The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
THE SONS OF VETERANS
ryryDrsCUss FORMING A MILiTAhf
COUP1NF.

short Addresses Made ny MI D "
NtaiorF Evans. Colonel Jones and 9TH
ton 'i""i ,,,, -.
ors Positive Action Postponed TIL Next
Week.
,,-...,,,,, - ,,or,bors ~ the Sons Of Veterans
IA meeting OF lnelio.'S Va p0.,.,,-,,ol ,rrorv
WAS held last night at the
for the purpose OF ORGANIZING hili''"''
pany composed exclusively OF veterans ANU .''''
of veterans.
Mr. T. l. Carrngton 1c''u q, o,,'.i I
Sergeant j. T. Ihllilps' "i' W."
of the meeting
.,,,,,,i,,,, ror,arks flr Darlington stated
III Ms ''''''e ..,..1 81, would bo on
that tine company COM "''" '' '' t,t.
,irolv of veterans and SONS OF veterans WORLD no
~ 49,. -, a.. So,.h and he thought IN
The only one III 'lic '0"''' '''''
the United Sial.s' ..........i, 10,
He stated tnht !, was ms ,' cadet cofps TO
D'''' 1,,,soS ,f t,,,,s ami voupg men TOO small
~ ,onu y, r,ss muster under lie laws
- Tbe eonnai,v. wien organized Will have 70 90
into the regiment as CompanyG The chslr,
man introduced MAJOR ". NJ. Evans VINO nay
been requested to make laiA Oh '"' '""''~' w.
the orsah~alloh'
kL"iAhNl iAoo -.
Major Evans stated that tnv i ~. ,y-
, ~ 'n a',d tot h honght TINS was for several
r.o.-rs no most favorable time for the COM
uanv 10 be- organized. lie advised ;hcm as the
frst move no grt into good shape. 80 that they
rould 1ce inst what they could 10, and then go
befo,e / 90 Canp and receive the endorsement
- -, Io,l, h. Gore 8pplylng ~ the Governor.
Mr. Darlington stated that he wanted Ca get
the companv organized and thoroughly "a He'd
so thaf ther might 10 To Wmghisyiile. y. Geo on
thc sfh of next August with the regiment
Colonel Jntios who has been sick for several
DAYS. came in shortly after o'clock.
W. ,,,.,.,. ,o>.re
. ..
Onnytation ne adarc,scI lne Ne T.. ,,i .,r
many interesting laClS i'll loe'i" q" i''''''''' W.
Tie and Major Evans DOM heattus cur SCI wy
action taken Dy these yoUns u,n, WIZ 10 ''i-
deaNofhg 10 orsan.S VIZ oul .a , 81, lsr,o
a crowd present at the meeting as was desired
the organization OF me compahy "a' posl ou,,t
and meeting called ioi that polpHsg loui NM ,ybo
take interest in It are desired to be- present
Veteran Corps to Meet.
M a.. ,.,,i ,,o.,,,,,, of tLo Veteran
M ~ ~ H., viei,i rari,nrnt viii be
rV' '' -. '"c -. =. -, NJ, ,;,,Lt a. ,.sO
helu az Az, Ai'"'ts ~ 80 g "a
O'Clock. Al this meeting ,he elc',,y" vi '
GERS VIII take place. ana there VIII ne teP"i9
from several important committees. besides
other important business Commandant
George ben Johnson urges i"s' ''''''''-
ANU
Adjutant-"enerafs heP"rt'
The report Of Administered James Nc,
Donald for the wear 1910 has been printed and
eS pn0 6i. reu ',, The AdutantCencrs saws
No mat . a al
strength or condition OF the Virginia volunteers
since the da.e OF the last report. The total
Number n g as lien siyen NJ was $50 Of whom s0
y,,.ra ,yhite and 5I6 ,olored The present total
a.. reported bv the Assistant lnspectOT-6 encral
/. , ,is of whom 2a, are white anu 81 colOrcd
or these 1919 belong to white infantry orgaulIa-
mons, m 10 artillery and 3O6 TO cavalry. The
| colored trOops are all infantry and are organ
lied INTO two battAliOns-the first of three COM
panles and the second Of two, with i've unas-
signed companies.
d., nal obapoa n has
been the conversion OF the First battalion OF
cavalry into the First regiment OF cavalry.
which was done by special orders February -,
1850
Zone company OF infantry the Jet. DAVIS
Rifles Al Sniem Roanoke county. has been mus
tered in and asslluod TO the Second regiment
a. Comuany h
Service in aid of the civil authorities has
been rendered xix times during the year .
The report also states that the board OF Qthcers
which has been preparing code OF regulations
for the government of the Virginia Volunteers
has nearly oonpY'en 5 ia az" ,yi greaiy
tsrilitste fransection of military business II
rs also stated that the new tactics being prepared
by A board OF army officers are nearly COM
pleted
BRIGADF OF INFANTRY
M. r.. hr;,,a, ~ infsp+r,, j. co,nrosed If
a. ~ ~ - Shi MIRA AMI Fourtb .1itnrnt-.
In All IN con,oanies containing las officers and
= go No., A.. Srain.t t5t oficers and gq3 men
~ yoor ,revi,ns
E,rsf battalion cavalry: Four troops mot
counting and T.. % officers and lsG men, loss
of one officer and A. men Percentage &C lnspcc-
'iP Fr. o'1 battalion artillery. Four batteries -
oarers and nm men. a loss OF seven officers and
Iot men percentage AZ Inspection. 756.
Amended TO tie report is that OF the Virginia
Military Institute which shows that li6 cadets
have r,s,riciiIated TO date
General Jo Lane Stern assistant. inspector, in
his report sa{s: Ility coIpass meIo
1874 The forty-nine companies inspected this