Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-03
E'fse Washington R.is.lt Sufantry Corps.

TWO QUESTIONS SETTLED AT THE MEETING LAST
SiiRT-THE 18th AND STREET SITE SELECTED
F0R THE NEW ARM 1RY-TUE RESERVATIONS OF
The OFFICERS REJECTED
The monthly meeting Of the Va asaington Light
Infantry corps last evening was very largely at
tended. the question OF the selection of site for
new arnlory a11 the action so3 the reSignatieas
OF tie line ocer5 being the subeccs Of Interest 10
be considered Not only VAS toers a fuIl attend
ance OF t.te active membsrs, bGt also OF the hon.
or4ry members.
THE KESlGSATIoSs OF TIE LINE OFFICERS DE-
SLISED.
The first matter taken up was the resign ations
OF the !ine officers htniad IN at the last meeting.
Capt. DalJoas reiyIlJ:o1 was frst reli ami the
lieutenant OF his company moved hat it be not
accepted. THIS rnolop and similar motion In re-
gard to Capt. Miiler'S RESI- ynltiun was adopted
Witnout dissent Then Capt. GoiGand's reSyna-
ten WAS read, aud motion was "A sde taat ii be
not accepted. There Was some Doubt 70 the re-
SUIT OF tne rirr rcce vote M another WAS called
To-, AID the motion WAS declared lost The l7-os
ana noes were C tiied for with the result that the
motion not 70 accept tle Resignation WAS adopted
10y a vote OF IS 10 I5 The Vote WAS received with
great applause. and Capt ,iojG ,rGs fren,is were
delighted The result was somewhat unexpected
buJ tae members 0! Co state that they were oo-
Capt Goddard and also 10 The iHen Who were can
o.LGte5 Tor his place The resiraaJlo Ions Of the rest
OF Inc o.ncer were then rapidly rejected, ard the
QUesi) IN T.licn has baea burning one IN the
llgnt Infantry was finally dispoo q OF.
TIE NEW ARMoRT.
The matter OF the site next C tlne up. The con.
mittae which had been appointed at the las, meet
ing ID report available sizes ani the cost 0. b1ul-
ing upon them submitted their report. On account
o. the cost or the street site, which was S3S Ooo
ii was not considered and the decision lay between
the site on street. between 9Th AID 7th. and the
at The n0rf hest corner OF 18th and streets
The former is - feet 'front.' by l40 deep, and tie
price asked is $4,000 The cost OF putting up a
building IL was Staled would be 100 The lot ar
taa n aud g~A<@r
lis feet On 18Th streeJ and 1ss on E. and the price
is S290O0. Ihe cost OF putting up building VIII
be s55 0|0
After considerable discussion it was decided to
adopt the 18th and streets SITE providing it could
be purchased for a reasonable price. The commit
strIcted ascertain the lowest price at which IL
could b. obtained ana report ar the next meeting
OF the corps II this report Is satisfactory, arrange
mentS Will be begun AT once TO build The size
selected Is very eligible one anf the but ding WIZ
contain an assembly room and,drf room. with other
conyenlenceS that may be needed
An Invitation Uom the Washington artillery. OF
New orleans, TO the infantry 10 attend grand re-
ception TO be given In that Cit on the 22i OF Feb
ruary Carnival week., was read at the meeting
last evening and declined with thanks
A GANG OF GRAVE ROBBERS ARREsrED.-Several
weeks ago the bo1y OF G Lady was stolen from a
graveyard at sycamore, III Detectives Tuesday
night arrested three men named Coffee. Hill and
Armstrong, OF this city. They charge these men
with being an organized gang OF grave desecrators,
who prey upon the church yayds In neignbOr1ng
towns Several medical colleges have teen searched
Tor the missing bcty without success
A. MAN WITH FouR wyEa-s. L Harry, msn
In