Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-25
clans Of Norfolk. and BY Major A1rlr

/ oiithtu oil the virginia troops. COiOne
Hodges has commanded the Fourth sinc'
April q. 1886. and is very popular will
his officers and men, who regret his en-
forced retirement
Lieutenant-C Colonel Taylor, however, Il
believed to be acceptable In every wal
TO the men of his regiment, and is q fin,
officer, whether regarded as to his at
tainments as soldier and student o.
| military science, or his temperament ant
bearing.
LIEUTENANT-COLO AND MAJOR
Eight company officers of the Fourth,
who called on Governor Tyler last night,
requested that Major Edwards be ap-
! pointed lieutenant-colonel of the regi-
ment. and the Governor will make the
| appointment. Major Edwards Is believed
to be the unanimous choice of his subor-
| dinate officers.
The company officers are divided In
| their choice OF one OF the captains to
| succeed Major Edwards. Those who call
ed to see the Governor last night and
who claimed TO represent twenty-four of
the commissioned officers Of the regiment,
asked for the appointment of Captain
Marshall Tarrall, of Company b (Nor-
folk, but the Governor declined to decide
the matter until he hears from the other
officers or the company. who are said TO
advocate the claims of Captain G. w.
Hope. Of Company ID (Eampton). Cap
tain Hope is the ranking officer, his COM
mission bearing date of October 20, 1889.
while Captain Tarrall's is dated December
II, 1890.
Captain Hopes friends win wait on the
Governor to-day. and his Excellency will
finally decide as to which of the two
officers will succeed Major Edwards.
MAJOR RIOW OR CROXTON
Lieutenant William Blow, of the regular
army, will be the other major of the
Fourth. unless Lieutenant X. G. Croxton,
who has been attached to General Males
headquarters for some time, RECEIVERS
sufficiently to go with the regiment. He
has been Ill for some time. and 1t is not
thought he will have sufficiently recover
ed to accept the commission, which has
been offered him. Lieutenant Blow is
now away from his regiment on leave
and Is expected here in a day or two
He is a native OF Virginia, and was for
some time the commandant at the Web
ster Military Academy, Norfolk. He is
regarded as a fine officer, which Is evil
denced by the fact that he has been
attached to the staff of every officer under
whom he has served.
1t is probable that the two officers who
experience most pleasure from the coun-
termandlng of the order for the immedi-
ate marching of the Virginia troops are
Lieutenants Price and Shanks, the quar-
and commlssary of the Virginia |
troops, and the muster-n officer, re-
spectiVey, detailed from the regular
army. Lieutenant Shanks will be one of |
the majors of the Second, and Lieutenant |
price of the Third, but neither can Join |
his regiment until his duties at Camp /
Lee have been fully discharged, which |
would not have been for some time after /
the Second had moved. 1t Is probable /
now that lieutenant Shanks will have
completed his work entirely by the time |
his regiment starts to Tampa, and that
Lieutenant Prices will be so far advanced
that he will be detained Gnly few days.
ALL BE MUSTERED IN TONIGHT.
All the Virginia regiments will be mus
ered in by tonight, and ready for
orders. There is now only one
the Thtra-and Fourth, -eacf1,-l
which has not been mustered in-Com-
'any G, Farmyille, Of the Third and Com
,any l. Franklin, OF the Fourth. 1t is
onfidently expected that these companies |
md the officers OF the two regiments
will be mustered in to-day,
Neither Colonel Baker nor Lieutenant
jhanks have received a reply from the
Var Department to their kilograms con-
Gyms tlC lcHtSolS VI tdpldiu OWeu, L
company l., of the Second, and Captain
lasurier,~o Company NJ, of the Third,
o be allowed to exchange regiments |
nd unless the order Is given. Of course,
he transfer Will not be made.
THANKS TO THE LADIES.
AT a meeting Of the officers OF Company
J, Third Regiment, yesterday afternoon, |
he following was adopted:
o Mrs. Il. c. Mayo, and the Ladies of
Richmond Associated with Her in Fur
nishing Refreshments to the Soldiers
at Camp Lee:
In the name, and by the wish, of the
ynchburg Home Guard, Company T.,
bird Regiment. we thank you for the
elicacies furnished by your kindness to |
1T command on the oath instant.
The thoughtfuness which dictated the
1T will be ever remembered and appre-
ated by. yours very sincerely,
L. c. SCRUGGS,
Captain.
WILLIAM SEABURY,
First Lieutenant.
w. j. FAULKNER,
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