The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-26
GET DOUBLE PAY
WHILE ! N CAMP
State to Supplement Allowance
to Troops by Federal
Government.
DRAW $40 FOR EACH MAN
Apportionment Made on Basis
OF Attendance at State
Inspection.
DRAW $40 FOR EACH MAN

inspection.
While the State Military Board last
night voted to continue the same APP
portionment of the military fund, $40
for each officer and enlisted man pres
ent at the last annual State inspection,
1t was decided TO pay the enlisted men
while attending the annual encamp-
mcnt sum equal to that paid by the
United States government thus dou-
bling their pay. By this step the addi-
tiona1 fund apportioned will go direct
~ to the men for aid in their ex-
penses and for their time at camp, and
not to the command in lump sum,
The apportionment to headquarters OF
regiments and battalions was slight
ly increased over that OF last year.
The apportionment of the general
fund is made on the basis of reports.
showing 1912 officers and men present
at the last annual State inspection and
the per capita payment to the COM
mands of $40 each will be made to the
various commands on that basis for
the purpose of aiding the companies in
organization expenses during the pres
ent year
Title to Rifle Range.
Every member of the board was
present at the meeting held In the Gov
errors office last night, Governor Mann
presiding.
Acknowledgement Sale was instruct
ed to proceed with the examination OF
titles for the proposed rifle range site
at Virginia Beach. AS result OF action
taken by the board last night, com.
handing officers of military organiza-
lions are to be required to furnish semi
annual reports as to the efficiency of
officers of their commands Major
Thomas W. Shelton. Judge advocate of
the department, will be added to tho
board of revision of the Virginia Vol
unteer regulations.
1t was recommended that the camps
of instruction for infantry. field ar
tillery and other officers OF the vir
ginia Volunteers be continued, and that
commissioned officers be ordered
to attend such camps OF instruction, IL
possible. 1t was also ordered that reg.
ular inventory inspections be made IN
each command once a year, and that
lost or destroyed property be charged
against the company funds where not
properly accounted for by the responst-
BILE command in such manner as 10
enable the State to obtain relief OF
charge made against II by the United
states government.
Better Armorics.
The question of obtaining better
armory facilities in the smaller towns
was left TO the commanding officers OF
regiments to be assisted by Brigadier
General G. c. VnSghan. Jr., Adjutant-
General w. w. Sale and Lieutenant
Colonel 10 Lane Stern.
1t was recommended that tho aSS,u,
ant Inspector of small arms practice
should visit all commands in the or
carnations to which they are attach
ed at least twice year for the purpose
of lecturing and instructing the men
in rifle practice and also conducting a
rifle cleaning drill
In granting the allowance to orsani-
cations for expenses on basis of $40
for each officer and man present at the
last annual State inspection, 1t was
directed that the apportionment be
subject to the rules and regulations
winch obtained last year. 1t was also
ordered that the pay of the enlisted
men attending the 1911 encampment
be supplemented from the military
lund to the amount of pay allowed by
the United States government, thus
doubling the pay heretofore received
for such services.
Issue Service Medals.
1t was decided that service medals
be issued to the Virginia Volunteers,
as follows Six years. bronze medal;
nine years, one silver bar; twelve
years two silver bars; fifteen years
silver medal; eighteen years, one gold
par; twenty-one years, two gold bars,
twenty-four years. gold medal, and one
gold bar for every six years thereafter.
a limited allowance is TO be made to
officers for the hire of horses while on
parade.
A conference OF military officers OF
the State was held yesterday in the
office of Adjutant General Sale, at
which all of the commanding officers
We're present except Colonel w. j.
Perry, of Stanton, commander Of the
First Virginia Regiment, Infantry, who
Will be here to-day for further ses-
sion OF the same conference.
Conference OF officers.
Those taking part in the conference,
which was largely an exchange of
views for the betterment of the service,
We're General c.. G. Vaughan, Jr.,
Franklin, brigade commander; Lieu
tenant-Colonel 10 Lane Stern, Rich
mond. assistant inspector-general; Col
onel r. f. Leedy. Luray, Second Infan-
t-y; Colonel T. j. Nottingham, Norfolk,
Fourth Infantry; Lieutenant-Colonel
Junius f. Lynch, Norfolk. surgeon
general, Virginia Volunteers: Major u.
w. Bowles, Richmond. commandant Of
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion: Major r. M. Workman, Rich
mond, commandant of the Battalion or
Field Artillery: Captain c. A, Mclean,
acting chief of the Coast Artillery
Corps. and Colonel C. A Dempsey,
United States Army. retired, now at
tached to the office of the Adjutant-
General Of Virginia.