Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-25
AUTOMOBILE RESERVE
FACES ITS FIRST TEST
VIII NttcmW Feat OF COn,c, inp
Militia from Arn,orics to
Country Club.
PARADE TWO MILES Long
Every Effort To &c Made to Show
Readiness for Actual Service.
More Motor Cars Arc Needed To
Carry High School Cadets.

Iw" miles Of automobiles. tIlcd with
more IMAM """ soldiers from the Nir-
e'",a Volunteers. aud tho john Mar
shall High School cadets will bc strung
H'"hS tue roads leading 10 the COM
try club this afternoon shortly after
-" ""l"ck ~ Tho initial aitrrupt OF
"a" newly organized Eichnuu,l Auto.
'""''' '''S'rN" corps to transport
,'"""S from on" place to another. I'r
Ia "rcn"" I. Iric". "f The newly or
;"niz"I corps. Adiutamt-.:cncra! " w
SAL" officers Of lii" corr,anics in the
dr'll. aud United states Army onirc,.
VIII IL" in tl<' machines that will lead
,he Sca'mr"r against tiuc in the mo-
Irritation aud moving Of truuns
" is no "N3vgcratj"u to say that the
eyes az iho%c Interested in military
aha'rS- ani that includes almost every
American IN thes" stirring times when
preparedness Is - leading question
arc turned toward Richmond tn vituoss
tn" "nic"uc Of til" drll For Nir-iui;,
iS leading the other States i'm his,
method OF iroviu. trunpS. ~ tn" United
states. although Europ" has long seen
-" effectiveness" Of carrying troops by
tn" use Of motor cars
Moving pictures will I've tnl,cn which
VIII bc shown all over tic United
H'h'"s aS III" first autuuiohil. r"scr,..
corps nancnVcrs in the country An
account "f tho drill viii bo printed in
p""n'a'i"ns devoted I" military ar
iH'rS. and the War Department at
Washington will also make careful
note OF the results of this innovation
in moving troops
PARADE WILL. COVER
''"nn YARDS or GROUND
i'r. Price said that. allowing twenty
N"f"S I" - car. tho $50 ears in the
PROCESSION would cover 1000 Yards Of
ground. NJ the head of this lon.. r,ra
van VIII be two motorcycle policemen
IRON the kichmond Police department.
~" VII 'i"ar The way. Two automo-
hii'S with Chief Of Police Werner ana
'n"Whcrf OF tho Police Department viii
n"A' follow. Dr. Price. .tdjutant-,;cn-
cI''I ana Mrs. sale Will be in tn. iirst
ear OF the corps. Colonel = \ bcmn-
SOY. l. :. a: Captain Arthur II. Shirn
l. :. ". and Mrs Price Will IL. in tho
second car. Then will follow tho b,,
'"ti"n "hicfs OF tho military commands
witch arc To Participate in tho imaucuv-
erS. lanes McGrlw, Jr.. of the First
battalion. to he stationed at the Elucs'
Nrm"ry. Il. T. Allpor;. Of tho second
battalion. 10 hc stationed at the Grays'
Nrmory: l.. 6. pIouzc. of The Third
battalion. to be stationed at John Mar
shall High School
W III. NAME EFFORT
TO SHOW THEIR READINESS
~ SD o'clock tho signal for tho as
scmhlnr OF tho members OF tho corny
VIII u" sounded being the regular army
signal alarm. All tho cars will move
I" The places assigned Ia them where
tn" members OF tho militia co,npanics
"i'l also speed to set into their scr.
vice uniforms. AS quickly as tho
men ar" dressed they Will hustle into
tia" cars.
The units or the Virginia Volunteer.
which viii take part viii bc the Blues
Battalion. tho Signal Corps. the Hos
r;tl Corps attachments, the uowi,-
ZcrS, and tho iulcDCndcp, ,r,..,,iy,