The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-05
PALMER TO ASK THAT
RESTRAINING ORDER
BE MADE PERMANENT
BLUES SPLIT IN
QUESTION Of FORM
/ ar G e Percentage o {
Veterans Of Big War
Pre- se~liI7g { av Y
OUtvoted by Associa-
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DESPITE he unanimous report of
Subcommittee healed by Major
z " 2owleS. that the Richmond
Light Ihlantts. Blues battalion con-
tinue its military existence as
cavalry. the association decided last
nighr by a vote Of 123 to II that it
be re-organized at once IS infantry
The fight between the rwo branches
of the service began when Major
Clarence Wyatt, commanding officer
Of the unit of volunteers who served
here during the war announced
himself as being unequivoeally IN
favor OF "dOugahoy' organization
When the vote had been taken
deciding the lines upon which the
out1lt should begin atresh its career
mar" o. the Nell who voted for
cavalry withdrew from the armory,
leaving the impression that they
toNk no further interest In the pro
ceedlags
The committee was ~ the opinion
ci!at tho battalion could best per
pftua.e Itself and its traditions a. i
SQUADRON of cavalry I'D rrho1oh-
also that 90 per cent of the men
@eo went with the unit 10 the Dor
de- in 1915 would favor a mounted
outfit Many members declared the
bactafl"n could hope 10 secure tho
sort o. personnel is mad IN pre-war
DAYS cniN Is cavalry The fear was
cArras$t,d to- that - infantry .ta
orga nization would lose rus eana~afa
ana distinct identity II has htld in
The PAS.
The rt,or- we :, r, :.
,.,1, -1It,,tr 80 = alS
go ~ 800, 800 y. 80 AaeIoIia
TbH,eh lan.;aa,.eh,, 80 = 80 no. y.
IatcaS 1870 80 80 os'e = Was
80. -. 80 ~ |ie nc It0I
ave. as4n.sn-'c, tlo~-
So, ~, a. s+a,er.S, ~ i1a ,Ie
So g., x.o,,1,s - 2. ~ 80 49, ' io
Laror~s 80 ,o11,-..ss.s - '1'-'-''' 81 u"
-, 80. 80. -!
49,, 80 SI'''''- ~ ne SAD as
Hie4oiia4 soA-d Inc STATE mas no
.0lnS Ioe4 "a t'--y 20 equip 70! IN :
-r'- : | - H1oEe tidn probahIe mat
me halona. guard VIII be known
II the future as the guard corps no
f'a'TsseF Dominated By tire army. Ii
ne next war, Il there Is one, tnc
guard viii maintain It's seDara .
Identity ] think YOU need have no
fear on this score And if you do
00'ne hack IN the rational guard 7
believe 7 can promise rn3r tho a.;sf.
~5ss men VIII back ,.,.i a r-,.,- ,a,.s
move dome before
= Genera :Syh+r STA 1885, g. ~
Not a r,oven,e~, Va = ,,,, - -,
r4.ss cnncern snare oroS,t7tr4 - -,
ror,,,o,,l. f,,r - 80. 80
~ 800. e,'trs AD' ,, TIT Guy VI. u IN
-. - i'm .. -''e
= 49, 49, .''.'-4. 20 - dtt )Nst IS
- 80 ~ - We! fH9 tAeH i'hS
- y" A@tu t"' mem
iaN sHiu ti'dt' were ne sues -
No'Hs IN the HAtlo41l guard the
Stt1te IheH Wo4!d nave Two hattat!o1s
- lAlah'ry, one HaFlHF already been
formed, one machine gun compan nv
and four companies Of infantry IN
The process OF forma tion
The association viii meet two
weeks from last night II tae 4rnofy
cor actual formation Of me battalion.
In ne meantime. much work IN that
direction w:f AaFe been accomplished
BY those deep.y Interested in the pro
1cct-
Besides Major Eowles. the subcon-
rnittee which brought IN the report
on reor ganization consisted Of N r
Jamea, Charles Bigger and John
Randolph Tucker
II Carl BoscheA. captain in the vol
unteer Blues organiza ton, was of
the opinion that, unless reorganized
as Infantry the unit, to all intents
and purposes would be dead He also
favored reorganization as state vol
unteers, rather than as RATIONAL
guard
Sheppard Cruuap favored cavalry
as being more efficient and pointed
out the PENNSYLVANIA consta tulary as
proof Of his assertion.
Reuben Burton didn't know any
thing about the cavalry except as an
unmounted trooper on the Mexican
border he advised careful thought
on the eubiect before voting for THIS
branch.
Major Bovles declared that the
man who says the usefulness OF cav
airy Is past doesn't know anything
e bout it, The cavalry he said gives