The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
To NAME OFFICERS
FOR MEXICAN DUTY
General Sale VIII Prepare List
of Those Anxious for
Service
COMMANDERS TO MEET
AND PRESENT NAMES
Majority of Militia Officers
Wish to Witness United
States Army Maneu-
vres in Texas

meeting VIII De held in tho Of
fice OF Adjutant-0sneral w. W. Sale
Saturday morning NJ 10 o'clock for
the purpose Of deciding what COM
missioned officers IN the Virginia Vol
untesrs VIII be given the privilege OF
struction by witnessing the demon
stration on the Mexican frontier by
the twenty thousand United States
troops which are being modified at
San Antonio, TexaA
The meeting will be attended by
Brigadier-General c. G. Vaughan. Jr..
commanding the First Brigade; Colo
ndl William J. Parry. OF Staunton.
commanding the First Regiment;
Colonel r. +. Leedy. OF Luray. coal
manding the Second Regiment. Cello
mel T. J. Nottingham. Of Norfolk.
commanding the First Regiment;
Major E. w. Bowles. OF the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues Battalion. and
Major T. n. WORKMAN, Of the First
Battalion. Field Artillery.
Each Of the officers Will have a
list of the officers In his command
who wishes to participate in the Tex
an activities. and these lists Will be
submitted 10 Adjutant- General Sale.
From these lists the Acknowledgement
will choose the names OF officers to
be forwarded to the War Department.
General Sale has not yet received word
from the War Department informing
him how many Of the Virginia militia
will be allowed to go.
WIN Receive Pay.
Those who 60 to the frontier win
receive the pay Of their rank. and
their transportation will be betrayed
by the War Department The move
ment with not entail any expense upon
the State. For this reason and be-
cause the training will be better than
any which can be received, except by
actual participation in warfare, Gov
ernor Mann and Adjutant- Genera
Sale are anxious ta have as many o,
the Virginia militia officers witness
the demonstration a. the War De-
partment will permit.
Militia officials believe that the de-
parture will be made about the mid
die OF next week. but the exact time
OF leaving for Texas will probably
not be known until Monday. 1t IL
believed that the majority of the two
hundred commissioned officers In the
Virginia militia will SO. Adjutant-
General Sale has already received q
long list OF those who are anxious to
participate In the big war game
Virginia Officers.
Following Ia q complete roster OF
the commissioned officers Of the Viz
ginia Volunteers to February 8, 1911
the majority Of whom are expected
to participate In the United States
army demonstration on the Mexican
border line:
Governor William Hodges Mann
ccmMAndeS-in~ciste Richmond, Va
The Adjutant- Generals Depart.
ment - Brigadier-General William
Wilson Sale, the adtutant- general
Richmond. Va: Major Clinton l.
Wright. Norfolk, Va, assigned as ad
jutsnt-generai First Brigade.
The Inspector-Generare Depart.
ment-Lieutenant-C Colonel 10 Ian,
Stern, assistant inspector-generaI
Richmond, Va.
Paymaster-Generafs Department
Northumberland C. II. Consoivo,
paynaster- general. Norfolk, Va.
The Medical Corps--Lieutenant-C oil,
onei J. T. Lynch, surgeon-general
Norfolk. Va: Major A T. Finch. Chase
City. Va, assigned to duty with Sec.
ond Regiment; Major T. A Parker
Leesburg. Va. assigned to duty with
First Regiment: Captain John Fuimel
Bright. Richmond, Va. assigned /,
duty with Richmond Light Infantr,
Blues Battalion: Captain Julian NJ
Robinson, Danviile. assigned to dut,
with First Regiment; Captain Jo-
hannes c. Bodow. Roanoke, Va. as
signed to duty with Second Regiment
Captain Joseph d. Collins, Ports
mouth. Va. assigned to duty witt
Battalion c. First Artillery; Captain
Israel Brown. Norfolk, Va, assigned
to duty with Fourth Regiment: Cap
tain Giles B. Cook. Richmond, Va.
assigned to duty with First Regi
ment: Captain Francis X. r. warrick
Richmond. Va, assigned to duty witt
Battery A. First Artillery; Captain
Harry WALL Norfolk. Va, assigned t,
duty with Battery B, First Artillery
Captain Frank II, Hancock. Norfolk
Va, assigned to duty with Coast Ar,
tlllery Corps; Captain Il. C. S. Italia
ferro. Norfolk. Va, assigned to dut,
with Fourth Regiment
The Ordinance Department-Th,
chief OF ordnance vacant; Major A
B. Percy. Lynchburg. Va. assign t
to duty with First Brigade: Captain
A. A. grove. Luray. Va, assigned Il
duty with Second Regiment; Captain
d. J.. Porter. stanton. Va. assigned
TO duty with First Regiment: Captain
Fl. T. Gibson. Norfolk. Va. tunassign,
mouth. Va. assigned TO duty with
Coast Artillery Corps.
i The Signal Corps--F1rst Station
James Van Allen Bickford. Hampton
Va.
Chaplains---Captain James Powe,
Smith. Richmond. Va. assigned &c
duty with the First Battalion of Ar.
tillery.
First Brigade tFirst Second and
Fourth Regimentsl: headquarters
Franklin. Va. Brigadier- General C. c
Vaughan. Jr.. commanding.
First Regiment: Headquarters
Staunton. ya,--Colonel William J
Perry Staunton, Va: Lieutenant Col,
onel Robert Is Craighfif, Eynchpurg
Va; Captain James HI. Price, adtu.
tant. Richmond. Va; Captain w. E
Tribbett. auartsrmastar. Staunton
Va; Captain Charles n. East. com,
msssary, Stanton, Va; Captain ]
Cleveland Hail. chaplain. Danyille
Va.
First Battalion. Companies A, b, (
and r. Richmond. vaa-Afajor Law.
1Continusd On MAJ rare.l