San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-12
ADJUTANT GENERAL S OFFICE,
STATE OF TEXAS,

read with interest:
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
STATE OF TEXAS, ;
AUSTIN, September 6, 1890
General order No. 6S.
The commander chief desires to eX-
press his thanks TO the officers and enlist
ed men of the Texas Volunteer Guard who
by their presence and effort at the camp
of instruction in San Antonio from July
TO II of the present year aided in
making a success of this the first
Also to Brigadier General Stanley COM
handing the department of Texas, and to
the regular army officers and men under
his command who rendered such valuable
assistance and furnished such able in
StructiOns to the volunteer guards in
guard mount, drills, lectures and general
and special management OF the troops and
camp during the week, and to the gen.
eral passenger agents Of the railways of
this state for liberality in transporting free
all members of the Volunteer guards,
their arms, ordnance, and camp equipage.
To the honorable secretary of war for the
use OF ample tentage and for details
made of officers of the regular army TO
inspect and to aid and assist in the i'm
prOvement of the state troops. To the
citizens of San Antonio who by necessary
money contributions aided in making a
success of the encampnent.
This effort of the state has not been
without fault and mistakes which mate
rally interfered with complete success,
but many of these now being known, can
be avoided or corrected in future assem-
blageS of this kind.
In the matter of non attendance at this
camp by companies or by individual Off
GERS and men, the COMMUNICATIVE chief
cOnfesseS to serious disappointment that
50 large a part of the active militia were
absent and at the failure of so many TO
comprehend the import of the orders
issued for this occasion, and the necessity
for prompt and ready obedience to their
requirements.
The first and highest duty of a soldier is
to obey all lawful orders and it is espec
tally incumbent on officers accepting com
missions and taking an oath to obey or
derS 10 look carefully to their conduct
and TO recognize the necessity of cheer
fully laying aside other duties and en-
poyment when It is possible to take part
in encampmentS which have or should
have no other object or purpose than in
dvidual and collective benefits and i'm
provementS to the whole body of citizen
soldiery. If volunteer officers can
not devote a few days at times
TO the interest of the state
when opportunity is afforded them they
should make room for those who will do
so. Companies should endeavOr TO select
such capable men for officers that the du-
ties of each station could be readily and
properly performed by each and all, so
that the temporary absence of a captain
will not render the company practically
useless for the time being.
The various excuses offered by the COM
panieS of the Volunteer Guard for falling
TO attend the encampment, and by indi-
viGual officers are not thoroughly salts
factory. in but few cases. to the com
mandcr in-chief. and in the case of the
San Antonio Rifles, the reasons offered
are deemed so incomplete, so wanting in
force and so unmilitary that they are not
acceptable and it is hereby ordered and
directed that the said San Antonio Rifles,
Co. A. Third regiment, Il. V. c., be dis
banded and their arms and equipments
returned TO the custody of the adjutant
general.
The commissions of the officers of the S.
A. r. are hereby revoked.
In all other cases under adviSement for
failure TO attend the Encampment it is
directed that the excuses tilel with the
Adiutant General shall be accepted as
satisfactory or sufficiently so to prevent
any further action.
Ii is expected, however, that hereafter
an order from the COMMUNICATIVE chief
or from any other proper authority to
assemble the volunteer guards will find a
much smaller per centum of those who
are unwilling TO make unusual efforts to
cheerfully respond TO such calls.
By order of Gov. l.. S. Ross,
Commander Chief.
W. II. KING, Adjutant Gen.