The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
MANY NEW OFFICERS
RECEIVE COMMISSIONS
Roanoke Names It's Fighter, ''JS
Lane stern Battalion In Honor
OF Mastering Offlcer,
STATES FORCES GROWING
Nineteen Companies of Volunteers
Have Been Mustered In md Many
Others VIII Soon Be Ready for
Service.

Commission were decided yester
day for the officers Of number Of
the companies OF Virginia volunteers
and in few days the mails VIII have
conveyed TO them these modest hut
very necessary symbols of.authority
An interesting fact came out yes-
fsrday with the making public of these
commissions 1t Is that the Roam OK e
! battalion has been chrtstencd the 10
Lane Stern Battalion In honor OF tho
mastering Office
Captain Robert +. Taylor was com
missioned rs major Of the battalion
YESTERDAY He had been chosen cap
tain on the Roanoke guards and his
elevation caused q general promotion
OF the other CON rissionsd officers OF
the company.
Other commissions issued follow:
Gordon C. @alts, to be captain. Blue
Ridge guards.
Charles A heavea, second lieutenant.
Blue Ridge guards.
Beverley Nj Hartman. FIRST lieuten-
ans Roanoke guards promoted TO he
captain. and 30 commissioned
Paul c, Bla ckwell. second lieutsu-
ant Roanoke guards.
Herbert Arthur Davis first ueuten
mt, Allegheny Rifles.
Henry l. Frances, captain, Roanoke
Blues
H Prince Burnett first lieutenant.
Blue Ridge Guards
Thomas W spindle arst lieutenant
and quartermsster. 10 Lane Stern
battalion"
william II Howell. first lieutenant
and ad5utant 10 Lane Stern hat
talon"
William r. Ensleby, first lieuten-
mt, Roanoke Guards
William MoundeId captain Alls-
xhany Rifles
George Carter Friend. second ueu-
tenant. Allegheny rifles.
John G. Cooke, Sr.. captain Lees
Minute Men
Charles T. Turner. ST.. second usu-
tenant. Lees Minute Men.
James w, Hatcher, first lieutenant.
Roanoke Blues
Samuel D. Bartle. captain. CIinoh
Valley rifles
Carl L. Pepper, first lieutenant,
Clinch Valley RITES.
William Buchler captain Russell
guards.
George c. Mccall. second lieutenant.
Clinch Valley rifles
Joseph +, Dun second lieutenant.
Russell Guards
Robert A. Campbell. captain. Wash
ington Guards.
Frank II Smith second lieutenant,
Washington Guards
Thornton + Frantz. second neu4en-
arr, FoanoKe F1ues
Robert y. Taylor captain. Roanoke
Guards, promoted 10 major and 90
commissions
Leo W. kasehagen. second lieuten-
ant. Blue Ridge Rifles
Robert Fl. Newman. captain. Blue
Ridge Rifles
Paul p Yates. first teutenaut.
Peaks Of Otter Rifles
Richard A Gillian. drxt lieutenant.
Blue Ridge rifles
William Andrew yowelL captain.
Peaks Of otter rifles
Laurie n Marshall second uautar-
ant, Peaks Of OTTER rtren
Blythe =. smith. first lieutenant.
Russell guards
c. W Richardson, first lieutenant,
Is@e's Minute Men
Russell H. DIST. fret lieutenant
waahta&ton Euarda W.
There are now nineteen companies
IF Virginia volunteers duly mustered
in and the number will he rapidly
augmented as there are a number Of
compa nies about ready for the atten
ton Of the n7ugterinG or3cer When ali
the companies which have sppied have
been mustered in the state viii have
at It's command rs large q force ax be
fore tie regiments Of the national
guard were transferred 70 the federal
service.