Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
RESERVE CORPS uts
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RESERVE CORPS UtS
\u OFFttINl STANDING
The Virginia .\utomopilr Reserve
Corps has no Official standing at this
time. hut IL has received the approval
of Atljutan, General Sale. and - large
majority OF the militia urgani2at ons
ia Richmond It's on" aim and pur-
pose il that Of preparedness, aud NJ a
;ncctinc last month "a Murph!'S Hotel
when the corps was orsauiHed, II Was
stated that the hundreds ~ automobiles
In the state should be ut The disposal
of the Virginia V"luHt"ors ia time "a:
an emergency. II was pointed oEt that.
II automobiles had bccu available a.
The time of the iopeweii ire IN" do
lay in getting the troops T." tn. scene
of The disaster would lave h-"u oh-
yintcd.
Major Price has outlined the lines OF
which the CORPS viii be organized The
units will correspond with that Of the
infantry regiments and will have the
same officers from n Colonel down, and
also when the regiments ar" united
into brigade, there will Ia. a hriga =
dior general ANA other briEad" on
Gers. The car, rather than the man.
viii nc used as the tactical unit. rs
there are about sixty men in au iufan-
try company on peace footing, there
Will %" Uftccu ears 10 "A company which
viii unit each car to carry four men
hcsidvs himself Tn" cars that will
transport tho officers OF the company
VIII hc handled by TN. officers of the
corps
-Four companes Of hficcn cars each
vii constitute a battalion Of sIXty
cars. aud TWO battalious of I2o cars
VIII make up regiment, and tMr
higher nnjts viii br based ON these
standards Thu organization VIII he
extended. according 10 the plan OF its
organizers, all over the state
The owners OF the l95 cars who will
take part IN The drill Saturday after
noon have been welded into y definite
organization and each j. expected %
be ~ N" place assigned Two auto
mobile am balances. which ..iil so-y-
- nc auxiliary medical branch. and
Ten service cars with rne-hautcians
wtll make IN par, ~ the co-ps -Four
trucks carrying gasoline tanks xii lie
incorporated into the o-ganiz.t!ou.
TINS question Of fuel ard accessories
VIII b" taken care Of. CON p-ieat auto
obu" mnchiris's WHO arc carable %.
'aki's q machine anari and rebuilding
- .tse signed 10 take par, Ia ~.
Friti The trucks with ir- .asoliu.
aNks "ili pr fastened oa {. Tic !i,ncrs
".sso. a. trhl hio~;tzors
1us' - -, -. General public mat
ono Of ih' manufacturers. ar. no,
sl""D ur the question OF preparedness.
surprise IN ,h- way % an urlroreA
ar viii ;" sprung At the drill :, large
stccl factory ia Richmond mas donated
ne steel ana TIC car itself and has
!so started Al work on the nu;id,.r ~
ne arn"rcd turret Adjutant General
ale has given permission TO use :. ma
hine gun from the ordnance depart
nien' of The Virginia Volunteers The
armored automobile VIII be a fornid-
able piece or mechanism
The members Of he Richmond Auto
'robii" ltcserv" Corps a, The last meet
mS pledged themselves for call when
"r"ded This FRS, dr'i Is planned bv
hose who NnNe Organized the corps
- training ia order to sec ROW "H'-
sent tn" colps ran hv made OF the
"utomoh'le as am arm Of the state
onps
Maior pricc .oid TIA, jue nrat *
pertinent would "c'fauls show some
rrndencss iu moh'lza'ion. bust j, &,
Com tn" drills And experiment tha,
4. he ana tho others Interested hope "a
perfect ~" corps 50 thar - VIII be
~ som" service 20 Tic ,oUuir. i'm rirns
ui need.