Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-22
SECOND VIRGINIA
!. IS ORDERED HOME
. FROM BORDER DUTY
Last of States Infantry Or
ganizations En- Route to
Richmond Shortly.
BLUES NOT INCLUDED.
BUT THEY'RE COMING SOON
Probably Two Weeks Before Sol
diers Actually Reach
Native Soil.
DETAILS ARE NOT ANNOUNCED
Between $4,000 and $4,000 Guards
men Will Re Left for Work
OF Patrol.

/ Orders for the return home OF the
Second Virginia Infantry. now on duty
M Southern Texas. were issued last
night by the War Department. The
regiment. i, Is expected. will reach
Hichmond before tho end OF the
month. and will he mustered out OF
ihc intt@d states service here
arrangements for Thea welcome Of
thc incoming guardsnien will be in
he hands of the committee of 100 ap-
pointed by Mayor George Ainslie to
look after the reception OF all vir-
sinia troops on their return from the
:'order. The committee was in charge
OF the welcome to the First Virginia
Infantry on its arrival here three
weeks ago. Alvin NJ. Smith Is chair
man Of the committee. Funds for the
reception to the troops were raised by
popular subscription.
The announcement that the regiment
has been ordered home was made by
Secretary of War Baker. following the
receipt of a recommendation from
General Funston that the Second be
included I'm the first quota OF guards
men to be sent to their mobilization
camps. In ALL 25,2a3 men are af-
fected by the order issued last night.
instead Of 10000 referred 10 by Secre-
tary Baker in his interview day be-
fore yesterday. The Blues were not
included in the first list. but. as stated
in The Times Dispatch yesterday
morning, their period of service will
soon come tn an end. Other orSaniza-
ti1ns than those ordered home yester-
he
month.
MAY ARRIVE BEFORE
AUTO SHOW Is OVER
The ordering home of tho troops
may cause change in the plans for
the big automobile show scheduled to
open on Saturday night in the Rich
mond Grays' Armory. If the regiment
leaves Brownsville this week, it will
arrive next week. and as both the
Blues and Grays' Armories we're Of
tered to the government for the use
OF the troops before the auto people
secured permission to stage the exhibit
IN the G"ays' Armory, complications
would be bound to arise.
Five days will be required to mako
the trip from Brownsville to Rich
mond, troop trains making poorer
automobile show will continue until
February 3, and then the exhibits will
have TO be taken out and the decora-
tons removed so that the truops can
move in. This would require several
days. making the armory unavailable
Tor the troops until February 6 at the
earliest. There is little doubt that ~.
regiment will he here before that time.
as tho First Virginia Infantry was
nome thirteen days after orders were
received. and the start was consid-
c'ably delayed through inability In
secure transportation during the holt
day week.
The welcome to the Second Infantry
Will ne similar to that offered tho
FIRST Infantry on it's return. The com
nnttcc viii meet the troops and escort
Inc regiment to The arInorics follow
'hS inc route covered during, the ar
rival of the nrst contingent The city
VII nH warned of the hour of arrival
ana thousands viii turn out to wei
come the "vctcrans'
HitHMON COMMANDS
ARE EXPECTED SOON
That no Richmond commands viii be
included, will he a disappointma,, -
The people OF this city bui il 10 mora
than probable that tho Hi.hmon,,
iiowitZcrs. Richmond Elucs and Ricb
inond Signal Corps viii be hero within
the n'Nt sixty days at the latest These
commands. while in the Federal s.r-
wee since carly June, have not been IN
thr border as long as those from otb.r
States.
'"l"hci Robert l.. I.ccdy, comnander
"' IN" regiment is now at his home
"' i."r"N on furlough. and "a number
"' "'h"r officers arc also away from
thcir companies. These officers will
an report at Richmond to be mustered
"n' WIN the regiment. Licutenapt
colonel ;. u. Miller is in command OF
III" regiment during the absence OF
Colonel l.ecdy
I'll" Second iufantry Is composed OF
Companies q. Warrcuton: -, Front
Royal: !. Winchester. and IL. Stras-
burg. composing The First Battalion
under Major George . Isach: Conn
panicS II. chase city: T.. Roanoke: q.
Petersburg. aud "a. Rig stone Gan.
composing the Second Battalion under
Major Ecuiamu Harrison: Companies
y. FarnNilic; Il. Culpcper: l., Pulaski,
aud, NJ Radford under Major Edwin
l.. Slaughter IN addition TO tness
companies there arc Headquarters.
supply and machine gun companies,
all organized after the regiment left
the mobilization camp here last July.
The mastering out Of the regiment
here means similar work as that oc.
curing during the ten days that the
First Infantry remained in the local
armories. The Anal pay. including
clothing allowances OF the men. will
amount to about 100000. The contract