San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-11
SAN ANTONIO VICTORIOUS.
The Soldier Boys Covered With Many
Honors are Returning Home.
Hurrah

Hurrahl
From the telegraphic redorts, 1t APP
pears that the judges made the follow
ing awards to competitors in the inter
state drill at Galveston.
INTERSTATE DRILL.
First prize, $500, Houston (rexas)
Second prize, $500, Montgomery (Als.)
| True Blues.
Third prize, $500. San Antonio, Tex
Rifles.
Fourth prize, $, Branch Guards, St.
Louis.
STATE DRILL.
First prize, $1,000, San Antonio Rifles.
Second prize, $50, Belknap Rifles,
| San Antonio.
Third prize, $500, Sealy Rifles, Gal
weston.
Fourth prize, $500, Bryan Rifles.
ARTILLERY CONTESTS.
First prize, $1,000, Battery b., Wash
ingtOn Artillery, New Orleans.
Second prize, $50, Battery f., Loui-
siana, Field Battery.
zoUAvE DRILL.
First prize, $1,000, Busch Zouaves, ST.
Louis.
BEST DRILLED MAN.
Prize, $50, NJ. Alphonse, Busch Zou-
ayes.
1t will thus be seen that San Antonio
has carried of the principal prizes and
comes home with S2250 Of the spoil.
This, for young companies, Is a grand
record, and shows that the young men
Of San Antonio are not destitute of the
military genius and ardor that made
Texas free, and gave her an honored
name In the worlds history. All agree
that the contest between the local com
panies was exceedingly close. SO close,
indeed, that almost all agreed before the
award was made, which ever occupied
the second position was not in any way
disgraced.
A meeting was held last night at the
Belknap armory by the admirers of the
Belknap Rifles for the purpose Of pro-
viding the ways and means of giving
proper reception to the Belknap Rifles
on their return home from Galveston,
and the following committees were APP
pointed:
Receptlon-Messrs. r. W. Mullaly, G.
MoritZ, G. Ord, l.. Fork, W. Sengg, w.
Lockhart, 4. Muenzenberger and K. M.
Weyel.
Refreshments-W. Lockhart and G.
Ord
Committee to request Colonel Epson
to address the bOys-T. w. Mullaly, &.
Bee and A. Garcia.
1t was resolved that the badge colors
should be red, light blue and dark blue.
MIR. L. w. Mullaly offered to provide
free accommodation to and from the de-
pot.
The armory is tastefully decorated by
ha LODI fri no how w
smiling faces and warm welcome when
they return home.
This morning a meeting was held in
the Menger hotel to give fitting recep-
tion to the San Antonio and Belknap
Rifles.
Among those present were Mesdames
French, Simpson, j. j. Stevens, Story,
J. Schreiner, Freedom, Meyer, jamie
son, Weir, Aubrey, Nolan, Crawford
and c. b. Mullaly. The Misses Nichols,
Newton, Mammie and Lottie Illg, Mol
lie, Helen and Leonard Bennett, Katie
Carothers, Ida Harm, Essie Meyer,
Carrie Ord and Hill. Messrs. Ferdinand
Herff, J. J. Stevens, Herff Story, c. c.
Cresson, Sim Hart, Henry Ryder
F. II. Bushick and p. III. Tansey.
Mrs. j. J. Stevens called the meeting
to order, and on motion Mrs. Simpson
was called to the chair. Mrs Aubrey
acting as secretary.
After considerable discussion it was
agreed that an ice cream-lemOnade-cak
reception should be given at the Casino
on Friday evening, and the following
committees were appointed:
COntributiOns-Mrs. J. j. Stevens,
Mrs French and Mrs. William Aubrey.
Music-Miss Mollie Bennett, Miss
Helen Bennett and Miss Josephine
Withers.
Refreshments-Mrs. Nolan.
Reception-Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. j. j.
Stevens.
San Antonio Rifles admirers - The
Misses Leonard Bennett, Katie Caroth-
ers, Virginia Newton and Josephine
Withers.
Belknap Rifles admirers-The Misses
Alma Ogden, Marie Reed, Susie Ster-
ling and Carrie Simpson.
Mr.. Ludwig Mahncke was kind
enough to offer use of the Mission gar
den free of charge, but his offer came too
late, and the ladies were compelled to
decline the offer with thanks.
kilograms have been received saying
that the San Antonio Rifles will leave
Galveston on Thursday morning, and
arrive here tomorrow night.
Telegram has been received from Gal
weston saying the Belknap rifles are on
special train that left Galveston this
morning and will arrive at 10 o'clock
tonight.
Col. Epson, Judge Simpson, Poetmas-
ter Howard, Mr.. j. Waelder, Col. N. o.
Green, and the committee will meet the
boys and conduct them to their armory,
where refreshments will be served and
speeches made appropriate to the occa-
sion. Col. Epson will be the orator of
the evening
The citizens are decorating their
stores, and on every side there is pride
and jubilence at the victories of the local
companies, and there can be no doubt
that both companies will receive a
hearty and enthusiastic welcome from
our people.