The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-30

mobilization OF the troops at Rich
mond. has received the hearty COM
mendation of Adjutant-General w.
w. Sale and the officers and haplains
Of the First and Second Regiments.
It's success is evidenced by the fact
that a request from the chaplains and
officers at Brownsville has been for
warded to the State Committee Y.
NJ. G. A, asking them to do similar
work among the Virginia troops at
Brownsville.
The State Committee Y NJ c. A.
responded at once to this request, be-
lieving that it would receive the COM
mendatfon and support of the COM
munities from which the men have
enlisted A building costing $4,000
will be completed by August /. The
committee has sent one man to the
border. to direct this work and
another is leaving shortly.
Auditorium for gospel services.
entertainments and moving picture
show. Reading matter, games. free
stationery and many other important
features, are parts OF the service to
be rendered.
Appropriations Necessary.
TT is estimated that the cost of
erecting the building. securing the
equipment employing secretaries,
providing for games, reading matter.
writing materials. etc. will approx
mate $500 per man on the basis OF
six months work"
From each city having but one com
pany at the front the organizations
have each approximately eighty
men, so the appropriations required OF
single company cities wf1a be s243.
Richmond having four companies,
would be required to appropriate. II
the suggestion made by the Governor
: Is carried into effect, s972, and Lynch
burg and stanton having two com
panies each, Will be required to ap-
propriate Sass.
The officers commanding the vfr-
ginia ORGANIZATIONS, their commands
and home cities. now on the bord er
are.
First Infantry.
I Colonel William J. Perry. Staun-
ton.
Lieut. Col. R. E Craaghill, Lynch.
burg.
Major s. w Martin, Lynchburg.
Major r, P. Peyton, Charlottesville
Major J. F. Bright. Richmond.
Captain s. s. Pitcher, Staunton.
Captain. w f. Tribbett, Staunton.
Captain G. w. Hutchinson. Roan
oke
Captain w w Howell. Richmond
Co. A.
Captain w. A Stack, Richmond
Co B.
Captain J. r Sheppard, Jr., Rich
mond, co. C.
Captain A. B. Cousins. Rtohsnonc
/ Co. F.
Captain F. l. Johnson. Charlottes,
/ Vile. Co. d
| Captain J. e. Moon, Lynchburg
Co. f.
Captain Conrad johnson. Alex
andria, Co. G.
Captain Richard F. Beirne, Covdng
ton. Co. H
Captain H. L. Opde, Staunton, Co. I
Captain ". V. Smiley. Stanton
Co X.
Captain q M. Alexander, Lynch
burg, Co L.
Captain H. w. Raines. Danvire
Co, NJ.
| Second Infantry.
| Colonel r. F. Leedy, Luray.
| Ldeut--Col. S. r. Millar. From
Royal
Major Benjamin Harrison. Hope
well.
Major George o. Leach. From
| Royal
Major Edwin L. Slaughter, Cul
pepper.
Captain c. G.. Mason, Luray (ad
/ jutanD.
Captain C. H. Kindervater, Roanok,
! Quarter master).
Captain ]. P. Asst, staunton loom
missary),
Captain Fl. H Hunt, Far,nvilIe
Co. A.
Captain ]. w. Green. csnpeper
Co. B.
Captain Lew Wood, warrenton
Co. c.
Captain S. C. Waller. Front Royal
/ Co. d.
4 Captain c. e Geoghagan, Chas,
I City, Co. Z.
Captain L. G. Fsggat. Roanoke
Co. F.
Captain W. B. Davis, Petersburg
Co. G.
Captain ]. F. Buliitt, Big Stone Gap
Co. H.
Captain R. Y. Conrad, Winchester
! Co, l.
Captain G. NJ. Harrison. Fredericks
burg. Co. K
| Captain j. G. Bosang, Pulaski
! Co. l.
Captain ]. w. Wright. East Rad
! ford. Co NJ
The Mayors Of the several elite,
! are asked to secure through respec
tive City Councils the appropriation
desired. The money received BY thu
State Y. NJ. c. A. from such appro
priations will Be used only for tn,
| purpose SGT forth = tbs atetenaent
The funds win - dl1eufse1 WITH ~