San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-09
FIT. SAM HOUSTON NEWS

Infantry parade at 1929 this evening
on upper parade ground.
The men at the battery quarters were
washing windows and blinds yesterday
and giving the place general clean
ing I'D.
One of the prisoners was engaged in
plat on the upper parade yesterday
afternoon.
A practice game of baseball was in
dulged in on the upper parade ground
by some Of the infantry boys yester-
day afternoon.
During the past week the boys at the
canteen have had the usual first-of-the
month business rush and have been
worked rather hard.
The troops and companies which
will participate in the interstate drill
camp will go out and take their quar-
tiers next Friday, the 18th.
Private Arthur H. Woodruff, of the
hospital corps of this post has been
transferred to company C. Eighteenth
infantry, also at this post.
Rev. Kirby, of the First Presbyterian
church, made a talk before the Post
Christian Endeavor society in its hall
above the canteen last night.
The Express didn't do a thing" to
the order of Col. Whitsida concerning
the troops ordered to participate in the
interstate drill camp, in this morning $
issue.
Sergeant Magruis Nordgust of the
signal corps at this post Is transferred
by orders from the War department
to Fort Bliss to exchange sations with
Sergeant Donald McCallum.
Everybody at the post is preparing
for the drill, and especially so is it
with the band. The boys want to
show the militia bands how to make
music when they go down there.
The thermometer in the hall of the
adjutant's office registered "a degrees
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. This
is about the highest place in the city
and the instrument was famed by
the breeze.
Sergeant Major Sorenson says the
uOWu dl Tic III III
where he is laying out the militia camp
are as large as his thumb but of
course he don't insist on making any
one believe it.
Private Graney, of the battery, had
a very painful operation performed on
his nose yesterday in the post hospital
and it will be several days before he
will be able to be circulating among his
comrades again.
Now that Chief Trumpeter Sutcliff
is acting sergeant major at guard
mounting, Cyclone" has his old place
back and stands forth in front of the
band as proud as a peacock with q
brand new anecdote.
At guardmounting this morning the
band rendered the following selections,
no concert being played afterward:
March-The Champion ...... Chambers
Inspection-The Dandies ...... Wachs
Troop-Athletic Club ...... Laurenrean
Review-American Cadet .......... Hall
A Concert, complimentary to Major
Bulls, the new Department paymas-
ter, and wife was given on the lower
parade ground by the Fifth Cavalry
band yesterday evening at o'clock,
at which the following selections were
rendered, by order of Chief Musician
Gross:
Rob Roy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lie hoVen
Overture-All The Rage ..BeYer
Selection-Lady Slavey ........ kerker
Romance-Confidentia ........ Robandi
Paraphrase-Nearer My God to Thee
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Reeves
Waltz-Nobody Knows Like Mother
,.....,.,...... Prendeville
Pickaninny Shuttle ............B Bryant
Serenade-Voice of the Mountain
Land Thomas
El Cauitan ........... Sousa