The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-28
THE CITIZEN SOLDIERY.
All the Military Companies Still Re-
cruiting.
EMAtTs VOLUNTEER UNCONDITIONAL
War Fever B-d-Scvcrnl New
Companies Organize.

The local military companies are con.
the limit of 100 men.
AT meeting of the Emmett Rifles held
last night the company rendered its serv-
ices to tho United States through the State
government Internationally. They antici-
pate that the company will be selected
to make up Texas quota OF 1000 men.
Thirty employees of ths Southern Pacific
held meeting in the Fifth ward last
night and took preliminary steps for the
formation OF a cavalry company for serv-
Ice in case the government makes another
call for man. All signed the roll, and an
other meeting will be held next Monday
, night when permanent organization will
be effected. All who desire TO join the
company may do so. l.. i. Breaker was
chairman OF the meeting and Walter On
Ken was secretary.
As already stated in The Post, Captain E.
j. Thavonat is working zealously in the or
sanizatlon OF crack company of minute
men, every one of whom will be an EXPERT
horseman and riheman. He has already en-
rolled about forty members in this CITY
ana expects within the next few days IN
ieaFe Tor the West, where he hopes to- re-
cfut the company to its maximum
strength-l0O. Captain Thavonat Is an ex-
perlenced soldier and served as one Of
Maxlmilian's lieutenants during the Mex-
.cah trouble When the organization is per-
iected the captain believes 1t will be ona
OF the most efficient cavalry comrsnies in
the country, and will at once take the field
III the service OF the United States.
a large and enthusiastic meeting of COL
ored men met in market hall last night ana
Organized, Q military company, tn be l,nown
as the Ferguson Rifles" the following he
Ing elected officers;
w. A. strawder, captain; l.. e. Brown.
i His. lieutenant: 4. j Wakefield, second |
Nv a'enaht Z. II. Harper, orderly sergeant: |
ans noach' andrew Thomas Dan Murray |
FOURTH duty sergeants, respectively: a p
L0rKett, quartermaster sergeant: A r
mliiard, Solomon Gordon, Alec Hood az,
! aui carter, first. second third and four,n
rorpnrals; Rev. d. j Hull, chaplain. ana
~, 7. H. Roby surgeon.
me company starts out with a membe,.
y, sony ana VIII commence drilling
~ CLOCK his evening on curt house
SQUARE They will at once tender their serys
'sts 10 hight for the Stars and Str;nss ~
Inc war against Spain
Inc pastor and officers of the We,,.y
'napei, African Methodist Eniscor,,
,nureh, Texas avenue and Charities stree,
ave given the use of their hall for a mass
aee.ing TO be held this evening. at which
company OF 100 men will be organized 80
,sh' ana die, II fate should so decree 4,
ne aeiense of the United States ~ MAJ
"a ~ ire war with Spain" The meetine ia
;ha ra ~ ex-captain Pete Williams Of the
n maan Guards. urged by the patriotic
pr, q said church." and the cali IA az
,s'sa ~ the signatures OF j. Fl. Crau,ford
!, scott, ]. J. Naskburn. q a SssL'
onh FERRY, d. H. Maxwell, trustees and
wy ~ J. Hull. pastor. -'5'
~ meeting OF Cooke Rifles held 4,
p''r armory last night the company unanI.
4ous'y volunteered their services 10 tho
a'u.ant general Of the State, notwitb-
,anaing we have received no comm,nloa.
'un Whatever However, we are AZ ns
.iouc as any whose martial spirii irsn,rre.
,em 10 go forth and do scrvlce fnr 40
The following are the ~
IL, ~ committee: James d. Kyle. Wu,-
! ylnr ,s'f's, Or j. u. Dibble. Joseph q.