The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-12
REMEMBERING THEIR COMRADES.
BcautifuI Memorial Services Held by
the Light Infantry.

the Light Infantry.
Impressive memorial services OF the
Washington Light Infantry Corps were
held last night at Albaugh's 0pera-IIousc,
where grand tributes were made to the
fourteen members who have passed be-
yond the river since the reorganization of
the company twenty years ago The pro-
grammo as carried out was complete
and will long live in the memory of those
who took part.
The stage and boxes were appropriately
drapcd, and while the National Guard
Band played military march the corps
in full Uniform marched to the front and
took seats In the orchestra. Colonel Will
liam G.. Moore and his staff officers occu-
uied seats ON the stage, as did also Rev.
Alfred Harding of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church and Mr.. Campbell Darlington.
The exercises opened with the Lords
Prayer, the members of the corps stand
ing and repeating IL in chorus with Rev.
DR.. Harding.
Colonel Moore asked Adjutant Ioefller
for what purpose they had assembled and
the adjutant answered for the purpose of
COMMUNICATING the memories Of those
who had fallen in life's battle.
The secretary then read the roll of the
honorcd dead as follows;
Private Frederick IIillmer; entered May
~, 1871; died May I, 1878.
First Lieutenant Oscar X. Hough; en-
tered May 49, 1871; died February 10,
1874.
Private Francis NJ. Ward; entered April
@, 1881; died October IL, 1881.
Private William NJ. Dimmick, Company
Il; entered September 7, 1881 died Feb
ruary q, 1883.
DR.. Francis A. Ashford, surgeon; en-
tered April g. 1882; died May 10, 1888.
Private James T. Nicholson, Company
c; entered March II, 1870; died october
IL, 1888.
Private Albert w. Chescldinc. Company
1885.
Private Thomas X. Williams, Com
pGny A; entered August @, 1884; died
January 10, 1886.
Private George T. Bradford, Company
d; entered July G, 1881, died March 8,
1856.
Sergeant George 4. Hale, Company A;
entered April ., 1873; died November .,
1886.
Private james A. Williams, Company
G; entered July 6, 1887; died September H.
Captain Charles s. Moore, Judge advo-
cate; entered December Z, 1887; died jan
uary 4, 1888.
Private Benjamin Pritchard, Company
D; entered August 2, 1871; died November
go 1880.
Private Daniel w. Zantzinger, Company
Il; entered August D. 1885; died November
IL. 1890.
When the secretary had finished read
ing Colonel Moore arose and said:
'The record is an honorable one and
should be pcrpetuated. You will place
these names upon your minutes, know
ing that He who watches over our desti-
mics has the spirits of the departed under
His fatherly care, and on the last great
day at the trumpet's sound will connect
the chain of comradeship which death
has sundered."
He then sounded the gavel and salute
to the dead was given while the drummer
beat three rolls on his muiiled drum.
When the men had resumed their seats,
Colonel Moore advanced to the front of
the stage and paid beautiful and touch
| ing tribute to the dead whom they had
met to honor He said it was not within
the purpose of this ceremonial to recall
| the virtues and cxcellencies of each of the
| dead comrades who had fallen from the
ranks. Most of them had passed the
threshold of manhood, and to all human
vision, they had before them many years
of existence and usefulness ere life's sun
shine, had set The cloud had come and
they had passed to death. Colonel Moore
paid loving tributes to each of the fallen
comrades and when he had finished was
loudly applauded. while the band rem
dered "Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer"
The memoriaheermon was delivered by
Rev. DR.. Harding. He said it was in
stinctive in the human race to build
memorials to the dead. In every village,
North and South, could be found the
memorials of the heroes who fought for
| what they believed to be right. The Light
| Infantry had acted wisely in adopting u
memorial day. The services should teach
| the shortness of life and the necessity of
| preparing for the life to come.
| "Sleep, Comrades, Sleep" was excel
lently rendered by Messrs. Buchanan,
Blackman, Baird and Hancock, after
which DIR. Hamilton Il. Leach, surgeon of
the corps, made an address full of tender
expressions of love and admiration for
those who had gone before. Those whose
names had been read had passed out of
sight he said, but an unfalterng trust
lead them to believe that they are still
bearing their part in enrolling their fell
| low men.
"The Washington Light Infantry
| Corps said DIR. Leach, sis an organiza-
ton too well known to the citizens of not
only this community, but many others in
this broad land, to need commentator
from me. 1t is an organization whose
members live up to "a great principle; they
| love their fellow men, and one of the low
hest and most exemplary features is that
they cherish the memory of the departed;
that they do not, cannot forget those with
whom they were associated even though
| the arch-enemy Death has laid them low
in thegrave. Every quality that ennobled
! their lives is remembered and to us pleads
like angels, trumpet-tongued, against their
taking off ana endears them to us forever.
They may be gone, but they are not for
| gotten; they may be absent, but they are
ever near they may not hear the reveille
| or obey the tattoo but their names are en-
| shrined in our hearts and their influence
is ever with us. They bore their part
nobly in the battle of life and earned the
so their lives were rounded with long,
long Sleep
| Dir, Leach was followed by Mr.. Camp
| bell Darlington, who delivered a beauti.
fully impressive eulogy. The memorial
| services showed that the dead comrades
| still lived in the hearts of those left be-
| hind. They were gone, but not forgotten,
nor they never would be. Mr.. Caring.
ton paid loving tribute to Captain Charles
| 5. Moore.
| Accompanied by the band, "Nearer My
| God to Thee was sung by the quartette,
| and the assemblagc was dismissed by Rev.
DR.. Harding.
| st. Johns College Alumni Meeting.
st. Johns College alumni held its semi
annual meeting last evening at st. Johns
| College and the following officers were
l nlnptnI n IN A tNNf In