The morning times., 1896-07-05
COMPANY % C's FIELD DAY D
Splendid Prizes for the Several
Athletic Events.
FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Next Saturday the Day and the New
international Park the Place-The
Contestants Getting in Trim for the
Affair, Which Promises to BE an
Exceptionally Interesting One.

The members of Company c, Washington
Light Infantry, are working hard to make
| their first annual field day q financially
successful one, and that they will succeed
Is evidenced by the splendid program ar
ranged and in the great interest which is
being shown by the friends Of the company,
| N othing has been left undone to make the
| event one OF interest in sporting circles,
| aDdin this the boys have certainl s succeeded.
The details are all completed; only good
| weather ana big crowd OF spectators is
| needed to make the affair one of the events
| OF the season.
The Washington Light Infantry has a
record that the people of the District are
proud OF, and the enterprise of Company G
| will not fail to receive the support which
| 1t richly deserves.
Up to 1882 the Light Infantry was buta
single company, but ut that time became
bnttalion Of four companies, and Company
c was one Of the four. At its organization
| the following officers were chosen: Capt.
| Goddard and Lieut.. Entwisle
AT lis time the position Of second lieuten-
ant had not been created. Following these
| officers came Capt. Entwistle nd Lieut..
| Ourand; then Capt. Ourand and Lieuts.
Padgett and Dunn. After Lieuts. Padgett
and Dunn came Lieuts. Coryll and Kettler
| the present occupants Of those positions.
Nhiu. OuIduh
staff as an aid-de-camp In February of this
year.
PERSONNEL OF THE COMPANY.
The present organization uf the COM
pany, including the rank and file, is as
follows: Lieut.. Jesse b. X Lee, com man ding;
First. Lieut.. ]. Henry Coryll; Second Lieut.
Charles Il. Kettler. First Sergt. Finckney W.
Smith, Second Sergt. John S. Robinson,
Tn ird Sergt. William S. McKean, jr..
Fourth SerGt. Charles o. Doten. The other
non-com Inissioned positions are awaiting
the decision OF the battalion examining
board as 10 the ability of the men .lesig-
mated fill the Same. The commissioned
Officers Of the company have been in the
corps from ten to twelve years. While
none or the non-com missioned officers
have been with the orga nization that long,
yet some OF them, counting their service
in other orsa nizations, can equal the period
of military experience of the commissioned
officers.
The civic organization of the company is
separate and distinct from the military Or
ganization, and its officers are as follows:
President. Pinckney W. Smith; vice presi-
dent, Alexander. Drummond; recording and
financial secretary, Grant Greene; treas
urer John g. Robinson
The civic organization originated the
idea OF the annual field day at the Interna-
tionai Athletic Park on Saturday, July IL.
The company having been recently thor
oughly organized and placed upon a new
line of action and work. with new Officers
and men, IT was determined to place it
among the foremost OF the militia conpa-
MES of the District National Guard. IL not
at the head. 1t is also the desire of the
present members that the company should
represent the corps and city in the several
Interstate competitive drills which NAV
take place in the future.
This. OF course. takes time. preparation.
hard work. patience and money. The COM
pany is willing to furnish the first four re-
qufrements. and only asks for assistance
on the lnst but most important. and nee
sary item.
With a desire to give the citizens of