Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
SALE MUCH PLEASED
WITH WORK OF CAMPS
Results Fully Justify Establishment
of Rifle Range, Says Adjutunt-
General.
HEALTH OF MEN EXCELLENT
Time Given Entirely to Rifle Prac-
ticc, i'll Which Branch Virginia
Militia Has Heretofore Been De-
Acknowledgements Show Progress.


The results SO far accomplished by
the officers and men Of the First and
Second Regiments at their camps OF
instructions Mt Virginia Beach las,
month have certainly justified the es-
tahlishment OF the State Rifle Range"
said Adiutant General W. W. Sale yes
tcrday afternoon.
General Sale had had Il conference
early III the day with the inspectors
, of small arms practice. detailed by the
War Department for duty at the range
and WAS told that the showing made
by both regiments on the range was
exceptionally good and compared most
favorably With the records made nj
other camps for rifle instruction. Each
regiment had nearly 600 officers and
men in camp, the attendance being
considered very good in view OF the
tact that all had been required TO
qualify on the indoor rifle ranges be-
fore participating.
All the officers are enthusiastic
over the range and the opportunities
II offers fox the development of the
Virginia Volunteers as expert marks
men. It's establishment and the train
ing which the regiments receive there
Is a forward step in placing our troops
in better state of preparedness for
any emergency. Experience and in
struction i'll the use of the rifle are
things that the Virginia Volunteers
nave lacked TO Il great extent and we
feel that much will be accomplished
this year in eliminating this dehcien-
cy.''
The medical officers. attached 10 the
two regiments which have already
mad their tour of duty at the camp.
nave reported that the sanitary con-
ditton is exceptionally good There
nave been no cases OF illness among
the men; the drainage has been cx-
ccllcnt, and the weather fine
Colonel Robert +. Leedy. command
ing the Second Infantry, which broke
camp Sunday morning, was especially
well pleased with the camp and tho
showing made by his command Its
average was higher than that made
by the First Infantry. which was on
the range July Il TO %. Major \ T.
Finch, of Chase city. chief medical
officer of the regiment, reported to
Colonel Leedy that the health of the
Seconds men was splendid
saturday afternoon the Second was
inspected by Captain A. NJ Shipp.
United states Army. and Captain ].
Caisson. Coast Artillery. The reCi-
ment was paid off by Lieutenant
Colonel Charles H. Consolvo. detailed
as paymaStcr- general.
Pending tho arrival of tho Fourth
infantry at the range on August s.
Il Company OF that regiment, stationed
at Norfolk. has been ordered TO the
camp for guard duty.
DR.. ]. Warren Knapp, of Roanoke.
has been appointed first lieutenant in
the Medical Corps. Virginia Volunteers
and assigned TO duty with the Second
Regiment.
Captain Joseph w Wright and Sec
ond Lieutenant Will T. Nye. of NJ
Company. Second Infantry, have passed
the examinations required hy law and
their commissions will be issued this
week
An order was issued AT the Adiu-
tant-Gencrars office yesterday pcr-
hitting Company and tn. Sanitary
Corps Of the Second Yves, Virginia
National Guard. stationed at Rlucfield
TO pass through Virginia Ell route "a
the State camp at Parkersburg.
T.. w. Bowlcs commanding tho Hi.h
m"nd Blues. for the battalion TO as
semhlc at the armory tomorrow nigh,
Tor the purpose of participating in the
parade and ceremonies incident ~ tho
ass-meeting at the City Auditorium.
where the people of Richmond viii
, hear of the trip to San Francisco from
Governor Stuart. Major Bowles and
w. +. Dabney. First call will hc n,
I:20; assembly. 1925; adjutants cali,
30. Company inspection will he held
on the same night.