The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-07
OFFICERS RETIRE
FROM REGIMENT
Captain Stone and Lieutenant
underwater Leave Military
After Years Of Service.

After service of respectively seven
teen and fourteen years with the Vir-
GINA Volunteers, Captain James II
stone and First Lieutenant William
II. Underwater Of Company f, First
regiment last night presented their
requests TO be placed on the retired
list. Major l. T. Price added his in.
dorsement. and tho papers were for.
warded TO Colonel w j. Perry. OF
stanton.
Following inspection by the United
states officer tonight. the company
property, which has all been inven
'oried. VIII be turned over TO Second
lieutenant c. Alexander Rady. Who
VIII temporarily be in command pond.
ing the election OF new officers
,rs "eeh last night at the First Regl-
they felt they had served ne State For
more than the average number Of
years. captain Stone has business mat
,eha which take UP some Of the time
when IL Is necessary TO devote 10
hmilitary duties. while Lieutenant KIN,
derVater, who spent some time In pan.
5 aaraa iast wear. and while there suf-
soon undergo serious operation.
Long military Record.
/. r ts(rI. stone enlisted in Company
retires, on January Is. 1888. and 80
has seen more than seventeen years
oil service with this one command. lie
WAS MAS n Up a corporal IN Novcm.
pcr, 1927. and sergeant on April +
1873. lie was mustered into tho ser.
vice OF the United states on NAV %
o9s. me company name being changed
IN. nc war: Sergeant stone served with
the company Mt Camp Cuba I.ibrc al
,laoksonville. He was mustered out on
November 0 OF that year
ha nj
uoh OF /, Company in March. 1899, he
vas elected SECOND lieutenant In No
Hcmber' 1900, first lieutenant in jan
nary, 1901, and captain on February
?, 9oi. lie has been IN command OF
me COMPANY for more than seven years
being It's acting captain during the
Captain Stone has been noted among
his fellow officers for his fathfulness
10 the service and for his constant
presence <Ith tho company on all oc-
casions.
Has Tcstimoniuis
Lieutenant underwater is the pos
Gently. from his former commanders.
testifying TO his soldierly qualities, his
enthusiasm, his experience and his good
Judgment he Is especially commend
cd for his excellent handling OF a
squad which protected II prisoner In
threatened iynching.
He entered the service as private
on May !, 1897. and as such became a
soldier OF Uncle Sam for the spanish
War While at Camp Cuba !ibre, as a
member of Company NJ Second Rcgi-
ment he was appointed corporal, After
his muster out he took an active par;
IN the reorganization Of the Richmond
Grays but later Joined Company r,
then the Walker Light Guard. lie was
appointed quartermastcr-s sergeant on
November 30. 1899.
Upon tho organization OF the seven
ticth Regiment, Lieutenant Kinder
water was appointed ordnance sergeant
on tho non commissioned staff of tho
regiment He was made sergeant ma jor
on Juno IL 1902. Being transferred 10
Company r as "A private on May 6, 1909,
he was appointed first sergeant on tho
next day On February ., 1904. he was
elected second lieutenant and on March
IS, 1905, vas made first lieutenant,
serving since in that capacity.