Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
.FORM|NG NEW COMPANY
OF RICHMOND H0W|TzERS
Lieutenant Pollard Has Already
Signed SiNty-Thrcc
Members.
SANCTIONED By wORTHAM
WelI.known Men Are In Charge OF
Organization, All Having Seen Ac-
tive Service With Local Artillery
Command.

SiNty-thrcc. or exactly one half OF
the number Of men needed. have
signed up for membership in The sec
ond company of tho Richmond lIowit-
zcrs. tho now battery which Is being
organized here TO complete "A regiment
OF field artillery for Virginia. An en-
thusiastic meeting or those interest cd
in tho new organization WAS hcld'last
night al the iiowitZcrs Armory. when
plans for a vigorous campaign for
membership were discussed.
The new battery has been sane
toned by Major L. NJ. Workman. senior
artillery officer Of Virginia who has
been designated to complete the rcei-
ment III thcI request Of the War De-
partmcnt. III addition 10 tho battery
here, one more must he organized
Roanoke and Danvillc both working
hard for the honor Of landing tho
honor.
First Lieutenant James &. Pollard.
OF the Richmond ITowitzcrs. is in
Charge OF tho organization OF the new
battery. and VIII command II when il
is ready to be mustered into service.
Associated with him arc Frank Rowe.
until recently first sergeant. and for
ton years a member In tho old Organi-
zation: T.. Lee Macfarlanc sergeant,
aud for nine years "a member Of tho
1Iowi,zcrs; John Ryan. former ser
ccan'. and for six years n member OF
tic llowitzcrs. and Frank CavcdO now
corporal and for six years mem
her OF tho IIowit2crs. These mon will
he the officers OF tho new battery.
Lieutenant Pollard although young
man. has served eighteen years in tho
HowitzerS.
NEW BATTERY WILL. NEED
128 MEN AND FIVE OFFICERS
The new battery will need 100 men
and i've officers before ii can be mus
tered into tho state service There
will nc no difficulty in getting this
number. particularly as the young men
OF the state arc eager TO take the OBJ
portunity of picking out the organiza-
ton in which they want to serve. in
stead of waiting to be drafted. At war
strength. the battery will number III
mon and five officers
Many old members of the Howitzcrs
arc going to enlist in tho new battery.
MS tho chance for promotion will be ex-
ccilent. These mon with military OK
pcricncc will form tho noncommis-
stoned stam OF the organization.
The pay in the artillery branch OF the
service is excellent. as there arc So
many noncomuissiOned officers. pri-
Yates, under the new pay bill will get
$40 month In addition they. ms we'll
as noncommissioncd officers, can get
50 month additional for qualifying
rs frst-clHSS gunncrs. $3.50 fo,
qualifying as scIond class eunnerS. \
rst-clRss private will get SS3 II month.
and can receive $50 10y Qualifying u
tirst-class gunner Each battery has a
first scrs cant, at S50; sin line. one
auar.crmastcr and ono mess sergeant
ut SSS each: twenty corrorals at $50
each: cooks At S2S each: one chief me-
ch;,nic at S%6; five mechanics at s3o.
and two horScshocrS III SIS a month
each.
Captain w. w. LaPrade. battalion
adjutant and First Lieutenant j. Il.
Mecgan, battalion supply officers are
now organizing regimcntal hcaduuar-
tcrs and supply companies here in the
city Both report excellent progress
in the work. 1t il expected that the
full regiment viii be completed up TO
war strength before July>"3. when the
Virginia troops are ordered into mobi-
li.ation camp.