San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-24


regiment. Since organization they
have attended every compulsory and
permissive drill in the state. After
Capt. Smith was promoted to major
ship ]. S. Marks was elected to the
captaincy, a rank he has ehld ever
since. His assistants are First Lieut..
John B. Allen and Second Lieut.. w. s.
Bower. The company is accompanied
by its sponsor, Miss Jasper K. Gibbs,
her maid. Miss Alice Hunt, of Dallas,
and chaperone, Mrs. Jones, of Houston.
Only about half of the men of the or
ganization are with the company in
camp, the remainder having stayed
at home Capt. Marks says the
boys are excellent in their discipline
and go about their drilling with un-
bounded enthusiasm.
Mrs. Catsanie, mother Of James Cas-
TAME, OF the San Antonio Zouaves, ac-
companied by her little son, Bertram,
visited the boys yesterday and took
dinner with them.
Mrs. ]. w. White, manager Of the
Ladies' bazaar, is kept constantly busy
looking fro the wants of the visitors
to that place. .
Orders are out from the War depart
ment to the effect that Lieut.. Stark,
the post physician shall proceed to
Washington and take station. This is
regretted by every man in the post as
the popular doctor is friend to them
all. One of the men yesterday who
usually does not have any very COM
plimentary remarks for any of the
officers, in conversation with the Light
reporter, said: 81 wish you would
say for all of us that we regret from
the bottom of our hearts TO see that
kind hearted little doctor leave us.
There is not a man in the post who has
ever been in the hospital but what
loves the doctor as a brother. I was
there once fro several months and
/ was never treated better by my own
mother when was i'll. He does not
come in the place with his hands in
his pockets and inquire of the nurse
as to your condition, but talks to the
patient himself and in tender way
that is indeed very touching. Then
have known him. to get up at all
times of the night to attend persons
who were sick outside of the post,
which he was not compelled to do and
then never charge them a cent for his
services because they were poor, say
ing that the government was paying
him and that he could live without tax
ing poor people for his services. When
/ say this / know 1 speak for the
whole post, as / have heard the men
talk and know that there is not one
but what will regret 1t more than can
be imagined to see their kind little
physician leave them"
Col. Weddermark and staff, Of the
First regiment, entertained their spon-
sor, Miss Waelder, last evening in their
quarters beginning at 1880 o'clock and
continuing until quite late. Beside
the young lady, her maids and sponsors
there were present, all the brigade and
regimental commanders and their
STATS, all of whom thoroughly enjoy
ed the occasion. A piano had been
placed in the tent and several beauti-
full selections were rendered by va
rious members of the company. Dur
ing the progress of the affair various
refreshments We're served.
Bert Castanie, the Dreiss hill beau
ty and ladies' favorite, was in camp
yesterday and took a nap in the Light
tent.
The Houston artillery company is a
crack organization and bears the ap-
pearance Of being a regular army bat
terry. All the men are old enough to
possess that necessary requisite to
complete manhood, a moustache, and
they are frequently mistaken for
regulars. The battery puts up a fine
drill, the men being almost perfect
in the manipulation of the pieces.
Capt. R. r. Rom is chief of the organ
ization, with Lieutenants Schultz and
Kehoe as assistants. 1t has a men,
bership Of fifty-seven men, but only
forty-five are in camp. Rev. Lloyd
is the chaplain and is right with the
boys. Mr.. NJ. C. Otto is put up as the
ladies' man. v, A. Denny as the chief
beer consumer of the battery.
Mr.. Warren Whitside spent yesterday
in camp with his father, Col. S. M.
whitside.
DR.. ]. r. Thomas, is tie company
surgeon in camp with the Mexia Min
ute Men.
The contest for the first prize for the
bands in class A is between the Sec
ond regimental band of Brennan, and
the Fourth of Eagle Pass.
Capt. Marks, of the Mexia Minute
Men. says he will put his quartermas-
ter sergeant, c. NJ. Alderman up
against any other man of like posi-
ton in the camp rustling something
for the boys to eat.
DR.. T. e. Taber says if the Dallas
Zouaves don't win that first prize he
won't shave his moustache for
month.
Col. Stripes, of the Dallas Zouaves
don't like to tell how he came by that
UNIQUE nickname.
Owing TO the fact that the battery