The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-22
HoIins Follows Up the Recent Inva-
siOns With Another Beyy,
AN OPENING FOR PLUM HUNTERS.
The Civil Service Commission orders
Three More EXaminations-Th
Noung Nirginiaus Receive Pro-
motion in the Regular
Army-SOme Late
Army Orders

WASHINGTON, April I-special.--In
the batch of promotions recently made
by the regular army among the commits
stoned officers three young Virginmns-
George Willis Helms. Claude IT, Miller
and Francis *. Meada-were raised 20 the
grade of first Lieutenant i'm their respec-
tive commands Lieutenant Helms is
son OF AIr. Tazeweil Helms of Franklin
county Va. He entered the West Point
Military Academy June Is 1902 and was
made second Lieutenant in 1897 so that
his promotion has been rapid. lie is IN
Company A. Nineteenth Infantry.
Lieutenant Meade entered the Military
Academy in 1884, and was made second
lieutenant April -fth OF last year. so that
his promotion came in less than d year.
lie is in Company A. Twenty-hrst In
fautry. Two other Vnginiaus hold lieu-
tenancies in this resimcnt-Fitz Lee, Jr..
and Second Lieutenant Love.
Lieutenant Miller who is I'm Company
II. Twenty-fourth Infantry, was appoint
ed I'm ls93 and was made second Lieutenant
in August lssL
An thr.a of these omcets remain with
tbsir regiments.
TWO MONTHS EXTRA.
Assistant Comptroller of tho Treasury
/, =. Mitchell has announced decision
,.h-eb vuI ha 0f inheritance t0 those
,,.r,ho~s Of the Virginia and Carolina
r.o'-n.rts who were transferred 10 The
regiments which were sent to cuba. Ine
decision was made boz the case oi meme
hers OF the First and Second Georgia
Volunteer Infantry who were ttin'i.. '.. '.
90 the Third Georgia lusl 9'.o.o t,-'.t
own regiments were mustered our ,.. "''"
the Third they went To- D.D'. l"' ,a.
ton had iust arisen as To- Mneli,i .''.
soldiers who were transferred 'I1 ~
ceiye the Two months extra PAY
also whether they are "', '"' ',,.f...t
three months extra payne '"D-, -,.'.',-.'i
m ufh's pay for me SERVICE -i .'''
command ... .,, mon
The Comptroller os'l.ts '... ..,r, ,sl. m
should receive W. ~, t,s transfer. ho
muster OUT I'D .,.. t,r,. tbef. o-ig.-
Says. ihe Iui. '"-'' ....-.I oft lost its
nal conn'.'' f.s.raree fur-
essential '"'. df-finction be-
loueh Tie also H.'N' s-l,, one orr
tween the mon ''.''. ..,,,l,,r,, sore
ear.zltl0n to another Tot '''''P
vice. ,,,,e
MORE PREF ''i'''
,rt.r tina y0ung ladies ftom 'n1 h-'
,1t.. college. and those chronir'ei ye7'''-
H.. rom the Southern Seminary %.
poolIn- Green. came the cntiiA'"7
r..o, th. HoIns Institute. Iney arrive
fa-t rient and are comfortably l"''' '''l
I'D 40 fne Metropolitan. As lhoy Hi'u "''
r. t.tsl to-day. ON their way up the
%. ..,.,-.f. n critic remarked;
avenue. ' f-,..t Gathering of
"lhat i7 tA' n
Girls which has been mere +'@
eyes" said another. "they "'e oea'-
tf.-r
',5-,,,,..,.,., ts , list. Misses Marie Dam
i''.' '"7 p.,t.r Al willis Margaret
mann, h.7i' il. c..- 1r+raf
Allen. Comeia Allen. po'y 7."--' ,-
Withersp0on. krisienlt i'ausIil' - '..'''
Wilkinson. Ida Hicks. Dasie Belle cooley
,r.,.rva Cooley Dorothy Doua'sln Myr-
49,, n.sfe CroUen Tuv Ware. FlOy
~, tii,.batb Moss and Harriet
l,,... .,.. ,,,,o...,,.l Inv Miss.
Naror0ugh. Ihty are cNtp-to''t .s vi
Thayiie. one of the tea hef5' ana lhr l'p
is under the MANAGEMENT of Professor
~ ~ C,.t, and Rusfnass Manager Tur.