The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-04
HOME GUARDSDIS
. FOR REORGANIZATION
Alexandra Home Defense Unit In
fuse. New Blood by Operation.
TIE HERALD BUREkU.
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/. Alexandria, w. Oct. s.-Ths bat
talon of Home Guards, composed OF
Companies A. b and c. commanded
by Maj Albert Bryan. was dissolved
tonight at a Joint meeting of mem
bers Of the three companies held In
the armory.
Immediately sfterward Company
C. Capt Thomas B. Cochran. com
posed mainly Of young men. was re-
organized with Capt Cochran in
command Many OF the younger
members of the two other COM
panies dissolved Joined Company C,
and IL will hereafter be the only
company OF Home Guards in the
city.
The resignation OF Albert Bryan
as major Of the battalion. who re-
signed owing TO his inability to
give time to the affair. has been ac-
cepted. Samuel L Monroe was cap
tain Of Company A and Thomas w.
Robinson was captain of Com
pany b.
A short statement regarding the
disbanding of the companies known
as A and b was made by Capt. Mon
roe and Maj. Greene. adjutant of
the battalion. suggested that there
should be one active company OF
Home Guards composed principally
Of young men All those unable 10
carry a gun at least half a mile, he
thought, should not join the new
company.
Prior to the dissolvins Of the hat
TALON, Company c, with forty-two
men in line. gave an exhibition drill.
% nd
ABOUT thirty-two men present at the
armory tonight
Two Alexandrian trainmen vers
injured as the result OF a rear-en6
| collision between two freight trains
on the Southern Railway twenty-eisht
miles south Of CharIottesviIle, Va,
at $50 o'clock this morning. lhev
are Conductor 4. A. Pugh. who sus-
tanned a broken arm. and who for
merly lived at Covesville, Albermafle
County. Va, and Alvin c Gilluun.
I brakeman, of 40 Queen street, who
was burned about the body. Both
men were brought here at IL o'clock
| and taken TO the Alexandria Hosp
; tai. where they were treated BY Drs.
! N. ID. Delaney and Hugh Mcclure.
I Their injuries are not regarded as Sc
rious.
The accident was caused when ex-
/ ira light freight train 5OS5. running
I South, ran into extra freight 731. Two
/ cars were destroyed by fire, which
! followed the wreck.
The city and draft board OF Al
exandria County will send twelve men
81 the cantonment at Camp Lee. Pc
{ tersburg. Va, at 1916 O'Clock Satur-
2 1f 81
Z planned originally. Orders TO send
twelve were received today by the
/ board from Adj. Gen. W. w. Sale.
The following will go: Albert Ry-
land Zones. Detief Bottger, Fred MAI
lon. c. Harold Clark. Walter Scott
Smith. Edward Ketland, Clinton L
Herbert. William B. Traylos, Charles
B. Sullivan. Eugene Wilbur. Samuel
I ]. Haynes, and John /. Gerlacher.
The following five alternates have
been chosen to take the places Vf
any OF the original twelve who might
be unable TO 90 Saturday Clarence
Z L. Fleet, Frederick W. Rice. Oscar
I z. Kellar, Robert L. Tyree and Frank
/ G. Jones.
The men will report at o'clock FRI
day afternoon for instructions and
at II o'clock Saturday morning and
shortly before noon they will march
4 to The union railway station and en-
train.
W. T. Neal for the past six years
local manager for the Western Union
4 Telegraph Company. this city. has
I resigned his position
7. Harvey Henshaw. who was re-
Gently operated on for appendicitis,
is able TO be out again
A wide, fertile area will be reclaim,