Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23
WILMINGTON MEN
IN MARINE CORPS
Fourteen So Far Enlisted Here
Greatly Please the Dis
trict Officers.

Captain s. A. w. Patterson, officer in
| charge of the United States Marine re-
| cruiting station, at ii0D Arch street i,
| Philadelphia. yesterday declared that he
was very much impressed with the Ia
young men of this city who have 40 Tar
enlisted with the Devil Dogs These
men enlisted at the local headquarters Of
the marine recruiting party, at BY
| Market sireet
"It pleases me very much 60 see the
| young men of Wilmington answer the
| call sounded by the marines, he declared
| yesterday, when four more men were taken
| before him for examination. III all the
recruits were of the same calibre ps those
who have 80 far signed up. the Marine
Corps surely will be composed af fine men.
| only hope that more Of them enlist to
fight under the globe. anchor and eagle
Captain Patterson will visit this city
one dav this week and will address a rnaas
meeting of mon, telling thom how they
can win promotion in the Marine Corps "
thav are sincere IN their cforts. The
captain will start special drive on men
between the ages of is and 81 lie be
lievcs that men Of those ages make tho
best soldiers and fighters and that they
have the beat chance for advancement
Owing To the fact that the drive here ia
meeting with such success the local re-
crtuting party will in NIL probability re-
main here for another week or at least
part of next week Many men here were
taken hy surprise when the drive was
started and did moi have time 20 get their
affairs in such shape in few days so that
they would he enabled to Join the organ
igation ~ ia for the benefit and at the
request Of such men that the drive will be
prolonged
This afternoon members of the recruit
ing staff again co-operated with members
Of the Red Cross in their campaign
yesterday the offices of the Wilson Line
werr visited and in n short time the en-
luves had contributed e35 This work was
continued today In nll likelihood the
Red Cross will establish booth 81 the
Wilson Line this afternoon.
The members Of the Marine recruiting
staff ws1I take part in The Red rose parade
tonight and will distribute booklets CON
tanning information regarding the body
The chaugs IN the Marlnet 'urps for the
ambitious Young man who is about 20
enter some military organization are
manifold Captain s. a " Patterson,
officer in charge 81 the Philadelphia Station
IN outlining the requirements for enlist
ment recently said he opportunities
for advancement in tho Marine torps
were never greater than they now are
Every man haH an equal chance for pro
motion and commissions arc given every
man who proves worthy Of euch Adj
vancement depends eolelv on the april
cant's own initietv and ability "All
those who strive for commissions in the
Marine Corps must enlist frat IN its
ranka and prove Themselves worthy to
their commanding officers No psrtiality
's shown and all are put on an equal baais
The enlisted man is frat sent 70 Paris
Island. : c. which has been declared
10 he one Of tho finest training camps
in the world After acrving here for
about eight weeks tho recruit hocomea
eligible for the officers training school
at Quantico, Va, where the final touches
are put 10 bis military education Max
ing good there be IL given second lieu
tenancy One point wish 10 make
clear is that men called in tho draft can
enlist IN the marine service provided
they oan secure releases from their local
boards This usually can be done pro
vidcd they will not be needed 20 fll the
present quota
The men from Wilmington who have
up TO this time enlisted IN the Marine
Corps have proved themselves worthy
Of serving under the globe. anchor and
eagle and for this reason | hope the re-
sponse 10 the appeals OF the recruiters
will be needed by those who still remain
In brief the qualifications necessary
to enter the Marine Corps follow The
applicant must be no smaller than 5 feet
4 inches, nor taller than @ feet inches
and must be no younger than Is years
and no older than 80 years Enlist
ments are for the duration OF the war
The minimum weight requirement is
100 pounds The regular pay varies
from $50 to SIS month, according 10
rank and length of service, Twenty
per cent is added for foreign service