The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-15
STATE TROOPS TO
PARADE MARCH 4
Military Board Decides to Send
All to Washington if
Rates Are Right.
ARTILLERY GOING Al
Much Routine Business Handled
by Board in Four-Hour
Session.

| The Virginia militia. to a man. will
march in the inaugural parade down
! Pennsylvania Avenue. March 4. unless
| preliminary plans made last night at
! a meeting of the State Military Board.
in the Capitol. fall through. While
details of the trip were not arranged.
the Adjutant- General was authorized
to negotiate with the railroads for
transportation rates, and if a satisfac-
tory agreement is reached, the plan
will be carried out in full
This means that about 5000 Virgin
ians, exclusive Of the cadet corps Of
The Virginia Military Institute. will
march in the inaugural parade. 1t is
not yet known whether the cadets will
act as personal escort for the Presi-
dent elect, but in any case. Virginia
will have lions place in the line
of march. The largest divisions OF the
Virginia Volunteers are three regi-
ments of infantry. three batteries OF
artillery. including the Howitzers, and
the Blues Battalion. An attempt iii
be made to add two additional bat
.teries of field artillery to the Rich
mond Howitzers before the inaugura-
ton.
ent Governor Mann. president of the
board; acknowledgements c. c.
Vaughan. Jr., and William Wilson
Sale. and B. Q. James, Secretary of
the Commonwealth: Joseph LeMasurier.
secretary of the board, and Captain
Joseph x. Particle, the United States
inspector instructor.
Rife Range Report.
Captain w. w. LaPrade. engineer
in charge of the rife range presented
report showing the work OF con-
Struction of the rifle range to have
been completed in satisfactory and
safe manner, and also submitted es-
Inmates for the 'waterworks. sewerage
and drainage of the land in order to
put it in a habitable shape for the
troops that would be encamped there
for the session. This estimate amount
ed to $ll,000. The board authorized
the Adjuta mt General to proceed with
the waterworks. sewerage and drain |
age in the manner most advisable. in |
accordance with estimate submitted by
the engineer in charge Of the con-
struction OF the rife range. Captain !
LaPrade.
General Vaughan was appointed al
committee Of one to take up the mat |
ter OF the construction Of An admins |
tiation building for the officers at the |
target range. and to proceed with the |
work on same 1t Is estimated that
the cost of this building will prob |
ably be about $4,000.
The Adjutant. General submitted a !
statement showing the condition Of the I,
military fund, and upon motion. 1t was
ordered that the sum of $40 for each !;
officer and enlisted man present at the |
Los 10. he oil
CARNATIONS for expenses. subject to |
the same rules and regulations which |
have heretofore governed.
The customary allowances to head /;
quarters OF the First. Second and !
Fourth Regiments. Blues and Artillery |
Battalion. were ordered the same as |
last year. viz: $500. 0450. $3.50. SITS, to !
each of the batallions named.
An allowance Of 500 each to the
paymaster general. surgeon general
and judge advocate general for ex-
p. nscs of their departments was or
Gered ;
IL was ordered that the new COM !
pany mustered in at Strasburg dur :
ing the annua! State inspection iDe =.
considered as entitled to participate
in the apportionment Of funds for
expenses under allotments for the ifs
cal year OF 1918.
Captain LaPrade. the engineer in
charge of the rifle range. recommended
a road around the range The adju-
reported that he had sent
Captain Joseph X Particle and Chief
Clerk Iemasurier to the adjutant-
generals office in Washington to study 1
the War Departments fling and record /
system, with the result that the SYST
TEN has been adopted in the Virginia
Office. The Acknowledgement was au-
thorized TO rent the necessary ONCE
space 20 provide for the needs OF the
growing department The present OK
fee is crowded TO OVERLOOKING.