The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-23
INSPECT SIGNAL CORPS
ON NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
Orders Issued by War Department to
Acknowledgement to Direct
Special Review.
RAISED TO TYPE d" COMPANY
Command Has Reached Minimum
Strength for Higher Grade and
VIII BE Furnished With Expen-
sive EQuipment.

orders have been received from tho
War Department, Division of Militia
Affairs, directing that the Signal Corps.
"hich was recently raised from a Type
[ TO TYPE ID company, be Inspected TO
see that all requirements for the new
grade have been complied with. Adju-
tant-Gcncral w. w. Sale yesterday is
sued an order for the Inspection TO he
heid on next Monday night by Captain
arthur NJ. Shipp. l.. S. ~, inspectors
instructor. Virginia Volunteers.
The inspection will DO held in the
Richmond Grays' Arnory. Seventh and
Marshall Streets. in which the organi-
cation has Its quarters. 1t will be pri-
marily Tor the purpose of ascertaining
whether or not the Signal Corps is In :,
position to properly care for the ralu-
able equipment which will be issued
for It's use. Tile organization had not
been perfected at the time of the an
nuai governemnt inspection of the Nir-
Sihia militia was made. ana was there
fore. not included in Captain Ships
itinerary.
Since the Signal Corps was mustered
into the state service in April it has
increased It's strength TO siAty-nine
enlixtcd men and three officers. the
minimum OF Type d company. and
was raised TO that standard within u
month OIL the muster. The company
has been drilling regularly once n week
for three months, and, in addition has
three classes In telegraphy ana one in
wireless telegraphy receiving instruc
tlon.
WIRELESS OUTFITS WILL
BE ISSUED TO CORPS
Immediately after being inspected by
Captain Shipp. the field equipment, in
rf.L1
he Issued to the Signal Corps The
wireless aerials are being installed on
the roof OF the armory, with the top
of the mast towering $50 feet above
the street level. All that remains be-
fore the station is put in operation is
10 install the instruments.
Arrangements are being made to
bring the company up to "A high state
OF efficiency, az IL Will be called upon
to do important work during the sum
mer encainpment the latter part Of
next month. The Signal Corps Will be
required TO transmit all orders during
the manoeuvres. bringing into use at
that time telephones. telegraphs. sema-
phorcs. photographs and hags. II is eX-
pectcd that sixty men Will go into
camp.
General Sale has sent in acquisitions
for the organization. and the property
VIII be here in a few weeks. The COM
pany Is now fully equipped with uni
forms. and has much of it's ieid outfit
on hand.
orders have been issued by General
Sale for elections TO be held by the
Second Infantry to iii vacancies in the
captaincy OF two companies. The re-
signations OF Captain a. T. Eskridge.
Company l.. AT Pulaski. and Captain ID.
NJ. Borum. Company *, at Strasburs,
have been accepted First Lieutenant
II. w. Calfec ana First Lieutenant j.
II IA ant itIy a limo
officers of their respective organiza-
tions.
Captain r. NJ. Bidgood, Company b,
Richmond Light Infantry Blues. has
been granted a leave OF absence for
thirty days. beginning June Is. with
permission TO leave the State.
Captain .. S. Einstein.' quartermas-
tcrs department. has been granted
thirty day furlough from duty, with
permission TO leave the State.