Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-02

orders as separate companies In the
regimental organization Is hereby dis
banded. ,
I'm order to conform the National
Guard Of South Carolina to the require
ments Of the war department, the field
staff and non-commissioned stan of1-
GERS are hereby placed on the unas-
signed list pending the settlement OF
their property and financial accounts,
THE National Guard having been
reduced to less than three regiments
required to constitute a brigade, the
brigade organization Is hereby dis
banded.
Brig. Gen. Willie Jones, N. G. s.. c.,
having passed the statutory age for
retirement, Is hereby placed on the re-
tired list, with the rank OF major gen.
eral."
Reorganization Orders.
General reorganization orders were
issued Wednesday from the office OF
Adjt. Gen. Moore. Under the new or
der there are two regiments In the Ma
tional Guard.
The First infantry will be made up
as follows:
First battalion: Company A Of
Greenville, Company B Of Anderson,
Company c Of Pelzer, Company D OF
Laurens.
Second battalion: Company E Of
Union, Company F Of Spartanburg,
Company H Of Rock Hill, Company 6
Third battalion: Company I Of Cam
den, Company K Of Winnsboro, Com
pany L Of Huntsville and Company M
of Cheraw.
The Second infantry will be made up
as follows:
First battalion: Company A Of
Charleston. Company B Of Charleston,
Company C Of Charleston, Company D
Of Charleston.
Second battalion: Company E Of Co.
lumbia, Company F Of Columbia, Com
pany G Of Columbia, Company H OF
Brookland.
Third battalion: Company NJ Of Or
augsburg, Company K of Elloree, Com
pany L Of Sumter and Company I Of
Timmonsville.
An election for a colonel and lieuten-
ant colonel Of each regiment and for
a major Of each battalion will be held
April II.
Adiutant General Pleased.
Having completed the inspections Of
the National Guard Of this state, made
by the adjutant general and the as
sistant adjutant general on behalf OF
the state, l have been very much graf
ified," said General Moore Wednesday,
ito find q general improvement
amongst the greater portion Of the or
ganized militia as to care Of property
and a general preparation Of property
for inspections, as well as a marked
Improvement in the condition Of the
small rms There was also noticeable
q considerable improvement In the ef-
ficiency as to drills Of the greater num-
Der Of the organizations in the state.
There has also been q considerable in
crease in the personnel Of enlisted
strength Of each organization as a
whole. Several Of the organizations
have the minimum number required at
present by the war department, that Is,
IS men.
1.-The plan Of organization has been
recommended by me for the past two
years. From my personal observation,
I have been thoroughly convinced that
1t was the only plan whereby the
standard Of efficiency desired by the
war department and the state authori-
ties could be reached. Experience has
taught me that those organizations
which were really keeping up with the
standard Of efficiency were very much
handicapped by organizations that
were lukewarm in efficiency.
Under the present plan Of a two
regiment formation, there will be a
still greater incentive to the companies
remaining to keep up their efficiency
to the standard required, because with
the large number Of applications on
file in this office from various parts Of
the state for permission to organize
military companies, they will feel the
necessity Of keeping up the work re-
quired Of them, as It will be my inten-
ton to see that the highest state Of
efficiency Is reached by all the COM
panies remaining In the organized mi
litia- Failing to do so, I shall recon-
mend that they be mustered out Of the
service"