Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-06
ARTILLERY REGIMENT A
FORMALLY RECOGNIZED
mand and Approves List
Of Officers.
SUPPLY COMPANY NEEDED
Rockbridgc Battery Is Mustered Into
Federal Servlce-Gcneral Vaughan
Is Not Included in Draft, but May
Later BE Reappointed.

Nirginia's regiment Of field artillery
was formally recognized yesterday by
tho War Department. through the De-
partment OF the East. The regiment.
less It's supply company. was. there
fore, included In the draft OF the Ma
tional Guard. and is now a part Of the
regular army. The appointment Of new
officers. subject TO future examination
was also ratified
The Rockbridge Artillery, the battery
/ needed to complete tho regiment, was
mustered into the Federal service
yesterday afternoon by Colonel Philip
5. Ward Coast Artillery, United States
Army. The battery had been inspected
by Colonel Ward on Saturday night.
when IIcutenantColonclJ 10 Lane Stern
mustered 1t Into the State service.
The mcr. therefore. went through four
changes OF status within twenty-four
hours. passing from civilians to State
militiamen, from mIlitiamen to Ma
tional Guardsmen and thence to reg
ulars
supply company is still needed.
but how 1t VIII be formed is a prob
lem. The department.. however, may
authorize cnlistmcnts for the COM
pany, which will be captaincd by First
Lieutenant Edward J. Keegan.
The drafting of the National Guard
into the regular army Will relieve the
Office of Acknowledgement w w. Sale
of considerable detail work, but as the
ieS anu mas Deen should
cred on the Office and scores OF home
guard units are to be organized there
VIII be little ict-up In the high prcs-
sure under which General Sale AMI his
stan have labored for the last thirteen
months.
PRESIDENT WILL HEREAFTER
APPOINT THE OFFICERS
One OF the most significant points in
regard 10 the drafting of the National
Guard as Il body is the taking away
from the Governors Of the States tho
appointment Of officers. III appo!at-
rn,nts Will be made by the President
in the future. but it is probable that
minor places Will be filed on, the recon-
iAenuaton of the Governor. although
no announcement has We: bean made
on the subject.
fmong the few executed from tho
craft was BriSadier General Cecil c.
Vaughan. commander of the First Vir-
Sinia Brigade. 1t will be necessary for
General Vaughan to receive q reap-
Point ment from the Prcsid.,., and this
must be confirmed by the senate There
10 no obligation on the par Of the
President TO reappoint any oGicer. how
ever. and the status of Genearl
Vaughan Is not known.
Genera! Vaughan, however has boon
mustered into the Federal service and
has an excellent chance OF rcuppoint-
ment, as many general officers whose
that they would not be called into
Federal service.
The fact that General Vaughan has
been called into the Federal scrvic.
creates "A vacancy in the State Military
Board. the law giving the place TO the
ranking officer Of the Virginia Volun-
teers. as the National Guard was Of
hcialy known unit! recently. The
ranking officer at present is Major
Junius +. Lynch. Of Norfolk. surgeon
general.
While General Vaughan could not be
drafted, his staff and headquarters de-
tachmcnts are now a part Of the reg
ular military establishment OF the ma
ton. Among the officers not included
IN the draft are Major Lynch, Lieu
tcnant-Coloncl 10 Lane Stern, inspec-
tor-gencral Major Thomas W Shelton,
Judge -advocate-eenera!. and Major
Joseph lie MaSurier. Quartermaster's
corp. and assigned TO duty as property
and disbursing officer. The three Of
ficcrs on the reserve are also excluded
from the draft although all arc liable
to be called later.