The evening world., 1917-06-05
RECRUITING BOOMS
WITH REGISTRATION;
MARINES IN LEAD
5,25S Recruits for Corps Ac-
cepted in May, Far Above
Districts Quota.

The advent OF registration day re-
suited IN a brisk impetus 70 recruit
ing In the various arms OF the SER
vice, according 10 officials in charge
OF enrollments for the army. navy
and marine corps, and tho reserve
branches OF military and sea duty.
The United States Marine Corps.
says Major Frank p. Evans. in charge
OF recruiting for the Eastern Division,
has far exceeded Its quota OF 1850
mon for the New York district. In
May b,25s mon enrolled and were
accepted. and tho rush keeps up.
Every desirable applicant is ac-
cepted and there has been no limit
placed on the number Of men 20 be
taken at No. "a East Twenty-third
Street, which is the main enrolment
depot. Major Evans has established
nm economy record for enlistments.
Ills recruits cost him 1886 each. In
cluding their transportation 70 train
ring stations This Is below the aver
ago figure for army and navy rockies.
Brig. Gen. w. A. White. Chief OF
the British Recruiting Mission at No.
$50 Broadway who Ia for the present
occupying quarters at the Hotel Van
dcrbilt, visited Major Evans during
the morning and sought the cooper
alton Of the United States recruiting
officers. Major Evans placed an
automobile at Gen. Whites disposal
to assist him and his staff in their
work.
Il cannot express myself 100 warm
! ly,' said Gen. White to an Evening
World reporter. "in appreciation OF
tho courtesy that has been shown to
us over here. have been much graft
lied at the great number OF responses
both by letter and in person, which
followed the publication by the news
papers OF the fact that we would be
ready to enlist un-naturalized Britons
OF military age tomorrow at No. 2sO
Broadway. capt. McSwincy and 9TH
ers OF my staff put in busy twenty
four houys explaining our work TO
men who wanted to know just where
they STOOD
"One man came 10 me to-day and
asked me what | thought his duty
should be. lie said he had a wife
dependent upon him and that he was
supporting members OF his family in
England whose bread winners had
gone TO the front. told him that
his duty was to enlist. | added that
n plan was under way TO care for
the families OF every Engllshman in
I this country who was willing 10 do
his share. Another man came to me
and said he had lost two sons In the
| British service. He was sixty two
years old and physically detective,
but he made a brave attempt 10 ap-
regret that We were compelled to tell
him he could not be taken"
The mission wants 10 emphasize
the fact that there need be no fear
on the part OF men volunteering that
their dependents will come to want.
The allowances made will be known
as separation allowances" and a
great part of the funds contributed
toward them will be from the bank
accounts OF wealthy Americans
The members OF the British Com
mission who are within registration
age were mildly surprised when they
learned that they would have 20 OBJ.
\ serve the laws OF registration day.
| Among these was Lieut.. f.. C. White,
/ the seventeen year-old son Of Gen.
White. Young White. was only six
teen when he obtained his commits
sion In England. He has been twice
wounded, the second time danger
ouslv at Loos, and for that reason
has been sent here with the mission.
Tho first recruit for the Marine
Corps TO be enrolled and accepted
from the Broadway Battleship" Re
cruit. at anchor in Union Square, is
Spencer Randolph Eggleford OF Eliza
beth, n, j. Eggleford IS a chauffeur
for Archibald Pierce. a broker, and
was driving his employer downtown
when he caught glimpse Of the
Recruit.
Boss, IL it's all the same TO YOU. I'd
like to see what chance / have OF en-
listing" said Eggleford.
Go to H." responded Mr.. Pierce
with the result that fifteen minutes
later the chauffeur had become a
soldier of the sea,
! Headquarters for the 100000 mem
bers OF the various Spanish Ameri-
| can war veterans societies have been
opened at No 34l East Twenty third
street, Every man who fought OF
enlisted in that campaign is urged "a
| report there. while he may not he
| equipped to be sent to the front HI