Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-16
PLANS FOR NEW ARM0RY.
Rarnuet Of Alexandria Light Infantry
East sight starts Action Tor fe-
modelling Present structure.

East Night STARTS ACtioh ~ -
modelling Present structure.
With an enthusiasm that means
much for the final accomplishment OF
their ideas the officers and members OF
the Alexandria Light Infantry started
the campaign for the rcmodellng OF
their Armory last night with banquet
at which we're gathered members OF the
city council. represent .lives Of the
rarion, bu>;nes, organizations ana as
tinsui-laeI commissioned officers nom
the United state. army and the siate
militia.
The banquet had also been arranged
for The purpose Of brlngingall mem ers
Of thu command together as well As
rI,ei. FRIENDS. and these objects were
aiso attained.
About eight o'clock in the evening
the company appeared at tia inter
section OF Prince and Royal streets
where it was inspected. The COM
mand went through The various evo-
buttons with prccis on which brought
forth the commentator OF large
gathering. The rankin: officers OF the
state militia also reviewed the COM
pany, and they. too. were we'll pleased
with the manner in which the Alex
andria company went through the
iacilrs.
The company under command OF
Captain I. /. Slaymaser, with their
guest, sahs. GueEi!Y entered Armory
Hall, where an inviting feast had been
repaired 10y lldicS OF the clt". The
tables wrre arraycd in the most in
ritius manner. flnWers were lp pro
fusion and the eIibe$ calculated 70
appeal /, the taste OF the most exact
ing eptcurc.
Captain ,yu.akrr, who acted as
POSTMASTER, called the assembly to
fr6sr. and after Rev. p. p. Philips.
rcctcr Of s. Paul's Church, had in
woke i,!ess imng, the company pro-
cseded to discuss sitc menu.
The tables were a;ranEs4 in the
shape of gridiron and at tiic h@nt
table were thu following iuyited guest:
General R X. Evana, chief Of the
division OF military aft ,irs Of tho War
Department; Col. Joe Lane Stern, in
spector OF the Virginia militia Col
WIN. J. Perry. commander Of the
Fs4t Virginia Infantry: Major James
E. King. Rev. L. =. Phillips, Judge
J, X. NJ. Norton, Acting Mayor f. r.
sfarbury, DR.. T. t. Cochran, Il. l..
Knight. president Refill Merchants
Association; 4 y. Rrockett. president
OF the Chamber OF Ga:m%mrrcr; Cap
lain Atkinson, Robert Elliott, ttcy. G..
u. Bulia. and the following members
nj the Council, Jacob Brill, Henry +.
Field. ]. Fred Rirreii, Robert Graham.
Robley u. RrnmbarS, hcnneth W.
OGDEN and Mts:rj jon and f" 'stcr,
two members OF the Richmond Blues.
Captain Slaymaker was POSTMASTER
and in his Introductory remarks fully
explained the plans for remodeling the
armorv. lie sall that the armory rep
resented an cXpcndlilt'- OF $1,000
aud it WAS The deere of1he cqWnsHy to
turn it over 10 The city proy'ded ihat
council would agree TO remodel II
according to the plans which had been
prepared. The cost will be about 5000.
aud it would he neCc; ,ary 10 speud
one half of this sum ct once while the
balance could wait fora year o. more.
The plans call for the raising Of the
roof aud the drill room is to be on the
second floor. GA the first floor will be
the dressing rooms. gun racks and
club rooms vhIcis lie said were necessary
10 keer the mcn Interested IN the com
pany.
Captain Slaymaker said that tue
term 6t enlistment Of nearly over half
ot lis company would expire in June
and that unless something was done to
improve the armory H. did not think
that many mcn would reeni,st.
General Evans gave his hearty en-
dotSement 10 the PROPOSE ion and said
that good arrlories wercrery necessary.
He said that il vas the height OF his
ambition to see the militia improve but
felt that it was necessary that . reserve
should lie established where men who
havc served with the militia could be
kept in touch with.
One OF the happrst speeches Of the
evening was made by Col Stern wl,,