Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-25
PUPILS TO APOLOGIZE THANKS ALEXANDRlAhS
Captain Johnson Acknowledges
Before Men Left for Camp.

Before Men Left for Camp.
The editor Of the Gazette today
received the following letter from
F., Captain Conrad Johnson:
Casual Attachment, J4th Depo:
, Brigade. Camp Mcclellan, Ala, Oct.
%. 1917.
Dear Mr.. Hard:
| On behalf Of both myself and the
members Of the Alexandria Light
| Infantry. of which ! was recently in
command, until it was broken up and
| distributed among several different
orga nizations. ] want TO thank You,
and through you the residents and
organizations which were so gener-
Gus in their courteSieS to the Com.
pany while it was in Alexandria.
This acknowledgement is rather late
IN coming. perhaps. but YOU will un-
derstand that the work of reassign-
ing nearly one hundred and fifty
men, together with their and the
cnmpany's property. was consider
able. In consequence, our time has
been entirely taken up with press
ing duties. and we are just now
able to turn To some Of the things we
have been intending to do.
From the time when the company
was called into service by the PreSI-
dent. until it left Alexandria, the
hospitality accorded it by the city
and its residents. both as an organ;-
Zation and as individuals. was 80
hearty that ! am sure the men. how
ever restless to be launched on their
biz adventure, left their home sta
tion with a feeling that wherever
their duties may take them, no place
will seem exactly the same AS Old
Alexandria.
We are particularly indebted 10
vnurself and the Gazette for the as
sistance you gave in the way OF pun
Ii ity; to the ladies organizations,
including. especially, the Red Cross
that entertained us while there anG
speeded our trip south with Such
bo.ntiful lunches and other COM
forts. and perhaps above alt"
the Confederate Veterans, VINO ac-
rnowledged Us as comrades-ln-arms
bv escorting US to the station.
AS has already been published ~
the Gazette, the Alexandria Light
Infantry. which had existed as
mi, of Virgina's volunteer defend
or. since the Civil war and was the
successor Of fighting force more an
r;eur even than that. has been en-
tirclv broken up. As part OF the
scheme for rcorganiz!ng the natlonai
ruard the membership Of the com
many was distributed among several
ORGANIZATIONS. chiefly companies IN
tha new llGth u. s. infantry. wnIch
v,s formed around the old 2nd Nlr-
,,inia Volunteers. and which retained
Colonel Ieedy of that regiment as
its commander The ll6th is compos-
.d entirely of former Virginia nation
al quardsmen. and m"T eventual!
he "jvcn an official title chat VIII IN
diratc that fact. National guard or
canizations from the other states
il NAV be noted. have suffered the
same fate AS YirginiaS.
The fund which Alexandria resi-
,,an.s were so generous In donating
through Mr.. Charles h. Callahan
and his associates. is nov being au-
,,r,ed bv the company's former hrsc
I ;euterant Louis n. DufTey. ana
,s soon as the company'S Obligations
h,vs been met complete statement
of its disposition will be submitted
to vou for publication. for the m
formation Of the donors.
Your. very sincerely.
CONRAD JOHNSON.
c.,t,ir. ist Virginia Infantry