The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-16
THE SAN ANTONIO DRILL.
TIE Crack Companies Of the Caited
States Are Eutersd.
The MORTON CADETS GIVEN THE CUP
Ii Has Been Turned over by the
Thurston Rides to the Adjutant
General. Its Trustee.
The MORTON CADETS GIVEN The CT

san Antonio Texas. July l3.-Ihe inter-
state drill. which begins on the i7ih' has
attracted the entries Of the best companies
in the country Among the crack drilling
bodies 10 compete will b. the Morton Cadets
Of washington. p. c., Thurs,on Rides o.
Omaha. Hale zouayes OF Kansas CITY Az
rors Zouayos of Aurora, H. In aeui''"N
to the companies which are entered iol
the prize drill contest. the entire leNH'
volunteer guard Is ordered to assemble
In San Antonio for the purpose OF taxing
Instructions as in the regular sti'e en-
campment At least two thousand troops
OF tho volunteer guard will aseemhie ~
this camp, embracing artillery. cavalry and
Infantry There viii therefore be not less
than three thousand soldiers cncdmped
at Riverside park for the ten days from
July l6 TO the 25th, inclusive. Nhiie Inc
drlu proper does not begin until July H.
all the visiting companies are required
10 report in camp on the day preceding
In order to be prepared for the grand street
parade on the I'm, which viii eclipse
everything Of the sort ever seen In the
State.
There is the keenest rivalry between the
Morton Cadets and the Thurston Riifs
each of which claims the championship
and has issued statements galore on the
subject.
General Mabry has decided tha; the Nor
ton Cadets Of Washington are the riThtful
holders Of tho Galveston cup. thereby pro
claiming them the champion militia com
paHy OF the United States.
Tho Mor,ons have been claiming the
cup ever since the Interstate drill which
was held at savannah. Ca, IN May, lsst
At that drill the Thurs,ons who had been
challenged IN compliance with the rules
governing the cup failed 10 materialize-
ans upon Gemand 81 the drill management
for the cup they refused To send tt, Thu
Morton Cadets won the firSt prize at the
frn and We're awarded the prize cup by
Adluiant General Mabry, T. V. G., who Is
tne trustee Of the cup
Camp Culoerson now presents a beaut-
fui appearance, as there are only two or
thre" gaps 20 he filled before the city OF
tents j. completed The Interstate resi-
mont has boon camped 10 the extreme rlght
jus, opposite tie grand stand aud across
he driil HELD : beautiful park Just To
tho east of The location OF the camp has
hean cleared Of all unterbrush and
bathing platform twenty feet long has been
erected a. n" bend ~ The river and AT
the deepest point Attending the b-st on
portunlty for bathing The Interstate camp
"ih be the mos, prominent one m the
.ntiTe tented city and the park attachment
So snea to - viii enable The visiting
troops from outside the STATE 20 enjoy
probably greater comfort In their cafnr
life han will BE- enjoyed BY any other
regiment
The Galveston championship cup. which
has been CONNECTED for by all mo crack
military companies Of the National Guard
since lAsS the year it was presented by
the enterprlsing citizens OF Galveston. is
back on Texas soil again and every pa
trl"ilc Texan VIII hone that che Of the
Lone star States military organizations
VIII Tln the big prize i'm tn, driti yhiah