Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

Detailed examination Of the content
of the box recently removed from TIN
corner stone of the old washington Ligh
Infantry Armory, on Fifteenth stree
rust south OF Pennsylvania avenue, wa
made last week by officers Of the loca
Guard and a representative of the old
time militia company which occupied
the building. Much of the materia
taken from the box was found to be II
fair condition, while part Of It was no
90 good.
The box was ordered turned over t.
the Guard officials by the Treasury De
partment, the building having been orig
inally built for one of the early militit
. companies which pre-dated the present
day organized guard.
The contents, at the time the DO!
was removed, could not be closely ex
amined, because of the fact that mois
ture had gotten into 1t, and 1t was takeI
to the Sixth street armory to dry out
These articles were removed from TIT
box last week and checked by Lieut.
Col. John S. Upham, adjutant general
and Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. hewitt, assist
ant adjutant general. They were In
spected Tuesday evening by Maj. Gen
Anton Stephan, commanding the loca
guard, and Capt. E. w. zea. 1t wa
said that decision has not yet beer
reached as to the final disposition OF
the material found in the box.
In the box were found two copies OF
The washington Star. one the issue o.
April IL and the other the issue OF MAJ
IS, 1884. Both were reported to be II
fair condition. The official list and no.
tation as to condition of each article, 81
made public by the Guard officials, fol-
Document marked m. @. wright
condition poor; blue silk badge, WASH
ington Light Infantry Corps. Organ
lied 1885," condition good; red silA
badge, Richmond Commandery No. 2
Va, May %, 1884, condition good
photographs, condition poor; Sunday
Gazette, Washington, D. c., May 10
1884, condition fair; Postal Guide, 1884
condition fair; No. is, daily papers, con-
dition poor; Republican, daily, Ma!
%, 1884, condition fair; Photo No. 19
w. G. Moore, commanding Washing.
ton Light Infantry Corps, condition
poor; copy of permit to build, condi.
ton poor; copies of $50, 500, $500
Corps, condition poor; The Capital
May 10, 1884, condition fair; Wash.
ington Chronicle, May 10, 1884, condi'
ton fair; Washington Post, May 20
1884, condition fair; tintype photo, George
e. Hale, sergeant. recording secretary
condition poor; Washington Post, May
10, 1884, condition fair: roster of Wash
ington Light Infantry Corps, condi-
ton good; City Directory, 1884, condi-
ton fair; book, condition poor; cards
of various hotels, condition fair; Wash.
ington Ratchet, February %, 1884, con.
dition poor; roll Of papers, blue ribbon
condition fair; Masonic calendar fol
1884, condition fair; copper name
plate, washington Light Infantry
Armory, 1884," condition good; but.
ton, Metropolitan Police, D. c., coridi.
ton good; book with papers attached
condition poor; coins, 81, so cents, 81
cents, 10 cents, cents, cent, condition
excellent.
The following new qualifications and
Requalifications of members Of the en-
gineer regiment during the last tar
get season have been announced:
Headquarters ana Service Company
Expert riflemen, First Lieut.. Edward A
Kaye, Sergt. Caesar A. Carballo, Sergt
Louis A. Robertson, Corp. Isaac F
Cornell.
sharpshooters - Technical sergt
Charles Dunn, Staff Sergt. Eugene O.
Brown, Pvt. First Class Leapodo Mar
telino, Pvt. william l.. Albert.
Marksmen-Sefgt Patrick @. Brad
ley, Pvts. Elwood M. Browne, Paul w.
Christensen, Arthur r. Harrison and
Benjamin o. Rains
Pistol expert-First Lieut. Edward A.
Mcmahon.
Pistol mArksman-sergt Caesar A.
Carballo.
Company A, expert rifiemen-First
Lieut.. James r. Quade, First Sergt.
Thomas A. McGaffin, SeTgt Franklin r.
Brickles, Corpl. Walter Z. Jessop.
Sharpshoote Colvin Parker.
Marksmen-Sergt. Morgan s. Gass-
man. Pvt. (First Glass; Ray A. Clev-
enger, Pvt. Wallace NJ Hales.
Pistol expert-Sergt. Franklin r
BrickleS.
pistol sharpshooter Corpl. Walter T.
Jessop.
Company B, sharpshooter - Pvt
.(First Glass; WILDER p Miller.
Marksmen-Capt. William I. Mushake
First eergt- Lloyd l.. Gibson, Sergt
Samuel O. Jones, Sergt. Henry L. Won
Aim, Pvts CFirst Glass; Eugene O.
Dawson, Charles F. Cooper, John w
Eckersley and John e, Kelarik; Pvts
Russell r. CAN'T, Fred T. Hairles. Harry
4. Reynolds and Joseph r. Sesso.
Pistol expert - Capt. William I
Mushake.
Pistol harpshooter-Pvt. (First Class
John w. Eckersley.
Pistol rnarksman-John E. Harring.
ton.