Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
RANKS Of State
GUARD increase
81 of 90 Enlistments Over
Night Accepted at Noon
Today
FULL REGIMENT
IS STATE GOAL

conducted by officers and enlisted
men OF the National Guard OF Della
ware Is causing the lists of the Third
Battalion. the unit that is 10 make the
Delaware Guard a complete regiment,
to grow by leaps and bounds. each
day beng an improvement over this
previous one.
Up until noon today thirty-two men
had been accepted Of the sixty that
applied az the recruiting meeting held 1
on Fifth and Market streets last
night and more men were being ex 1
amined continually.
From now on the drive will in
crease in intensity and the best re-
suits of the campaign so far are ex-
pected tonight, when, with the First /
Infantry Band, the men will hold a
meeting at Seventh and Lincoln F,
streets, at which speeches will be
made in Italian for the benefit Of the
/ residents in that part of the city.
Besides the machine gun. which will
| be taken to the meeting tonight, the
army wagons and two touring cars
will be used TO drive the prospective
recruits from the meeting 10 the
Armory, where four physicians will
be waiting to make the examinations.
On Wednesday night another meet
ing will be held at Fifth and Market
streets and on Thursday night there
will be a monster parade OF the First
battalion, which will be supplemented
by q large automobile contingent,
numbering between fifty and one hun
dred machines. In every machine
there viii be woman who will be
pledged to secure at least one vOlun-
teer from the street.
On the same night. Lieutenant
Schiller with a company Of men wiz
drive in the army wagons, and hold
mass meeting at BellefOnte
On Friday night. the meeting will
be held at Shellpot Park. This ar
rangement was made al the request Of
Manager Henry, who is now causing
TO be built a suitable stand for the
Guardsmen to talk from. The entire
park will be a big recruiting office.
On Saturday night another meeting
I will be held with the band at Fifth
81 and Market, and making use Of spe-
cial permit they have received, the
p National Guardsmen will work through
Sunday
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
! has been turned over to them for their
use on Sunday night and the soldiers
. will conduct the entire service, TO
which the Junior Order of American
! Mechanics. members of the p. o. S. OF
A. the Sons OF Veterans and G.. A r
Z men have been invited. Besides these
= about 100 men are expected 10 turn
: out from the armory 10 attend thl
l. service. for which, among other fea
v lures, special music has been ar
II ranged
Contrary to first reports, there ha
n been no order received by the Ma
= tional Guard 10 cease recruiting o
II June 30. The instructions were tina
/ no men received after June 80 woul
y be credited 20 the account OF IN
! volunteer enlistmentment Of an
A State.
4 At the same time an effort will b
4 made TO recruit at least the nucleu
Il of the third battalion this week. Tn
! giant clock in front OF the old CouI
House building which has been use
! BY the Red Cross campaigners, is nov
= being lettered. and IL is expected be
= fore night will be ready to show IN
~ progress being made by the guard.
p The following men were accepted b
l, the National Guard last night and tn
- morning:
IT Joseph Pannell, Toughkenamon. Pa
= Joseph Cinnino, No 1904 West Sixt
~ street.
Harry P. stradley, No. I'LL we'
n, Joseph Dandy, Jr, No. 900 SIMPLE
~ street
he Thomas Weistofsky.
Us Anthony Nicholoski, No 42l Port
v street.
70 Fifth street.
at Joseph Merose. Kenville. \. J.
TO Brounislaw MalimourzH, No. ~
"i Peach street.
Is street.
IN street.
lily John c. Pierce. Richardson Park.
les Fred Coburn. No. 227 Fifth avenue.
to Anthony zepeinski. No. 25 stror
lai street
"a, nat Dominick Fortune, No. I'll Va
y Buren, street.
Russo Ariangelo. No 300 Six
ed avenue
,sn street.
WI Leroy L'chtenhahn. No. 1871 RAJ
aSo road avenue
io MarsiIis schiorlione. No. 1O1 Was
,re ington street.
u" William Harlanstein. No. IS Roc
,lv ford Road.
, my Charles Cole, No. 2Os East secol
street
ere Brooks Miiiigan' NO 'V' Mo"'
,oi. Dewey holland. No. SIS West FIJI
sOs coover Camel, No. ssi I1irkWo
ner street. o..c.
her John MihilosK' NO 1908 Ones''
uld street -
ing Charles Forrone' No 1890 w
,or- Seventh street.
rn) Rinaldo Craoanomi' No i'7o w
Ian Seventh street.
ma Antonio Spandinio. Pennsgrove.
the Stephen Zolansh, No. 110S Colu
lool bia avenue.
OF John o. Bratton. Newport
patrick Creedon, No. 1882 Uni
for street. ,oo MI,
in Severio Rugger' No 7VV wan
eve street. .,..s -. ~,
ire sixty men were obtained last MI
of hv Tho recruiting party in their r
eat MAR nightly meeting al the corl
of of Fifth and Market streets from
hill largest crowd the detail has yet
pro- TO work with.
DOL sergeants Turner and North
4 in made an able appeal for recruits. Z
Ders inr what would happen 10 slack
and who did.not go with them across