The morning times., 1896-02-04
LIGHT INFANTRY VETERANS
Old Members Meet and Form an
Association.
Only Thirty-seven of the EHglbles
Have Responded, but Many More
Names VIII Soon BE Enrolled.

The Veteran Washington Light Infantry
Corps was formally organized last night,
at Il meeting of thirty-scven eligibles, held
in the officers room at the Light Infantry
Amory. A constitution and set of by
laws We're adopted.
The object OF the organization is TO bring
| together iii closer social intercourse ex
members OF the Washington Light Infantry
and to aid in every possible way the aims
and purposes of the present Washington
Light Infantry.
Capt. J. Tyler Powell was unanimously
! elected president The other officers are:
". A. Linton, vice president; DR. A. Il.
White. secretary; and w. $. Knox. treas
urer. Messrs. E F. Mudd, George W
Engle, French s. Evans, E. E. Moore and
J. I. Cllrvoe compose the board Of directors
j. was on September / =. 1896, that the
famous Washington Light Infantry was or
ganized, and the regiment was soon known
far ana wide on account OF its exceptional
proficiency in military tactics. il pros
pcred until the breaking out OF the civil
! war when its members were separated by
being assigned Ia different parts of the
country
Capt J. Tyler Powell, who was con-
| fighting, reorganized the Infantry in 1871.
He did TIE work almost entirely by binf-
self. and it was a big undertaking. At
| first only eleven men responded to his
| call, but after several additional meetings
| were held, battalion consisting OF eighty
| men was formed.
| Major W. j. Moore was chosen captain
and Capt Towel was made adjutaut.
! Since that memorable meeting the W.
| L. /. las prospered and proved to be an
| ornament and credit 10 The city.
| Following is list OF members ana
| those eligible to membership:
Horace Graham, II H Walsh, Monroe
! Elliott, George c. Thomas, w. j. Acker,
| W II. Beall. Eugene Burdiue, W. L. Cash,
| oscar Cissel, Cha rles Clements. W. F.
| Dunn, Charles Huntington. George ".
! Eng'c, j c. Entwistlc. Matthew Goddard,
| Samuel Gregory, D. sim johnson, j. c.
! knight, William A. Linton. Alillard F.
| Ford. W Mex. Osborne Charles G. Sloane,
/ R. II. Wade, Walter L. Wright, f. II.
! Neumeyer, George Breibar;h, ] . G. Moore,
| John II. Krause, +. s. Brandt, W. j . Thorow-
good, W. L. Arnold, f. &. Wheeler, j. E.
! Payne, II. L. birmingham, C. w. King
| Joseph JaneZcck, NJ. l.. Smith, J. L. SUIT
ton, DR.. a. G White, r. B. Walker, L. T.
| Boiscau, T. c. GiesekiDg, Henry F. Bauer
| W. II. Harrison, Robert Whitehead, w. II.
Dcgges, j. j. Needing, A. saks, H. Dingman.
George Woodbridge, Edward Moore, En- t
| Mudd, Charles T. Conrad, T. j. IRWIN.
P. 5. Schneider, George kIenk, j C. 4Ad-
Olson, W. H. Rurp, James A. Sample, Geo.
| W. Evans, Joseph o. Munson, Clayton E.
Simms, Charles II. Ourand, Claude Z.
| Haines, Thomas w. Shomo, George
| Arthur, W. X. Spcare, Edward
! Taylor, W d. Linsay, j. r McKenna
Charles Shelse, j. {. Cure3an, W. r. CALI
her, W s. Knox, K. E. Boyd, j NJ. Bassett,
| George NJ. Oyster, Amos webster, W s.
Mexican. ". H. Oliver, 2. T. Mclaughlin. T.
d. Singleton. Capt. J. Tyler Powell, Gus
| Kahl, n. Burnham, John Clarval and many
others who have not as yet responded 10
| the urgent calls OF Secretary White.
Al last nights meeting Hon. j Frank
| McKenna, who has been in Mexico and Cen
trail America for the last sixteen years, was
in attendance.
The next meeting of the veterans will
he held on the second Monday in March