Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-16
MARINE CORPS SEEKS
SIXTY MEN AT ONCE
Local Recruiting Office Asked tu
supply This Number Out Of
4 ,I,.I

Unless recruiting takes on now life
dn"jrc tho two remaining days Of the
campaign. Virginia viii fall far short
OF contributing her quota OF the 1000
men hich tho marine corps seeks to
enlist during III" present week. Less
than IA third oc the sixty men allotted
20 Virginia have thus far been
secured. Tho recruiting detail at the
Richmond station S making every cf-
fort to contribute 10 tho success Of
this campaign that is being waScd
throuc hout the United States. but with
I'LL" success.
seven men We're accepted for The
marine corps ycS'erday," stated Captain
7. y. Mott, Of the Njchr,ond station.
last night. and. while this is Il fair
average, it is not enough To give us
tn" assigned quota.
The material "" are getting here
in Virginia * c%ccllent. and | would
like I" see more al tn" young men of
this section 80 into tho marine CORPS.
know that they cannot :nd a more
attraCtiv" branch of the service. or
OF" offering greater opportunities.
9TH" chances Of promotion for bright
and intelligent men were never SO
good. Headquarters has jus, Given no.
ti"c that there VIII he no moro dcsig-
nations for commissions from civil
life: that hereafter Vacancies Will be
hlled by the promotion uf worthy non
comm sSioned officers. This gives the
young man who cnliats to-day an cX-
ccll"nt chance"
recently ndorscd the marine corps
drive for recruits are president
Theodore Roosevelt, President Hadlcy.
Of Val" University. and Herbert s
Houston, president Of IN" Associated
Advertising Clubs OF tho world
There is no finer body Of men in
the world than the United states ma
rinc corps" states Mr.. EpuScvcli. 1T
has behind il n record Of generations
az honorable service. 1t is "a nrd""
~ honor for any man tO have served
i'm lt In THIS crisis "rrrN 'uun=
american ~ tn" rgh, aor, Should
'''"rn at tn ,hanc" To get IA thu ma :
rim" corps"
Ar,htr e Amg.,, Of nt"hmonA who
recently Joined the navy left yostor-
day for % :h"r, trip To san Francisco
pri'r '" .u@ ~ active scrviro
N"-'"rG'.s recruits were ass follows,
%avy-Eohcrt +, Hitchic. lr. 500
Fourth Avenue, and pnniol u Kui-
l"G..o, SIS East Marshall Street both
OF Richmond; .\lhert Gibson Ivy Depot
Alfred T. kcrsry. Roanoke and VII.
liam r. Arthur. Evirgtun.
Navy EccrUilS-Bcrnard =. Hoy. ISL;
West Clay Street; Earl K Kuhn
I 1900 - IVES; clay Street: Charlie. =
M"rtz Chat'iu street. Richmond. y,
rhnnicl II. Finch. Surir; Hope X e
| Harvey. HichmonG ana Ernest NJ Dial
/ ton. Naruua, VA.
Anny-charl" II. Bow!cs 100 Noru
l Twenty-siNth street. Richmond. an,
I Edgar Il. MadG"N. Front Royal
Marin" curps-' oscph Brandon Wins
/ ton salem; Daniel g. Howard am
John NJ Couch. Durham; James Pear
ana Preston outlaw. charlotte; iiarr
NJ Wootcn and David |. Nichols. Rich
| mond
IIowit7crs-W Walter Il. Hunter. .r
4 Nyattsvillc. Md: Jessie { Sritn. Git
Point. Va. and Mal!et ]. FLANDERS, CT
Point. Va.
The H"witZcrs now need only tweiv
more men - orlu" the battery TO In
:n2yi'nu"l WAY strength .: l"u e"!iStc
men ana nv" Ci'icors. The battery
accepting rc"'aIts on Tue day an
Thursday nights ~ tie armory, .
Eurth l-.-h'h street.