San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-22

Calm, of West End, were on the drill
grounds taking. in the sights yesterday.
They called at the Light tent
A bus is being run into the drill
grounds from the city.
Sergeant Chas. Tannel, U. S. A., of
the recruiting office in Dallas, is in
camp as instructor with the Trezevant
Rifles. He says he came up to see
the boys take away first prize in that
class B contest.
Miss Mittie Long Willis. who is in
the city on visit to Miss Baines, paid
visit to the camp of the Stonefort
Rifles, of her city.
First Sergeant, E. H. Roach, of the
lcamp and joined his company yester-
day morning. -
A. A. Nelson, second lieutenant of the
Stonefort Rifles. is expected in camp
from Natogdoches to join his company
today.
Mr.. w. Weber. of the city. visited
Mr.. T. p. Meyer. of the Governors
Guard yesterday.
Corporal Arthur Storms, of the Bel
knaps, purchased himself a brand new
uniform for the encampment and is a
| regular ladies' favorite.
The Trezevant Rifles, of Dallas, have
the SWEETEST uniform in the camp.
| They are brand new, having Just ar
rived from the tailor and having been
unpacked for the first time yesterday.
| They. are blue black and heavily
trimmed in fine black silk braid, pre-
senting very pretty appearance.
Their caps are after the design of the
Mexican army with a beautiful white
plume waving from the top. They have
also received brand new guns and ac-
coutrements from the factory and all
of these were used in their inspection
1 this morning which ii is needless to
say was faultless. They will put up
their competitive drill this afternoon
at o'clock.
Frank Glover, of the Governors
Guard, arrived from Austin yesterday
and Joined the company.
Sergeant T. c. Keaghey, of the JEFF
Davis Rifles, is considered as the la
dies man of the company.
Mrs. p. L. Meyer mother of T. P.
Meyer, of the Governors Guard, arriv-
ed in the city yesterday. Mr.. Meyer
| WI dlI1Ne lOluOfION NHtl Ht VIII ldhe
the boys out to inspect the City brew
cry.
Trumpeter L. E. Blakesley, of the
Trezevant Rifles, has just received a
handsome new trumpet of which he is
as proud as an infant of new rattler.
Privates T. whiteman, Mckee, Sim
clair, Racer and Burnett, of the Sealy
Rifles, of Galveston, have returned
home.
Miss Orlean Sherrell of Austin, ac-
companied by two young ladies of this
city, paid the Governors Guard a
pleasant call yesterday afternoon.
The Kosse Rifle boys are doing
some excellent practice drilling.
! Corporal r. L. Carrot, of the Roses
Rifles, has been called back home on
business.
The Second regimental band, of Bren-
ham, the pride of the militia camp, rem
dered a concert in front of General
| Oppenheimer's tent last evening imme-
| diately after the night attack. Prof
| w. A. jacket is the conductor of the
band and is we'll up to his duties. They
will give a concert in Muth's garden to-
night.
| The lady visitors at Governors
Guard headquarters yesterday after
noon were profuse in their compli-
ments to Corporal Miller who occu-
pied the captains bunk most of the
time, his excuse being a headache.
Quartermaster Sergeant Emil Blum
looked very striking yesterday in his
spotless white uniform and many adj
miring glances from the ladies were
cast after him.
Misses Ophelia Stevens, Nellie Ham
mond, Mamie Outz and Alice Baker,
quartette of charming ladies from Kos
Sc called on the Kosse Rifle boys yes
| terday afternoon and spent pleasant
hour in camp and accepted an invita-
ton to dine with them today, an en-
gagement which they fulfilled.
The Sealy Rifles will treat their
sponsor to a genuine fish chOwder to-
night.
The Fifth cavalry band called on the
visiting interstate companies last night
and rendered them a complimentary
concert, rendering some very beauti-
| full music The boys received them with
open arms and served them with de-
| rghtfuI refreshments winding up with
| three hearty cheers for the best band
| in the United States army.
During the exhibition drill of the
United States cavalry last evening the
horse which Capt Bishop of troop K,
was riding, fell with him throwing the
captain to the ground and severely in
turing his shoulder as we'll as inflicting
| a cash in his upper lip. He was i'm
mediately picked up by Steward
strong's hospital corps and conveyed
to his tent where DR.. Stark, attended
him. His face was cut with his sa-
| bre
Another accident also occurred dur