The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-11
CORPS IS
FULLY ORGANIZED
New Branch Of State Militia Ser
vice Is Mustered by Col
onel 10 Lane Stern.
FRANK S. SPLATT IS CAPTAIN
Acknowledgement Secures Equip
mcnt From War Department,
To Be Issued Next Week.

Colonel 10 Lano Stern. assistant in
spector general, Virginia Volunteers.
last night inspected the newly or
garizcd signal corps, and finding tina.
it fully met all government require
mcnts. mustered it into the military
service OF tho State. The ceremony
was conducted in the Richmond Grays'
Armory, in which tho organization has
quarters.
The signal corps has been designated
MS II field company, Type c, which re-
Qu,res a minimum of fortY-one enlisted
men under the command of a first leu
tenant. Tho company already has nifty
men enlisted, and forty-four were At
the muster
For organization purposes. First
Lieutenant Earle Lutz was In COM
mand of the company at the muster.
Captain Frank s. Splatt, chief signal
officer OF the State. who was instru-
mental In forming the company. will
be ordered to-day by Acknowledgement
w. w. Sale TO take command and re-
cruit the company UP to siXty-scvcn
men and three officers, after which II
will be designated az neld company,
Type ID. the highest typo prescribed
by army regulations
The new organization is ono OF the
most important branches OF tho mill
tary e,rvicc. In the field IT has charge
directly under the command OF tho
brigade commander. Instead OF rcgu-
lar drills. the men arc instructed in
wigwaGSinE. Photograph. Soma phor c
and cthcr signaling, and arc also
taught wireless and tclegraphy.
Equipment for the signal corps has
been secured by the Adjutant- General
from the War Department. and VIII bo
issued possibly next week, when the
company VIII begin Its real work.
stern Compliments Company.
Colonel Stern. following the muster
gave this men a brief talk, and highly
compllnented them on their excellent
appearance. lie told the company that
he was Interested in the new branch
OF the service, and would assist IL in
every way. Major Lawrence r. Price
to whom the command owes the fine
quarters II occupies In the new armory,
also made - short talk.
Colonel stern. who has the distinc-
ton o; being one OF the youngest Con
fcccratc veterans. served three OF the
TOUR Nenrs he was in the Confederate
army as Il tclcsrapher
The new company is composed OF
tho following:
CAPTAIN Frank $. spla,,. L,cutenan,
'arie Lut%. First Sergeant William A.
Loving, .Iaster Signal Electrical
Harry =. Stareardt. Sergeants C,irs,
Glass; Robert +. Ledbcitcr. Alton j
campbell supply Sergeant James T
williams: Scrgcants James A. Evans
John &. Diehl, William y. Anderson
Lester a. Price; Corporals sydney :
cunningham. Archibald Bosseau. Her
! bert \. Pcrdue. EIerrick A. Smith
De''ie It Sutherland. Douglas c. Eaton,
James r. stephens: COOKS Delos G
Jones. BENJAMIN L. Siddons; priy:;.,
Thomas Siddons. Glenn " ciss. cal
Yin ;. Siblcy. Harry : HazIegrovc
John II. osbourne. Casper Lawrence
hichard ii. hawkes.. Raleigh G. Royal
Roger r. McLelland Edward G.. Irv.
me-, Blair y. Iianitins. Calvert c
andes. Edwin a. Williams I.andon c
Iucker, Spencer II. Hughes. Talemaqu az
a. Jones. George f. Mancos. Charlie:
y. Miller. John II. Landrum, Gcorc,
VI. Trotter. Beauford s. Rapland
George f. Pully. Archie NJ Revere
Marmaduke g. Res, William W. AT.
kins. ellis y. lIcaly. Hildred l.. Jor.
IAN. Warren H. Page, Frederick "
Tanner, benjamin s. finder and C;eorG,
Ross