The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-24

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Danville. graduate Of west Point, who
has served in the regular army for three
years and VINO wishes TO organize a new
company OF volunteers I'm that city.
A similar application has reached the
commandcr-in-chicf from II. W. Rey-
nolds. OF Bristol. Va. a graduate OF the
virginia Military Institute, who desires
TO organize a new company in that Sec
tion OF the state.
Both companies Of the Blues have Sc
cured their necessary quota Of men, and
Will be mustered into service this morn
ing. This will complete the Fourth Regi-
ment. and by this evening the Third
Regiment is also expected TO be In
proper shape.
Ii is pretty well understood that Col
onel Gaines will not command the last
named regiment. but that his place Will
be taken by General Male, who Is
anxious TO 90 10 the front.
CAPTAIN GEORGE b. PEGRAM.
Captain w. s r. Mayo. OF Company y.
yesterday morning handed in his reslgna-
ton upon the advice OF his family physi-
clan. who deemed It unwlse and danger
Gus 10 Captain Mayos health 70 go with
his company 10 cuba. The resignation
was under the existing conditions
promptly accepted and shortly before
noon the company met TO elect a sue
cessor. First Lieutenant George b. Pc
gram was unanimously elected captain.
while Second Lieutenant William J.
Daughtrey, Jr., was promoted to First
Lieutenant and Sergeant Thomas A.
Spencer TO Second Lieutenant.
Captain Pegram and Lieutenant
Spencer have been members Of the COM
pany ever since its organization, both
having previously served In the Ashby
Light Horse. Both officers have been
very attentive TO drill and their promo
ton is we'll deserved Lieutenant
Daughtrey was only recently elected
from the ranks to iii the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Second Lieutenant
George w. Warren.
MAKING APPOINTMENTS.
Captain Clarence Wyatt. of Company
A. Of the Blues. has announced the fol-
lowing appointments Of non-cOmmission-
ed officers:
First Sergeant-J. S. Hazen.
ouartermaster Sergeant-E. r. Donnan
vice H. a. Koble
Sergeant-Samuel 30 Frischkorn, vice II.
p. Brown.
sergeant-Field wilborn, vice Chas. E.
Kohler.
Sergeant-James McGraw. Jr.
Sergeant-Bruce McClelland.
Corporate. c. Cousins, vice S. l..
Wood.
Corporal-H f. Brooks vice Travers b.
ElleTson.
Corporal-O. r. hasten.
Corporal-H Z. Weisiger vice w. s.
Thompson.
Corporal-Clarence s. Livesay.
Corporal-Clarence Thomas.
Musician-Paul II. Culpeper.
Artifcer-W p Adams.
Wagoner-W. NJ. Grubbs.
Mrs shanks, wife Of Lieutenant David
c. Shanks. of the army, muster-in officer
at Camp Lee, reached here from Salem
yesterday, accompanied by their two little
daughters. Mrs. Shanks will remain in
Richmond until Lieutenant Shanks goes
20 Tampa as major Of the Third.
Mrs. David A. Price. Of Lexington, IS in
the city. and will remain until her hus-
band. Lieutenant Price. is ordered away
with the Third. as one OF its majors.
Their little daughter is IN Lexington.
SOLDIER ARRESTED
Sheriff Rosser, Of Page county, arrived
here yesterday. looking for a man who
hal escaped from jail at Luray and
joined the Woodstock Company.
He captured the soldier ana carried him
back yesterday afternoon.
Y. NJ. c. A. WORK.
state Secretary L. A. Coulter. OF the
Young Mems Christian Association has
ben in tho city for the past ten days
in the interest OF the work undertaken
by the State Executive Committee for the
soldiers in Camp Lee.
Mr.. II. c. Snead. general secretary Of
the Lynchburg Association. arrived Sat
urday and will be here several days as
sisting in the work Of the Association.
The Association has received several
donations Of papers and magazines from
friends in the city. Large numbers OF
men use the reading and correspondence
tables and games. Through the kind
ness Of the editors Of the leading papers
of the State a number Of these are re-
ceived daily from Roanoke. Newport
News Norfolk. and other places.
on Sunday morning in the Association
tent at Camp Lee, Colonel j. c. Baker
addressed the men. who filed the tent
and crowded around the entrance State
Secretary Coulter also spoke and there
were several decisions for Christ. At
night Mr.. II. o. Williams made a gospel
address 10 a large number OF soldiers
Gospel meetings have been arranged
for each night this week. The Pine
Street Baptist Church male quartette
sang last night and Mr. Charles w. Hun
ter, Jr., on Wednesday night.
About three hundred excursionists from
Fredericksburg came down Sunday 10 see
the Fredericksburg boys and nearly
evry tent was supplied with both sub
stantial and dainty articles OF food. The
boys OF Company X, enjoyed the COM
pany of their friends and the good things
they brought and when called to fall i'm
for supper only twelve out Of eighty-four
responded.