San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-10
Tl1s Daily eight.
THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1890.
ABOUT CAMP.

Lieut.. G.. E. Ragland, of the divis-
ion staff corps, has been called home
on urgent business.
A number of the Washington
Guards are boarding themselves at
the chile stands.
Capt. Krausse, OF the Sealey Rifles,
has offered a series of four gold med
ais to the best-behaved men in his
company, and the boys are striving
for it.
Private Gonzales, of the Washing
ton Rifles, who has the reputation of
the sleepy man of the company, was
for once very suddenly awakened by
lizard unconcernedly making a
promenade arOund.under his shirt just
before reveille. He rose so suddenly
as to produce the impression that
cyclone was in progress.
The Sixth Regiment Band, of
GAINESVILLE, Drum Major Chas. r.
Inglish, with ten men, has arrived
after beng on the road since Satur-
day last.
The Belknap rifles have less exper-
fence of camp life than any of the
companies. They are seldom in camp
except during drill hours, and their
tents have a very unused air.
The three companies of the First
regiment, who are attending, the
Houston Light Guards, the Sealy Ri
fles and the Washington Guards,
have not done any work, whatever,
the regiment not turning out on &C
court of the paucity of numbers, and
the men have nothing to do.
The Dilley Rifles were favored yes
terday by visit from bevy of home
girls who made the camp seem
doubly bright by their sunny pres
ence. The boys elected Miss Luby
Roy as sponsor pro tenn. who assumed
her station by DOMINIC military cap
and coat and buckling sword about
her waist, and quite military she
looked.
A number of the men were given
quarters In the guard house for vari-
Gus offences, none of which we're
great enough to be punished by more
than two hours confinement.
One man who had climbed the
fence when he failed to pass
the sentry, was arrested just as he
was asserting his importance to some
of his company, and his crestfallen
aspect amused even the guard.
The United States have opened a
recruiting Office on the ground where
such as desire to become regular SOL
diers can be given an opportunity.
The Office is in charge of Lieutenant
Hill and go far there has been one ap.
plication. The front of the tent is
decorated with fine Autograph
showing the pOmp of the soldiers life
and calculated to cover up the reality.
A reception was rendered to the
Houston Light Guards last night at
the residence of Judge I. P. Simpson,
Miss Fannie Simpson being sponsor
of the company.
Lieut.. Hugh Swain, of West Point,
who is here as a looker-on, has been
asked to act as critic on the evolu-
lions of the Sixth regiment. and will
give such instructions as they need.
Lieutenant Damett Garth, of the
Fannin Guard, and who now has
charge of the Red River Rifles, is one
of the youngest officers IN camp, but
as a master of the tactics he has few
superiors.
The Jokers and a picked nine from
the billy Rifles, of Palestine, will
play a game of ball on the parade
grounds at 8 p. m.
To night at the regular supper hour
the ladies of San Antonio take pos
session of the mess hall and will give
the boys a grand good and square
meal in which, pie, cake, ham and
eggs, chicken and other delicacies
will figure largely and the ladies
have prepared dead coolies of them.
The Houston Post has offered a
sword for the most popular commits
stoned officer of the T. V. G.. to be de-
cided by vote on a coupon taken out
of the paper, and the voting has been
spirited and active, with Capt Reich
ardt, of the Light Guards in the
lead.
Passes are now in printed form and
none other will be recognized, which
puts stop to the means of getting
out of camp on forged passes, which
many of the men have done.
An order has been issued, forbid
ding any issues of passes to the Sixth
Regiment. This order arises from
the fact that a great number Of the
men had gone out of camp and had
not turned up for dress parade.