Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-05
IRISH FOR TRAINING
CAMP CONTINUES
Recruiting Station Swamped
With Pleas-Many Candi-
dates Too Young
ALL ENLISTMENTS BRISK
National Guard Regiments Ex-
pect to Join Expedi-
tionary Force

.un,,oations for officers training nearly
.,a,,ned the offices of the Military Train
;us camps Association, in the Commercial
trust Building. today.
- Nv o'clock Monday afternoon,
n,Son the application lists will be closed. it
!. .xpected that 2700 Philadelphians will
nave enrolled for the three months training
A. fort Niagara, n. Y. which begins May
"a The offices were jammed as result
Of the announcement that the Government
u,sv nav candidates during the period of
..ai,iny Many eligible men. officers said,
s.ya been holding back because they were
not in a position to leave their business
or,,hout remuneration.
The need for men Of more mature age to
take more responsible positions as officers
sas emphasized today by Major William
waI,v Jr and Captain A. A. King. United
ctates army officers in charge. Most of the
snn,jcants are men barely of age, they
said. -.
will be asked to wait for the second en-
samnment to be opened in the late summer.
The Government Is especially anxious to
eet older men because of the difficulty
Young men would have in handling soldiers
of ali ages and walks of life.
Belief that Philadelphia National
Guard regiments will be among the troops
making up the expeditionary force to be
First and Third Infantry regiments today.
These two are already in Federal service.
oficers of the Second Field Artillery, Sixth
Infantry First Cavalry and Company b,
engineers, expect the call at any moment.
BY noon twenty-seven men had enlisted
m the army and ten in the navy
Two brothers enlisted In the army and
two in the navy today. The army recruits
were Albert G. Lyons, twenty years old,
and John r. Lyons. nineteen years old. of
Edison Pa, who were assigned to the cav
airy. Those who enlisted in the navy were
Charles F. Fontaine. nineteen years old,
and Gilbert w. Fontaine, seventeen years
old Of 4550 Tackawanna street
A recruiting detachment of marines un.
der Sergeants Sayers. France and Hatcher
left today for Coatesville, where they will
take part in a patriotic parade and rally
70 stimulate recruiting. In the parade to-
night will march detachments of the First
and Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry regiments
National Guard. Congressman Thomas S.
Butler, of West Chester, will be one of the
chief speakers at the meeting.
Yesterdays enlistments in Philadelphia
we're: Army. forty-eight; navy, thirty-nne
marine corps, six: naval coast defense re-
serves, 1873; coast guard service, six.
The following enlistments were annopced
today:
UNITED STATES MARINE CoRPE
Patrick Henry Kelly. Al. 1913 N. Front St,
Robert Thompson Carson. 81, 1925 Fernon st.
John Thomas Baker, IS. $40 y. Markoe st.
Samuel Owens Wright. 81, Burnside Ky.
William Racey Robinson. 10. 2826 Slater ST.
UNITED STATES ARMY
Joseph s; RitchIe. s23;- 23; 1I2s Columbia ave.
ggS SSyaS Beff asas Se $s'j X tstn
William s, Jones. %. Jenkintown. Pa.
EySer EtSs SfhnSlsr snson 2 A@Ssr. SSnss'eF Pa NJ
Alfred f, Dahme. u, 1871 Durfor st.
Lawrence c; Law, 81; 81 N ycwdall 81;
%ss 10 S5ss Springfield ave-
10y f. Lippineott. 5s 1906 ". Ontario st.
Eugene F. ,Wichman. 2s. I7s0 s. Path St
lSSn j. MeTssa eTssan a. aagg ssa? sMsin %rsGn . st.
%ss ;:::sss oTsS "a ss5s sds :.
Peter J., Cunneen. 20, Jersey City, N J.
Vf Hsu'fs e. Il 1ss E% Taxor s st. ca"de"
a. AlRert q I, lyons ys,st 10 10 ESison Sns Pa;
ssmnI John r Lyons; 90; Edison Pa. w., o,.
UNITED STATES NAVY
James J; Harvey. IS; Media. Pa.
Franz n NJ PHnSs ie ssn nn Cal
Charles F. Fontaine, 10. 1850 Tackawauna st
Gilbert W. FontaIne. II. 1850 Tackawanna st.
NAVAL COAST DEFENSE RESERVE
Albert lzowther Demaree 90. Bloomsbury. Pa
Clinton Stanley Kline. 1S. Perkase, Pa.
clarence Griffith, - Chester. Pa.
BENJAMIN Harrison Williams. % 2c80 n. Ith at
John Francis Corbett. 80. 3o63 Belgrade st.