Evening star., 1917-04-10
Work Provided Youngsters.

Yes" replied the naval officer, "go
out and grow big and strong and then
enlist. But in the meantime you can
distribute circulars to healthy youns
men asking them to enlist and you can
place advertising matter in windows of
stores about the city
Today they are working. having re-
ported early They are Arthur HILL
Philip Hill. Richard Bonsall, Dudley
Bonsall and Donald Smith.
Many young men report daily at the
information and making out applica-
tions. A large percentage Of those who
apply go through with the final pa
pers. The paper work in connection
with the enlistments is extensive.and
a large staff of enlisted men now Is on
duty at this station.
Many more young men will beGable
to get into the navy now as a result
of Instructions received from the Navy
Department to enlist young men as
low as sixteen years old. provided they
are five feet two inches in height and
weigh more than 110 pounds and have
their parents consent. Heretofore no
man below seventeen could be enlisted
without specific authority from the
Navy Department.
Marine Corps Swells Ranks.
The Marine Corps enlisted more men
yesterday than at any other day in it's
history. When the recruitinf reports were
received at headquarters here it showed
that 200 men had Joined this service, the
requirements of which are higher than
for any other branch of the military serv-
ice of the government. Only young men
with the spirit of adventure and with
constitution that will stand 1t will be
taken into the Marine Corps. where, too.
the relation between the officers and men
Is closer than in any other branch.
Examinations for stenographers and
typewriters will be continued tonight
at the United States naval reserve en-
rollment office. at the old Naval Hos
pital. at 9Th street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. There is a great de-
mand for stenographers and typewrit-
ers for duty at the Navy Department,
particularly male stenographers. Those
who pass the examination will be given
the naval rating of yeoman. third class.
with pay and allowances totaling $3.50
month.
The army tent reported a large num-
ber of enlistments today. the largest
since the recruiting tent station was
opened here. DIR. Chester A. Baker. a
dentist at the Burlington, 1920 Vermont
avenue northwest. reported at the tent
any man who applied for enlistment in
the army and was rejected on account
of his teeth.
Naval Reserve Enrolment.
Those enrolled in the Naval Reserve
today were: Etine NJ. OConnor. 639 4th
street northeast; ENERGY Gary, 1914
Decatur street northwest; Bradford E.
Elmer 7. Achen. 231 f street north
west: Jean NJ. Whitman. 141s Gallatin
street: Ernest S. GoetZinger, 20 H street
northeast; William Smithson, Congress
Heights. d. c.; Edwin r. Nairn, 639 l.
street northwest; George L. Tarry, 1404
Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Edwin
w. Green, 1887 w street northwest
and Ernest A. Spicer, 1925 L street
northwest.
The enlistments in the navy were:
Samuel Whitten Hart. 1925 7 street
northwest: Albert McMullin, ;r IT
Bates street; James E. S. Kinsella. 710
X street northeast: Clarence A fudge,
420 9Th street northeast; Raymond E.
Perkins, Georgetown; Maurice Mahoney,
Herndon. Va. and Larry Templeton,
Laurens. S. c.
The army enlistments were: C. w.
Backing, Seat Pleasant. Md; H. Gerck-
ems, T. L. Purks, King George county,
Va: Maurice j. Bohrer. Francis X
Sullivan. Ross Y. Stripe, Gettysburg.
Pa; George Blake, Walter Moore, Clin-
ton. Md; John f. Mater, Paul A.
Briggs, St. Paul. Mimi: Leo F. De
Therry, l.. F. Werner, Mark f. Abb
bott, Walter f. Sampson. Del Ray, Va;
Harry Smith. John b. Maher, jr. ]. C.
Pleete, Leroy ]. Coombs, st. Marys,
Nd: L. H. Hitchcock, Richmond. Va:
p. e. Lyle, Alexandria. Va: B. H Rob-
erts, Alexandria, Va: David Meekin, B.
r. Groves and George Evangelo, Dan
bury, Conn.