The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
COLLEGE MEN
TO'BOOST FOR
MARINE CORPS
Graduates Wanted to Win
Red-blooded Students
to Service.

In keeping with the prospective in
crease in personnel of the United
States Marine Corps to $500. as rl'o-
vided in the naval appropriation bill
submitted recently to Congress by the
House Military Affairs Committee, ar
rangements are being made to meet
the anticipated rush of recruits for
the service.
Headquarters OF the Eastern recruit
ing division yesterday sent out the
following instructions to the corn
manding officers of the posts at
Washington. New York, Philadelphia.
Quantico. Paris Island. Boston. Nor
folk. San Diego. Tex. Mare Island,
Cal. and Bremerton, Wash:
You will please submit To this Of
flee, from among the members of your
command. the names of any former
college men from the principal col
leges and universities throughout the
country, that you may consider pos
sessing unusual qualifications for pre-
scnting to an audience of young men
the advantages of tine Marine Corps.
together with its opportunities for
active service.
1T Is the intention OF this office to
order such specially chosen men back
TO their colleges prior to the gradua-
ton exercises this year. with the ex-
press mission of securing for enlist
ment In the Marine Corps a number
OF college men. It is essential that
the lists submitted for consideration
contain names of those men only who
possess to a marked degree facility OF
speech. together with an enthusiasm
for the Marine Corps.
Duty 10 He Temporary.
Commanding officers will send to
the officer in charge OF the recruiting
division in which the college or uni
versity Of the men designated may be
located. a copy Of their letter to this
office. Upon receipt of requests.
either telegrarhic or written, from the
division recruiting officers. they will
send these men to the points desig-
mated by the officers in charge OF di-
visions. The duty will be of temporary
nature. commencing about two weeks
prior to the graduating exercises and
lasting possibly until a few days after
the graduating exercises. Upon its
completion. the men will be returned
to their former stations"
The foregoing instructions were
signed by Col. A. s. McLemore. as
assistant adjutant and inspector. U.
S. Marine Corps, in charge of recruit
ing. Accompanying these instructions
was a special memorandum from
Lieut.. Col. c. B. Hatch, also in charge
OF recruiting for the Eastern divi-
sion. urging the following prompt
measures in connection with the re-
cruiting program:
1900 Recruits Wanted.
"TfIe quota assigned the Eastern
division for the month of May is 200.
Make extraordinary efforts to get
them. but do not lower the standard
for acceptance.
MAKE special capital OF the fact
that probably this is the last chance
for those young men who have be-
come of age since June 5. last, TO
choose their branch of the service.
New stations will be established
and recommendations along that line
are requested Immediately.
additional men will be authorized
to be retained on recruiting duty upon
re-enlistnient. Make recommenda-
tions to the division officers accord
ingly.
Tine war department mas authorized
an additional brigade of marines with
necessary replacement units for serv.
i've in France
"Many hundred OF commissioned Of
ficers are needed. Ali commissions
will be given to enlisted marines after
instructions and competitions in Off
GERS training camps.
mo weaklings will be tolerated.
Only red blooded men with the fight
ing spirit wanted"