The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05
SUMMER PLANS
STATE. MILITIA
ITINERARY INCLUDES MANY NEW
FEATURES OF INTEREST TO
VIRGINIA TROOPS.
CAMP AT MT. GRETNA
ENTIRE FORCE PROBABLY WILL.
GO TO PENNSYLVANIA FOR
MtNEUvERs WITH THE
REGULAR ARMY.
CAMP AT MT. GRETNA

Eat-tat-a-tat.
BOOM Boom!
Forward, March.
This is To he 4 great summer for
the virginia troops.
Infantry officers are to attend in
siruction camp at Winchester. field
artillery officers at Fort sill Okla.
and at Fort Riley. kas.; the Rich
mond Blues IL invade the New Eng
land States; riae practice on virginia
Beach, and prospective eucamonent
of all the State troops at Mount
Gretna. Pa.
Aditgtant General William W Sales
and his office attaches are now begin
ming 10 feel the task OF working out
the details for th4--N.a.Ar-s -rnansl1erA-
The military spirit Is beginning 10
surge into the Veins Of the Virginia
troops
Under the administration of the
present ad5utant general "oicy has
been adopted for spending the entire
amount Of onlney appropriated fer
military purposes by the State and
IiGttnsidt 4 RhEt ltflsi3S bEi 1N1 "a 6hiilAS
OF Nirginisfs troops by sctual service
in the field the care Of military prop
erty and tine EystgnI Of holding OIL
GERS schools
school of Instruction.
Each year the infantry officers will
attend q school Of instruction for IA
period OF about ten days. where they
meet instructors from the United
states army, Artillery officers Will
be sent tn Fort Riley. Kas,
Since the passage OF the Dick bill
there has been a much closer reia-
dorship between the REGULAR troops
aud the national suardsmen. The
government Is eNpendinr large sums
on the State militia, and the require
nuents thus are more rigid upon the
state militia.
In addition TO the schools of instr1ic-
ton under recent ACT OF Congress is
ASSIGNED 10 each state oue or more
officers 70 give tht ttstt iosfttl
guard their entire time. la Virginia
these regular army officers include Col.
9 \. Dempsey. rcfired. Capt. George
f. Deltxen Firth infantry: Capt OIL
yer l.. Spnulalnc L. : artillery. ard
1.lut F. r. w MG4'abe. l. :. cavsiry
For tho enlisted men there arc three
nen-caasu lissipncd officers assigned TO
TjfginIa,
To AWARDS Service Medals.
Virginia ths' "ear VIII furnish tie
IRON with rffsset shoes ana award SER
vice medals The weB arc "a ~"Seive.
~ addition 70 their government 1aT.
'lc NAY allowed I the State THIS
eocs not applv 70 the officers b@t on'v
tho Unlisted nlen-
In entirely uey system u u~oper-
~ accountability f. in effect and for
the first tirne there w3ll be 2u anna8l
tnopectien ~ ~ rrnpc~tv 'aG 8fch
r7llifa~v organization must account
properIv 10 the state tlie shortage
icing CHARGED to the conluafNg fund
Las pnesA l4a.i - u. ~
rational poEernc, eat Under th}s evs-
tam ssaerts Is an 49,; t4s4i settlement mazda
each YEAR
State nail,ssrv laws were N"f% nm
satisfactory 70 70 the laTt session II
the Virginia legislature whom .he will
farv dfsr'~r trAent secured the massage
- a hiiI revising rha entire svstem
This wns Effected through the apnoint-
nlert Nv the governor of q commission
i-7cludinr the adtutant- general heads
~ feaar tncntS and conamaaing officers
The new laws in many excellent
feathers bringing the State militia up
~ modern requirements.