Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-07-30
Members Of Alexandria Light Infan-
try Take Federal Oath and Pass
Out of State Jurisdiction.

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Light Infantry, was mustered into
Federal service this afternoon al
two o'clock. Members of the company
took the oath Of allegiance from
Major James NJ. Love. u. S. A. The
Captain Conrad Johnson calling the
muster ro.l.
From the moment the company
was mustered in, the local company
as a unit of the Virginia militia,
passed from State into Feseral juris-
diction, and the technicality of the
government not being able to or'ier
State troops to duty outside the
state borders is automatically wiped
out.
From this time on, the Light In.
fantry is company of the United
States army, and it's officers hold
the rank of regular army officers.
The pay for every member of the
company, commissioned officers and
enlisted men, from now on will CO.
incide with that received by officers
and privates Of the regular army
holding corresponding ranks.
The first of next month is expected
to see Company G move from its To-
cal headquarters at the armory to
Admission, Ala, where it will be sta
toned with the Federalized militia
of Virginia and neighboring states'
preparatory to sailing for France.
It is not expected that any of the
troops will be kept at camp Tor tram
ing purposes long, as most OF the
intensive training will be derived at
( the training camps Of the Amrecian
regulars in France behind the bat
file line, where Pershing's boys are
champing under the bit in their zeai
to see the blare of musketry and
hear the beat of martial drums.
Ceremony was, done away with tins
B afternoon at. armory and the proc
ess Of mastering in took but few
short time. A total of 125 men stood
mn and took the oath. Until a few
davs ago the official roster of the
company contained 146 men, but fail
ure of twenty-one men to pass the
physical examination, which has been
in charge of Lieut.. Benjamin Van
Campen. of the medical reserve. corps
for the past few days, cut. down the
number to 1875. Most of the failures
were due to underweight as stated
in a story. in Saturdays Gazette.
Recruiting will be carried on for
fifteen. ;,more days at the armory In
an effort to reach war strength, and
the applicants will be given the Fed
eral physical examination, army
standard, and be mustered in sepa-
rately as they pass this test.
The Gazette. herewith publishes
the names Of men who took the oath
this afternoon.
/, The Roll of Honor
Captain, Conrad Johnson; first
lieutenant, Louis N. Dufey; second
lieutenant, =. Clinton knight.
First sergeant, Benjamin F.
Steiner quartermaster sergeant,
William F. Boswell; line sergeants'
Leafgreen. Benjamin F. Swami,
Robert M. Hancock, Lee B. Magner,
Ernest A. McClary, James A. Lud-
low, and George N. Jones.
Corporals, John T. Creegan. Chas.
E. Hayden, Harry Davis: Floyd
S. shinn, James H. Belts, John R.
Mitchell, Daniel C. Pfeil, Jesse j.
Mitchell, Robert Weber, Thomas A.
Beauregard, John Lyon, Maurice New
ton, James, E.:Nagsl, Shirley P. Pull
in David L. Meeks and William R.
Brockington.
Cooks, William c. Robinson
Clarke; buglers, Baumgardner
Charles o. Midkiff; mechanics, Leo
,nard M. Belts and F. L. Hume.
Privates
Charles H. Allen, Herbert c. Allen
George A. A:lensworth, William W
Adams, Fran. A. Andrews, W. ?
Arnold, Gardner L. Arnold, John B
Arnold, Thomas ]. Bennett, Clarence
T Bartlett, William H. Barnett
Herbert A. Byrne, Gilbert NJ. Brown
Bofano Dominica, Blake Carpenter
Lewis n. Cole, Charles Q. Creegan
James M. Cunningham, James T
Cook, Ryland B. Compton, Clarence
Carroll, Benjamin Cornell, Aubrey c
Drumheller, John Davis, George A
parcy Dove Leo M. Dunn. H