The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
men BUSY
EXAMINING APPLICANTS
Scores Crowd Stations. Offering Ser
vices to Uncle Sam.

Notwithstanding the inclement weather.
scores OF men and women stirred to
high pitch of patriotism flocked to the
various recruiting stations in the city
yesterday to enlist their services.
Throughout the day officers In charge OF
the various stations were busy ''measur-
Ing up the applicants for admission to
the army or navy. Many who visited the
recruiting stations were accompanied by
parents or friends.
Pedestrians passing the khaki-tented
recruiting station at Seventh and Penn
sylvnnia avenue. paused to watch the
hustle and hustle of the officers in their
enlistment activities This was also
true at the Union Station, where a large
recruiting tent has been erected.
Four more applications for enlistment
In the aviation corps were received by
Chief Yeoman ]. ]. O'Brien. This makes
six now In hand. Much interest is being
displayed in this branch of the service
now that the War Department has ruled
that men can enlist In the aviation CORPS
without first joining the regular service
Only Two Accepted.
Chief Jeoman J. J. o'Brien said last
night that while, he had between Is and
20 applications for enlistment in the navy
during the day. only two had been ac-
cepted. They are: William T. Dent,
sl M street northwest, and Walter L.
Griffith. 916 Fifth street southeast,
Women desiring to enroll in the service
or the United States applied yesterday
at the stations accepting only men. Of
ficers In charge referred them to the
station in the old Naval Hospital at
Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast
There they were allowed to file their
Applications, but told that there were
already enough women registered to last
for six months
Young Women Join.
A list of the young women who haye
been accepted in this service includes
the following: Elizabeth X Stewart, 1905
Ninth street northwest: Elizabeth T.
Campbell, 1910 Park road northwest;
Blanche Brooks. 519 Rhode Island avenue
northwest; Doris Umhau, $50 s street
northwest: Marie Lescallett, 245 Eighth
street southeast: Mrs. H. R. McKeyjtt,
1882 East Capitol street: Dorothy Butt,
II Florida avenue northwest: Kathleen
Houghtaling. Silver Springs, Md; Cath
crime NJ. Stephenson, Hyattsvllle Md,
and May Keller. 1i3 Randolph street
northwest.
Parents anxious to learn of the ad-
vantages which the army and navy offer
crowded recruiting stations. Many of
'hCso Sehiu tncy were perfectly
willing to let their sons join. they did
not want them to take the step until
more urgent call came.
Beginning last evening the huge electric
sign which has flashed for the past few
weeks Stand by the President" began
to electrically emblazon on the minds of
residents here that the Navy Needs
You
Impetus was given the recruiting of
National Guardsmen yesterday when
Brig. Gen. William e. Harvey, command
ing the local citizen soldiery, fervently
declared that this is the time to recruit
the Third Regiment and all the other
units Of the District National Guard up
to maximum war strength"
There is an absolutely sure-fre, incon-
trovertible way Of proving belief in pre-
paredness and Of putting loyalty and pat
riotism on record where they can not fail
to count-that is by enlisting for serv-
Ice to defend the country