The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-26

Following the recommendation OF
the War Department in Washington,
orders have been received here from
Governors Island advising that the
Engineer Corps had been offlcially
recognized by the United States. and
instructing that the mastering in of
the men take place Immediately.
General Sale stated yesterday that he
believed the mon would be put
through the physical examination to-
day, after which they would be mus
tered In by Captain A. NJ Shipp.
mustering-in-o fiicer of the United
states Army.
Captain Grifflth. Of the Engineers
mas been In Washington for several
! Gays in the interest OF his command
ana the authorities here have also
/ been in communication with the de-
partment. The engineer company has
been the object OF special attention ON
the part of officers at Camp Stuart
ana the men are considered about as
me corps as can be obtained any,
where, AT least twenty of them are
civil engineers, and every member la
line. psi ''''
First From Virginia
- Ho muster IN OF the Engineer
Corps today will put the frst com
pany OF It's kind in the service Of the
United States from Virginia. CAPTAIN
Griffith organized the corps at the
suggestion Of General Black. chief en-
gineer OF the United States. located
in Washington. and so intent has been
the purpose of his men, officials were
quick TO recognize their value, and
gave them every possible support.
General Sale stated yesterday that
he had several cities who were max
ing application to form companies in
the coast artillery service, ten COM
panies of which the War Department
has instructed TO be organized in Vfr-
gfnia. Two of these were completed
some time ago in Roanoke and Lynch
hrug. and already Bedford City. South
Boston and Fredericksburg have re-
| quested to be recognized. The Roa-
noke company will be sent into sum
mer training for two weeks begin
ming August 4, but the Lynchbury
! Company, and any further organlza-
lions Will remain in their home city.
subject to call by the adiutant- general
AT this time they win only be taken
| into the State service muster into
the Federal service being delayed until
there is some need for that branch
/ OF defense.
Installed at Station
The recruiting details that. left tho
city Sunday have gotten installed at
/ their stations, and 1t Is expected that
/ recruits viii shortly begin arriving
at Camp Stuart here and the rendez-
vous at Fort Myer. Only recruits for
the First and Second Regiments of
infantry will be sent to Fort Nyer,
an of the other Virginia commands
being at mobilization camp here.
/ Camp Stuart and Sherwood Park
presented an improved appearance
yesterday, following the heavy rains
/ that practically inundated the ground.
! The pools of water that had remained
! IN the camp gradually disappeared,
and the sun. shining periodically, had
its effect in drying the ground The
! camps are quickly becoming pass
able and with another day of fair
weather their condition will be all
that can be desired
This evening Major Workman, Of
tho Field Artillery. will march his
men down to the Colonial Theater
where they will be his guests Mt the
Battery A. OF Richmond: Battery b.
OF Norfolk. and Battery D. of Hamp-
ton, as we'll as the Portsmouth bat
terry will be included In his hospitau-
! ~. The men will march from the
camp down Hermitage Road to Broad
street, through Meadow Street to
Monument Avenue. thence east to
Belvidere and Franklin Streets, on TO
Broad Street to the theater. They
! will traverse this march returning
The Field Artillery practically
finished injecting the mon with the
third treatment against typhoid, and
the entire camp will be completed to-
day This will mean that every man
IN the camp has been inoculated with
typhoid prophylaxis, and vacinated
against smallpox Not a single case OF
the former has developed at the camp
with the exception of the trooper
who was taken down WITH the fever
| during the first week OF the camp.
and 1t Is believed ne had become IN
fected before his arrival here.
General Sale was again Yesterday
without any advices In reference to
the horses for the camp, or whether
the men would be sent to training sta
tlon. 1t Is not believed, however. that
the present condition can exist very
much longer.
| Captain John III. Rice.
| Captain John II. Rich, after an Ill