New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-10
Stations Swamped by the
Hosts Eager to JOIN
Service Ranks
Clerks Give Up
Counting Youths
Trinity College Athlete Is
One Of More Tran | 500
Who Enroll

New York ycstc -day did more than
her share in supplying Uncle Sam with
volunteers 10 Gll up the gaping ranks
Of the army. navy and marines. From
mansion and tenement surged nun
dreds Of Young mon the sturdiest the
city can produce who flooded every
recruiting station and enrolling Office
in the metropolitan district. SO great
was the rush that the recruiting forces
were overwhelmed. and until far into
the night the examining surgeons
worked on The volunteers.
No attempt was made TO count the
host that came. Tho enrolling clerks
were too busy for that. But estimates
ran from 800 to 1000. and the names
Of $50 men were taken at the navy
Office. at 81 East Twcnty-third Street
nlone. More than 500 volunteered for
the naval reserve. az 26 Cortlandt
street, and $50 applied at the navy
ward in Brooklyn. Thirty-three were
actually enlisted for the navy ont OF
ninety applicants. az 10 Flatonsn
Avenue, Brooklyn.
The army stations in the city had
between 300 and 500 applicants. OF
whom 125 were enlisted The marines
had 100.
Reservists Swamp Offices.
Both navy and marine Offices were
swamped by rcservists reporting for
duty in answer 10 the call sent out
Saturday by the Navy Department, aS
we'll as by applicants Tor enNstmen,s'
ONLY one surgeon was on duty al inc
marines Office IN q East Twenty-thrd
Street. and he was forced TO examine
both reservists and volunteers A
result. scores were kept waiting loT
hours. Four surgeons were on duty al
the navy recruiting headquarters, ana
even then they Lad more than theY
could handle because oi me lou re-
Servists who reported.
Two surgeons. on hand at the naval
reserve station. were unable 10 taAe
care of more than twenty men an hour,
and there were 500 .u the constantly
changing crowd that appeared there,
One of the crowd was Fred K. Hois-
ineton. Jr.. Of Rye. Trinity College
athlete and fraternity man.
1--WE given up college TO enlist ne
said. 81 want a chance 10 get out ana
do anything ] can 20 help
lie was sworn IN as a second-class
seaman and enrolled IN the mosquito
fleet. which VIII combat submarines.
Washington father IS rated as the best
athlete Trinity ever produced, and
Young Hoisington, who entered Trinity
a. sophomore last fall, played on
the second football team and Is on
the track team. The family IS wealthy.
Wants Active Duty.
81 guess I'm rated about as low as
canaan can be- said the youth. after
he had been sworn IN, but that's all
right What ! want 10 do now is 20
get into training. I've applied 20 be
uut on active duty at once
Hundreds Of girls IN the city. work
/ ing in cooperation with army and navy
! recruiting officers, yesterday began a
u concerted effort 10 obtain five recruits
each The result OF this campaign ls
expected 20 be seen tomorrow or
Thursday.
An order from the Navy Department
authorizing the enlistment Of boys Of
sixteen brought youths TO the main
navy recruiting office, az % East
Twenty-thnd Street. yesterday. Many
lads of fourteen and fifteen made in
sistent demands that they be accepted
A. sailors or marines. One. filled with
patriotic desire 10 serve his country,
weighed only ll' pounds when placed