Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-07-30
ENCAMpMENT NOTES.
What the State Press has to say about
the Brennan Militia.


The Artillery by some mistake
were ordered out Friday with tn,
regulars and drilled with them, anC
nobody noticed the difference.
The st Louis Republic only men
tions in its account of the State en-
campment one Captain, and he of {
BRENNAN company, Capt. Abe Harri
son.
Capt. Harrison was the only cap
tain at the encampment accorded the
distinction of being appointed one
of the judges of the general court
martial
The Light Guard band didn't
enter the contest for the prize, Mr..
Ed Haubelt having fell offa crowded
car getting his face badly hurt dis
abling him from playing.
'The Brennan Light Guard, the
largest, and one of the finest compa-
MES in the encampment, were re-
ceived from s a. m. till II Thursday
by their charming sponsor, Miss
Willie Kesee, in this city"
''The BRENNAN Light Guard en-
tertained their sponsor, Miss Willie
Kesee, of Austin, and a number of
their lady friends Tuesday at din
ner. Among them were Misses
Muse, Byrnes and Bsssett, of Bren-
ham, and Miss Beaumont, of Aus
tin"
The Statesman of Friday says:
"When Capt. Harrison's field bat
terry was drilling yesterday an Off
Ger of an infantry regiment instruct
ed him to move. Capt. Harrison very
quickly remarked, in reply, that gat-
ling guns do not move at the COM
mand of infantry and continued to
hold the field"
The Houston Post correspondent
says: THE Brennan Field Artillery,
Captain Harrison, is splendidly
equipped and has been very general
ly complimented in camp. It is the
only artillery company in the State
that owns its own horses, and they
are as good as those in the regular
service"
''Tbe members of the Brenh am
Field Artillery look like regulars.
They are hard workers and good
soldiers. Captain Harrison deserves
credit for the excellent condition of
his battery. This company was or
ganized during the so-called Wash
ington county outrages and they
were enlisted for actual services"
''There were boxing matches in
the First brigade Wednesday.
Queensbury rules, the contestants
being colored attaches. VIII John
son, porter of the Brennan Light
Guard, was the victor in one match
and Dynamite" waiter of the Eagle
Pass company, in the other. The
fighting was very spirited and was
greatly enjoyed by the onlookers."
'Lieut. Chas. G. Dryer, of the
21st United States Infantry, station
ed at Leavenworth, Kas., was a
visitor to division headquarters
yesterday. He is a native Texan,
having been born and raised at
Brennan. He says the ladies of
Leavenworth are pining for Capt.
Haskell, of the 23d United States
Infantry and are losing the color in
their cheeks from not seeing him."
''AIiss Willie Kessee, assisted by
quite corps of Austin's most beau
tiful young ladies, rendered the
Brennan Light Guard, of which
she is the sponsor, an elegant reeep-
ton Thursday morning from the
hours of 9 to II o'clock, at her resi-
dence on East Fourth street. The
boys turned out in force to enjoy
the pleasures of the occasion and
with one accord voted the entertain
ment and the fair entertainer the
greatest success of the week.-Mrs.
tin Statesman.
The Austin correspondent of the
Galveston News says:
"The Second regiment, under
Colonel Smyth, also had a warm
time Thursday. The Second was
the only one in which all of the men
were dressed in the same uniform,
the others using the uniforms of
the companies. The inspection of
the Second regiment was done in
the afternoon and was pretty fair,
though the men were quite unsteady,
except the Brennan Light Guard,
who showed evidences of training.
The chances seem to be in favor of
the Second for the prize flag"
The Austin Statesman says: One
of the finest looking bodies of men
and one of the best equipped volun-
teer companies in the United States
is the Brennan field artillery. With
the exception of the commanding
Capt A Harrison, the men
are tan, strongly built and muscular,
their weight averaging about $50
mounds each whIIe the Gaoond da