Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
ENTIRE REORGANIZATION
FOR FOURTH REGIMENT
adjutant-Gencrai Sale receives PER-
mission From War Department
FOR Extension.
MAY ORGANIZE NEW COMPANIES
Six Months Allotment Of Military
Funds Is Made, Pending Working
out of New Systcm--OfIlcers to BE
Put Under Bond.

Permission FOR the complete rcor-
ganizatiun of the Fourth Virginia In
iahtrN was received yesterday by Adj
1utant General W. W. Sale from the
war Department. Failure OF several
companies 10 subscribe TO the dual ia tn
required by the national defense act
threatened the future existence of the
regiment, but an extension of the time
limit. which expires to-day. will give
,hei state military authorities an on
rortnnitr Ia bring the organization up
10 The required strength
Plans for the rehabilitation Of the reg
iment were discussed at length yes.
to-day nt meeting Of the state Mill
tarS Bohrd. Owing tn Il delay in the
War Department authorizing an cxtcn-
sion OF time. the situation. as il con :
.Ecrrcd the regiment. was acute. and
ihc board was considerably relieved
when General Sale received the com
municatior granting the request that
he had personally made TO the depart
'nent last week when he visited Wash
ington.
The board has decided to give the
tardy companies another chance to
meet the requirements Of the national
defense act. which means that the mem
o"rs OF the company must take m oath
10 serve the State aud national gov.
eminent. and increases the enlistment
b''' '1 Wy sthdlns tnfte NcAfS IN the
reserve TO the three years in active ser
vice. The provision Of the act is de-
signed 10 completely Federalizc the
iniiitta, aud All organizations now on
the border have subscribed To tho oath
OTHER COMPANIES MAY
bf. FORMED TO FILL GAPS
Unless the companies take the oath.
th"y VIII be mustered out and others
formed 10 NIL the gaps in the regiment
Reg inicntal officers assert that they
can easily get additional companies
organized but require time I'm which
10 do so. The fact that the Fourti,
Regiment was not included in the call
81 the President and tho omission of
the annual cncanpmcnt have acted Ia
the dctrimcnt of the organization II
haS bc"h IN The process Of rchahilita-
non for several months, but the re-
;ruitinS has been slow. The muster
'he- out nf one or two compa mics NAV
'esuit ia an effort being made to mi
ne gaps by the organization Of com :
oanies IN Richmond The personnel of
the regimcntal officers will not he ar
'"ctcd At present.
In" state Military Board Is planning
new system for the allotment OF funds
:" Inc various companies. On this ac-
-"uht thr "llotment Of funds made YES.
-erda% was for a period OF six months
only. being on in" old basis Of $40 for
tach duI! enlisted member for the year.
NJ the expiration Of SIX months il is
eNpecl"" mat the iew system will lie
WORKED out. Only those companies that
haNe already taken the Federal oath
VIII participate in the distribution Of
Federal funds
liz. board adopted plan for tho
bonding III officers responsible for all
property issued by the State and gov.
cFninent. Each responsible officer will
De bonded ir tho sum Of $1,000 for the
care and preservation of military prop-
erty placed in his charge It is be
h"Ned That this will aid in the proper
accounting each year ana will have a
tendency To make the officers more
careful in seeing that the property is
Hent III the armory and is properly
SaieGuardcd. IL viii also mean that
companies with inefficient officers will
not he penalized
Other routine matters were taken up
by the board. Those, present at the
meeting were Governor Stuart, Colonel
u. @. James, General c. c. Vaughan,
General sale and Colonel 10 Lane stern.