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

Nhltslde, OF the Fifth cavalry, in COM
mand of the regular troops in camp,
arrived yesterday from Washington
Lee university, where he has been at
tending school during the past year.
He came out to camp yesterday after
noon and spent last evening with his
father, the colonel. Mr.. Whitslde will
graduate next year.
Lieut.. Tiernan, of the Busch Zou-
ayes, of Galveston, on behalf of the
company, will tender a fish chowder
this afternoon at four o'clock to their
chaperone, Miss Steinle, at which the
regimental staff officers, all the regi-
mental company officers of the Dallas
Neeley and San Antonio Zouaves will
be present. Music viii be furnished
by the Corpus Christi band during the
affair. The lieutenant says he will
show them how to serve genuine Gal
weston chowder. The Light repre-
sentatives. have been hidden to attend.
One of the most pleasant social af-
fairs of the camp was Col. S. NJ. Whit
sides reception in his headquarters
this morning to General Oppenheimer
and staff, of the militia. The general
and party arrived at 10i30 o'clock and
were very graciously received by the
colonel, assisted by Lieut.. Jenkins, his
adjutant. Refreshments were served
| and the time was spent in social and
| army chat until 1880 when the general
| and staff departed, after thanking the
colonel for his kindness in participate
| ing with his men in the encampment.
The colonel is a genial and pleasant
gentleman and never fails to enter
| tain his visitors in royal style, The
following were present: Major General
| Oppenheimer, Col. Franklin, Major
Pendleton and Capt. Harrell.
Col. Waties and staff, of the First
cavalry regiment were photographed
at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
| One of the stray bullets in the sham
battle" last night passed directly over
the head of Lieut.. Tiernan, of the
Busch Zouaves of Galveston.
The staff of the handsome First reg
iment is as follows: Col b. S Witte-
mark Lieut.. Col. ]. B. Aguillo, Major
o. c. Drew, Jr., Second battalion; Maj.
F. A. Reichardt, second battalion; Lit.
NJ. S. Roylston. ~regimental adjutant:
Robert Burns, adjutant first battalion;
]. U. Rogers, adjutant second battal-
| ion.
The First regiment of cavalry enter
tanned their sponsor and maids at
headquarters last night in grand style.
Miss Waelder regimental sponsor
for the First infantry, called at head
quarters yesterday afternoon.
The San Antonio Zouaves will en-
terrain their chaperone Saturday night
at supper. The Light representative
acknowledges courteous invitation
| from Capt Hernandez to be present.
Private W. Bryson, of the Marble
Falls Guard returned home last night
on receipt of a telegram stating that
his grandmother had died.
| The wife and daughter of Lieut..
John Jacks, of. the Texarkana Rifles,
will arrive today. They have just re-
turned from a trip to San Francisco.
Capt. Hernandez furnished squad
of his Zouaves for guard duty today.
Capt. Reichardt and Lieut.. Burns, of
tn Houston Light Guards, have been
selected by SCol. Wittemark, to serve
on his staff, leaving the company in
command of Lieut.. Pescay. There
are forty men in line. First Seargenat
Thomas is doing double duts officiat
| ing as first sergeant as well as right
guide, while e. H. Wilson is officiating
in the capacity of left guide.
| VIM. Compton, of the Emmett Rifles,
of Houston, has been called home on
| account of sickness in his family.
| Lieut.. Col. ]. B. (SteamboaO Aguil-
| 10, of the First infantry, arrived yes
terday from Galveston and Joined his
regiment and the boys are now happy.
He is the wag of the regiment and puts
enough life into affairs to keep every
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the Island City.
The first competitive drill in the
Tom Campbell Rifles, for the Tom
| Campbell medal, takes place tomorrow.
The other two will take place in the
armory after they return home.
Lieut.. L. Bedell, quartermaster of
the First regiment, says the bullets
which We're used in the sham battle
last night came from north of the
grand stand.
Mesdames Wimberly and Robinson,
of Arkansas Pass; Misses Lila Collins
and Della Carroll, of Caldwell; Mr..
and Mrs. Garrison and Mrs. Brantley,
of Rogers; and Mrs. Stuwe and daugh-
ter, of Caldwell, were pleasant callers
on the Tom Campbell Rifles, of Milano,
yesterday.
Capt Bowling and Sergeants Hagen
and Van Rijer, of the Greenville Light
Guards, are on the sick list today but
are not in the hospital, only being con-
fined in their tents.
DIR. McElroy, of Houston, is in charge
of the hospital today, with L. o. Brad
ley. of Dallas, as steward.
The Greenville Light Guards were is
sued new belts and accourrements by
General Mabry yesterday.
SiXty-three cases were treated at