The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-21
Circular.
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, T. V. CT
Camp Mabry July H. 1892

HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION T. V. G.,l
Camp Mabry, July a. 1892.
Beginning tomorrow, July 15, 1892,
at $50 o'clock p. M, the first of Sc
ries of lectures upon military subjects
will be delivered at the headquarters.
Lieut.. f. F. Schley, Twenty-third
United States infantry, will lecture
tomorrow upon the subject of military
signaling. All commissioned officers
will attend the lecture.
By order of
M Al. GEN. A. S. ROBERTS,
Commanding.
GEO. B. GURLEY, Asst. Adj't. Gen.
Circular No IA
Hereafter tho band for guard mount
will be detailed from the brigade fur
nishing the guard.
By command,
MAI. GEN. A. S. ROBERTS,
G. b. GURLEY, Adjutant General.
CAMP NOTES.
The Second battalion of infantry
will be called out for inspection at 7
o'clock sharp this morning.
Mr.. w. H. Brown of Taylor spent
yesterday morning out at the camp
grounds promenading Avenue E.
Col. House is still reported absent
from the Fifth regiment headquarters,
sickness preventing his attendance.
Pan Handle cavalry of Childress,
Tex, have some fine horses. Several
Of the troop have been quite sick, but
are improving.
Seven men from company G, Fifth
regiment, were ordered to the guard
house by Col. Rowell yesterday, for
leaving the grounds without passes.
DR.. Baxter of Austin, the cornet
soloist, assisted the Fifth regiment
band in concert in front of the Fifth
regiment headquarters. The music
was excellent.
The Fifth regiment band, led by
Drum Major Lake, serenaded the staff
of the First cavalry regiment and
Stanley Rangers just after dress pa
rade yesterday
DR.. @. P. Rogers, Austin's great
veterinary surgeon, is looking after
the boys herds out at the encamp-
ment and looks extremely "fetchy"
in his brilliant uniform.
Messrs. James Hambrick and A. p.
Priesthood of Tyler yesterday went
out to the camp grounds to see the
sights and the many pretty girls, and
saw everything in sight.
All the, officers of the Fifth regiment
were entertained again yesterday by
Lieut.. Matthews of the United States
army, who instructed them as to
movements on the field.
The following ladies were the
guests of Col. Smythe at the Second
regiment headquarters for supper
last evening: Mesdames Lee and
Cochran and Miss Mary Pam.
Gen. Frank Wheaton, successor to
Gen. Stanley, commander of the mill
tary department of Texas, with his
family and his staff, came in last
night to view the encampment.
Mr.. Hamp Cook, the genial cores
pondent for the Galveston News, with
headquarters at Houston, is in the
city doing the encampment for his
paper in his best popular style.
Assistant Adjutant S. B; Thomas of
the Fifth regiment is one u the most
efficient officers in camp I',t his pop
ularity with the ladies is IL source of
some little embarrassment to him.
Mr.. M. j. Askew of Sulphur
Springs, a member of the Sixth Regi-
ment band, was, when off duty, yes
terday, busily engaged in showing
friends and acquaintance over the
field.
Miss Benedette Moore, sponsor of
the Faulkner Guard, accompanied by
her maids of honor, Misses Dilworth
and Myrick and attended by Mrs.
Anna D. Hearne, took supper with
her company last night.
Capt. Barnett, upeIintendent of the
Confederate Home, yesterday pre-
scented Adiutant-G General Mabry with
a lot of Autographs of the plans of the
various important battle fields of the
late war. They are highly appreci-
ated by Gen. Mabry, and will be
framed and hung in his office.
Yesterday afternoon, as Adolph
Massart, one of the cooks at the en-
campment. was coming in from the
grounds on an International and Great
Northern train, he fell from the train
at the bridge station and was painfully
and seriously hurt. He claims to have
been pushed off, but at any rate he