San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11
THE INTERSTATE DRILL.
Camp And All Appurte-
nanCeS Nearly Completed
DANCING AND DINING HALL
READY - GRAND STAND
AND ROADS 0. K.
The Sponsors, Receptions And
Company COlOrS = Executive
Committee Details And
Rates The Railroads
Have Fixed.

The arrangements for the drill are
brought to point where all-is rush
and excitement. kilograms have been
pouring in on the management and
Gen. Mabry relative to the routing of
the troops. The artillery companies
from Brennan, Dallas and Houston
July, their equipment probably arriv-
ing on the 18th.
Special reports from Houston and
Galveston indicate that a military
special bearing the combined forces
from east Texas will leave Houston on
the evening of the 18th arriving here
the morning of the 18th DIN time to get
thoroughly settled before the north
Texas troops are in the camp.
The Sunset people have outdone
themselves in the arrangements max
ing for the transportation of the peo-
pie. If the entire section through
which they run is not depopulated for
the time being it will not he the fault
of that railway. They sell the low rate
$500 maximum tickets on July 10Th
and 18th good for return till Goth and
on the 18th, goth and oath they bring
in special trains from both directions
the people to come From Columbus
the rate is $1.25 for the round trip and
from Del Rio and Eagle Pass $3.50.
These special trains will allow the peo-
pie Sc hours in the city. s.
The specials ON the Arkansas Pass
from Hallettsville and Waco and other
points are equally low and the I. & G.
N. has given every evidence of its
usual push in special business, though
the days and rates for the specials
are not yet announced.
All these arrangements justify the
prediction that no event in years can
compare with the drill as an enthuser
of the people.
The executive committee of the drill
association met yesterday morning to
complete its list of employees and ar
range for instructing them in their
duties. Some mistakes occurred in the
list as published yesterday morning.
The revised list of gate keepers is CIV
en- in this column.
The following were selected as CASH
iers; ]. P. Devine, Willis Edwards
Sam Koenigheim.
The executive committee decided to
have the names of all subscribers pub
lished this morning but space would
not permit. The list will be publish
ed Wednesday. A subcommittee con-
sisting of Messrs. Albert Stoves, b. F.
McNulty and ]. d. Oppenheimer will
visit delinquent subscribers and urge
prompt payment of all amounts due
as the association is in need of the
funds to meet the enormous drafts
made for payment of freight on hors-
es, cannon, equipage, etc. Three ham
bred cavalry horses, three battalions
of artillery and seven hundred tents
must be transported and the freight
paid and every subscriber should
square himself for the occasion.
Secretary Eichlitz announced yester-
day that all sponsors must send to him
at the Kampmann building. the names
of their chaperones and maids of hon.
or for whom passes are required. In
this connection the rule of the assoc
citation must be observed limiting pas
SEES to one chaperone and three maids
of honor for each sponsor of Glass A,
and Interstate companies. The state
class B and Zouave companies are linn
tied to passes for one chaperone, and
maid of honr and sponsor. Secretary
Eichlitz is ready to issue the passes al
lotted to each sponsor.
Contracts were let yesterday for the
erection of s. eating sheds or canvas
rooted pavilions for the 1900 state
troops now scheduled to arrive. Also
bids were asked for on 1 LOO bed sacks
or ticks to accommodate the soldiers
at night
General Mabry made final inspection
of the camp last night and pronounced
the arrangements simply superb. He
left for Austin this morning and will
return early in the week to remain till
Camp Culberson is history.
The grand stand is undergoing re-
pairs recommended by Mayor Gala
CHAN and the streets leading to the
grounds are fast assuming the appear
ance Of first-class thoroughfares. The |
dancing floor in Exhibition hall even
now tempts to the waltz and every de- |
tail looking to comfort and entertain |
ment of the visiting thousands has
been literally attended to.
The grand dining hall is sporting |
a line of flags of all nations along his |
roof line and the interior of the paviI- |
ion, formerly machinery hall, has a |