The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15

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reserved for the twenty-five ARM
wagons and nmbulances owned
by local ORGANIZATIONS. Coal bins
with capacity of 100 tons, c*tend
under the Marshall street pavement
! Tn" street floor contains seven sets
/ OF nss"mblyroorns. and tho suite to
he occupied ~ Major Price as hia
headquarters. adjutnnrs room and Of
hccr's meeting room. Each OF tho
coiaDany rooms Is 2iX3i. with "A scvcn-
teen foot pitch They arc we'll light
+ ed and ventilated, and arc finished to
hcirhth OF seven feet with oal: vairs-
coating. The adjoining room. or equal
dimensions, will he used by each COM
pany az quartcrnaster's store This
room has nezzanine floor. reached bv
I Il winding iron stairway, In which the
[ company lockers are Installed. Between
the Two main rooms are two Offices,
one for the officers and the other for
the nrst sergeant.
/ one OF the most unique features is
Tie arianE crnent whereby the closing
OF massive sliding doors In the front
Of The main floor cuts that part of
the building on from the rest With
these doors closed. the stairways on
either side OF the entrance leading 10
the drill hall can be used from the
outside. In this manner tho upper
noor can be usad for public gatherings
without Interfering with the company
rncetinEs
Iins All Convenience.
me- assembly hall, tho street
! floor, opens directly into tho main en-
trance II l. 22NlsS feet, and is SUI
ihcI"ntly leiec 20 permit tho assembly
/ or the full battalion OF four companies
and u tnnd. ~ the rear Of the hall
is q large mezzaninc floor. upon which
1901 ana h Hard tables VIII be installed
Tor the use OF members Of the bat
TALON
The drill hall is the largest I'm this
section. being 96xl7s feet. or floor
capacity of more than 1900 square
feet TO give some idea OF it's size.
] II can easily seat $50 persons In com
Tort large balcony extends on
either side Of the hall. making the
room an excellent one for public gath
erinrs. such as automobile shows or
track meets and other athletic events
Each balcony Will have three rows OF
opera chairs, and the seating capacity
Will be go
The handstand Will be over tho from,
end OF the drill floor. ana on each side
Wi. bc two large and commodious
rooms. one TO be occupied by the band
ana the other hE the Firs. Virginia
Regiment Association. and the relics
even the association by Pickett Camp.
hitcd Confederate Veterans Undc,
these rooms, and on each side Of The
entrance. are cloakroo,ns for men and
women.
Two Entrances To Hall.
mo drili hall can be reached from
.he large stairways I'm the front of the
buildirG or stairway IN the rear.
q n,
stairway Is Llade strictly nreproof Y
douoi' brick walls. There is also nn
elevator, ky feet, running from The
basement TO lie drill nuc". 1t vii. u,
operated by electricity, end Will DC
u-ei foi hauling wagons and a.nbu-
RANGES and Ciner stores ftom one roor
10 another false d.ur Is const-rt-
cd over Tie opening in tie drill han
There will be drinking fountains, of
the sanitary type, on "a. u floor.
In addition to the four companies
composing tho Richmond Grays' Bat
talon. the armory Will be used by the
regimental hospital detachment, the
heid hospital corps, tho signal CORDS.
the First Virginia Regiment Associa
'iof'' spanish War veterans, and the
Grays Band The battalion has 24s
members. while the others will swell
The total using the building to 5G3
The battalion, which has suffered by
lack OF an armory, expects TO take OIL
new life and will be great factor I'm
the Virginia Volunteers from now on.
New full dress uniforms have been
contracted for. and upon their deliy-
cry the battalion will be prepared TO
live up 10 the name established by the
Old First Virginia
Company Drills ro-Morrov.
Company will have the honor OF
being the first to occupy tho armory.
as ii meets for weekly drill on Mon
day. Company A meets on Tuesday
night: Company = on "Wednesday
night: Company + on Thursday night;
the rcgimental hospital detachment
signal corps and field hospital on Fri
day nights.
New furniture has been contracted
for and will DO delivered in about two
weeks. Until ii is ready, the old fur
niture from the armory which was
RACED TO make way for the present
building will be used.
The building was erected by the Wise
Granite Company under tho supervision
OF Carnenl &c Johnston. architects The
building cost $4,000. without the
equipment and lights, which cost &c.
600. The site is valued at 100000, tho
government property used by tho vari
Gus organizations at $4,000, and tho
gymnasium OUTFIT at $500.
The boilers have been running in
the building for ten days. and gas and
electric current was cut in on Friday.
Lockers have been installed, and tho
larger part Of the camp cquipaee.
spare uniforms and other company
stores have already been moved in.
SiEnnI Corps Has WireIcnn.
Tho signal corps. which was eu-
thOrizcd nv AdiI,to nj General w w