San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-28
FIT. SAM HOUSTON NEWS.

Infantry parade this evening at R15
O'Clock and cavalry at 10 a. m. tomor-
row, weather permitting.
At least one-half of the boys of the
garrison turned out to see the baseball
game at the Springs yesterday
Morris, of the band, spent all yes
terday evening working at his pet oc-
cupation-developin photographs.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the post held an interesting meeting
in it's hall over the canteen yesterday
afternoon at o'clock.
| Privates Bell and Willis, of B COM
pany, have received their new bicy-
Giles. The company now has IL wheels
among it's members, ten Of one make.
| Musician Smell, of the band, is dis
posing Of his wheel. The boys SYM
pathize with him in his late bereave-
ment and are giving him ready pat
ronage.
Corporal McGilroy, of company B,
will return from Corpus Christi, where
he has whiled away three months fur
Tough, tomorrow, if the expectations
of his comrades are correct.
Musician Ramsey, of the band, is on
sick report nursing rather sore or
bisularius orus. His appetite is good
and the Boys think by careful nursing
he will get through all right.
The Dallas team were interested
spectators to the baseball game be-
tween the infantry and Lille Whites
yesterday morning. They are always
welcomed by the soldier boys.
Trumpeter Mullin, of the battery,
has reported for duty again much to
the edification of his large number of
friends. He has just returned from a
short furlough to We hospital.
An unusually good dinner was served
by Sergeant Brady at the mess hall
yesterday including watermelons and
other delicacies of the season. 1t was
noticeable fact that there were but
few passes from dinner, too
Corporal Newman and Private Bell,
the sportsmen of b company, spent
Saturday night on the river below the
city on a fishing expedition. They
brought in quite a string of the mem
bers of the finny tribe as we'll as
large soft shell turtle.
The ball at Schwartz's hall Saturday
night was a social success in every
particular. Mr.. Charley Reaser, of.
company E and wife We're acxnowled-
ged to be the prettiest dancers on the
floor. AS usual Mr.. Simon Pendleton,
better known as 'Trilby" in his ex-
cellent manner managed the ball with
master hand.
The Fort Sam Houston local column
of the Light is creating intense inter-
est around the post. For further par
| ticulars consult First Sergeant Storck
or Sergeant Carey. of E company.
There is no use doing a thing unless
you do it well and a paper that does
not create interest is incipid and is soon
not read at ALL
The Lille Whites Stayed q picked
nine from the infantry Sunday morn
| ing resulting in a score of 13 to in
favor of the latter. The Lille Whites
played Trilby as their mascot, but
Trilby failed to bring them the good
luck they wished. Perhaps his mes
merle influence was counteracted by
that of the Little Corporal of E com
pany"
Private II. Behrens,of troop Fifth
cavalry, is an excellent water color
artist and has the quarters decorated
with a number of samples of his skill.
He was engaged yesterday in putting
the finishing touch to a very pretty
picture which was very instrumental
in showing his excellent artistic abil-
| ity. He is also an engraver of no
ment ability.
Lieut. Col. Whitside, post commander
has issued orders directing the troops
at the post to prepare for target prac-
tice at the range near Leon Springs
during the months of August and Sep
tember The infantry will very likely
be sent out first, spending the month
of August out there and the cavalry
viii in that case go out for the month
lof September.
Adjutant Jenkins, through Sergeant
Major Sorenson, has ordered the first
sargeants of each company to prepare
an estimate of the number of cartrid-
ges they will need for target practice
for the season of 1897. 1t will take
about 10000 to each company and as
there are IL companies a total of 1872
600 cartridges win be consumed. Be-
sides this If the band practices its
members will have to be furnished
with cartridges also.