Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27

companies each. Following are the Of
hcers Of the regiments:
one colonel. one lieutenant-colonel.
three majors. one adjutant. one duart.r-
slstdnt surgeon. with the rank OF FIRST
lieutenant, and that Of captain after five
years service; one chaplain. with the
rank Of captain and the pay Of 81 40 per
year.
The non-commissioned STAFF Of each
regiment is 10 consist OF one sergeant
major and one quartermaster-sergea
I-ach company Is 10 have one captain. one
INST lieutenant, and one second Heuten-
ant Each regiment will therefore have
hNe Held officers. five STAFF officers. two
non-cOmmissioned stan officers. and 00S
men, or "a grand total or 1000 officers and
men.
= The entire Virginia organization will
have 10 be changed 10 conform TO the
new law.
II seems To be well settled that the
regiments which will be ordered OUT are
the Second, under Colonel Baker: the
Third. under Colonel Gaines. and the
Fourth, under Colonel Hodges. The first
Two volunteered some time ago. and will
take their commands intact provided
the companies can b. recruited up TO their
maximum, Of which there is no doubt.
colonel Hodges and staff volunteered
yesterday, provided the Fourth Regiment
went as an organization All the com
panies Of this regiment did not yolunteer
Tor service IN Cuba. but II is said that i'm
many cases the orders were fnisappre-
hended, and an officer Of one OF the
Fourth Regiment companies stated last
hlght that he believed every company
would so, and that they could easily be
recruited 10 their fun strength.
Ihere are eight companies I'm the Sc
cond Regiment. nine i'm the Third. and
ten IN the Fourth. All these are under
stood TO be ready to march anywhere.
Colonel Hodges. Lieutenant Colonel G
w. Taylor, OF his star. and CAPTAINS
Iarrall, Company B. Norfolk. and Not
tlngham, Company G, cams 10 Richmond
Iast hight and spent some time in con-
ference with Adjutant-General Nalle.
THE REGIMENTAL COMMANDERS
There now seems no doubt that The
three colonels named will command the
virginia regiments, which will be formed
oi lhose companies which have Volun-
teered' the Independent companies raised
Dy HON Joseph h. Willard, in Fairfax
county, and by Hon. r. L. Miller In
Lynchburg. and such companies of tbe
flfst Regiment and Blues Battalion as
have volunteered.
should the three batteries in this State
the Howitzers, OF this city: the Grimes
battery, OF Portsmouth and the Tigb,
ArtIHery, OF NorfOlk-be mustered into
service, the men would most likely bo
USED IN the cOast-defence service A.,
connection with the rapid-fring guns in
some OF tht forts. Their own s,l,Ds b.
ing antiqua'ed. 10 would not be ADVISABLE
to use them as field artillery in cam
paign
VIII Keep Open Positions.
AT least two companies in this citv
nave needed the request i'm the Cover
nor's proclamation. and will retain omen
Ior their employees positions they may
Vdcate 10 enlist. The following remark
ably generously bulletin was issued bv
the Everett Waddy Company:
Richmond. Va, April s6. lsgS
. All clerks IN the store and employees |
In the printing, book-bindng. and cleo
trotying departments Of this company are
hereby notified that i'm the event of their |
being ordered away from this city during |
the present war with Spain, either as |
members OF the virginia volunteers or as |
volunteers IN the army or navy OF the
United States. that their situs tions will |
be held for them during their absence |
and a policy of insurance carried on their |
lives by the company while in active SER |
vice. EVERETT WADDKY co
l.. Waddey, President.
The Richmond Traction Company IS |
sued the following:
j. Willis, Esq, Superintendent, |
Richmond, Va:
Dear Sir.-In view Of the proclamation |
Of the President Of the United States |
calling for .0O0 men. and the call by |
the Governor OF Virginia for a contri- |
button by this State OF three regiments, |
| think IL right and proper that we should /