Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-25
THE HANDSOME BLUES
Both Companies Elect Officers
and to Re-Enter Service,
.cHEATWOOD CHOSEN CAPTAIN
He Will Command The Senior Company
and Daushtry Company B.
TO REoRGANIZE THE BATTALION.
Two Other Commands May BE Taken
In, Thus Meeting the Conditions
Prescribed by the GOycrnor-WiH
Parade on Tuesday.
TO REoRGANIzE THE BATTALION.
Parade on Tuesday.

The two companies of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues effected a reor-
ganization last night as preliminary
to readmission TO the volunteer service
of Virginia.
The two companies have about fifty
nine enlisted men each. the minimum
number under the new order of the Gov
ernor. The few men lacking can, it Is
thought. be obtained with little difficulty.
EnIistments are on a distinct boom, and
the enthusiastic meetings last night
gave them an extra boost
Companies a and b held simultaneous
meetings at the Blues Armory last night.
Each company spent considerable time in
discussing various matters connected
with the organizations, and then proceed
ed TO the election Of officers, each com
pany completing it's work about the
same time.
CHEATWOOD MADE CAPTAIN
Sergeant Chrlstoper G. Cousins called
the meeting of Company a to order, and
Corporal William Hines was elected
chairman. while Mr.. Cousins was made
secretary. After the discussion of various
matters the election OF officers was gone
into.
First Lieutenant Luther L. Cheatwood
was nominated for the post of captain
Corporal Hines called for other nominal
tions to the captancy, but there was no
response. Thereupon so many as favored
the election of Lieutenant Cheatwood
were asked 10 say aye. There was one
unanimous shout. call for dissenting
voices received not a single response.
Lieutenant CheatwOod had been chosen
unanimously by reclamation.
The only nomination for the post or
first lieutenant was that OF Sergeant
Field Wilbon. He likewise received the
compliment of nomination by acclama-
ton.
The meeting then made start towards
the election Of second lieutenant and the
following were placed in nomination:
Messrs. Christopher c. Cousins. Sam b.
Frischkorn, and James McGraw Mr. Cou-
sins asked that his name be withdrawn,
as he would not be able to give the duties
attached to the post the attention re-
quired.
After these nominations were made the
motion to go into the election of officers
was reconsidered. and it was decided
that the election should be postponed un-
til the meeting of the company Monday
night.
4 committee was sent out 10 find Lieu
tenant Cheatwood and Sergeant Wilbon
10 notify them of their election, but the
gentlemen could not be located.
DOUGHTRY, OF COMPANY B.
Meanwhile the meeting in Company
BIS room had been completing the work
for which it assembled.
There was only one nomination for the
post of captain. Captain Thomas l..
Dougntry was nominated, and received
the compliment of reelection without q
dissenting voice.
First-Leutenant Tom Spencer WIS re-
elected i'm the same way, but when II
came to the election of a second lieu
tenant there was a hitch Second-Lieu'
tenant II. b. Blankenship and Sergeant
William y. Jones were nominated. Inc
first ballot resulted in a deadlock. The
result OF the second was the same. Then
q recess was taken. Blankenshp and
Jones got together, and after brief con-
versatiOn agreed to toss coin for the
place. A haf-dOllar was produced
Jones tossed 1t turned heads. That
meant that Billy Jones was 70 be the
Junior commissioned officer OF the com
pany. The deadlock was broken in true
soldier fashion.
TO PARADE MEMORIAL-DAY.
Captain Doughty announced al tho
close OF the meeting that the company
would turn out Tuesday 10 take part il
the Memorial-Day parade. The citizens
of Richmond will give the old familiar
uniforms an ovation. The men WI
wear. duck trousers. The Governor VII
he asked to loan guns for the occasion.
The companies desire that permission
10 re-enter the State service be granted
as soon as possible. 1t Will not be- Ions
withheld. The Military Board. whicf
meets to-day, is expected to consider thu
matter, and will probably advise the
Governor TO hasten action.
TO FORM A BATTALION.
The battalion Will be organized just az
soon as possible. There seems no doubt
of the election OF Major Sol. Cutchins TO
the position Of major. II is said every
officer elected last night fayprs his cleo
ton.
Governor Tyler has said the Blues must
20 into one OF the regular State regi-
ments, instead of existing az an independ-
ent battalion, as before the last war
There is talk OF trying to secure two com
panies here or elsewhere 10 unite with the
Blues companies and form battalion,
which to all intents and purposes shall
be- independent save when the regiment
is turned out 1t would then have to APP
pear with the other two battalions OF the
regiment to which it was attached.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
At a meeting of the former members OF
Company NJ, Third Regiment at the
Arnory last night. resolutions OF respe.'
for the memory or the late rfahVis 81
Ia Nasurier were adopted, and the SYM
nathies of the company were extended to
the brothers Of the deceased-'captain Ro-
hrt and Lieutenant Joseph A. lie Masu-
rier of Company M-and the family OF