The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25
MORE CARS NEEDED IN
PREPAREDNESS" TEST
Make I-ecord Dash For West
hampton's Defense.
AUTO RESERVE CORPS
Richmond Antomobilists Take Steps
Looking To Cooperation With Mill
tary In Effective Defensive Meas
ureS-ColoneI Price In Command.

Colonel Lawrence T. Price, of the
Eichyond Reserve Automobile Corps.
last night sent ont second appeal to
automobile owners In Richmond to
lend their cars for an hour or so
today in the Transporting of John
Marshall High school cadets to the
Country Club of Virginia n the milf
tary pageant to be held in Richmond
this afternoon. Seventy-five additional
cars to the ninety-siN which have al
ready been assigned are needed. Colo
mel Price asked The N!rsinian to make
1t clear that all unassigned automo-
biles should mobilize in front of the
John Marshall High ScNool Building
at 4;15 o'clock. DR.. Price said that
II was absolutely necessary TO have
more cars The pageant Will he COM
pleted by O'Clock and the battalions
dismissed before O'Clock
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion. the Richmond Howitzers.
the Signal and Hospital Corps OF the
First. Regiment. and the John Mar
shall High School cadets will parti-
cipate in the military demonstration
to be held this afternoon at the Coun-
try Club. The demonstration Is to
NAlpN Allt hdtlAN VI q IEStENS dHlOIlt-
bile corps in event 1t was found neces-
sary TO rush troops to a given place
In the smallest possible amount OF
time. The Idea which is claimed to
eb original with Richmond motorists,
Is the formation OF a reserve automo-
bile corps for use in emergencies, and
is probably the outcome OF the present
European war, where auto transports-
ton has proven such a vital factor.
The first practical test OF the proposed
scheme will be held this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
Movie Men On job.
At signal from Colonel Price the
bell on top OF the Grays' Armory will
strike twice. This signal will let the
four battalons know that the time for
the moving formation up Broad
Street ia 70 begin. The men will jump
Into waiting cars and GO nut ON Broad
Street. Moving picture men will take
pictures along the route of the parade,
The Pathe Film Company's men
reached Richmond last night ready
for work.
The parade will continue along
Broad STREET to Belvidere. thence TO
Franklin. thence out the Boulevard to
Cary Street Road TO the Country Club.
At the Country Club the men will form
a panoramic picture to be taken by
the movie men.
The line Of parade will be as fol-
lows:
First. two policemen on bicycles
will lead the procession to Belvtdere
and Broad Streets. After reaching
this point, two Police Department au-
tomobiles will take the lead. Colonel
Price. in the next car. with Adjutant-
General Sale and Mrs. Sale. will follow
directly afterward. In the next car
will be Colonel G. n. Dempsey. Cap
tain Shipp. Mr.. Knight and Colonel
Allan Potts Following the two
leading cars will come the Blues Bat
talon. the Signal and Medical Corps
'of the First Regiment, and the the
high school cadets
DR. Price announced last night that
four automobile trucks had been Sc
cured for the transportation of the
high school bugle and the drum corps,
The following officers of the Rich
mond Reserve Automobile Corps have
been elected; lawrence r. Price. colo
mel: James McGraw. Jr., ma ior OF
the First Battalion 10 he stationed at
Blues ArmorY; r. B. Airport. ma inr
Second Battalion. TO be stationed at
Grays' Armory: r. c. Pelouze, major
Third Battalion. TO be stationed at
Howtizers Armory; +. L. White,
mn tor-f Fourth tsHttaiiur,.- to-be- sta
toned at John Marshall High School