The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
MILITARY INVENTORY
PROCEEDS SMOOTHLY
In ArmOries Counting and
Checking Equipment.
PARADE SATURDAY PROBABLE.
Men Want to Show Richmond What
They Can Do-Govcrnor Will BE
Home to Review Troops In After
noon-OfIiccrs Endorse Parade.

Officers and enlisted men of the
First Virginia Regiment, following
the presumably peaceful occupation
of being mustered out of the Federal
service and returned to the State
militia footing, are finding these days
in Richmond about as strenuous as
were many of the days during their
several months service on the Mexi
can border. In the process of must
ering out everyone seems busy,
though there is a liberal sprinkling
of soldiers among the crowds OF
civilians on the city's streets
At the armories of the Blues and
of the Grays and OF the Howitzers,
occupancy of which was begun yes
terday by the regimental machine gun
company. the scenes are interesting.
Men in company rooms, gyms, drill
halls. everywhere in the armories of
the Blues and Grays are counting.
They are counting almost every i'm
aginable thing in connection with
soldiers equipment-almost even the
buttons on the clothing they have
been wearing. and which they will
continue to wear after equipment
has been turned over to the Federal
military authorities and then back
to the State military authorities. and
then redistributed to the soldiers.
Talking of Parade.
This counting. inventorylng. check
ing of and checking up of property
will continue till about the middle of
next week. The bulk OF the clerical
work is falling upon the officers Of
the companies and the battalions
comprising the First Regiment. Regi
r1.G O ~ httG Thor
Office hours are long and the routine
tedious. Even at the Office OF the
adjutant-ge general there, is much to do
. In connection with the transfer of
property and the mastering out OF
the regiment
But while all this work is going on
under the Joint supervision OF repre-
sentatlves Of the state military organf
cation and the mastering officers OF
the United States army. there are
caught breathing spells. during which
attention turns to talk Of a parade OF
the troops. which will probably take
place on Saturday afternoon. That
there Will be a parade officers arr
agreed. II It can be managed without
breaking seriously into the work Of
mastering out.
Governor VIII BE Here saturday.
The best day for the parade appears
now TO be Saturday In the afternoon.
when the Governor will have an OPP
portuntty, with his staff. to review the
regiment Governor stuart Is now out
OF the city He will return Friday.
On Saturday night he will leave on
another trip. The men want the exec
utive and the people Of the city to see
the showing they are capable of MAX
ing The officers want the men TO have
that opportunity. for they are proud
OF the men
Lieutenant Burnham. acting adju
tant OF the First Regiment, yesterday
afternoon said the work of checking
up was proceeding smoothly, and he
anticipated that unless there be seri-
Gus interruption the work will have
been concluded within the ten days
timated as necessary for II. when the
mastering officers OF the army ap-
reared In Richmond Sunday and Mon
day
Colonel Perry. regimental COM
n ander. yesterday afternoon took off
few hours from his office in the
Grsys' Armory. going horseback rid
ing.
Major Bright. OF the Grays' Rattal-
ion. and Major Thomas +. peyton, OF
the Second Battalion. AT the Grays' Ar
nlory, said the physical examination
OF the men is progressing rapidly, and
will probably he concluded by tonight.
The. men themselves will be ready for
the mastering out considerably sooner
than will their equipment be ready for
turning back to the Federal military
authorities for reissue to the men as
mem bers OF the State militia.