The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-20
Will MUSTER OUT ALL
TROOPS WITHOUT DELAY
Rcvoking Order to Suspend
:, Release.
WILL ooxpLETE IN TEN DAYS.
Blues VIII Give Mounted Parade
Later In Wcck-Signal Corps ana
Engineers Enjoy Dance Last Night.

Revolving the previous order for
delay in mastering out the Virginia
troops which have just returned from
he border. Colonel e. s. "rishI
mastering officer here. late yesterday
received d telegram from the depart
ment of the East, instructing that the
work of mastering out the men pro-
coed as rapidly as possible. Sunday
night Colonel Wright received mes-
sage notifying him to suspend reless-
ing the troops here from the federal
servtce until further notice.
The opinion prevailed yesterday
that the order calling for delay in
mastering out the men indicated that
the government anticipated war. fol-
lowing the present critical condition
in the countrys international affairs,
and that 1t had thought best not to
return the troops already in federal
service to the national guard status.
II is understood. however, that 1t 10
intended that all of the troops be
mustered out, and this will be accom-
pashed probably within ton days or
less
officers OF the Blues signal corps
and engineer corps were busy yester
day getting in their property, and
II GHtthtd UP Ht SHuiP-
tnent of both the signal corps and
engineers is small. but there is con-
siderable property belonging to the
,avalry, which has to be listed. All
day yesterday the troops were haul
Ing the equipment, and placing II in
the armory.
Push MASTERING Out
Colonel Wright stated last night
hat X would be impossible to state
lust how long 1t would require to
release ali of the troops here from
he government service but the work
would he pushed with all vigor. This
Aoubtless means that the signal ana
engineer corps will be mustered out
toward the latter part OF the week,
the Blues being returned to the
militia about the middle of next
week
Major BowleS and Lieutenant
Earnest. OF the Blues. yesterday put
operations " motion for checking up
The property accounts OF the COM
mand The horses are at the Fair
grounds, in charge OF hostlers. All
Gay yesterday most OF the men were
husy meeting their old friends. and
'aikinE with them about the ex-
periences on the border.
Mounted Parade Soon
II Is expected that p mounted pa
rade Will he given 10y the Blues some
day this week. the time to be an
bounced later by Major Bowles. The
horses are uow somev hat tired out
cu account OF their trip. bat II is be-
'eved they will he IN shape by about
Thursday Richmond was disappo!nt-
81 Sunday IN not seeing the Blues on
their horses, and a parade was de-
c.ded on in order 10 satisfy the wishes
~ the public.
The Blues came In for d full share
u cor1mcndstton "a the hands OF the
afFieers OF the Southern department.
General Parker spoke in the highest
feffns ef the work done hy the troops,
md Lieutenant Colonel Hartman, Of
the First Provisional cavalry, az
brown xviiie before the Blues left the
order. issued an order in which hc
~tatcd that the Richmond cavalry
TODD at the head Of the list for Of
'icjency and preparedness
Tribute "a signal Corps.
Receiving no less commentator
we're the signal and engineer corps,
3oth of the commands established
record Tor themselves Of which the
e*~'" can well he proud ANA their
work was pronounced as being more
than e2tisfa Glory 10 the officers OF
the Southern department C'apta in
san Antonio. declared that the signal
corps was well administered ana
commanded and highly efficient or
sanitation. He also paid warm
'rihute TO its commanding officer.
Captain r. r. Conquest OF this
!ty.
Under Captain w f. II. Grifith. OF
Norfolk. the engineer corps likewise
fulfilled every requirement. They
went to the border the youngest OF
The virginia commands, but they were
put In responsible positions there, and
armed the congrt tuiations of the
superior officers. Their efficiency was
shown by the lmportan. tasks 10
which they were assigned. and which
they never failed ia carry out to the
entire satisfaction OF their command
ers.
Last night the Signal Corps associa-
ton gave dance In the Grays ar
mory for the returned troops 10
which the enginee- corps were invit-
I'd Three hundred invitations were
issued. and the biz half was filled
with pretty girls and the boys In
khaki The Richmond Blues associa-
ton Is planning dance ard recep-
ton for the cavalry, to take place
later in the week.