Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-27
TH|RD REGIMENT WILL
SOON BEGIN ITS DRILLS
organizers OF New Virginin Unit 10
Meet Tonight ut OH East
Broad Street.
RECRUITING OFFICES BUSY
hahy Registered Men Are Entering
Various Branches of the Service
before the Lists Arc Closed to
volunteers ON December 10.

beiorc the Lists Arc Closed to
Volunteers ON December 10.
iians FOR the commencement of rcsu-
ar drilling viii he considered Tonight
81 u meeting Of the Third Virginia
regiment organizers at their head !
quarters and recruiting Office. oil East
"r'ad street. The number ot volun
Ger" IL now 40 large that 1t is be-
''"N"d TO bc adN iSablc To start - series
u training drills for thos. who have
Already cast IN their lot with the new
~ old Dominion organization. For
IN" present. the drills will probably hc
acid with all the recruits in one large
company, which win gradually increase
IN size until tho four regular COM
panics OF tho Richmond Battalion viii
he drilling under their own officers and
as their own units.
Many matters OF interest will bc CON
sidcrcd also at this meeting. and II is
probable that Il more vigorous drive
Tor recruits viii be inauGuratcd. While
the cnliStncniS have been received a;
very encouraging rate. nevertheless
a ia desired to sccur" the fun quota
In the next two weeks. so tina; they
may be mustered into service without
any further delay II is believed that
each day from now on Viii NOR"
aud NOR" young men realizing The UNI
usual opportunities for pleasant sur
roundings and quick Advancement Of
tered by enlistment with The Third
Virginia. and that a. december !" APP
proaohes II viii find the rolls OF tho
new regiment filled up
u, should hc fully understood that
this organization is in no way TO be
considered - 'hoinc guard II is
Eanizcd with the express intention OF
giving service IN tho battl" fields 81
Europe jus, tho Same - tho other :hrcc
virginia regiments now In active ser
vice. OF course. The actual disposition
OF the regiment. after being must' rcd
into service. viii rest entirely with the
rovcrnment. and IL Tay be that he
Third Virginia viii SOC som" service
on interior grad duty before going
into training camp. But II il regarded
as 4 practical certainty that. in view
Of the allies need Of men the new
regiment viii take its place at the
front
MT r COMPANY Is
STILL RECRUITING
Members OF tn" Eiuc Company viii
hold their weekly drill Tonight in the
blues Armory AT s.i5 o'clock. Tho
boys have been mustered into the Ma
,.oual Guard OF Virginia as "A coast
artillery company. Tn" following mem
hers have not Yet reported for cN-
animation. and are requested 20 be
present at the drill tonight
Ernest H. Amboid ELLIS NJ. Bristow,
George T.. Hrodc. Bert 4. ELLIS. Au
bEcy i. Farrar Charles GarthriEht.
Alexander g. Iiorsley. Eannes Jenkins.
John T.. kohcr. H.. Reese II Mccomb,
lIartwcll L.. Mycr. John l.. rmohundro.
Harry l.. Pointer. David T.. Powers.
Percy ". Toomhs and samuel J. VIII
!iaIns
This company enlisted more than tn"
necessary minimum OF 100 men. hut
a. this has been reduced through tn"
p'iysi"al examination ana Other causes,
recruiting viii continue Tor few days
longer AT The hoadVua rt"rS 1903 East
.:road stree: This presents an OBJ
portuujty for young men Of good char.
actor and physically RI, :" serve with
cornpanr II N,luuic"rS from their
hom- district. lIoyiA"d appl!ca, "A :
prom..lr mad"
uIsu or ENLi>TME\Ts
At Nt:t ~ IFI\G OFFICES
Using great efforts. tho navy re-
l, crui,iuC station OF Richmond succeeded
u culistinE tor men in Eucl" sans
Hrst line OF defense Yesterday. and
reports from tho Office are 10 the
effect that the station will he ahic To
boast of moro than iifty ntc'I before
the week is over. tn" Richmond Office
d, doing excellent work. and from the
staudpoiu, OF population Leads IN" Gu
,irc country in the Number of enlist
4
for tho registered men to volunteer
ihcjr services to tn" government. aud
tho navy recruiting station i'm Rich
n,cnd viii make an attempt to secure
the majo portion Of thos" cnis,ng
voluntarily in The ncNt three weeks
No, 10 hc outdonc by their sailor
friends. the army recruiting station
had An unusually good day yesterday
aud secured ciEh, men, which j con-
sidcrcd very good. since the infantry
Of the government is apt to sec first
service in the war, marines excepted.
Md tho marine station came up
once more and enlisted four men,
which also is good days work for
,Ia, branch of tho service. because it
must bc remembered that the marine
corps demands men Of the highest
physical and mental type.
The following men enlisted In the
following branches OF the service:
Navy--iI. l.. Martin. Richmond; J.
If kiuslcr. Cincinnati, ohio: X. L. An-
dc-son. I.ynchburE: &. y. Roy Rich
nond j. NJ Bragg. Richmond +.
CLAYTON. Floyd. Va: l.. i. Francis.
purhiuG. w Va; NJ. Desmond Eich-
mond l.. q. sharp. Richmond, and r.
n Elumc. Elythwood :. G.
Armv--Stanlcy \. LicGus. Richmond;
= T.. Harvey, baltimore. Md: Louis
Hioomherg. Richmond: Howell Cooper.
Petersburg; G.. T. Culbcrt, Marion. Va;
O. c. Holland Holland Va. and w. T.
and !. G. Robinson, North Emporia.
s,cvcdorc regiment.
G: T.. NJ. Miller Charlotte. y c.; O.
T. Roberts. Durham. \. c.. and X L.
walter, Durham =. &.