The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-23
LOVING APPOINTED
OFFICER IN GRAYS
Battalion Quartermaster Has
Seen Service in Regular
Army.

Orders announcing tho appointment
of w. y. Loving. Jr., of 2ce2 Hanover
Avenue. as second lieutenant and quar-
,, termaster of the Richmond Grays' Bat
TALON, First Infantry. TO succeed Thos
" Chalkley. resigned, have been is
sued by Major Lawrence T. Price, the
commanding officer. Mr.. Loving Will
take his examinations Immediately. and
will assume tho duties OF the position
as soon as he qualities and is commits
stoned.
Mr.. Loving is man OF considerable
military experience. He is at present
Il member af the newly organized signal
corps, and has served one enlistment III
the regular army, from which he was
honorably discharged with the rank OF
sergeant. He also has a two and one
half-year service record In Company
Il. Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
TALON. His predecessor. Lieutenant
Chalkley resigned on February II on
account Of business. and his papers are
now before the Governor, with the re-
commendation that his request be
granted Hc was appointed by Major
Price In July, 1919, and has made an
excellent record during that time.
Two Officers QeaIify.
Two other battalion officers have lust
qualified and have been commissioned.
They are Leroy Fl. Brown. Jr.. who be-
T..
and ID. Langhorne Coulbourn, who be
comes second lieutenant of COMPANY
c. An election TO fiji the first lieuten-
ancy or the company has been ordered
by Adjutant- General ". w. Sale 20 be
held within the next thirty days
Uniforms and guns Will be reissued
to the companies on their regular drill
nights this week, and drills will be
held In the huge hall In the new ar
mory. Although tho building has not
been formally turned over to the city.
inc contractors and the Administrative
Board on Saturday gave Major Price
permission to use the drill floor. ne
companies moved in on their respective
drili nights last week, but only held
business meetings in tho now quarters
owing to the Lack OF equipment.
Measure for New Uniforms
Major Price has received notice that
expert tailors will be hero on March 81
TO begin taking measurements for the
new distinctive full dress uniforms re-
Gently contracted for. The William II.
IIortsman Company, Of Philadelphia,
received the contract, which calls for
$50 uniforms Of Confederate gray. They
are to be delivered within sixty days
after the measurements are taken.
because of the great expense in fit
ting each man individually with one of
tIic uiillOTilSr tie DattdllOn OIlcefS nave
decided that only those who agreed to
remain in the battalion for at least one
year will get tho full dress Tho COM
panies consider this proposition more
than fair. and practically the whole
strength OF the battalion will sign up
for the onc-year period.
Recruiting I'm the four companies re-
ceived n great boost by the occupancy
Of the now building. IT was expected
That eighty new members would be en-
listed. but 1t was found impossible to
examine and swear In that number of
men. More than half. however, were
enlisted. and the rest OF tho recruits
will be taken In this week. Practically
all of the companies will then be above
the minimum and waiting lists will be
started.