San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-21
GARRISON GOSSIP.

GARRlSON GOSSIP.
Captain Goldman is serving as
officer Of the day today.
DIR. Goodman, an old friend Of
the boys was up calling on them
yesterday.
All the boys like the Punch
Robinson Dramatic company and
are patronizing it literally.
"King of the Cannibals" Boyle,
OF the battery, is the champion
oyster chewer of the garrison.
On account OF the drill order the
usual calisthenic drill for Friday
morning has been dispensed with.
Trumpeter Snyder, OF B COM
pany, was on guard yesterday for
the first time, after a battle with
the dengue.
Guardmounting now takes place
at o'clock instead Of $3.50 as for
merly. The new drill order was
the cause Of the change.
Mrs. Wade, wife of Second Lieut..
Jas. p. Wade, returned Tuesday,
from New York, where she paid a
visit to her parents, ex-Secretary
and Mrs. Tracy.
Lieutenant Fenton has been
granted one months leave OF alb
sence with permission to apply for
an extension of another month, on
account Of sickness.
Senior Patricio Degano, of the
battery, is one Of the foot ball
leaders at the post. He and "Big
Six" OF q company are good pair
to draw to in game of foot ball.
the popular pugilist, Billy Jor-
dan, was up to see the boys yester-
day. He went out with them to
practice foot ball and gave them
some valuable suggestions on the
game.
Capt. Littell, the popular post
quartermaster, will leave for his
new station in New York, next
Monday, much to the regret of his
large number of warm friends in
this city.
Private Winter, formerly of A
troop, Fifth cavalry, applied at the
post yesterday for enlistment in
company A, Eighteenth infantry.
He has been out of the service for
some time now.
Private Schumann, of b COM
pany, will be discharged Saturday.
He will re-enlist for light battery
F, Third artillery and proceed to
join that organization at the Pre-
sidio, San Francisco harbor.
Private McHugo. OF the battery,
who left the post without leave
several days ago, surrendered him.
self to the officers at the Dallas re-
cruiting station Monday and was
brought to this post last night I'M
der guard.
An attempt is being made to get
up a bicycle race between Sergeant
Jas. Brady, of the mess hall and
Gully" Hines, Of G company.
They are to ride once around the
the upper parade for the champion
ship of the post,
The post foot ball team has as
yet not been thoroughly organized,
consequently the full roster can
not be published. They will be
ready for business in a few days,
however, and they will then make
some of the local organizations
''hard to CATCH"
Private Barjarow, OF the hospit-
al corps, left this morning for
Camp Eagle Pass, where he has
been ordered for duty. This makes
the hospital at this post rather
short on men, and Private Read
has been compelled to temporarily
give up his studies at the night
school, where he was progressing
so favorably, on account of the rush.
AT a meeting held Tuesday night
in Schwartz's hall, the Golden Rod
Social club was organized with
following officers: President, Pri-
vate Patterson, of ID troop; vice
president, Simon Pendleton; secre-
tary, Trumpeter John Wrobble, OF
the battery; treasurey, Nathan
Pendleton, OF Z company. Nathan
Pendleton, n. NJ. Schwartz, NJ.
Patterson and John Wrobble were