San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-11

most important of the artillery move
ments, which was entirely new to
many of the onlookers and was in
consequence much enjoyed. The ex-
cellent training of the horses, the
symetrical evolutions and prompt
handling of the pieces and the rapid
firing, reflects credit on Battery F
and its commanders and altogether
the drill was q good exhibition Of the
workings Of battery in action and
the crowd bestowed liberal cheers.
THE DRESS PARADE.
Dress parade, the one grand event
OF the day, takes place regularly at 6
o'clock, and in 1t the crowd of specta-
tors who daily crowd the grounds,
find a never failing source ofpleasure.
The companies all logged out In their
best uniforms and eXerting them
selves to do their best. The music
was somewhat deficient, none of the
six militia bands participating, the
entire work devolving on the band
of the Twenty-third Infantry, the rest
falling to turn out, in spite of the Or
der proceeding from division head
quarters, ordering out all who were
not sick or necessarily absent, and q
large number of men were seen sit
ting in the grand stand, when they
should have been in line with their
companies. After the parade came
the grand review, WHICH was Witness
ed by Governor Ross, General King
and other notables about camp.
After dress parade the Houston
Light Guards came on the grounds to
give an exhibition drill, for which
they are so famous. They made
their debut with great pomp and
/ circumstances, being preceded by
the First regiment band of Orange
and escorted to the grounds by the
billy Rifles, of Palestine, and in splen-
| did order came halt In front of the
grand stand, their flag, and the
streamers hanging therefrom telling of
victories won on many field. flying
to the breeze at their head. This is
the first time the company has had
over twelve men in line at any one
time since the drill at Austin, In 1888,
but Notwithstanding little stiffness
they lost but little of their regular
step and their marching and evolu-
tions brought unlimited cheers from
the crowd, the wheeling at double
time being especially commendable.
They were little rusty in the man
ual of arms but their drill was sue
cess so far as giving satisfaction to
the unmilitary portion of the spscta-
tors was concerned. They marched
off the ground in the same order as
they entered it, the band playing and
| the Oily Rifles presenting arms and
following them off the grounds.
After the hard work of the
afternoon came the mess hour, which
was an occasion to which the men
had been looking forward in pleas
ant anticipation during the entire
week. The generous ladies Of the
city had Joined forces with Steward
Garrett, and in addition to the sub
stantials of the regular fare, they
added cakes, pies, ham and eggs,
chicken and other toothsome delica-
cies found in home life. How the
boys did enjoy that meal, landing
out alone in the memory of regulation
fare, and how they did respond to the
call for three cheers for the ladies, as
the ringing answer swelled from
thousand manly throats, and for
once they filed out of the mess hall
satisfied, and a grateful, if noisy
crowd.
Capt. G. f. Ragland, who was sum-
moned home to attend urgent bust
ness was not awakened in time to
catch his train and had to defer his
departure until to-day.
Quartermaster Leon Lewis, who
was Frustrated by the hsat on Tues
day, has almost. recovered with the
exception Of a sort of paralysis in his
right leg.
The guard house is constantly ex-
tending its Inequalities to transient
guests and there is hardly company
thu has not contributed its quota of
occupants and some companies, as the
Bowie Guards, have had five-sixths of
their men incarcerated.
The encampment comes to an Off
cial end Saturday night and Sum
day morning most of the companies
will take their departure. The
Shelby Rifles have been granted
special permission to return hone to-
night but no other company will be
allowed to depart before the appoint
ed time without special reason.
The GAINESVILLE Rifles, having moth
ing to do, invented an amusement |
that may have afforded some diver |
sion that would not find favor with |
most people. This consisted i'm catch |
ing some one of their members and |
In spite of his struggles, tying him
hand and foot, and in this helpless
condition rolling him out into the hot
sun and otherwise treating him with
hni of N |