National Republican., 1884-04-03
TIE LIGur INFANTRY.
Proceedings OF the Meeting Last Night
Description OF the Armory.

Description OF the Armory.
Tho regular monthly meeting of the WASH
ington Light Infantry corps was held last
night at their armory on Seventh street, with
Col. w. c. Moore in the chair and Sergeant
Hale, secretary. The usual routine business
was transacted.
Charles Heufich Charles T.. White, Fred
orick Springman, w. &. Derby, and Messrs.
Phillips and Mccormick were elected hon
orary members.
Col. Moore announced that the ground
upon which the new rogimental armory and
theater is to be erected would bo broken on
May 1.
The theater will be leased to Manager
| Albaugh, of the National theater. Washing
ton, ID. c., aud Holiday Street theater, Bal
| more.
1t was definitely decided last evening that
company Il, which won the 81 $50 prize at the
Baltimore Oriole, October, 1882, will partici-
/ pate in tho interstate competitive drill and
cncampmeut to be hold at Houston Tex,
/ May g. Tho company will leave Washington
/ May 3. They have boen industriously drill
| ing for several evenings, and will continue to
do so until the timo Of their departure.
/ Tho now armory will be large structure,
with a frontage of 115 feet on Fifteenth
street aud depth Of 16i feet along L street.
The front Of tho building will havo an oleva.
tion Of eighty feet, with tower 1l5 feet high
at the corner Of Fifteenth and Il. Tho style
of architecture will bo the Romanesaue,
There will be three entrances to tho opera
house on Fifteenth street, which will be
ilanked on either side by semi-circular
towers fourteen foot in diameter. Above
will be large window twenty-ono feet wide
and sixteen feet high, lighting the lobbies of
the opera house. Above the window, and
forming the apex of the building, will be a
gable surmounted by terra Gotta figure in
nf thn ,Ngn mi
entrance forms tho central features
of tho building. To the right and
Mt the north end of the building
will be tho main entrance to the armory
This will lead into n vestibule 90 by 40 feet,
into which the officers rooms, four in mum.
Der, open, and access is given to the drill
room. a flight of stairs leads to the parlors
Of the honorary members and tho reading
rooms in the second and third stories. The
drill room will be 80 by 100 feet and IL feet
high. 1t will have only one row of columns,
and that down Tho center. The walls and
ceilings will be wsipscoted and panelod in
wood. In the rear Of the drill room will
be the locker room, and behind this again
will be kitchen, closets, and other con-
veniences. The drill room is amply lighted
by windows on the Fifteenth and Il street
sides and on an alley on the north side.
There will be three entrances to tho opera
house on Fifteenth street, and these will open
INV ~ lODDs "a Wy w lStI, from WnlCn q
grand stair case 20 feet in width will lead to
the upper floors n the second floor there
will be wide lobby corresponding to the one
below, and from this three entrances into q
foyer semi circular in shape This foyer will
be II feet wide, and will allow an opportunity
for promenading between the acts In this
respect this opera house is modelled upon the
plan of the Boston theater From the foyer
five entrances lead into the orchestra circle
and orchestra, making five broad aisles. A
lobby and foyer corresponding to the one on
the orchestra floor will be found on tho floor
of the first balcony. Above there will DO a
second balcooy The entire seating capacity
will be 1000
There will be four boxes on each side of the
proscenium, and the boxes, as we'll as the
proscenium, will be enriched with columns
and ornamental balustrades. The width of
tho proscenium arch will be 40 feet, and it
will be so feet high. The depth OF the stage
will be Al feet, with width OF 80 feet. The
ceiling of the auditorium will be 81 feet from
the floor and will be paneled in wood,
arched and enriched with nodded ribs. The
opera house is modelled on the most approved
plans, special attention having been paid to
the ventilation.