The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-14
THE FIRST DAY.
GENERAL ROBERTS ASSUMES COMMAND
OF THE STATE TROOPS.
The First General Orders Issued Giving the
Order Of Duty and Instructions to
Troops and 0ficers-The
First Dress Parade.

terday was entirely changed. Instead
of the confusion and hustle OF the pre-
eeding day, an air of military
regularity prevailed. Flags had been
run up to mark the headquarters OF
the various officers, couriers were fit.
ting back and forth across the field
carrying orders and delivering mes
sages; troops were drilling on the
broad parade ground, bands were
playing, soldier boys were CALAMITY
escorting their sponsors and their lady
friends around, all combining to make
the scene an attractive one indeed.
At revellle Major General A. S.
ROBBERS assumed command of the
camp by sending around the following
circular order, accompanied by gen.
eral order No. |:
Circular Order.
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIV, II. V. G,l
Austin, July -, 1892 !
In compliance with part L., general
order No 80, adjutant generals office,
dated Austin, Tex, July 6, 1892, the
undersigned hereby assumes COM
mand OF this camp.
A. S. ROBERTS,
Major General Commanding
The order referred to above is as
follows:
General Order No. SO.
ADJUTANT GENERAEs OFFICE. l
Austin, July 7, 1892. !
|. Paragraph II of general order
No 33 is hereby revoked. The reason
for this is that nearly all the compa-
MES of the Texas Volunteer Guards
are candidates for attendance at the
opening exercises of the Woold's Fair
az Chicago in October next, and the
amount of the appropriation for the
militia is not adequate for that pur-
pose, ifpart of the appropriation is so
used. The amount of the allowance
was small to each individual soldier,
but large in the aggregate, and it is
thought thaG the members of the Tex
as Volunteer Guard will not hest ale
to forego the small remuneration
promised in view of the benefits to ac-
crue to the state in having fair rep.
resentation of the Texas troops at the
dedication of the Columbian EXPOSE
ton.
g Major General A. S. Roberts is
hereby assigned to the command of
the camp of instruction, the name of
which will be announced when the
vote of the companies, called for by
circular of 10Th of June, are all re-
ceived.
By order of the commander in
chief. w. H. MABRY,
Adjutant- General.
The above order revokes the follow
ing paragraph of the militia law:
II. Communication of rations at the
rate of so cents per day, per man,
while going to and returning from
the encampment, will be paid on
vouchers prepared in this office in the
first days of the encampment.
Then came general order No. / as
follows:
General Orders No. l..
HEADQUARTERS CANT OF Instruction.
Austin, July II, 1892. !
This order will beread by the COM
pany commanders to their respective
companies at the first general roll
call, and will be posted in o conspic-
uous place in tent of orderly sergeant.
MORNING REPORTS.
Company and band morning reports
will be signed by company command
ers and handed in promptly by order
ly sergeant and drum major to regi-
mental battalion adjutants at hour
designated by the post commander
The company morning report should
be accurate, as upon it is based the
issue of daily ratiOns and details for
guard and other duties, and if not
handed in promptly, companies will
forfeit their rations for that day.
AS soon as company and band
morning reports are received at
regimental headquarters they will be
consolidated and handed in immedi-
ately on completion to the brigade
assistant adjutant general by the
regimental adjutant. The regimental
adjutant must not allow any dilatori-
ness on the part of company COM
report, and blanks for that purpose
will be placed for distribution by the
regimental adjutant at regimental
ing reports are made up they will be
filed with assistant adjutant general
at division headquarters.
UNASSIGNED COMPANIES
Will be temporarily attached to regi-
ments for purposes of control and to
facilitate reports, issues of rations and
guard and other details
ORDERS.
All written orders eminating from
post headquarters will be handed to
brigade assistant adjutant general for
distribution to regimentai adjutants,
who in turn will have them distribut-
ed to company and band commanders.
There must be no delay in the pro-
mitigation of orders or details of any
description, either verbal or written.
ABSENCE FROM CAMP, PASSES, ETC.
No one-oflicers or enlisted men
will be allowed to leave the camp
without proper authority, and no
passes will be given until after II M,
except to members of guard relieved
in the morning.
Passes will not be valid unless
signed by the company commander
and countersigned by the regimental
commander,