The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-28
MASTERING IN
OF COMPANY F
A Few FormaIities Only Stand in the
Way,
COMPANY PRACTICALLY READY
Colonel stern VIII Submit fills Report
Recommending It's Mastering la
1o-Day or To Morrow-Ihc
Officers and Men.
COMPANY PRACTICALLY READY

Company j, OF inN nl4 d iitl itH-4i''~'''f
met last evening at the kesimcnta'
Armory mr uo purpose of mastering
the company into tne STATE service
There was of course, good deal Of
delay. as thc necessary papers had TO
Doe made 0ut and signed by tnc men and
the three commissioned officers had their
hands fuu Cor about an hour aad a hali.
The company chen assembled So tho big
dru room 0n The second no1r Tor t"e
oMc.a. act DOB tne matter
This. however was in 200 manner
coupled with anw solemn exercises me
only one appearing in uniform was N'l.
go Lane stern. enc assistant inspector
general. who had been ordered COB inspect
the company with tile view Of having fle
Same mustered into the stat. services.
Tho rules and regulations of the rcsl-
"a army which Governor Tyler had
decided to carry out in regard to the
mastering of volunteer companies into
the state service. prescribe that each
company shall consist of six files of tours
as minimum strength. and eight files of
Tours as maximum strength one fic ~
four- OF course. means one corporal ana
seven prltates. making eight ,n aii bee
Sides there are t1 Dee io each company
five sereeanfs. one QHarfermasfer SER
Feant. tW1 cooks. two musicians and one
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and three commissioner oGcers and
sevepty-fve enlisted mon as naxirnun
strength.
slNTY-TWO IN LINE.
when col stern entered the bie- drill
room ON tho second floor OF fbo Reei-
mental Armorv Doc found the
men drawn uD I'm double ranks
with the fbr.o commissioners ofn-
Gers az The raauire5 oisranco OF
three PAGES fr front of thom Col storm
accompanied hy col George WAYNE An
dcrson. the recent commander ~ the OLD
First Virginia Regiment. and Captain
O. Gray Hoss.euX. of ola Company A.
then went along the line 20 inspect the
mon as to their general appearance.
COL stern then called the names or
t1e men Who had signed the required
papers from the muster roll and 10 ape
ptared ihff Justly siHiy-fw0 men were
present. three commi stoned on Gers and
hfi}-nine enlisted men. The minimum
number required for the formation of n
company under the new ruling. DO was
also ascerillned, however by subsequent
examination of the papers. that sixteen |
INC" were absent VINO had previously /
aHiA'i iuef signatures to the enlistment |
papers. although they had not yet ssn- !
ca tne required oath
u also developed That of those who ]
NaN t''ar-i Iheir Willingness to become |
li ,.n9'i7 WE'VE are sun under age ana |
WI" NIsl nave io procure the written /
of ihef parents or guardians, /
1.-''e t't can De- accepted ass enlisted (
~ l'"a "'n'"'t .eh were present
'' ''''.s .,,c ,. i2'' t'.',
90 - '.''i'i una
1ol' aleIN therefore ADVISED captain
W. Pee once lNe h.arNi'.a
ana 70 also procure the necessary writ
6isns M tbe r9,ra~s ,gbo des,ro ~ 1oi, /
The comranv. AS soon ma cartain Nla- /
surfer has obtained tho rooniro1 roini- /
mum number of monbers who bave /
taken the oath winch uff ukofv Doe /
,'fher to-day OPP tomorrow Col. Stern |
wH submit DTS report recommending /
The mastering in of the company to me /
General ana tho latter oficial |
viii thcn issue hts order bv direction of /
the Governor as commauder-in-rnier un- !
der which Company D. viii become once ]
moro am important factor in the vOiun- ]
teer service of The state of Virginia.
THOSE PRESENT.
ne Io''"lns is Ist of tine officers and \
enlisted mon present as verified by the }
muster rolls
Captain. Robert Lc Masurier
First Lieutenant NeuaD.e S. Hard
Woke
ln.nrF Tlaufananr r.1anh To