New Britain herald., 1917-06-30
YOUNG MEN OFFER
 SERVICES TO MAYOR
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 countenanced. In brief, the plan of these young men was to raise. by vol- untary enlistment, New Britain's quota for the conscription army. With 50 or 60 original volunteers, these men believed that they could secure enough additional volunteers to make up a company Of men equal to any number which might be called from this city for the conscription army. Further details of their plan called for these volunteers to be accepted by the war department in lieu of tho conscripted. men and thus New Brit ain would be saved the stigma. fit can be deemed such, of having to draft it's quota of men for the na- tion's army. These plans were pure- ly tentative, but the men agreed that if the war department would accept the proposition. relieve New Britain of the draft if the desired number would volunteer, they would agree to recruit by volunteer methods the quota called. Already some of the best known young men in the city have pledged themselves to join such an organization and they have been given assurances that with the CO., operation of special committees com posed of men who are eligible for the draft and who have pledged themselves to enlist, they would be able to recruit the company.
 Tonight at 9:30 o'clock a delega- tion of these men will meet with the mayor at his office and plans for re- cruiting will be discussed. It is planned to have a number of young men, each of whom plans to enlist himself, work to induce others to join this volunteer branch.
 Regular Army Applications.
 Tn addition to the 35 men who have already applied for enlistment in the regular army and whose names have been published, Corporal Boudouin has received applications from the following, bringing the total number up, to 47: Bernard Moffitt of 42 Farm ington avenue, a former regular army man; John sargis of 450 Main street, q graduate of college in Persia, to the field artillery: Philip J. McKeon of 46 Whiting street; Merlin J. Lamb of Plainville, in the medical corps; H. w. Hitchcock of East Hampton; Adam Strajkowski Of 35 Clark street: Edward F. Bennett, Hotel Bronson: Leo F. vallirn, 16 Cherry street: Francis F. Kerin,: Sexton street George sanmaria. Berlin: Dennis J. Fusaro, 246 Cherry street; and Julius Litke of 232 Arch street. :.
 With the National Guard.
 / Today there were a number of ap- plications for enrolment in the Ma tional Guard and the men are await ina Ia a score or more of applicants were ex- amined. but only comparatively few were accepted. Those accepted for Company E, bringing tho total muster roll of the company up to IT men and two officers, were: Joseph Gacek, Edward D. O'Connell. F. Gurzwski. stephen Charamut, John Grajewskir and William Neuman. Those accept ed and enlisted in Company I were Alexander Golubiewski, Alexander J. Sinsky, Joseph Bureck, and Carl C.. Anderson. For Company of Bristol those enlisted were Lawrence B. Fitz- gerald, George I. Scott and Arthur A. Roberts. It was stated at the armory this morning that several men who applied for enlistment failed to ap- pear for examination. Among them. it was stated, are Joseph w. Dillon. Giuseppe Cuneglso, Santi Motta and Burdette Oliver.
 An attempt is being made to have a short band concert at the green to- night to stimulate further recruiting.
 Company E is encamped at Walnut Hill park and is attracting consider able attention, many people visiting the park to see a real military camp.
 It was also announced today that re- cruits for the hospital corps of tho U. S. Army would be accepted for g few days more.
 Campaign for Volunteers Fails.