Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-28
j. s. NAVY IN NEED
OF HOSPITAL AIDS
Young Men Given Opportunity
for Instruction in Medi-
- cine and Surgery.
STARS RECRUITING RALLY

Ing for medicine and surgery now have
the opportunity of learning. and at the
same time may serve their country in
time of need Opportunities for adj
yancement in this branch are many. and
all the time they are in the service
they would be under the instruction of
the very best surgeons.
Men who enlist for this service as
the hospital training school at New
port. r l.. where they would be given
preliminary instruction in the duties of
caring for the sick and injured in the
navy
The course consists of elementary
instruction in such subjects as anatomy
and physiology, nursing. first aid and
emergency surgery, operating room and
surgical technique. hygiene and SANTA
ton. diet. foods, cooking. mess manage
ment. pharmacy. materia medica and
agents of the United States naval sup
ply table. chemistry. hospital duties.
ward management and clerical duties.
When this course is completed tho
men are either sent to a naval hospital
ashore or to cruising ship.
Says Navy Is Not a Reformatory.
That the navy is no reform school
was brought pointedly TO one local man
who sent boy to the local station to
enlist Lieut.. Commander Downs L.
Wilson. in charge of the recruiting
station. received the young man. who
came in with letter OF Introduction
and saying he wanted to enlist. The
letter recited that the boy had been
convicted of househreakins and it was
thought the navy woulds reform him.
In writing reply. Commander Will
son made IL plain that the navy did
not care 10 place among the finest
criminal records. especially men who
We're out on probation. He said that
there We're places in the navy only for
the very best youth of the country. and
men convicted of crime would not be
permitted in the service under any cir
cumstances.
Aztec Survivors in City.
Members of the gun crew of the
American steamer Aztec which was
sunk by a German submarine recently
are in the city on a ten-day leave of
absence. These are the men of the
United States Navy sent aboard the
vessel to man the guns which had been
placed aboard for submarine defense
One OF their number was lost Efforts
are being made to have the men APP
pear at the recruiting rally for the
navy which is to be conducted by The
Star tonight.
In order that men who attend The
stars recruiting tonight NAV enlist inn
mediately instead of waiting until the sta
ton opens Monday. Surgeon R. L. Nc
herman of the United States Navy will be
on bond TO examine recruits. II passed
they will be Immediately sworn in Pros
pective recruits will be taken from The
Star office to the recruiting station at goo
9Th street northwest for examination
Roster of Enlisted Men.
Latest enlistnents are:
Navy-Raymond Cleveland Thorn.
Selma. N. C.; Arthur Trunnell Nichols.
54l3 p street northwest: Harmon Wolff,
507 18th street southeast; Walter Green
berry Hurley. 300 n street southwest:
John Joseph Driscoll. 1854 street south.
west. and Arthur Patrick Gill, 1929 9th
street northwest
Marine Corps-Andrew NJ Thompson.
4o1 + street southwest; Sergt. Charles
10. Baylis. headquarters. Marine Corps.
washington tre-enlistmenD: Francis
thurman, 1902 Sd street northwest; Albert
g. Darr, 1404 Maryland avenue northeast;
Henry i. Treganowan. 2229 + street
northwest. and Melvin F. Bergman, 1879
Lamont street northwest
Army-H. +. Buchanan, Washington
D. e.
In the Naval Reserve.
Latest naval reserve enrolIrnents arc
Joseph NJ Rideout 524 9Th street north
east; Gertrude L. Rupert 25I n street
northwest; Mrs. kathleen F. Poindexter
1923 nth street northwest; GLADYS p
Emig, 1925 It'll street northwest: Mar
Euerite K Mannheim. 11i7 p street north
west; Lillian NJ. Spreckelmyer. 2i47
18th street portbuect. NJ.
claget. s31 North Carolina avenue
southeast; V. c. Lewis. 1881 Nonroa
street northwest: Ethel A. Senciudiver
~ Seaton place northeast: X. V. Reed
f6A1 Lamont street northwest: Bette
II. Gillian. $50 7th street northwest.
James Harrison Williamson, 292o Olive
avenue northwest: Paul W. Stein. 1921
Belmont street: Herman c. Davis o,03
18th street northwest: John Anthony
Duncan. 1916 Prince street Alexandria
Va: Clinton H. Brown, 21S Wolfe street
a Va; Frances f. Salisbury.
80 Tennessee avenue southeast: Her
bert L. Spain. 1901 Columbia road north
west: Harry o. Williams. 1881 sherman
avenue: William F. Niece 174o VII
lard street northwest; Edward L. FL
Nott. 1909 9th street northeast: Virginia
r. Peck. So Q street northwest: Alice
\. Wolfe. 416 II street northwest
L. r. Warner. 1856 Park road Rosalie
northeast: Mrs. Florence H. Coolridee,
1913 Ka1orama road northwest. Job n
II. Hapshiren, 62s Morton street north
west: Archie w, Williams. Cherrydale.
Va; Thelma p. LongfeiIow, rs c street
southeast: Mrs. Bertha L. Crosby 10 r
street northwest; Blanche G. STAINS
bury 207 North Columbus street. Alex
andria. Va; Virginia C. Paff. 40 North
Columbus street. Alexandria, Va: Olga
j. Hutchins 912 23d street northwest :
Ruth o. Young. Conduit road District
line; Roger Elliott. Mayville " Y:
William E. Confer 1873 18th street
southeast: Rose r. Savage 500 I street
northwest: Dorothy H. Mcclure. 1875
Calvert street northwest: Grace C. Nc
CURE 1915 Calvert street northwest.
Carey E. King. 541s Sth street north ,
west; Richard Il. Knaub. 225 18th street
northeast: Alice a. Wolfe, 416 III street
northwest; James II. Williamson, 1920
Olive avenue northwest: Berkeley Inge
ZOE Az street: Frances NJ. Quigley. l3i2
SPark road: William j. Kenealy 1928
AZ street southwest. Gladys NJ Mark
ward 240O II street northwest: Mary l..
Gildersleeve, Washington College: Lilly
w Jordan. Fairfax apartment: Joseph
Il. Dickerson, the New Berne: RAYMOND
X Broojmire. 145 18th street northeast;
Madison S Barr. 1924 Rhode island
avenue: Gladys VI. Watkins 1855 q
street northwest: Alvin o. PreiI. Ana
costa, d. c.. Heber r. Brumbaugh 30Ol
18th street northeast: Charles r. Rior-
dan, 1912 East Capital street: John r
Stickel. 81 Randolph place: Walter A
Parks. 1920 Jackson street northeast