The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-09
? ARAOt OF VIRGINIA
SOLDIERS IS PROBABLE
Plans Are Under Way Contemplating
Pageant In Richmond On Fri
day or Saturday.

With the beginning yesterday by
Federal and State military authorities
of the routine of mastering out of Fed
eral service the First Virginia Regi-
ment, which returned Sunday from the
Mexican border after nearl. seven
months service. the people of Richmond.
through the city's reception committee,
began a movement which may result
in Richmond having a parade of the
troops. The proposal that there be a
parade met with favor from State mil
itary officials and If 1t be found that
such parade Is practicable. IL will be
had probably on Friday or Saturday
of this week.
The plans for the parade. as they
are forming, contemplate a review of
the troops by Governor Stuart and his
stan, the review to take place before
the south portico of the State Capitol.
When the subject was preached to
Colonel William J. Perry. commander
of the regiment yesterday. he gave 1t
his approval. He said he would at
once take the matter up with the Of
fee of the acknowledgement and with
the Federal military officers. General
Sale said late yesterday that the pa
rade will be had II It can be without
nterrupting the work of mastering out
"A Job that will require about ten
days work
Mastering Officers Arrive.
Captain John J. BurIeigh. mastering
officer. and Captain l. G. Jones. medi-
cal officer of the Z. s. Army, who
were sent here Sunday to begin the
work OF mastering out. were Joined
yesterday by Major Wallace and Cap
tain Booth. also regular army officers,
who at once entered upon the work
Of ~ In Of :
and property at the adjutant- general S
office. They also looked after some
of the details Of mastering out the men.
OF mastering out there Is much de-
tail. largely Of routine of clerical
nature. Every piece of clothing and
other equipment OF each individual
soldier Of each company and of each
battalion. must be accounted for and
checked off This work will require
as much time and as careful attention
as does that of conducting the physi-
cal tests 10 which the men themselves
will be put by the army medical officers
before they are ready for the muster
roll call
WIZ TAKE About Ten Days.
All the men Will be mustered out si-
simultaneously when the roll is read af-
ter all preliminary work has been done
in about ten days. It had been
thought that the men OF the out-of-
town companies would he mustered out
before the Grays. the Richmond bat
TALON. were but the authorities saw no
advantage In such suggested proce-
dure.
The men will receive their pay when
mustered out. They will then return
10 their home stations once more mem
bers of the Virginia Volunteers, the
organized militia OF the State.
OF the Richmond battalion. the Grays.
there are nearly one hundred members
who viii be seeking employment. The
municipal employment bureau Is maxi
ing arrangements TO place as many as
possible in employment. Manager
Wortley Dickie expressed the belief
yesterday that he will have places for
all of them. He asks the cooperation
of employers Of men. requesting that
they inform him Of their needs. When
the men. after they are mustered out.
make application TO him for employ
ment he will then be able to place
them in positions for which they are
best fitted
In the meantime the troops are living
the daily military routine in the ar
mories of the Grays and Blues. They
are given as much liberty as possible
and hundreds of the boys are renewing
old acquaintanceshps