Evening star., 1898-05-21
At + AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Sergeant Appich Leaves for Richmond With
Number of Recruits.
Roster of the Alexandriu Lasht In.
injury and Capt. WilIard's COM
pany-GeneraI and Personal,
Evening Star Bureau,
No. so King Street.
Bell Telephone No 1O6

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| ALEXANDRIA, Va May 81. 1898.
Sergeant Appich of the Alexandra Light
Infantry. who has been In this CITY for two
days recruiting. left yesterday afternoon
with twelve men whom he secured. Ten
men Joined him at Fredericksburg. making
the total number of recruits Twenty-Five
AS ohiy twenty men were wanted to make
up the quota Of the company, two of the
recruits VIII be transferred to some other
company. Ihe following is the list of the
olhcefs ana snon-commisisoned officers Of
the Alexandria Light Infantry. which is
now In camp at Camp Lee Richmond Va
Captain. r. III. Atkinson; Iieutenan,s q /.
Fisher and j. z. King: quartermaster SER
geant G H. Appich; sergeants. p. J. Muir
phy, Jas L; Kelly. c. J. Pickin. Chas e.
HaWklns. Thos A Hulfish: corporals. T J.
Nugent, r. w. Payne F. l. Slavmakar
Chas. T. Williams. Richard Purcell Lewis
hemper Hospital corps-Hospjtal stew
aros. w. T. Taylor. T. b. Cochran: w. L.
Kemp. orderly sergeant under Surgeon w
M. Smith; Sergeant w E. d. Krauss COM
mander Of all field music
1t Is more than proba BILE that the conn
pany VIII be mustered in today or tomor-
The roster Of Company 1. I'd Regiment.
which was recently organized and equipped
Dy Mr. Joseph E. Willard of Fairfax Court
House. is as follows: Captain Joseph F.
Willard first lieutenant Arthur / Elasp
an attorney at Falls Church: second lien.
tenant, s. r. Dononue, editor of the Fair
lax Herald: r. c. L. Moncure is the first
sergeant: Latimer Monroe. second sergeant:
Thomas Love, third sergeant: j. c. Chi
chester. fourth sergeant; Guy Huntington,
quartermaster sergeant
Capt. Willard has received orders to re-
port at Camp Lee with his company Nom
day morning. They will leave Fairfax
Court House tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
Memorial Day Exercises.
The committee having in charge the exer-
cises to bs held Memorial day, May "a are
rerfect!ng the necessary arrangements for
such exercises. Owing to the absence of
The Alexandria Light Infantry the parade
VIII be smaller than usual-only ths Con.
federate Veterans. Sons of Confederate Vet.
Grams. the Junior Alexandria Light In.
iantry and the Columbia Fire Comp my be.
ing expected to participate In the parade
MI Ihomas Perry will be chief mars lal OF
the parade. which Will form on Washington
street. right resting on Cameron. The pro-
cession will move promptly at o'clock
In the morning committees will visit the
various cemeteries and strew flowers over
the graves OF the confederate dead In the
evening the procession will halt at the
confederate monument, at the Intersection
OF Washington and Prince streets where
there Will be prayer by Rev. j. r. VIII.
;ams. an address by Rev. John McCyilI of
Falls Church and singing by the choir
The procession will then proceed TO Christ
church, where the mound over the confed.
crate dead will be decorated.
The exercises will be closed thers by the
sounding of taps.
Death of Mrs. West.
Mrs. Jacob West, whose illness has been
mentioned in The Star. died at her resi-
dence. No. lis South st. Asaph street Her
funeral will take place from St Mary's
Catholic Church Monday at 10 O'Clock.
Police Court.
Mayor Simpson this morning had only
one case for trial in police court David
Brown, arrested by officer Ferguson, was
charged with assault on his sister-in-
law, Ella Brown. He was fined S5.
There Were five dodgers at the station
house last night
General and Personal Notes.
Mr.. VIM. H. F. Beckham OF The Evening
Star bureau of this city has been appointed
war correspondent for The Star, and will
leave tonight for Chickamauga, with the
1st Regiment of District Volunteers.
Mr.. Henry w. Newly of this city left
last night for Denver, Col, where he has
secured a position.
Mr.. Lewis Adams fell from his bicycle on
Royal street yesterday and was quite pain
fully hurt.
The condition of Mrs. George s. French,
who Is very i'll at her home on North Alfred
street, remains unchanged.