Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-08
RECRUITING OFFICES
ENROLL FORTY-TWO MEN
incrcnsc shown in Number Of AppIi-
cants ns Time When Volunteer
List Clones Draws Near

business has picked UP little"
said the men IN charge of the recruit
ms Offices IN this city. And they were
correct in their statement, for they
succeeded yesterday in cnl.sting forty
two men in the service of the gov
eminent. twenty-three in the navy,
twelve IN the army and seven In the
marine corps. Yesterdays enlistment
was much better than tn. previous day,
when twenty-five were secured, but
the officers believe that to-day will be
the banner day Of the week. They
predict that they Will secure 100 men
before the day is over
Although the navy secured twenty
thrcc men by 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon, there We're twenty more waiting
10 be examined by the doctor. and from
mat number it is probable that eight
were secured. which makes the number
OF men enlisted by the navy much
larger. one hundred men were ex-
ai"!ncd b. that Office yesterday, and
iAcy expect to examine twice that
number to-day.
The navy Office has received orders
authorizing the enrolment Of dental
and medical students In the voluntary
naval reserve force as nrst-class hos
r!tal apprentices. These men are to be
called, upon graduation. for service
and during vacation for training No
dental student can be enrolled who is
considerably over twenty-nine years Of
age at graduation and no medical
: tudent who is considerably over thirty
one at graduation. Promotion is rapid
and the men viii! be given an oppor-
tun!ty to take examination for higher
rating and receive commissions.
The army recruiting station expects
20 have large day to-day. and believe
that they will outstrip their friends. OF
the navy Most Of the recruits of the
army seem I" have particular fond
ness for the aviation section of the
signal corps, and more men have joined
that branch OF the army service than
any other Others have Joined the vari-
Gus other departments that are open
III the army The army recruiting OFF,
GERS announce that enlistment in the
StcNed"re reg ment is open again and
there is room for large number of
colored men. Those within the draft
age are asked 10 take notice OF this
announcement and call at the office at
once before ii is too late.
Only one more week remains In which
registered men can volunteer in the
three services OF the government On
Sat hrday. December Is, 1T II o'clock
eE!ISihcNI. according to or
aers from the Workmanship. must
STOP and no man within the draft age
VIII be taken after that date unless
he is so far down the list as not TO
come within the first draft quota.
The following men enlisted In the
three services yesterday:
Navy-H. u. Monk. Richmond. r. p.
Madison. Roanoke; b. Scott, Meadow
View: l.. :. Mcconnell. Gate CITY: A.
>. fluddlcston. Roanoke: G.. G.. IIud-
d!eSton. Good View; w. II. Moles, Rich
mond; &. l.. Hanky. Richmond: G. a.
Pemherton. Richmond; c. r. Chesser.
Eessick: II. u. Adams, Petersburg; J.
K. Garland. Richmond: ard the follow
ing from Buena Vista: j. w. Driscoll
~ b. Wagner, r. B. Woods, NJ. Smith.
walter Garrett. J.. w. Harrison. o. NJ
Glass. w. +. Mawyer, c. w. Wood and
E. C. Allen.
Army-C S. Rogers, Petersburg; ].
NJ. White. Richmond: Philip Baber.
Island; w. i. Summerville, Hopewell:
j. j.. Barnes, Capron; Elinar Norman.
Hampton; l.. Il. Gray. Richmond; 3.
NJ. Gillian. Richmond; w. c. Gillian,
Petersburg: y. NJ. Saintsing, Wise. n.
c.; II. S. Nebinger, Highland Springs.
and Roy Edmunds, PAGES.
Marine-William G. Smith. Maxton.
y. c.: j. H. Patterson. Muscogee: II.
y. Kirkpatrick, Charlotte. n. c.; A. Fl.
Worthington. South Hill; II. B. Blair.
Petersburg; j. y. Patterson. Richmond.
and Edward w. Taylor, Petersburg.