The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29
Blues BULLFROG
TEAM IS ON JUMP
Songstcrs of the Pond Will Root
for Football Squad Dur
ing Season.
STARTLING ORDERS ISSUED
Welby Beverly to &c Chaplain.
Charlie Bigger Is Bullfrog
Major.
STARTLING ORDERS ISSUED

While insisting that they will have no
opportunity 70 croak during the sea
son. the football enthusiasts of the
Richmond Blues have organized d
"Bullfrog Battalion for the sole pur-
pose OF roofing for the military team.
The frogs have rs their bulifros major
Charles P Bigger. lie has appointed
all the company officers. and these in
turn will name the non commissions
commanders of the bunch
The first hop" Of the bullfroEs will
be both to and at Fredericksburg on
Saturday, November IL. On that date
the sweet singers will jump to the
pond III the town on the Rappahannock,
along with the football team, which
will do battle with fredericksburg Col
lege. The real hop" viii come at
night, with the fair ones OF Fredcricks-
burg Joining in the chorus.
Major Bigger last night issued tho
following official orders, which were
evolved after many a spasm of think
splashes at the armory:
Startling Appointments.
Headquarters Bullfrog Battalion.
Special Orders No. l.
/. The following appointments are
announced to ill vacancies in the COM
missioned personnel OF the battalion:
George w Epps. Jr, TO be quartermas-
'
w. P. Dickson. to be surgeon, with
the rank of first lieutenant: Holt w.
Page, TO be inspector OF small arms,
with the rank OF first lieutenant: Welby
Beverly, TO be chaplain, with the rank
of first lieutenant. Pete Knowles TO
be captain OF Company a, Lester White
to BE- first lieutenant. and Morris Swee-
ney to be second lieutenant. Dummy
Augustine TO be captain of Company
To- he
Tcmmie Register to be second lieuten-
ant. Bert Weisger TO be captain Of
Company {. steven Stevens to be first
lieutenant, Jappy Robinson TO be sec
ond lieutenant popy Worth 10 be
captain OF Company d. Ned Hazen 10
he first lieutenant. Chinee Allen to DO
second lieutenant
VIII Have Hop.
II This battalion will assemble at
Elba station at 1.25 p. NJ. Saturday,
November IL, 1911. and will entrain
promptly at 1890 p. NJ. for trip to
Fredericksburg. Va, to participate in
tho ceremony of roofing for the Blues
football team. in game TO be played
on that day With fredericksburg Col
lege. Train will leave. returning. at
1880 +. NJ, arriving in Richmond at
1885. From to 1880 I. NJ. the bat
talon will give hop to the ladies
of Frederick sburg.
Ill The band will report at the same
time and place In dress uniform.
~. Uniforms to be worn Will be
citizens clothes. fatigue caps which
can be purchased at nominal cost
through the quar,crniaster OF this bat
TALON. SwaCser sticks will be carried
V. Company commanders will ascer
tain and report the number of men
who will make the trip. They will
also collect cost OF trip from each
man before that date.
VI. Company commanders Will pro-
coed forthwith to appoint the non
commissioned officers of their respec-
tive companies, avoiding the selection
OF regularly constituted non-coma.
VII. The following staff officers re-
tain their offices from the date of the
Jamestown imposition: Fontalne
Jones. first lieutenant and adjutant
Stafford Hutcheson. ergeant-major
BY order OF Bullfrog Major Charles
T., Bigger.