Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-04
MAJOR WJRTHAM COMING
TO COMPLETE REGIMENT
Will &c Here This Morning to Wit.
ness inspection Of Rock
bridge Artillery.
MAY MAKE WORKMAN COLONEL
Other Promotions Are Expected.
List Will BE Forwarded to WASH
ington by Acknowledgement as
Soon as Approved.

SooH US approved.
Major Thomas NJ Workman. COM
mander OF the EiIsi Battalion, Virginia
field Artillery. Viii arrive here tins
corning from Fort Osieihorpe i'll time
10 witness the ilSpe>,ioi Of the ROCK
bridge Artillery, the battery needed to
complete the regiment. which he Will
be designated by Governor Henry T..
stuart to command. Major WORKMAN
will probably be recommended thls
afternoon for promotion of the rank of
colonel, and the personnel OF his stan
Will then be announced.
The reorgani2ed Rockbridge Artil-
lery will be inspected some time dur
Ing the day by Colonel Philip $. Ward.
coast artillery. United States Army. ON
the recommendation Of Colonel Ward
Will depend the regimental orEaniza-
ton. If he reports favorably on the
battery the regiment VIII he completed.
with the exception OF the appointment
of the required officers These appoint
meuts must he ratified b. the War De-
partmeut before midnight TO be effec-
tive. as all National Guard units will
At that time be- dra fled into til regular
army Of the United States and will no
longer have their former status as
militia.
Seventy mec for the batter reached
here yesterday from Lexington. DAN
VILE and Roanoke. Augmented ~ men
enlisted here. the battery will be above
the minimum strength. which must be
reached if it is to receive Federal
listed yet. however. as he battery must
1nnliy come up TO war strength.
MAJOR WORTHA,I WILL
WITNESS THE INSPECTION
The inspection and muster of tie bat
terry Will take place at the Howitzers'
Armory, where the men are now quar-
tered. Major Workman will be here
IN time 20 witness the ceremony, which
means the completion of the regiment
the credit for which is his. as he was
designated by Governor Stuart several
.munthS ago to undertake the difficult
task, a.:I was only prevented from per
aonally carrying out the plan by the
premature orders for the artillery bat
TALON to go into training at Fort OEIc-
thcrre.
y tentative list OF officers for the
regiment has been made and approved
by Governor stuart. hut no appoint
ments VIII be made until Major
WORKMAN has been consulted Captain
William " Myers. of the Richmond
ii2wit<ers. is slated for either lieu
tenant" Jicns! or major. Captain
Frank II. Couch. Battery u. and Paul
kcar. Battery II. are slated for r,njors
Captain Waverly W. l. Prade will
"onn'Hnl the headquarters company.
a"d Frs, Lieutenant Elw2rd j. Ecc-
an IL recognition Of iiS energetic
work in recruiting the r,.:rnrntll or
:ani2ations, will command 'hn supply
company ranking rs captain Both nf
these officers are Richmond >lon
Colonel Ward arrived here Yesterday
afternoon from Fortress Monroe. and
early last night Inspected tho Ninth
COMPANY. Coast Artillery ard recon-
4 6a6 h1f - Ia Il -
oSnition. Captain Courtland {. Wal
ton, jr.. is in command of tho COM
pany 1t is expected that the company
will receive it's enurmnnt within a
few days when it will 70 to Fortress
Monroe for training. The Seventh Com
pany located in South Richm"nd was
mustered into the Federal service vns-
terday. and may leave next week for
training.
MAJOR MASON MADE
ACTING ADJUTAST on ST,''.'
According to information rn".'>.d
here last night. Major Carson q W.
son. of f.uraY. who was reCnrtlv male
adju'ant OF the Second Vir-'ni, IN
furry. viii II" acting adjutan' ny .hq
-" e at Eric niicr-Gcneral Chrr,os ~
B1rh"r. of New 1crScv. who gin com
mand the Twen;y-ninth Division peud-
y" III" anpoin'ment of n ma ior-gon-
~ - ~ i'aTpcr also made other
temporary staff appointments Lieu
'"nant Colonel Marcus H. Stokes.
nif"d states Army. who has been
serving with the New Jersey National
Guard as Observation-Disclosures is named
as acting chief of staff Major Viii
liam H. Canfield. First New Jersey
infantry. is named as acting judge adj
rocat" and Will have charge of the
disposition Of the large number Of
cnurtmaTtial cases that are unsettled.
NO acting quartermaster has been
named
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Cecil c. vaurban
OF the First Virginia Brigade was :,
VISITOR mere Yesterday He held a long
consultation with Adjutant-c;eneral ~
w SAFE General Vaughan according
!" law. must he reappointed by the
PRESIDENT. and The appointment con-
hrmed by the Senate. This applics m
All general officers of the Na,ior,I
Guard.
The Department OF the East yes,er.
naE notified the Adjutant General n
instruct all unit commanders to rc-
poF' 10 him the name. rank and re~i-
meht OF all men furIoughed TO the ro.
'''c ana 10 see whether these mon
nave reported for duty Those wh"
',"Nc lailed 10 respond to the Pr.si.
o'h' caI of July %. will be ar.
,iea AS absent without leave and u,;,,
ofcnse. 'o' 'he