The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-08
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
FOR WEST YIRGINIsNS
~ CHARLES eeooss s.trs


WASHINGTON. u. G. July -
Fourth class postmssters have been
appointed Tor West Virginia A. tor
lows Al Arnett Van : SArrett:
Stouts Mills. flodie n. Taylor. An.
them. Netrel county. 2 T. stewart.
Loop new orncel. jackson count,
John J. White. address SissonsVtlc
Winding Gulf. Raleigh county. Robert
X Church. to succeed John II. Puck
EFT.
The members Of West Virginia. nA.
uonal guard. which u now getting
Itself Ia readiness for a biz encAu,p-
ment 70 be held al Parkersburg. viii
b. Interested In knowing that the Sec.
retary OF War intends to enforce The
DICK militia Law TO the letter. and OF.
ganiEsiions OF the national guard that
DO not comply with It's provisions will
rot receive allowances from Federal
FUNDS. under the section which 70.
CURES that organized militia shall
stand inspection BY officers OF the
Amy. In number OF cases the See
Rotary has placed the ORGANIZATIONS
on probation. where the officers have
promised 20 bring them M to the L.
gal standard
Under the law the Secretary of War
has no authority TO authorize the pay.
ment OF funds 10 organizations of the
national guard which do not come up
To the standard. ny a strict fnterpre-
tation the authority of the Secretary
To put organizations on probation
mi cht be questioned. a. the period In
which the organized militia H. TO com
ply with the standard expired some
time ago. it already has developed
that portions OF the organized militia
OF Colorado. Indiana. Texas and OKLA.
homa have fallen below the standard
Six companies In the Texas militia
are TO have a special inspection IN or
der TO determine finally what disposi-
tion will be made of their cases. II Is
stated that the militia of some OF the
Eastern States have fallen short OF
the requirements. The West Virginia
organization Is not in this class That
States guard ranks high In the aver
ages kept here by the 'oficIsls at The
War Department
Mrs. l. T. Mann has Just returned
from trip TO New York. where she
has been selecting some wonderful
furnishings for her new home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann have lived for
some years in the house on beautiful
Sixteenth street formerly occupied BY
Senator and Mrs. Elihu Root and Rep.
resentative and Mrs. Bourke Cochran.
and which some years ago was the
Chinese legation. The Manns have
recently purchased the house. and q
IL now undergoing extensive and clab-
crate repairs and remodeling.
Mrs. Mann plans to have each room
furnished in the handsomest of period
furniture. md the dining room In
particular to be very ornate with ma
hogany furniture and antique tapes
tries. In the meantime. Mrs Mann
will spend most of the summer at her
home at Princeton. w. Va. hut viii
make frequent trips here TO keep her
eye on architects and builders Later
she and Mr.. Mann will 20 TO Manches-
ter-by-the-Sea. and will finish the sum
mer al White sulphur Springs.
Judge and Mrs. Warren -. Rittle.
Of Philippi are in the city on a pleas
ure visit. and are guests at the Raj
o.gh. II is Mrs. Kittle's first sight Of
the beauties of the nations capital
Judge kittie enjoys the reputation Of
being one of the ablest circuit judges
in his native State.
Rev. George w. Atkinson. Jr.. who
t. rector OF On Episcopal church in
the District. has gone to Wyoming
State to spend his vacation. He is the
youngest son and child OF former
Governor Atkinson. who Is now at
Charleston. spending his vacation