San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-11
MEMPHIS DRILL OPENS.
FULL PROGRAM AND LIST OF
PRIZES.
United States Troops Attending.
Miss Helen Gould as
Sponsor.

ment will open today and continue
till the 2lst. 1t will be one Of the
greatest gatherings OF crack mill
tary organizations that has ever
been held in this part of the coun-
try. From almost every western,
eastern and southern state com.
panies will come to compete for
the prizes, which aggregate over
ST., 900. The program will begin
this afternoon when there will be
a grand review OF the military, the
introduction Of sponsors, dress
parade and a military concert. The
second day, Sunday, there is to be
| a guard mount, and a sermon by
Bishop Gailor and sacred concert
at night. Monday, the third day,
in addition to guard mount, dress
parade and a military concert, the
competitive drills will commence
and continue every day during the
encampmsnt At night there will
be drilling by electric light. Tues
day, the fourth day, in addition to
other features, there will be pre-
sented exhibition drills by regular
United States army troops, a mill
tary parade at night, introducing
d special program. The usual rou-
tine OF military ceremonies, drills
by noted companies in the different
classes, and concerts will occupy
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth days, and Tues
day, May 81, the eleventh day, the
closing exercises are to be held.
There will be a sham battle, to be
participated in by all the troops,
artillery, cavalry and infantry, gat-
ling or machine guns. This will be
followed by the announcement of
the decision Of the judges, and the
presentation Of the prizes to the
winning companies by Lieutenant
General Schofield, Of the United
States army, who will review the
troops.
The Secretary of War has ordered
two companies of United States in
fantry from Atlanta, Ga, and two
companies of cavalry and a band
from st. Louis, to attend the drill,
all to be under the command Of
Colonel w. l.. Kellogg, who is at
present in command at Atlanta.
The drill ground proper at Mont
gomery park, near here, Is 25O by
325 feet in dimension. Beneath the
grand stand will be "a mess hall,
with accommodations for twelve
hundred people, and in the park
building has been fitted with all
the modern appliances and con-
veniences for a hospital. The
United States Marine band will
likely be in attendance during the
encampment. Prof. Fanciulli has
composed a march, to be ded-
icated to the ChickaSaw Guards,
the crack company OF Mem
phis, which hopes to wrest the
Galveston cup from the FencibIes
of Washington. Miss Helen Gould,
OF New York, has accepted the in
vitation to be sponsor for the fam
GUS Chickasaw Guards of this city.
The Invitation to Miss Gould is a
graceful acknowledgment OF a
| courtesy toward this city by her
father, the late Jay Gould. When
the yellow fever was raging in
Memphis in 1878, Mr.. Gould tele-
graphed the Relief Committee five
thousand dollars. Miss Winnie
Davis has been invited to act
as sponsor for Company n, Con-
federate Veterans of this city.
nh f111nNrvfy,rr 10 fhn linf ~ FNriynE
to be aawrded. 1t will be seen that
the list embraces competitive
drills in some tactics that are obso-
lete. This will be unique and
unusual incident in interstate
drills, and will make the encamp-
ment exceptionally interesting:
Glass A-Free-for-all; infantry,
United States drill regulations.
First prize, $4,000; second prize,
$3.50; third prize, $500. Four
companies must enter to fill this
class.
Glass accompanies that have
never won or been awarded prize
in interstate drill. First prize, ST.
OGO; second prize, $500. Three COM
panies must enter to fill this class.
Glass accompanies that have
never drilled in interstate drill.
First prize, $1,000; second prize,
$500. Three companies must enter
to fill this class.
Upton-Infantry in Upton tao
tics. First prize $1,000; second
prize, $500. Three companies must
enter to fill this class.
Hardee-Infantry in Hardee's