San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-19

company, the, Washington Guards, of
Galveston, takes place in Turner hall
tonight.
Miss Ada Coalesce, of Eagle Pass,is
sponsor for the Eagle Pass Rifles and
the band.
The Victoria Rifles could not attend
on account of having no uniforms.
Visitors to Mayor Callaghan's quar-
tiers yesterday were Messrs. Frank Ar
mold, F. G. Bass, Ike Stein and Geo.
Assmann, of-the Lone Star brewery,
Corporal and Surgeon Taber, Dallas
Zouaves, Second Lieutenant Frank
Herman, Busch Zouaves, Frank n.
Wash, Esq, L. P. Peck, T. b. Johnson,
Daily Light Alderman Ronse, Mr.. Joe
p. Devine, Major 1. w. Moses, Quarter
master T. V. c., Col. r. 3. Epperson,
Lieut.. Col. and A. d. c., on the Gov
errors staff and others. Col Ep-
person is mayor of the city of Clarks-
vile, Texas, and is an old university
of Virginia classamate of Mayor CAL
laghan. Col. Epperson met several
old university men yesterday, among
them Judge Stayton and F. H. Wash.
A movement is afoot to ask the drill
managers to reduce the price of adj
mission to 25 cents on Wednesday. San
Antonio day. -,
The mayor says he has 100 square
feet of neutral ground around his tent,
on which friend and foe can meet and
be at peace and he'll entertain them.
j. w. Williamson, of the Dallas cav
airy, and Silas 3. Williamson, Dallas
Zouaves, nephews of Mr.. Eugene Doc
ley, Of this city, were entertained yes
terday by their uncle. Lieut.. Fred o.
Babb, of the Dallas Zouaves, is their
chum. r.
Commissary General Major l. w.
Moses, put in his report yesterday,
showing a total of 1851 rations issued
daily.
Visitors to the camp should not miss
seeing the picturesque and neatly kept
camp of the North Texas (Sixth regi-
ment) in the grove on the river bank,
west side of the grounds.
Mr.. Ed Braden, president National
Plumbers association, visited the
grounds with his family yesterday. He
is very proud of fine gold headed
cane presented him in Nashville,
Tennessee.
County Clerk Smith will close his
Office Wednesday, being San Antonio
day, for the drill.
Mrs. Hulda SChreiner, of Kerrville,
came down last evening for the drill.
The weather forecast is fair tonight
and Tuesday" but everybody is cry
ing for little rain. A heavy rain fell
in North Texas, and on the Atlantic
coast last night
The drill managers are trying to
make arrangements with the regular
troops and the militia to come to the
city early tomorrow morning and give
a grand street parade for the benefit
of the citizens.
A stranger lost his vallse on a car
yesterday going out to camp.
Mr.. Harry Terrell has been in Com
fort to escape the drill crowds. He
ran down today however, for a few
hours, returning this afternoon.
A tall negro man wearing a plug hat
and black Prince Albert suit, but with
his feet bare and highly polished at
tracted considerable attention along
Houston street yesterday.
w. F. Rogers and family are at the
Southern from Fort Worth and will
attend the drill.
F. r. Durant and niece are here from
Bartlett, Texas, for the drill. They
are at the Southern.
Hotel keepers report the crowds as
increasing this morning, as evidenced
by the increased number of arrivals.
Captain Joseph Kerr, of Campbell
ton, Texas, is here to see the soldiers.
Representatives Goode and Frank
Briggance, of the Texas Legislature,
are among the visitors attending the
drill.
The following shirts are in the city
attending the big drill: II. C. Purl, of
Williamson county; w. T. Morris, of
Karnes; H. NJ. Cook, of Anderson and
]. H. Lockwood, deputy sheriff of Nc
Lehman county.
Mrs. August Richter of Laredo, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Haenel, her pa
rents, on Alamo street.
Miss Annie Tengg will return from
New Braunfels this evening.
Miss Alma Graham of Austin, is Wis
iting the Misses Groben.
The skull of starved steer, caught
in the branches of ouisache tree on
the King ranch, is on exhibition by
Capt. E. Bosch on Commerce street.
DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC.
A word Of explanation is due the vast
ma iOritV NJ fha friandS Of tho naunh