Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-21
WILL PERPETUATE name
OF RICHMOND BLUES
Serve State While Cavalrymen
Serve the Nation.
CONSISTS OF FOUR COMPANIES
Outline OF Organization is Adopted
and Committees Are Named to Sc
cure Recruits-Will Supply Arms
and Equipment Later.

Former members of the Richmond
Blues met last night at Sis O'Clock in
the mess room Of the armory. to perfect
an organization of volunteers for home
guard service. With attendance
OF about 100, the meeting was called
to order by Captain Clarence Wyatt,
who in few words. told of the receipt
of letter written by Governor Stuart
and Adjutant General Sale in which
the Governor authorizes the formation
OF home defense organizations to be
used in times of emergency.
He outlined the plan to organize in
companies of not less than fifty nor
more than 100 men to be filled. first
with those who have been with the
Blues in service before. then il there
are any vacancies, with outsiders. AS
to arms and equipment. he referred to
the letter. in which il was stated that
the government was not in a position
TO furnish them yet. owing to the
shortage of supplies in view of which
each member would for the present
have TO furnish them himself
OUTLINE OF ORGANIZATION
MEETS WITH APPROVAL
Following the reading of the letter
resolutions drawn up in previous
meeting. were introduced and after
short discussions were adopted In
substance the resolutions follow: First,
to organize not less than four com
panies: second to preserve in the new
organization the traditions OF the bat :
TALON: third that enrolment in the
new organization should begin at once.
amended by the appointing Of four
committees of three each to look after
men in their particular companies
fourth, that ex-members should form
the nucleus of the four compa MES, and
that men G { w twenty-one and
thirty-onc years old whose names an
pear in the first Federal draft are not
eligible.
Chairman Wyatt then appointed the
Following as chairmen OF the commit
tees: Captain I. b. Mcdowell, of Com
panS a; Ernest {. Mead, OF Company
b; Captain j. Randolph Tucker. of Com
pany {. and w Crump Tucker. of Com
pany ID. Some question as to the age
limit was dismissed when it was stated
that Adjutant-Gencral Sale had said
there was none.
one member brought up the question
of whether the companies would be re-
quired to go TO other parts of the
state in case of a riot or anything
similar. stating that here were many
men whose business would be decid
edly affected because of their going.
WILL SERVE WHEREVER
GOVERNOR ASSIGNS THEM
Captain Wyatt replied by saying that
the soldiers in the National Army had
TO leave their business and obey or
ders. and II the Home Guard organiza-
zion was TO mean anything. each and
every man would most certainly have
TO go wherever he should be assigned
for duty.
After some further discussion cncour-
aged by the chairman. who wished to
make sure that there was no mis-
understanding, all the men retired TO
their company rooms and registered
their names as members OF the or
ganization.
When the chairmcn brought in their
reports il was found that Company \
had already membership of seven
teen, Company membership OF
twenty. Company membership OF
eleven. and Company ID a member ship
of nine. The report was great deal
better than was expected for the FIRST
night. Enthusiasm began to rise,
speeches coming from every direction.
Captain Boschen, Of Company Is COM
mittee, said that his company was to
meet next Friday night with the de-
termination of bringing the company
to n total membership OF nincty-fve.
Other companies were urged TO do the
same.
Captain Wyatt said the meeting far
exceeded his expectations, and that he
| hopes to have much larger attendance
next Monday night, when the organi-
| cation will meet again.