The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29

| were discussed and many solutions OF
Ne%nS problems were reached IL was
| found ,hat#thc conference had the encc,
OF eradicatinE friction. which had pre-
Nionsly existed and the branches Of
the service Of the Virginia Nolun GERS
We're brought closer together
More Of these conferences Will he
held Next Ia tho officers camp OF m
struetion. General Sale knows nothing
which has contributed In such a de-
gree To the Improvement OF tile militia.
On business Hnsis.
Under = new policy Just inuuguratci
IL is expected ,lat the state viii save
- least $4,000 u wear. This is 10 re-
suit from putting the handling Of nil
itary property on a business basis.
IN annual inventory inspection is 10
be taken, at which a list Of tile de-
iicicncies is 10 be made showing how
each loss was incurred
MI articles are charged 10 the COM
pany 10 which they arc issued. ana
|! II the loss cannot be satisfactorily ex-
niained. they arc charged TO hid com
pany fund. This became effective on
January Of this year.
Prior to the Issuance Of this order
the companies were no, called 10 ac-
count for The loss of property. The
accounts were carried on tic books ana
permitted TO ;,ccumulatn. \ great deal
was thus lost for which the state had
10 pay in deductions from its quota OF
War Department funds.
Systematic acquisitions for property
now have 10 be made. An accurate
settlement must be consummated at
he close or each calendar year. Dcf-
ciencies will thus be corrected before
the men 90 TO camps, and the Adiutunt-
Generals office Will know 1t The end
OF the year just what the service
needs
Medals for Service.
Service medals are hereafter to he
presented, as an encouragement to re-
enlistment. and as 4. reward for faith
inl service Al the end OF six years
the soldier vii be given a bronze
medal; Al the end Of nine years a
silver bar will be added, and at the end
OF twelve 4 second bar. Wiz, the ox-
, piration OF the fifteenth ca. a silver
medal Will be presented which is TO
have a gold bar with the eighteenth,
year and second sold bar at the
close Of the twentynrst.
Gold medals come alont; with the
twenty fourth year. and a gold bar
Will be added Tor each six years there
after
Twcnty-nve applications fur medals
have already been made although
the contract for the supply has
not vet been placed These come all
the way from general 10 private Per
haps 300 Virginia Volunteers will be
entitled 10 bronZc medals. and 100
to silvcd and gold. Two of the
latter so TO Lieutcnant-Co Colonel 10 Lane
Stern and First Lieutenant Richard
GlaEebrook, who have each completed
fort$ years Of service
The -4diutant-Gencral proposed to Wis =
it each command in the State. and to
deliver these medals in person He
expects to keep UP these visits each
year
Rifle Team Awards.
Medals were presented to each mem
Der o. the rifle detail a Camp Perry,
Ohio, who made tho team. The old
custom was TO give three medals ach
wear to the three best shots--onc from,
the Governor. one from the AGjutant-
General and one from TIC Military
Board 1T was found that this en-
couragcd individual shooting at the
! expense Of team work or tho forty
twenty-onc qualified as expert rinemen,
two as sharpshoo,crs and fifteen as
marksmcn.
| N3t the least Important move is the
proposed organization OF q Virginia
l;diyision OF the National Guard Assoc
| citation All tho officers Of the Viz
! ginia Volunteers will become members.