National Republican., 1883-08-16
wAsmNGr ON LIGHT INFANTRY.

Preparations for Their Trip 90 Cape Mny
What Entertainment Is in Store for
Them.
The Washington Light Infantry corps are
busiy engaged in preparations for their trip
to Cape May, and Quartermaster Breitbarth
has his hands full in attending to the details.
One hundred and forty of the members have
signifed that they will positively go, and
great many more are doubtful, with strong
inclination to go, provided they can be
spared from their business The number
of honorary members and friends that will
accompany tho corps will be very large, as
nearly all the tickets for the trip have al
ready been disposed of. 1t is understood that
a larger number of ladies will participate in
the excursion than last year. The tents have
already been sent down, and will be pitched
ready for occupancy by the time tho corps
arrives at the Cape. The site selected for tho
encampment is the same as occupied last year
ON the lawn in front of Congress hall
The corps will leave their armory at 10
o'clock on Saturday night, preceded by the
band of Wilson Post, G, A, r., of Baltimore,
which will accompany them on this trip, and
march up Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street, and then countermarching return
down the avenue to Sixth street, where they
will take a special train at the Baltimore and
Potomac depot at IL p. IN. There will be ac-
commodation on the train for 700 people, and
it is expected that nearly that number will CO.
| 1t is the intention of the honorary men,
bers who cannot 60 and the stay at home
active members to give the boys fine send
| Off and it is expectd that their departure will
| be quite brilliant event.
They will reach Cape May on Sunday morn
ing at 8 o'clock, and will bo received by the
mayor and city council on the part of the
city, while company II, New Jersey National
Guards, commanded by Capt. McGrath pro-
prietor of the Cape May Ware, will do the
honors of the state and the soldier element
The people at the cape have prepared sew
eral entertainments for the Light infantry
during their encampment, and among them
will be grand ball at the Stockton house ON
Tuesday tho twonty-frst instant, as the fol-
lowing correspondence will show.
STOCKTON HOTEL, CAFE MAY, N. j., Aug. 6, 1885
Col. w. G. MOORE, commanding Washington
Light Infantry, Washington, D; C.-My Dcar
the present opportunity to extend to yourself and
| command n reception and ball, TO take place at
this hotel the Sye5s Of aop Tuesday sd A @
""A'''" fSm''n' yours yp'EE G1y CAKE, Manager.
HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY
CORPS, WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 10, lSS3-Deqr Col.
AXE In the name of the corps, which highly np-
| your kind prOfier of Il reception and ball ut the
Stockton hotel on the evening OF Tuesday, the
Hoping soon to make my Acknowledgements to
| you III person, am very truly yours,
w. G. MOORE,
Lieutenant Colonel commanding Washington
| Light Infantry Corps
Both the Ware and the Star of Cape May
have made complimentary mention of the
approaching visit Of the corps, and the follow
ing from the latter paper indicates that some
thing novel in the way of entertainment is
in course of preparation.
| An interesting and amusing event during the
visit ol the Washington Light Infantry will he II
| grand burlesque tournament on the beach, This
| promises to be very funny affair, one feature of
which will he full dress parade OF dudes, and as
there is a lack OF that interesting animal at Cape
May, there will be special importation for this
| event, All who love. fun may expected to be
| highly entertained with the promised tournament.
Mr.. J. r. Pugh, the efficient provider of amnse-
ment at Congress Hall, has taken the matter in
charge, and his reputation is staked on making II
u success. Pugh says the mules and donkeys are
| already engaged,