Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-08-09
RECRUITERS ron NAVY
ON NEW MEXICO TOUR
"Puplicity Act" Novel Stunt BY Party
Which ziz-zags Through State
Locking fol Unframed Men

Acting under orders of CAPTAIN
Robert L. Russell, U. s. navy, q
travelling enrolling party for Inc
twelfth naval district Is making an
extended tour Of New Mexico FOR me
purpose Of obtaining recruits for the
navy.
The party arrived in DmeinQ
Wednesday at about 500 p. m. They
have aiready covered Nevada and
California, and after visiting the
principal points in New Mexico will
cover two other states, which COM
pletes their territory. hey came d.
rect from Los Angeles to Deming, this
being their first stop for recruiting
purposes.
The recruiting party is composed
Of the following members: Ensign
Harvey L. Miller, officer n charge i
Howard N. NTH, chief yeOman; Felix
Pregg, chief yeOnan; Ray c. Kiel,
machinist's mate; Rudolph Evans and
Howard MCGEE, yeomen. They are
making their trip in two high-powered
cars. They report stormy passage
through Arizona, where very bad
weather was encountered, but they
zane through very little behind their
schedule.
The travelling party also carries
with It an excellent navy publicity
act which has been shown in all the
leading theaters in the states Of Cal
iforpia and Nevada. The publicity
act shows two excellent reels Of navy
motion pictures, featuring the latest
scenes from the English Channel,
showing our dreadnaughts and de-
>stroVers at work against kaiserism
These pictures are accompanied BY
an intelligent explanatory lecture BY
Chief Woman Howard N. Smith.
Bugler Felix Preeg entertains with
navy bugle calls. Ensign Harvey L.
Miller concludes the publicity act
with q stirring patriotic lecture on
our navy, its history, tradition, pre-
vent needs and its work in the pre-
sent conflict. This act will be
shown, in the leading theaters all
over the state.
In Deming this attraction will be
shown at the Princess theatre in con-
nection with the regular show there
nectoin with the regular show there
this afternoon and tonight. Relatives
OF men in the navy in particular are
urged not to miss this, as they will
be able to see just how their sailors
are employed and how they employ
themselves, at work and at play, in
the navy.
Dnring the stay Of the party here
recruiting stations will be maintained
at the Cody Inn, on North Silver, and
at Fields confectionery on Pine
street, where applicants will be en-
rolled, examined and the oath Of al
legiance administered. Those who
enlist here will be sent to the naval
training stations on the west coast,
but will be given about three weeks
to arrange their affairs before being
called.
The party expects TO go to Albu-
querque from Qeming. They look for
good harvest of recruits here, de-
spite the fact that nearly twenty
wTe picked here when the naval re-
cfuiting office was established in the
Mahoney building more than two
months ago.
The travelling party Is in search Of
unframed men between the ages Of
IL and 40 for the deck, fire room, and
engine room branches Of the navy.
The enrolment Is in the u. s. naval
reserve force, which branch Of the
service offers full naval service with
the privilege Of resigning in time Of
peace. Bakers, cooks, machinists,
electricians, carpenters, blacksmiths,
coppersmiths, bOiermakers and other
mechanics are offered some excellent
positions In the navy at their trades
Negroes are wanted for the messman.
Carpenters, interior decorators,
fresco workers, sign painters, sheet
metal workers, cOppersmiths, weld
ers, cabinet makers etc, are urgently
needed for ground work in the naval
flying corps.
All men within the draft age who
desire to enter the naval service must
present their releases from their To-
cal boards when they apply.