The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-08
THE RICHMOND MILITIA.
THE FIRST REGIMENT INSPECTION.
Number of Officers Present aud the Siren 9Th
OF Various Companies-Funds Badly
Needed to Equip Enlisted Men.

Az the inspection of the First regiment last
evening the companies were paraded in ser
vice uniform and equipments as far as it was
possible to equip the men. Tho regiment pa
raded about sixty men without either uni
forms or equipments. There are at present
In the regiment 1875 men without uniforms
and about the same number without accou-
trements and equipments.
The reports of.attendance show: Field and
commissioned staff officers present, 7. 3 ab-
sent; non-commissioned staff officers, u pres
ent and absent.
The COMPANIES
Company A-Present. commissioned Of
hoers, non-commissioned officers. "a pri-
Yates; SICK. l non-commissioned officer 2 pri-
Yates; on Through. privates, and 8 absent
without leave; total strength of company 70.
Company B-Present. commissioned off,
GERS, 8 non-commissioned officers, 80 privates
sick. private; absent with leave. non-com-
missioDed officer. private: without leave, /
private. Total strength of the company. 81.
Company C-Present, 3 commissioned Off
GERS, non-conmissioned officers. Is prlvates;
absent with leave. ! commissioned officer, l
private without leave. 2 non-commissioned
officers. II privates. Total strength of the
company. a..
Company D-Present. 2 commissioned Off
GERS, non-commissioned officers. SO priyates.
sick, commissioned officer. Q privates; absent
with leave, 3 privates without leave. IL pri-
Yates Total strength of the company, 63.
Company E-Present, 3 commissioned Off
GERS 4 non-commssloned officers. "A privates;
sick. / non-commissioned officer absent with
leave. non-commissioned officer. / private;
without leave, l6 privatss. Total strength OF
the company. So
Company present, commissioned Off
GERS, 5 non-commissioned officers. % privates;
sick. / non-commissioned officer: absent with
leave. l non-commissioned officer. privates;
without leave. commissioned officer. II pri-
Yates. Total strength of the company. AZ.
Hospital Corps-Present, ! non-commis-
stoned officer II privates; absent without
leave, privates Total strength Of the corps
Band and Drum Corps Total strength, So.
TOTAL STRENGTH.
These reports show the total strength Of
the regiment TO be al this date, officers and
men. 435. At the State inspection OF the
regiment last October the total strength was
294 men. The above exhibit shows a most
remarkable improvement. All OF the com,
pany commanders report that their principal
difficulty in recruiting IS nov, owing 70 the
fact that the quartermaster department can
not furnish the recruits with uni
forms. 1t would require to complete
the uniforming of the men now in the regi-
ment the sum of $4,000. and if the officers
enlist to the number which they have
been ordered up it will require at least e. 600
to complete the uniforming. warm friend
of the regiment who was present in the
armory last evening and noted tho condition of
affairs. kindly offered as an assistance to the
regiment bis check for $50. The officers of
the regiment earnestly hope that this exam
ole may be speedily followed by other friends
of the organization. There will be regi-
mental dress parade on the Capitol Square
next Tuesday evening at o'clock.