Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-12
FOURTH VIRGINIA ~-s.*s !.
MUST RECRUIT RANKS
Failure to Comply Means osbandin
Of Companies Under Quota-or'
der for Election Revoked.

4.
1 Of Companies Under ouota-or
! der for Election Revoked.
RICHMOND, VA. Nov. ll.--Orders
! Issued some tim. ago directing that
BrigadierG General Vaughan. CT the
state militia. hold an election or nix
the time for the holding OF an eiec-
ton to choose a colonel to succeed
Colonel Thomas j. NtiaRham, I =
signed. have been revoked by the adj
jutaDt-gene raj at the direction OF the
governor.
The order TO that effect was issued
November ., and YVES at once forward
ed 10 the ofYicers of the Fourth resi-
ment fer their Information and guild
ance.
While the order does not so declare.
there Is reason to believe that the
condition OF the commands composing
the regiment is such that a colonel
Is not necessary at this time. The
order recltes that the following COM
panies ar, to recruit their ranks to
the minimum allowed by law prior TO
Jan. l: Companies A, Is. F.. F, X and
l..
The impression is that when these
commands shall have gotten a full
complement OF men f"r their ranks
the necessary orders will be issued
fer the election OF colonel. but there
Is little likelihood OF this being done
fer some months.
Recruit or Disband.
Adjutant-General Anderson. after
perusing the report OF Colonel 10
Lane Stern, the assistant inspecto"-
0f hx. OF
following order to the militia CT tn :
state. all companies getting copy.
directing that they proceed al once.
where they are below the minimum.
to recruit their ranks. and unless this
is done the orders will be issued d.
recting that they be ordered up fer
inspection and disbandng:
L. Section 375. code of Virginia. d.
reefs that When it appears on in
spection that a company has been re-
duced below the minimum required
by law, the commanding officer shall
he notified thereof lv order. and I'M
less said company shall be disbanded
by general order. and the commits
sions of its officers revoked. and all
state property accounted for as pre-
scribed in this chapter" cen.
II. The assistant i1spectOr-general'
having reported your company as be-
low the minimum required by G. o.
No. Is. A. G. O.. July l. 1908. ycu
are notified thereof by this order. and
directed to report. through regular
channels, PRIOR to Jan. |. 1909. wheth-
er your company has been recruited
to the required minimum (three OFF,
.{ub
the company not teve enlisted this
minimum before the date named it
will be necessary to enforce the pro-
visions of section 37o.
Small Arms Practice.
Colonel c. A. u 'mpsey. retired. de-
ta'!s:. ter service with the Virginia
volunteers. will make a tour Of the
state and visit each OF the commands
for the purpose Ct instrrcting the OF
fcers end men in the preliminary d
tails ard principles OF small-arns
practice The itinerary is as follows.
Colonel Dempsey having gone to
Farmville last night end will this
evening be in Roanoke: Farmvil!e.
Nov. 10: Roanoke. Nov. IL: Lynch
burg. Nov. -: Danviif'. Nov. IT,:
Chase City. Nov "a: Petersburg, Nov.
1G: Emporia. Nov. II: Suffolk. Nov.
IL: Portsmouth, Nov. 10: Norfolk.
Nov. 20; Newport News. Nov. q:
StauniOn. Nov. %: Harriscnbure.
Nov. -: Front ROYAL. Nov. 25: War
re ton. Nov %: CulpeUer. Nov. %;
Alexandria, Nov 30: Charlottesville.
Dec. l: Fredericksburg, Dec. 3 Rich
E:cnd. Dec. ? and T.