Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-23
REGULATIONS FOR NEWLY
ORGANIZED MILITIA UNITS
Acknowledgement Receives instructions
~ Z" supply. Headquarters aud
MuchIne-tiun Companies.

orders relative to the 10 ..;ion and
instruction o. supply. headquarters
ceiycd yesterday By AdJu;aat General
w. w. Sale from ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
William \. Mann. chief OF the Militia
bureau or the War department. IN
dor the orders. the companic.; cannot
De considered as provisional companies
any longer hut are subject to the same
rules ana regulations AS the Ictio"c'l
companies troops or batteries. THE
ruling Will affect the Virginia organi-
cations particularly. as they were or
SaniHed after the mobilization OF the
infantry regiments. and consequently
arc composed Of men taken from va
rious companies and can hardly he
considered sE permanent. All are i'm
'h' process or reorganization. however.
ana REASONABLE" time will be allowed
III which to effect the necessary
changes.
Under General Mann's interpretation
or the national defense act, in order
TO receive credit for drl;. a member
oil An organization must drill or par
tclphtc III exercises with his own or
ganiza alton. IiowcvAr. the personnel of
headquarters and supply counpanies or
troops IL such IS TO permit certain
exceptions 10 b" mad" To this rule with
ont loss Of efficiency in the training
OF those organizations
In the headquarters companies. the
adJutant. rgim"nial sergeant ma jor.
color acrEcantS, first sergeant mcss
sergeant. supply sergeant. stable ser
Geant. scrKcants. sergeant buglcr cor
p"rals, cooks. buEi"rs, mechanic. pri-
VatcS hrSt-claSs. and priVates must be
located At one sutton ,'r.d;, for
drill viii be given these member. only
for drills or exercises with this nor
ton of tho conIpan!. Tho battalion or
"Puadr"n *"rs"an's- major arc author
iHcd 10 u" az tho stations Of their re-
specify" battalion or spuadron getting
"redit for instruction under their com
inanding officer or adiutant- The hand
section Of t"cnt:-snveu members l..
authorized - hc located =, = st.,jon
other than Of its company. provided
thfr" is commissioned officer and
an organization Of tho Same arm, a.
that station. ana credit for drills will
hr given II SuperviS. Il hy (, commits
stoned officer. Tho h"rSoshoer and
Sahd,ci' can b" located elsewhere uro-
Nid"d there arc no animal. issued to
IN" h"aduuArt"rs company. and credit
VIII he given them for drills with an
other company Of their respective arm
providing they are horseshoers or sad
dicrs by occupation
Ia the supply company. tho captain
lieutenant. rcCimental supply SER
I"an's' hrsi sergeant mess sergeant
s;dhi" sergeant. corporals cooks and
privatcs. viii be located at ono ..a
ton liorsesh ucrs. Saddlcrs and WA
Eohers are authorized to be located a
IN" sam" station with another unit of
their arm. providing their comrany
mas no animals to be cared for They
can receive credit for drills in Tho
sam" manner as members Of the head
quarters company
lh"rn arc no exceptions whatever fol.
machine gun companies. The officers
and men must he located at the same
station and conduct drills like other
companies
IN" instructions 10 the hdi,;ant-
GENERAL also deal with tho carving of
detached members If the headquarters
ana supply companies on the rolls of
comra nics with which they drill.