Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-03
STERN |NsPECTS NEW
ARTILLERY COMMAND
CORTLAND G. Walton, Jr., Organizes
Company, and Is Made
Its Captain.
INSPECTION TONIGHT
Will BE Ordered to Fortress Monroe
for Training on Big Guns-Govcr-
nor Stuart's Nephew Is Made First
Lieutenant.

with three officers and scvcnty-eiCht
men in line, the Ninth Company VT
Einia Coast Artillery, was mustered IN
the State service last night by Lieu
tcnant-Colonel 10 Lane stern. inspec-
tor-gencral. Virginia National GUARD.
The company will probably be inspect
cd tonight or tomorrow Tor fcderai
recognition, when it Will he ordered 10
Fortress Monroe for training on the DIE
guns.
CORTLAND C. Walton. Jr.. of this city.
is captain OF The new company. which
he recruited and organized withln
space of two weeks. The other othccrS
are First Lieutenant William y. stuart
of Abingdon, a nephew of Governor r..
c. Stuart. and Second Lieutenant Will
liam T. Sale. of RockbridEc County.
Captain Walton served one enlistment
in the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues.
Lieutenant Stuart has just secured his
discharge from the officers training
camp at Fort Mycr to take the commits
sion. Lieutenant Sale is u graduate OF
a military school in Florida and re-
Gently gave up his large farm in Rock
bridge to enlist as private in Com
pany II, First Virginia Infantry, at
Staunton.
The inspection and muster OF the
company took place on the north side
Of the Capitol Every member of the
company was present when the roll
was called by Colonel Stern. Among
those present was Acknowledgement w.
W. Sale. who. AS we'll as Colonel Stern.
highly complimcnted the new company
on Its showing.
SECOND COAST ARTILLERY
COMMAND RAISED HERE
The Ninth Company makes the sec
ond coast artillery command to be
raised in this city and the ninth in Vir-
Ginia within the past year. 1t will be
assigned to the coast defense command.
OF which Lieutcnant-Colo Henry
Fairfax Ayers is the commander The
personnel of the company follows:
Walton. Charles Cortlandt. Jr.. cap
tain: Stuart. William a.. first lieutcn-
ant; Sale. William L.. second lieutcn-
ant.
Albematty. Clarence j.; Allen.
Thomas r.; Alley, Bruce c.: Arrighi,
Columbus A; Ashworth. Samuel s.
Bear, Decatur r.; Blackburn, Joseph
L.; BoEgs, Walter j.: Bruce, Rowlett
H; Bury, Frank @.
Cheatwood Leonard NJ: ChiIdress,
Tony c.; Cornclson. Charles A. Cot
ten. Howard L.; Cancpa, Claude A.:
Coleman, Thomas c.: Cumin. John e:
Cowan. clyde B.: Crcss. Frank p:
Cronisc. Almond L.
Digs, Charles D.: Digs. Edward S.
Ellis, Josiah r., Jr: Estes, Edward r..
Ferguson, Floyd NJ.
George, Lloyd T.; Goodman, Charles
a. GOODMAN, James X; Gillian, Hubert
c.; Glover william A; Gordon. Ernest
L.: Grace, William f: Gregg. Willie d.
Hardy. Douglas P; TASTY. Clarence
a.; Hollins, Alfred r.; Hollins. Thomas
S; Howard. Benjamin s.; Hudson. Will
liam l..
lngham, James d.
Johnson. James 4.
Keevcr. Elias c.; Keever, Richard w.
Lambert. Sidney A.; Layne, Wadge
c.: Lecdcrman. Walter r.; Lent. Rus
sell b.; Lee. Robert Fl.
Mayer. David w; Mckee. James l.;
Meredith, Claude c.: Meredith. boswell
G.: Meredith. William W.: Moller, Hans
c.; Murray. Guy T.: Morris. James c.
Niblctt. Erwin w.
OXtield. John
Parrish. George T.: Pickles. William
D.: Porter. Clarence L.; Price, VIII
liam l..
Rambo. Edgar w.
Stephens. Raphael w. Sullivan,
James r., Jr.
Tiller, Claude IL; Tucker. Bailey L.:
Turnage, Loyal l..
Vaughan. Everett r.
Walthcr. William E.: wilborn
thomas: Wilcox. Augustus c.. Jr.;
Wood. Jonathan L.: Wood. Julian L.:
Wright Raymond II.