The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-10
new COMPAN D
!. ELECTS OFFICERS
Blucs Md Command. Which
Will Be Mustered Into
Service Tonight.
sHAFER ELECTED CAPTAIN
President Wyatt. OF Association,
Chosen as Commander, but
Declines.

Probably never before In time Of
peace III this State has n military com
pany been formed with the rapidity
shown III the bringing together OF the
new Company u of the Richmond
Blues but two weeks ago the forma :
ton OF n new company was suggested
at meeting OF the Blues Association,
and last night the full complement or
men was examined, sworn in and elect
ell their o...cers. adt
The following men will command the
new company: Paul p. Shnfer, former
~ second lieutenant in Company b.
captain: John y. Cutchins. former SER
gcant in Company c. iirst lieutenant:
William Crump Tucker, former SER
gcant in Company b, second lieutenant.
Work Quickly Done. M
The proposition for a fourth COM
pany met with instant favor. y com
nittee. composed of John a. Cutchins.
w. c. Tucker and j. L. Earnest, was
appointed from the association TO take
the matter up. They lost no time IN
communicating with desirable young
men who Wished TO become identified
with the military and last niGnt's
meeting was the result.
At o'clock tonight Company y
will be mustered In at the armory.
Lieutenant Colonel 10 Lane Stern the
State Inspector General Will be on
hand TO perform his official duty. The
officers elect Will be given their exam
ination to-day and, while their com
missions cannot be signed until tho
return of Governor Mann TO the cltf.
they Will be in command nj once. IL
nothing goes awry. by o'clock to-
night sixty one more men will be in
Tho service of the state. and the HIS
ioric Blues Battalion Will be one com.
pany the larger Four companies
make we'll rounded battalion, three
not being satisfactory when assembled
for parade or manoeuvre purposes.
Captain Wyatt Declines.
An enthusiastic crowd OF young men
assembled last night In the Blues AS
ISOLATION quarters. in the armory. The
election of officers was gone into at
once Captain Clarence Wyatt, presi.
dent of the association. was nominated
for captain. and was elected without u
dissenting voice. y committee was sent
out TO find him, ana soon returned with
the captain elect. But to the disap.
polntment of the company. Captain
Wyatt declined the honor, saying that
his business demands were so pressing
that lie could not give the company tho
attention 1T needed and deserved Cap
tain Wyatt is one of the best known
military men in the city and st had
been hoped that his leadership could
be secured long enough at least to
guide the new company until il has
reached n secure footing.
Paul y. Shafcr. young business man
with former experience as an officer
In the Blues, was then nominated and
unanimously elected. Then John a
Cutohins. whose active work had gone
q long way toward securing the neces-
sary enltstments. was elected FIRST lieu.
tenant, with no opponent.
William Crump Tucker, Conrad Hut
cheson and Frank Walsh were put In
nomination for second lieutenant, MIR.
Tucker securing majority OF all the
votes cast on the first ballot
Get Uniforms Soon.
forms Will be secured by May 80, In
time to have the new company take
part In the Hollywood Memorial. Ser
vice uniforms, which are furnished by
the United States. will be secured ut
once. The men then signed the oaths
OF enlistment
Colonel Stern Will tonight call the
roll and will read the necessary In
structions to the new company. when
IT will be In the service OF the State.
Tho company Will then join in the an
nivcrsary banquet. which begins Mt
o'clock. II will go into camp with the
battalion at Basic City in July.
NJ Tho dress uniforms. which consti.
tute an expensive item, are secured
through the efforts of the Blues Asso-
citation, The company Will use quar-
tiers set aside FOR possible fourth
company when the armory was built.