Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-03
WORTHAM To Be COLONEL
OF ARTILLERY REGIMENT
Captain Myers May Become Lieuten-
ant-Colonel or Major OF
Battalion.
FINISH FORMATION TONIGHT
Seventy Members OF Reorganized
Rockbridge Artillery on Way Here
for Federal Inspection-Letcher TO
Command New Company.

Seventy members OF the rcorcanized
Rock bridge ARTILLERY are on their way
To this city, where the battery will be
inspected tonight for Federal recogni-
milton. The mon are coming here in
three sections from Lexington DAN
VILE and Roanoke. and. together with
Il contingent raised here. will COM
pletc tho sixth battery fo- the Virginia
artillery regiment.
Captain Greenlee D. Le;cher. of Lex
inEton, is in command of the party
which left that place yesterday after
noon. Twenty-three men are coming
with him. Milton Herman, of Danville,
is in charge of contingent from that
city. consisting of twenty-seven men.
w. l.. Andrews. of Roanoke, is being
accompanied by twenty men.
Under the present plans. the battery
Will be inspected tonight. and. If =
ccptablc, will he mustered into the
State service at once. Colonel Philip
s. Ward. Coast Artillery. United States
Army. is to be The inspecting officer,
but as he was too i'll yeste day to leave
Fort Monroe, the inspection may be
delayed until tomorrow.
GOVERNOR STUART TO NAME
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS
With the completion of to regiment
Governor Stuart Will appoint the reg
mental officers. While no statement.
haT been given out officially. IL is gen
orally understood that Major T. NJ
Workman. commander of the First Bat
talon. Virginia Field Artillery. VIII be-
come the colonel of the regiment. 1t
s probable that Captain William NJ
Myers. Of Battery 4. the Richmond
mel, or elevated to major. CAPTAIN
Frank L. Couch. of Battery d. Hamp-
ton. is also slated for major. In event
that Captain Myers is made lieutenant
colonel, CAPITA Paul kear. Battery B.
Norfolk. stands in line for major
With the promotion of the battery
officers to staff positions. there will be
many promotes in the four older bat
teries. With Captains Myers. Couch
and kear promoted to STAFF positions,
there Will be three vacancies among
the battery commanders. nccessitating
promotions. If tho first licutenants
are made captains, second liertenal IS
Will be advanced and appointments
Will ! ave to made to fill their places
First Lieutenant Edward c. Reed will
Probably command the Howi'z,rs
First Lieutenant Edward J. kecean.
Of :his city. is slated for the captalncy
of the re, entail Supply company.
Captain Waverly w. La Prade. Of South
Richmond, will be made captain of the
headquarters company. Two first Gu
tenants for subordinate positions n
the supply and headquarters compa-
nies must he appointed also.
ALL NATIONAL GUARD
no RE, DIR ISpISn lT(:ISV x
Haste in completing the regiment is
imperative, as all National Guard or
ganizations will be drafted into the
regular army on August 5. Whether
company will be accepted at a later
date is problem which State officials
cannot answer. and one which they
hope will not have to be raised. If
the sixth battery is accepted, the Of
ficers will have to be appointed at once
in order to be included in the draft
The Rockbridge Artillery was intend
ed TO be Lexington organization, but
ii was found impossible to raise the
required number Of men at that place
Consequently. platoons were organized
in Danville and Roanoke Captain
Letcher Will be in command. and Milton
Herman and w. L. Andrews will be
lieutenants. The other officers will be
announced later.
Adjutant-General w. w. Sale re-
ceived notice last night from the MI
litia Bureau that all general officers
Of the National Guard would be ex-
cepted from the draft OF the National
Guard into tho regular army on Aug
ust S. This is due to n requirement OF
law which makes 1t necessary for all
officers above the rank of colonel TO
be reappointed by the President and
the appointments confirmed by tho Sen
ate.
Brigadier-General Cecil c. Vaughan.
commander Of the First Virginia Bri-
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