San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-31
POST NOTES.

Private eagle, of troop E, has re-
turned.
Tailor Stone, of the battery, has an
assistant in the person of Mr.. Berger.
The work was too much for Mr.. Stone.
The wall recently erected on the low
err end of the new post parade for the
men to practice wall scaling on, has
been treated to a coat of paint.
Lieutenant Grote, Eighteenth infan-
try, will be in charge of the field can
teen at the target range, with Ser
geant Molyneaux, of company C, as
steward.
Hospital Steward Giescking reports
that he has only nine patients in the
post red cross building at present, an
excellent showing for the health of the.
post where 800 men are stationed.
A spring out at the target range
which became filled up last sum
mer and which failed to supply enough
water for the camp, has been cleaned
out and an excellent flow of water is
reported as having been secured.
Acting Hospital Steward Altmans
will have charge of the red cross tent
at the target range, with Private Pur-
cell as assistant. Oltmans went out
Monday with company G and Purcell
went out today, taking the tent and
other supplies along. DIR. Wilson will
be the camp physician.
The extra duty men from the various
infantry companies who are employed
as teamsters, ETC., have furnished sub
gtf afafa
they are at the target range. These
men will be allowed to do their shoot
ing as soon as possible, when they will
return to resume their duties and their
present subs will then go out and take
their turns.
Quartermaster Sergeant Emmett
Waller, reports that all the tents,
lumber and quartermaster supplies of
all kinds have been sent out to the tar
get range at Leon Springs and that the
men will find everything in perfect
shape out there today. He says a new
target house and skirmish range has
been constructed and the range gen.
orally improved.
Col. S. NJ. Whitside, commander of
the Fifth cavalry, has issued an order
assigning two additional second lieu
tenants, of the Fifth cavalry to troops,
as follows: Additional Second Lieut..
Earle D'A. Pearce, as second lieuten-
ant troop E, Fort Sam Houston; Addi-
tional Second Lieut.. Chalmers G. Hall,
as second lieutenant troop H, Fort
Ringgold. They will report and join
their respective troops as soon as their
graduation leaves expire.
Col. Whitside, post commander, yes
terday received a communication from
Col Van Valzah, commander of the
Eighteenth infantry, notifying him
that Additional Second Lieutenants
Claud H. Miller and Rufus Longan, of
the Eighteenth infantry, had been as
signed as second lieutenants of COM
panies G and b, respectively, both
companies being stationed at this post.
They are ordered to join their compa-
MES for duty as soon as their gradua-
ton leaves expire.
At guard mounting this morning the
Fifth cavalry band rendered the fol-
lowing:
March. I'm Gay New York" .Kerker
Inspection, Mexican Danza" .Llorando
Troop" Chicago Tribune. Chambers
Review, Athletic Club. Laurenden
Immediately after guardomunting
the Following three pieces were render
ed as a concert, from the band stand:
Gen. Wheaton's March" Steinfelt
song Flirting in the Park. Casey
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