The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-16
PICK ship, ENLIST
ABOARD, SAIL AWAY
Fleet Makes Tempting OFFER
for Recruits to Fill Gaps
Among Crews.
DISCHARGES AWAIT 1900
City Offers Round Of Enter
tainments to Happy Gobs
on Shore Leave.

w AA"PPy
on Shore Leave.
In order to MI up rapidly the gaps
which will occur in tho navy ranks rs
result OF the ending Of the war orders
were issued yesterday by which man
who desires to enter the service may Sc
lect the ship on which he desires to
serve. present himself for enlistment on
board her and begin his term Of service
at sea.
The orders will be in effect only dur
ing the two weeks in which the Victory
fleet will remain in New York waters
and apply only to vessels Of the feet.
The orders were issued by Admiral
Mayo, who Is in command. They mark
an innovation in American naval Gus
tom. for II has never been possible De-
fore for a recruit to pick his ship, much
less proceed to sea without q toilsome
period OF training ashore.
: More than 10 per cent OF the 27,OOo
enlisted men OF the feet will receive
their discharges while the fleet 10 In
ceeding the fleets departure from here
thousands OF other men will end their
service with the navy. Recruits to NIL
the places of the men who will go at
once will be chosen from among the men
who apply soonest under the new orders,
but men will be accepted while the feet
Is here. subject to call as fast as men
drop out within the next few months.
Men who are accepted will DO given their
training on ship board and will not
have to go to school ashore.
DISCHARGED Soldiers Needed.
In his orders Admiral Mayo calls at
tention to the "acuteness Of the person.
mel situation" and recommends to the
commanders Of vessels that they make
every effort to obtain as many recruits
as possible. 1t was stated yesterday
that the navy is particularly DESTROYS
Of obtaining discharged soldiers who. be-
cause OF their habit of discipline and
the military training they have received,
are considered exceptionally valuable
The sights and scenes aboard the
vessels OF the feet yesterday and in the
streets adjacent to naval landing places
were Of the kind likely to convince any
youth that life in Uncle Sans navy
makes a pleasant and healthy existence.
The decks and streets were filled with
healthy. happy faced gobs. each bound.
with pocket full Of wages, on n sight
seeing tour Of the city or in the direc-
ton OF the home Preside. While the men
are here all the Organizations concerned
with the we'll being Of the man in blue
will arrange for their entertainment and
comfort in form and manner following,
that is to say:
The Ringing Barnum circus will rive
three morning performances Of the
Greatest Show on Earth. accommodating
5000 or one-third Of the visiting men
at each OF the morning shows. The per-
fornances will he held to-day. Tomorrow
and Friday, and only sailors will be al
lowed to come in.
Tonight there will be a ball for 5000
and q boxing show for 1000, the ball
to be held at the Seventy-first REGIMENT
Armory and the fistic bouts at the New
York Athletic Club. Dancing partners
will be provided for the sailors who 20
to the bail. the War Camp Community
Service looking after that detail Tho
circus and the boxing shows are avail
able to the sailors through the good
offices OF the Knights of Columbus
All Join In Entertaining.
The knights. the Red Cross, the SAL
walton Army. the American Library As
ISOLATION. the Jewish Welfare Board and
the Y. VI. c. A, the Y. W. c. A. and the
War Camp Community Service, all
working together. have made the follow
ing arrangements for the benefit of
sailors to-day:
Sightseeing buses will leave the land
Ing station, Mt Nlnety-sevcnth street. at
10 A. NJ. and ! and las p NJ, and
other buses will leave 55 West Twenty
seventh street. from the X. OF c. hut. at
Forty-hfth street ard broadway. and the
Eagle hut, 1T Forty-second street and
Firth avenue, during the day.
Luncheon entertainment at the T. w
B, house. at 80 Park avenue, Mt noon.
Afternoon tea by the Y. w. C. A. at
the hostess house, at 80 East Fifty-sec-
ond street MT p. NJ.
Party by the Y. w c. 4. at sP NJ
at $40 Lexington avenue.
Dances by the w. c. c. g. Mt the Sew.
enty-irst Regiment Armory; by the ].
w. II at 1l5 West Seventy-ninth street
and I'll West 10th street by the Y. w
c. A., for colored men. at 1917 West ls6th
street. and by the X. c. at 18th street
and broadway.
Entertainment by the X G. nj 367
West l23d street from 2 until p. NJ.
In addition to which any hut, house
or headquarters OF any of the organiz1
tons named IL at the disposal for any
purpose Of any sailor who may walk in.
Candy Needed for Tars.
The W.. g. c. s. branch at Eas,
Fortieth "'r'e. Ia collecting candy from
manufacturers and individuals for the
sailors Easter. Az there are almost 40
600 men with the feet tho. public ia
requested I'd remember that II takes
considerable candy TO Nil that many blue
blouses.
Visitors Ia the vessels OF the fleet
will be welcome every afternoon he
tween 2 and ;. The nearest landings
to vessels on the New York side are:
Fifty-ninth street landins-Savannah.
Delaware, North Dakota and Florida.
Seventy-ninth street land!ng-Utah, Ar.
kansas, Texas. Ninety-siSth street
landing--New York. PENNSYLVANIA. Wy
oming and Oklahoma. one Hundred and
Twenty-nnth street landing Nevada,
Mississippi. One Hundred and Fifty
eighth street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Columbia.
ON the New Jerse" side the following
vessels may be found Fif,y-ninth
street landlng--Dochra. Guyana, Mau.
NEE. Bridge, Nestal Sevcnty-ninth
street landing--SolaCe. Comfort, Shaw.
nut. One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
street landing-Nearly all the destroy
era
The Navy Club--the goh's own club
at sos Fifth avenue sent a special notice
to the ships yesterday TO the effect that
its two floors are all ready IN raoa;,a