The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-12
STATE MILITIA
TO Be INSPECTED
All Property Must Be Strictly
Accounted For to National
Government.
SPECIAL REPORTS WANTED
Dates Announced for Visits by
Captain Particle to Local
Commands.
SPECIAL REPORTS WANTED

| the direction of the War Department
! The officer on duty will be Captain
! j. X Particle. inspector-instructoi
with the National Guard of this State
| Each command will be inspected al
o'clock on the night of the pre-
| scribed date. unless otherwise direct
/ ed Olive drab service uniforms VIII
be worn, with web cartridge belt anc
bayonet. All public military property
including books and papers will be
| inspected at 10 o'clock in the morning
of the same day.
Must Account For Property.
! In his order. Adjutant-General w
w. Sale SAYS: AS the laws OF this
! State and orders from this Office re-
quire that all public military property
| be kept in armories and not taken
| therefrom except for military pur-
poses, no excuse Will be accepted Tor
the absence from armories of any
property at this inspection and pro-
perty so absent will be treated as
shortages. All discrepancies found 10
exist between the inventory reports
submitted at the 1912 inspections by
Captain George f Baltzell, ana the
inspections made under the provisions
OF this order, Will be charged against
the allotment from the military tund
TO the organization for expenses.
Brigade. regimental and battalion
Headquarters will be similarly inspect
ed and are subject to the same require
ments as companies. Field, stan anu
non-conmissioned staff officers will
report for inspection at regimental or
battalion headquarters or TO such
NSSlE
mated by the commanding ofhcer.
Special Reports.
General Sale orders Captain Particle
to report especially upon the follow
ing matters:
/ Supplies needed by each organiza-
ton to properly equip 1t for field ser
vice
.. If all property on hand has been
properly cared Tor.
5. Facilities for taking care Of pub
lie military property, whether rooms
are properly ventilated and aired
whether same are secure from unau-
thorized entry, free from dust damp
ness or other unwarranted exposure
TO the elements.
4 If criticisms or defects and sug-
gestions for improvements as made by
the assistant nspector-SeneraI Nlr-
ginia Volunteers. at last state lnspec-
ton have l5een acted upon.
). What progress has been made In
small arms firing.
8. Condition of armory.
:. Any other matter which may be
considered pertinent and OF especial
interest TO this office.
Detailed itinerary.
The itinerary is as follows:
Winchester. January 9, 1913, Com
pany |. Second Infantry.
Strasburg. January :, 1913. Company
n. Second Infantry.
HarrisOnburg, January S. 1913. Com
pany II, Second Infantry.
Front Royal. January 8. 1913. Head
quarters First Battalion. and Company
u. Second Infantry.
Luray, January 10. 1913. Headquar-
tiers Second Infantry.
Petersburg. January 20. 1913. Head
quarters Second Battalion, and Com
pany q. Second Infantry.
Chase City. January II. 1913. Com
pany T.. Second Infantry.
Danville. January y. 1913. Company
VI. First Infantry.
Lynchburg. January IS. 1913, Head
quarters Third Battalion and Company
L, First Infantry.
Roanoke. January "a, 1913. Company
+. Second, and regimental subsistence
property
stanton. February ,. 1913. Head
quarters and Band. First Infantry.
Staunton. February 4. 1913, Com
pany X. First, and Company y, Second
Infantry.
Charlottesville. February .. 1913,
Company u. First Infantry.
Culpeper. Fee ruary s. 1913. Head
quarters Third Battalion and Com
pany Il. Second Infantry.
Warrenton. February :, 1913, Com
pany c. Second Infantry.
Leesburg. February Il. 1913. Com
pany II. First Infantry.
Alexandria. February IS. 1913. Head
quarters Second Battalion and Com
pany g. First Infantry.
Fredericksburg, February 10, 1913.
Company l., First Infantry.
Emporia. February %. 1918. Com
pany VI. Fourth Infantry.
suffolk. February 81. 1918. Head
quarters Third Battalion and Com
pany +. Fourth Infantry.
Newport News. March 5. 1913. Com
pany =. Fourth Infantry.
Portsmouth. March :. 1913. Head
quarters Firt Battalion and Companys
X and l.. Fourth Infantry
Norfolk. March 10. 1913. Head
.,ncraTs ONCE. judge advocate-gen-
erals o2ce.
Norfolk. March II. 1913. Headquarters
Pand and Headquarters Second Bat
TALON and Company \. Fourth Infan
try.
Norfolk. March Il. 1913 Companys
y. - and T.. Fourth Infantry.
Richmond. March Il. 1913. Head
quartcTs band. and Conpauys and H.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
'aiion
Richmond. March Is. 1913. Com
panys G and u. Richmond Light Infaa-
tTv Blues Battalion.
Richmond. March l.. 1913. Head
quarters First Battalion. and Com
psnys and y. FIRST Infantry.
TsichmoaG. March J.. 1919. Com
ranys e. ard /. FIRST Infantry.
Richmond. March -. 1913. Adjufant-
Generals oflcc. state Arsenal and
store rooms and Inspector -,ie neral :
cliice
Faruvilic. March 20. 1919. Company
p I. First Infantry.
Bond I-sse u atsek~d.