hopeful of
bringing the Bridgeport standing close
to Stamford.
The city hall headquarters. Of the
Third Battalion Of the Second 'Regi-
ment is enlisting an average Of five
men each day and one day during the
past week as high as L. Work of this.
character, continuing for the week,
cities Of the state in the matter Of
~
Leavenworths is in charge.
Appoint yourself a recruiting SER,
geant and help get the 10000 recruits
needed for the army"
That is the message of Sergeant
Uohn H. McCabe, OF the regular army
recruiting service, to those men OF
Fairfield county who for various rea-
sons might be disqualified from join
ing the colors. If you can't join the
army yourself, get others to- do so,''
says Sergeant McCabe. 'tGive your aid
to the regular recruiting officers, so
that the ranks of our army may be
filled"
Sergeant McCabe, with Lieut.. Phillip
Bronson, of the Eleventh Company, C.
"A. c., last night began an automobile
tour of the city in the campaign for
recruits. Several stops were made and
stirring pleas were addressed to the
young men of the county to join the
army.
Fairfield county needs 500 mem to
supply its quota of Connecticut's al
oltment of 222S. The state lis far be-
hind in the matter Of recruiting and a.
big. drive will be made this week to;
stimulate interest in the service. This
noon a meeting was held at the plant of
the American Tube & Stamping Co.,
and similar gatherings will be held
through the county daily this week,
Capt. Edward Mora, of the local
transportation division of the Fairfield
County association. Is supplying autos
for the tour. Patriotic citizens who
desire to offer their ears for the work
should communicate with, him or with
Lieut., Bronson. Room 2os, First
Bridgeport National Bank building,
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