New Britain herald., 1917-04-23
RECRUITING RECORD IS BROKEN BY co. E.
TVenty-one Enhstments Are Sc
 cured in Four Days


 campaigns the Conn. National Guard
 has ever seen, Company E, First In
 fantry, during the past four days has
 added nineteen men to its muster roll.
 Lieutenant Ashley J. Griffin, com-
 manding the company, and Second Lieutenant Robert V. K. Harris are
 both enthusiastic today over the man.
 ner in which the youth of New Britain has focked to the colors and they ask for the establishment of a new re- cruiting record for this week. By taking in four men each day, or l twenty-four for the week, the com 1 pany will be recruited up to full | strength and will take it's place with l the few leading companies of the l state.
 Recruiting Brisk on Saturday. So brisk was the recruiting Satur- day evening that Lieutenant Griffin sent a hurry call to regimental head quarters at Hartford for Lieutenant Scarborough recruiting officer, Lieu tenant Heating. examining surgeon
 and four clerks. comprising the state recruiting force, to come to New Britain and open g. temporary office here. The officers arrived and were
 busy all evening examining the new recruits and swearing them into the service. When they had concluded their evenings work at 11:30 o'clock seven new recruits had been added. The new members of Coni- pany E., enlisted since the Wake Up America Day" celebration on Thurs day, brought the total personnel of the command up to eighty-one men and two commissioned officers at o'clock this morning. The men who have en- listed since Thursday are: Albert Jennings, Walter J. Smith. Tony Ma tulis, Cary Carubba, John D. O'Brien, William A. Miller. Julius Lorynec, Patrick J. O'Neil, Frank Salaman. Joseph Kenny, Joseph Todzia, E. Mo Dermott. Clifford Anderson, Frank V. O'Keefe, John J. Smith, William J. Far, James c. O'Keefe, George B. Phelps. Thomas J. Donlin and Edward Stiquel. Each one of these men has passed the federal examination and has been sworn into the federal ser vice. In addition to the nineteen men who have enlisted, fifteen more have applied for enlistment but have been rejected for several causes. Among these rejects was veteran of the Spanish-American war who had to be rejected because of his age. This morning Henry Neumann and Donald Silva enlisted, bringing the total up to twenty-one new recruits.
 The new recruits are themselves working hard to secure enlistments and Private Matulis. one of the re- gently enlisted men, has secured seven recruits. Three more men promised to enlist today.
 sA Praise for Company E.
 According to the officers in com mand, Company E by its burst of re- cruiting speed. has now outpassed Company I for the first time. Lieu tenant Griffin states lthat today Com l pany E has more regularly enlisted men, than it has had at any time for the past thirteen years Lieutenant | Harrington, in charge of the recruit ing at Hartford, has given a word or praise for the way the youth of this | citv are enlisting. While Hartford, ! which is drawing from. nearby towns l as we'll, has enlisted only three men New Britain has enlisted seven. The recruiting officers, in agreeing to set LID their temporary office here on Saturday night, said that Judging | from the enlistment records the office ! ought to be here permanently rather | than in Hartford.
 Today the new recruits have been | drilled by Sergeant Veley and Cor l poral Bloom. The men are showing 1 a. keen interest in their elementary | work and are working hard. Each l day non-commissioned officers school is conducted by Lieutenant l Griffin and several of the privates have enrolled to try to get appoint ments as non-commissioned officers.
 The condition of Private Normand Mckay, who was accidentally shot in the arm on Saturday morning. is re- ported as excellent today. He IS able to be about as usual
 Lieutenant Rodmap Chamberlain Of Company I spent Sunday in this city and today First Lieutenant Raymond R. Rand of I company was a visitor here. They report that the condition of Sergeant Cedric Powers is consid- erablv improved, but that Private 1udd Is i'll with pneumonia in the Nor wich hospital. The authorities have received in- formation from the war department that no resignation of commissioned officers will be accepted.
 Clothing equipment for some Of the new men has already arrived and the rest should be here by the eno of the week, the men in charge state. Stories at the Armory.
 A story is going the rounds or the officers and men in which the prin- cipals are Sergeant Raymond Queenln and a we'll known Newington clergy man. Sergeant Queenin was III charge of a squad of men In Newlns- ton yesterday when an unknown civilian sauntered along. After look ing around he asked few questions ond was in turn asked who he might he With a smile the man remarked, ..whv Pm in charge around here, l ."rhe deuce. you are. I'm in charge here.,' Sergeant Queenin cut in. | "pm in charge of the religious ac- tiytties of this town. Pm the min-