San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-01
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Capt Potter, Eighteenth infantry,
was officer of the day yesterday.
Capt. Litten did not leave last week,
but will leave Wednesday for his new
station-New York.
Leave of absence for twenty-five
days is granted Capt. oliver B. War
wick, Eighteenth infantry, by General
Graham.
Private Lewis E. Evans, of Troop F,
Fifth cavalry, has been transferred to
Company A, Eighteenth infantry.
Both organizations are at this post.
Beginning today with guard mount
ing all guard mounts and parades are
to be in full dress. Col. Carpenter is
sued an order to that effect yesterday.
Lieutenant Williams, of the United
States army, who has been in the city
for several weeks visiting his mother,
Mrs. ]. S. Clayton, left Monday to visit
friends at Waco.-Cleburne Chronicle.
Musician Snyder, of b company, is
nursing a sprained ankle and a dislo-
Gated optic as a result of the football
game Saturday and still he says there
is no sport so highly exhiliarating.
The Christian Endeavor society held
meeting yesterday afternoon in their
hallover the post exchange, which was
quite we'll attended. The society has
membership of about so soldiers.
The quarters of the single officers on
the south side of the entrance to the
post, are being connected with the sew
ers. AS soon as the work is complet-
ed the various residences will be con-
nected.
This weeks norther will kind of pre-
pare the boys of the 23d, for The cold
northern winter. A lot of the boys who
have become used to our sunny skies
will wish themselves back here before
the winter is 0ver.-Bracket News.
Capt. Robert Stoves, the newly ap-
pointed quartermaster to succeed Capt.
Littell, transferred, has arrived at the
| post from San Francisco. Lieut..
Hams, regimental quartermaster,
Fifth cavalry, was showing him about
the city yesterday.
Sergeant McGauley, of the Twenty
third infantry, who has been to Dallas
seeing the fair on a twenty-days' fur
Tough, arrived at the post Saturday on
his return and spent yesterday there
with the b company boys. He left
for his station, Fort Clark, Texas, this
morning.
Lieut.. Powell Clayton, Fifth cavalry,
will leave for Fort Sam Houston on
Saturday evening in time to report Ne
vember /, 1S97.-Leavenworth Times.
| IL had rannrtnd at that
terday afternoon. Lieut.. Clayton is a
son of the U. S. minister to Mexico.
He has been on a leave of absence for
four months, during which time he WIS.,
tied Europe.
The calico dance given by the Gold
en- Rod Social club in Schwartz's hall
Saturday night was the most enjoyable
affair given by the club. At nine
o'clock the grand march was started
by President Nathan Pendleton, of E
company, and Miss Annie Hass, being
| followed by seventy other couples.
The ball was attended by a number of
persons from the city and was a decid-
ed success, the dancing continuing I'M
til an early hour yesterday morning.
The club will give another one next
Saturday night.
In compliance with Geographic in
ctructions of the Goth inst. from the
War department, Sergeant Charles A.
Blackwood, Signal corps, has been re-
lieved from duty at headquarters, De-
partment of Texas this post, and or
dered to Fort Du Chesne, Utah, re-
porting upon arrival to the command
ing officer, to relieve Sergeant Harry
w. Capron, Signal corps. The quarter
masters department will furnish the
necessary transportation, and the sub
sistence department Communication ra-
tions for five days, in advance, at the
authorized rate, it being impracticable
to carry rations of any kind. The jour-
ney, according to the order, is neces-
sary for the public service.