Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-04

today.
By tomorrow the naval quota asked of
philadelphia will have been supplied if the
enIistmcnts pile up as heretofore, recruiting
officers said Few vacancies are left in
the naval coast defense reserve.
Enlist before it is too late" is the slo.
gan.
The 5000 mark set for the naval coast
defense reserve of the Fourth Naval Dis
trict is being nearcd today. The total of
.nIistments in this branch has not been
announced but crowds of eager recruits dur
ing the last week have swelled the enroll
,nent All naval coast defense reserve re-
cruiting stations with the exception OF
those at city Hall and Independence Han,
were closed today, and it was said that
the requirements for enrolment may be
raised to that of the marine corps
sWARMS OF APPLICANTS
Bv four o'clock this afternoon swarms of
nrplicants had added forty-two men to the
army. forty to the navy, eleven to the ma
rine corps and 110 to the naval coast de-
fense reserve. Yesterdays enlistmcnts
were: Army, fifty; navy, twenty-five; ma
rine corps, 8, and naval coast defense re-
serve, 1873
colonel Charles A. p. Hatfield, L. s. ~,
recruiting officer, today issued the follow
Ing appeal to citizens:
Since my last appeal to you to assist
in recruiting' flor the army had results
so excellent that Pennsylvania has
taken the lead. ! now feel cmboldened
to appeal to you once more to Keep up
the good work and not let the matter
Of recruiting slacken. great many
recruits have been sent or brought to
this recruiting district by individual
patriotic citizens, who evidently are
simply desrous of helping their country
in some measure. OF the quota TINS
district is required by the War Depart
ment to get, there still remain $3.50 re-
cruits who must be obtained by about
June 4.
Enrolment of Phiadephians for the
three months officers training course at
Fort Niagara, y. Y. passed the 1000 marx
today. More than that number have been
accepted. it was announced AT the Offices
of the Military Training Camps Associa-
tion, in the Commercial Trust Building. 1t
was also announced that applications will
be received as late as May Z. Today was
the time originally set for closing the ap-
plicaton lists.
Among today's army recruits was Re-
serve Policeman David Pearl, 12S South
Broad street. who served three years in
the Eighth United States Cavalry. one of
three orphan brothers who wanted to serve
in the navy was rejected today because he
was under height. He is Leon Stecklair,
enth street. His brothers, Frank c. StecS.
lair, twenty-one years old. and Harry W.
r Stecklar, twenty-three years old were C
cepted.
Three new companies of engineers were
yesterday ordered formed in this state ac-
cordng to orders received from National
Guard headquarters in Harrisburg.
The following enistmcnts were announced
today:
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Earl MackleS, rs York; Pa e,o pooo @,
dhm moGG GraMorS AfG@tI GwSfT 80 &nsson 80 ' Pa R"co "
Edward Dewhurst Mccutcheon, IS, "lio Alden
gohn, George ,shurilla, 20, EdwardsXilIe, Pa Pa
STANLEY T. Shaongo "a Shamoiin ~ Pa
Alvin Eugene Long 10. Hickory Corners. Pa.
NAVAL COAST DEFENSE RESERVE
l!ertric Ayleworth Thompson; 30. Dover. Del
ana5EE SSer S!aS heni Fssinry RF !rsnion hsS,S" &
Charles lanes Iiardng, 81 AIRS Trsnt9n %G.,!i, n j.
oliver Brainard Appenzellcr. 30. 1913 y. Rcd'
EGSsri Aus9s,ns Koch. 20 Tsnia4 , ,GSn n
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ssrss s1 soi$DRP DR5sS S''s5 ji7 ,aH
S;sSrFe S "l,a Xi!ea smith 81 ?is y; GRSl,sR ave,
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Nysse HalSe 20 3sesn a3,5 graz TsmSn dJt St
%%fn Ed%n seSaeSer sassen fS"s S"s 5 ISL ISL E Huntingdon
Charles Charles julius sapoirts. %, eea w. Hunting,
leSnard pemalto, IS, ls? ,Pennsdalea ST.
t5HsS'5 1SRGl,n:a Bisr iSS5 H = f's st.
E$%siH $t%s 5't 2s@s;i s@sS',' r.. St
iS4 FAIRY rR%9s h"rs g. @s' is HsH9s rr'A ave.
xSa.S y A. j5SS @S"fi Rass ave.
SSa assS fsSssSir HsS b. as S5 + Ffss F4sSRGH' S. st.
Ser%an SnSsS FasfE Pixsa iS 7ss' 95ss Rasss
Msrssds Marin n d Fl o i9'S WaaGe Mhr!ss St. ST.
Harold Smith, 10. ,6o35 Cedar ave.
ssGoTe sdSlS s spiEsE SGdry ~ a. AZ q sS 5sS St St.
AeH LSre 30 "a a, cGnSHShSSkSp e eS1S%s ST Pa
sWTsnss Hsy Haf a h o1s ss GlfmR'ns E. Il st.
UNITED STATES NAVY
Ppprrssyi rnmbsl T1 si Sal'iPsTTy P%wsadHst MS RI
si9 %%ss ss.s sS$s $nSs.s Sasdsn 81 ST.
assass assss Eof Lewis 2 DHP''s3 w. s3so Marsden st. Ia
Sfssf SSi j. hdy kqssRsr TssG s s Fs
James McKenna. II. 2617 Wharton ST.
}ssn sssph ? Fox, asllYis BIS PEI F,sSS$ss% $ s.
Joseph A. Finn. is, 69l4 Paschall ave;
Charles sass q s ss Rss%Wy& Walnut
Charles H. Lashan Raltl%9be s6 st Nd Camden
Adam McCreisht. 10. 15i2 p susauehanna ave
Ralph II. Parks, %, Sea sesford, Del, ,vs
Frank stasklHiT dH. "a lHls ,Sis + 2a47thh 2a47tth ST. ST.
Charles w Schoen "a 1912 N Hutchinson 1T
Frank O., Jochrim. %. 2sd and Master S's'
Frank A. Nicholas, IS; Reading; Pa, Pa,
Edward Cox 25 Wilmington; Del NJ,
Andrew Whiteman. 81. Wilmington DEL
FIRST INFANTRY. N q. p.
Francis Chiorano, 10, d2S2 MAIN st.; maybv
BROTHER FOLLOWS BROTHER
.Rrother like brother was exemplife'
TO-DAY at the army recruiting office at ~
Market street, Camden. when John s, smith
brother Of Corporal George I. smith. re