The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
VIRGINIA MILITIA
CONTINUED From F1rst -s.s.A

Grays at their armory at . o'cloeHl
Sunday afternoon. They worked steal-
lily through the night and concluAAAI
the examination shortiysafter . O'clock
yesterday morning. The examinar.l
went Immediately to the Blues Armory
where the new cavalrymen were NM
to the tests. The work was conclud.al
there last night.
Troops Go Direct 10 Camp,
From Norfolk and Portsmouth ovsr
the Norfolk and Western, from Hama.
ton, over the C. & o.. three batterieaI
of field artillery, under command ~
Major T. NJ. WORKMAN, will arrive SlnI
Richmond. The trains will be routedI
direct to the camp.
Special trains from as far west Al
Big Stone Gap, and from Alexandria
on the north, and intermediate pointa
will continue to arrive all the morn.|
ing at short intervals. All tents will
be up and the men under the routine|
of camp life before night.
All Virginia troops are fully
equipped to peace strength. which fosl
infantry Is sixty-five men to the com.
pany and for field artillery, 1913 to thel
battery. This equipment is furnished
by the State. Equipment for the ads1
ditional men recruited in the novel
nished by the Federal sovernmsnen|
War Department. 1t was that eQuip-|
ment which the virginian soldiefpl
lacked. and for which Adjutant-7Nn. i
eral Sale repeatedly made requisites.
Much ~ the additional equipment ar.
rived In Richmond yesterday from thoI
depot quartermaster at Philadelphin
All tentage and clothing for up tol
war strength arrived early yesterdayl
afternoon. Other cars loaded WITH
supplies arrived later in tho day. TheI
delay so far occasioned in tho effortsI
to concentrate the Virginia troons wal
largely due to the failure Of the WnrI
on Virginia's part. or on the part OIL
any officer or any factor In the or-|
ganized militia of Virginia
Whether or not the troops will bel
moved out OF Richmond tonight ~ notl
yet known. The adtutant-generai's Of.
flee Is awaiting orders. Should thsyI
be received the men WIFI be entrainedI
at once and they win be in TexAsl
within three days.
Rumor Caused Excitement
In a long distance telephone CONF
versation yesterday afternoon With
MatorGeneral Leonard Wood, come
mander OF the Department OF the East.
at Governors Island. AdJutant- Gen Grail
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ginia military to move immediately.
1t was suggested that there might bel
a short delay In ordering the Virgin
ians to entrain, and that should therel
be such delay. the time given might
be used to advantage In making moreI
perfect the arrangements for thsl
movement to the southwest.
There was occasioned some excite-s
ment yesterday morning by the re-
port that tho Virginia soldiers had
been ordered to entrain Tuesday. This
was set at rest when General SaleI
authorized the statement that whileI
orders might come for them to novel
Tuesday they had not yet been re-b
cetved.
Governor Stuart and Adjutant- Gems
eral Sale and members OF his stan,
went to Camp Stuart yesterday ard
made final inspection. Everything
was found 10 be in splendid condition.I
Rndford Troops on.
Especial to The Richmond Virginian.,
EAST Radford. Va. June 2e.--Com-
pany NJ, Second Virginia Infantry rel
cruited from seventy up to eighty-I
one, left the armory this evening inl
heavy marching order and came toI
camp near the East Radford station
where they will entraIn at s;25 in thel
morning for Richmond