San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-20


commissioner viewed the troops from
the grand stand yesterday afternoon.
Messrs. George Kaighn and Henry
NJ Brown, of the opera house staff.
are engaged in selling tickets outside
the gate.
AS the Fifth rigemental companies
have been distributed among the va
rious other regiments in camp, the
staff officers are enjoying the luxuries
of camp life without performing any
duties, comparatively speaking.
The drum and fife corps of the Sixth
regiment spent a large part of yester-
day afternoon serenading the various
headquarters. They rendered General
'Oppenheimer a serenade.
The Third regiment band from Ea-
gle Pass rendered a concert in front of
General Oppenhiemer's tent yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. At the time
the general and staff were entertain
ing a number of lady callers and the
music was highly appreciated. This
band has three young boys in it who
are remarkable musicians, considering
their age.
The Lights staff tent, being between
the headquarters of General Open
heimer of the militia and Col Whitside
of the regulars, is situated just where
it receives the full benefit of all band
concerts which are very enjoyable. 4
Deputy Sheriff Faust, who is on the
grounds to see that order is fully main
tanned, is busy manipulating a snap.
shot camera during intervals when he
has time to spare.
Of NaIInd the
hospital physicians and paid them
pleasant visit yesterday afternoon.
The old exhibit building. in which
the dances take place has been refioor-
ed and is an excellent place for trip
ping the fantastic toe" The ladies
are conducting an ice cream and lem
onade stand in one corner of the
building. A number of the old flags
which were used in the place during
the last fair are yet hanging about the
building.
Hon. A. F. Brigance, member of the
Twenty-fifth Texas Legislature, came
into camp from Navasota yesterday
afternoon and called on General OPP
|,penheimer. He will return home to-
morrow.
was W
General Oppenheimer yesterday to pa
rade Friday morning at 5:45 o'clock
for inspection.
Major Green, of the Interstate bat
talon, received instructions yesterday
from General Oppenheimer to see that
a guard was maintained over the Inter-
state camp, that battalion to mount
it's own guards for that purpose.
One of the boons to the drill grounds
is the bazaar and exhibit building
managed by Mesdames ]. w. White
and Rosa Gardner. Beside the va
rious exhibits in the building it is pro-
vided with ladies and gents toilet
rooms, a baggage checking room, la
dies hair dressing parlor, etc., being
fitted up especially for the accommo-
dalton of the ladies. Mr.. Allen has
placed two elegant pianos in the build
ing which are used for concerts, etc,
at night The Western Union Tele-
graph company also has an office in
the place. Some of the exhibits are
very pretty and altogether the place is
a luxury. Seats and chairs are pro-
vided in the aisles for persons who
desire to rest and enjoy social chats
and they are taken advantage of quite
freely. In the rear of the building is
the Mexican restaurant the tables be-
ing presided over by pretty young SEN
oritas. All dishes served are strictly
Mexican and prepared by Mexican
cooks.
The Thurston Rifles of Omaha, have
one of the handsomest banners in the
camp hanging in front of Capt Foye's
tent. 1t was presented to them by
the ladies of Omaha and is of the finest
silk being hand made and hand en-
broidered, the stars and the lettering
even being embroidered in this fash
ion and is very pretty. The banner
has ribbons from the staff giving the
time and place of the company's
various victories. 1t only has one sec
ond place ribbon, all the rest being
first prize ribbons. The boys are very
proud of 1t.
The Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company has an office on the
grounds which is being used very fire.
quently. Manager Thomas has kind
ly rendered the Light courtesies.
The Thurston Rifles publish paper
at home. One or two of their bright
est lights are editors. OF course they
all help and the squibs and jokes per-
petrated on each other are very anus
ing and will long afford pleasant mem
cries OF Camp Culberson.
Lieut. Stark, the regular troops ply
sician gave an exhibition and practi-
cal demonstration of litter bearing to
the militia hospital staff in front of
its headquarters this morning, using
his own corps for the purpose. The