The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-15

sylvania, offered the following reso-
luton, which was seconded and car
ried:
Whereas, The end of the pres
emf world war apears to be in
sight and, under present legIsla-
ton ny the congress of the Unit
ed states, the part of the United
States army which either enlisted
voluntarily or was drafted auto
maticaily ceases TO exist AS soon
as u can be arranged, il is q vital
matter that the nation should pre-
pare for such military forces as
may he necessary to support its
HoNereigntE at home and abroad.
Re it resolved: That it is the
eens" and strong feeling of the
tenpoiary national guard asso-
cation that it should endorse the
action of the national guard as
sociatlon of previous years and
recommend that system OF uni
Versal military training be adopt
CD by these United States and that
congress be- urged to pass the
necessary legislation to make such
tanning possible"
AT $50 O'clock Colonel Stern NOV
ed that, inasmuch as everyone in
Guiding the reporters and official
stenographers, lock tired. the conven-
ton adjourn until thic morning at 10
clock. There was not a single dis
senting voice.
The following committees were APP
pointed at the recommendations of the
committee on organization:
Committee on Organization
Acknowledgement Frank D
Beary. Pennsylvania; General Harry
3. Smith. Indiana; General Wilder s.
Metcalf, Kansas; General w. w
Moore. South Carolina; Major Will
liam c. CARTS, Minnesota.
egisldtion--Gensrai b. s. Royster
North Carolina: General Charles r.
Cresswell, + ennsylvania; Colonel Har-
ry NJ. Eigalow. Maine: Lieut.. Colonel
Edward J. Westcott, New York; Cap
tain s. j. Dixon, Colorado.
Ffnance--General Lombard, Massa.
ehusettsi General Charles p. Huffman
Kansas: General Cresswel. Pennsyl.
vania.
mhership--General 10 Lane
New York; Pridewell Wisconsin.
The following delegates answered
TO the roll CALI Major-General Wal
ter E. Lombard. retired, Massachu
sets; Maior~General y. s Register
retired, North Carolina: Brigadier
General Harvey j. Moss, Washin gton
BrigadierGeneral w. w Moore
South Carolina; Rrigadier- General il
Lane stern, Virginia; Brigadier Gen
eral Harry p. Smith. Indiana: Briga
der Frank d. Be1ry. Pennsylvania
Brigadier-General Charles d. Huff
man. Kansas; Brigadier-General vii
der s. Metcalf, Kansas; Brigadier
General Charles T. Cresswell. reserve
militia, Pennsylvania Colonel JOSEPH
r. Harrison, Bird Infantry. Indian;
National Guard Colonel Harry NJ
Bigelow, ard Infantry. Maine Nationa
Guard; Colonel Sterling f. w. Egan
Pennsylvania reserve militia: Colone
Marshall Cousins. Infantry. Wiscon
sin; Colonel Wilbur VI. Lee. Infantry
Wisconsin: Colonel John Turner, In
fantry Wisconsin,: Lieut.. Colonel Ed
ward J. Westcott, New YORK; Lieut..
Col. Charles J. Hendler. LIST Regiment
Infantry. Pennsylvania. Major JOSEPH
LeMasurier, Virginia; Major Earl S
Driver, assistant Acknowledgement
Wisconsin: Major Henry L. Brady
l.. S. p. and D. o., Q. NJ. c.. Minneso
Ia; Major Baxter Durham, ordnanc
department, Washington; Ma jor Fl
L. Curtis, cavalry. Pennsylvania; Ma
jor j. Warner Hutchins, @. NJ. c
Pennsylvania; Major William C. Gar
is. chief of staff. Minnesota: Mato
Charles r; Davis, Maine: Captain
I Dixon Colorado