Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-28
AT OCEAN VIEW.
Big Military Meeting Will be Held
There in September.
The Purpose is to Organize Battalion of
tho Regiment to be arado up of Com
panics In This Section of tie State.

iHS ASie6 am OF, yesterday:
About the middle of next month the
three Peninsula military companies and
other companies from u nearby city
VIII assemble at Ocean View for the
purpose of organizing a battalion of
the regiment which will be made up
of the companies in this section of the
State.
THE date for the assembly has not
been issued, but it probably will be
made known about the 1st of the
month. The officers of the Newport
News and Hampton companies will
probably meet and fix upon the date
and also the rules governing the as
semoiage OF companies at Ocean View.
Two OF the comprehensive New
port News Light Infantry and the
Huntington Rifies-hail from this city.
me third company. the Peninsula
Guard. is from Hampton. The fourth
company will probably Ire one from
Smithfield or one from Suffolk.
NOT WILLIAMSBURG.
1t was reported that williamsburg
would be represented in the battalion.
but this is hardly probable as the An
cient capital has no company now, and
1t is not known that steps have been
The Richmond Blues. which were
anxious to join the battalion with the
Huntington Rifles and the Peninsula
Guard. having served with them in the
war with Spain. will be attached to an
other regiment, as there are already a
suthcient number of companies in this
section of the State to organize a regi-
ment. There will be three regiments all
told.
WILL ELECT OFFICERS
THE meeting of companies at Ocean
View will probably not last longer than
one day, as the purpose of the assem-
bly, Will be to organize the battalion by
election of officers. Before this meet
ing is held the fourth company for the
battalion will be designated by Gov
ernor Tyler.
THE belief is general now among the
members of the companies here and in
Hampton that the Hampton company
VIII be the senior command, with the
Newport News Light Infantry second
and the Huntington Rifles third. The
Smithheld or Suffolk company will be
fourth.
PROBABLY COUCH.
indications are that Captain Couch.
OF the Hampton Company, will be
elected Major of the battalion, in which
event the headquarters of the battal
ion will be at Hampton. 1t was re-
ported several days ago that Captain
p. L. Marye, formerly the command
Ing officer of the Huntington TITLES.
would be candidate for the position
of major OF the battalion.
THE officers of the companies which
have already been or-rnized seem to
be of the opinion that the major of the
battalion should be selected from one
OF the captains of the companies com
posing the battalion.
WILL BE MUSTERED IN.
Tomorrow night at the armory the
Huntington Rifles will be mustered
into the State service
captain Barlow, assistant inspector
general of the militia who has mus
tered in most of the companies of the
State up to this time. will arrive in
the city tomorrow morning or to-
morrow evening and will be met by
Captain Johnson and his officers.
AT o'clock the company will assem-
BILE at the armory and the officers are
confident that there will be a full at
tendance.
GETS Sc A MAN.
The company has been organized to
its full strength-three officers and
seventy-fve non-c commissioned officers
and prtvates. On the attendance to-
morrow night depends the amount Of
money the Rifles will get from the
State military fund for purposes of
equipment. The company will be ap-
portioned Sc for every man who is
present when Captain Barrow musters
the companey in tomorrow night. This
Will make the Rifles share S46S, If all
of the members are present, and Cap
tain Johnson and LieuteDants Wilkins
and Moore are exceedingly anxious
that every man whose name appears
on the company roll will put in an APP
pearance Tomorrow night in uniform
prepared to raise the company's show
ing to the highest standard.
THE MUSTER IN
1.-The officers of the Huntington Ri
fles believe that when the inspecting
officer makes known his report on the
company's showing the command will
rank with any in the State.
Captain Barrow will have the COM
pany lined up before him and after
Captain Johnson puts the boys through
a short drill he will inspect the COM
many, paying particular attention to
attendance, condition of uniforms and
arms, sizing-up, etc.
''He Will then muster in the company
and the Huntington Rifles will be a
part of the militia service again.
THE OLD FOURTH.
1.-The officers of the Peninsula and
other companies in this section Will
make an effort to have the regiment
in this part of the State assigned as
the Fourth and the officers of the
Huntington Rifles will ask that they
be designated as Company G., their
company letter in the old Fourth Vir-
ginia.
1.-The Peninsula Guards. of Hampton.
were known as Company d, of the
Fourth Virginia"