Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-26
ORDERS ARE RECEIVED
FOR ARTILLERY MUSTER
First Battalion Will Enter Federal
Service and Go to Fort
Oglethorpc.
HowTzERs FORM AT ARMoRY

Captain Myers Takes Prompt Steps
to Put His Command In Shape to
Be Mustered In by Captain Love
at 8 O'Clock This Morning.
Orders for the immediate muster ol
tho First Battalion, Virginia Field
received yesterday by Adjutant-Gen-
eral w. w. Sale from the Department
OF the East. Major T. NJ. Workman.
commanding the battalion. was in
structcd to have three batteries as
sembled at their home stations. where
they will be transferred from state to
Federal control. and then forwarded
to Fort Oglcthorpe, Ca. for intensive
training.
Captain William NJ Myers. COM
mandlns the Richmond Howitzers, re-
ceived orders late yesterday after
noon to assemble his battery and before
night the majority of the men were
IN the armory. Owing to a shortage
of uniforms. most OF the men Will
wear civilian clothes for several lays
until new equipment can be rushed
here. Tho battery will he mustered In
at o'clock this morning and the bat
TALON headquarters shortly after that
hour.
Only the battalion headquarters and
the three batteries arc included in
INC orQcr received yesterday. CcHSe-
quently the newly organized supply
and headquarters companies will re-
main here until the organization Of the
regiment is completed. The Adjutant-
General announced yesterday that the
projected regiment will certainly be
organized. and as soon as the addi-
tional battery is recruited, the new
battalion will be formed. and will be
ready to go into training on July rs.
when the National Guard will be
called In Its entirety to the colors.
CAPTAIN LOVE TO
MUSTER IN IIOwITZERs
Each OF the batteries will be mus
ferent officers. Captain James NJ. Love,
Jr.. United States Army. inspector-in-
structor. Virginia National Guard. VIII
muster the Howitzers. The duties at
Norfolk will be performed by Lieu
tenant Meade Wildrick. coast artillery
corps, and by Lieutenant Ward DuVal.
coast artillery corps. at Portsmouth.
That tho artillery had been ordered
Into Federal service was known here
on Friday night. when Governor Henry
G. Stuart received a telegram from
the Secretary OF War to that effect
The detailed orders. however. came
through MajorGeneral j. Franklin
Bell. commanding the Department Of
the East. Aso soon as the formality of
muster-fn Is completed. the battalion
will move to Fort Oglethorpe. where
tho men will receive intensive train
Ing, while the equipment will also be
used by officers In training there.
SALE ISSUES ORDERS
TO MAJOR T. NJ. WORKMAN
The order sent by the Adjutant-Gen.
eral to Major Workman follows:
Your organization having hereto
fore been called into Federal service
by the President under date of June
~. subject to instructions to be issued
by the Eastern Department. you are
advised that this Office has just been
notified by the Eastern Department as
follows:
Battalion headquarters and Battery
A. Virginia Field Artillery. will as
semble IN Richmond and report to Cap
tain James NJ. Love. Jr infantry mus
tering officer. for muster into Federal
service.
Battery b. First Virginia Field
Artillery. will assemble in Norfolk
and report to Lieutenant Meade Wild
rick. U. S. c. a. c.. mastering officer.
for muster into Federal service
Battery e. will assemble in Ports
mouth and report for muster into Fed
eral service to Lieutenant Ward Du-
Val. U. S. c. A. c.. mastering officer.
1T will be noted that no reference
il made to the supply company or to
ganized. or those in preparation of
organization. and that this authority
only extends TO the battalion head
quarters. and Batteries a. b. and
c. and you are. therefore. directed to
govern yourself accordingly. It is d.
rected that organizations assemble at
their armories.
edge receipt OF this order by messen-
ger and advise immediate compliance
with same"
EACH BATTERY WITHIN
FEW MEN OF WAR STRENGTH
Each Of the three batteries are I'D to
within a few men OF war strength and
will go away from their home sta
lions with every place in ranks filled.
With officers, each battery has approx
mately 200 men. while the headquarters
asthh hehehtmah rarodod nu nuonounu
has three officers and seventeen enlist
cd men. Each Of the batteries now
have thirty-two horses. while the
headquarters has eight horses.
1t Is expected that at least one week
will elapse before the battalion moves
South. In the meantime it will con-
tinue to recruit desirable men. At
the same time efforts will be redou-
bled by Major WORKMAN to got the
reEimental organization completed
Both Governor Stuart and Adjutant-
General Sale emphatically state that
the regiment will be formed. regard
less OF the premature movement of
the First Battalion, which has been
called to the colors FIVE weeks ahead
of the scheduled time.
The headquarters and supply COM
panies for the regiment have been or
ganized here. but will not be called
into tho field Just yet. The new bat
terry at Danvllle will also be left