The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-15


they are sent, Just SO they are taken out
of tho State.
Brigade guard mount was held for the
FIRST time today, but az matters have not
yet settled down to the level they will as
sumo under the rigid military rules which
Will now go into effect, nothing elaborate
was attempted. Lieutenant Colonel Styron
OF the Second acted as field officer OF the
day.
1t is no exaggeraton to say that there
is not an officer in camp who is better
liked, or who deserves 10 be better liked
than Colonel X. p. smythe OF the Third
Colonel Smythe Is a soldier born and bred
and, although he Is strict disciplinarian,
his commands are always wise and Just aud
are given In such manner as to make II
a pleasure to obey them. There is abso-
lutely no affectation in his nature and.
while he is at all times dignfed and con-
servatlve, he is easily approached, for he
believes that a man can be a gentleman
even before being made SO by an act OF
congress and an officers commission lie
has heart in him as big as house and
no tale OF woe that comes to his ears il
ever ignored.
In consequence of all these good traits,
and many more that could be mentioned,
Colonel Smythe Is popular with officers and
men dIlht anu the SOlutcTS OF MS cUTilldUu
will follow where he leads. no matter
whether 1t be to Cuba, the Philippines, or,
as one of the members OF North Texas
company expressed it, to Hades.
Friday may be an unlucky day and 10
may be an unlucky number but Captain
Charles Arthur Duff and Lieutenants
Sparger and Donoho of the Greenvile Light
Guard the senior volunteer organization in
camp, fail to see matters in that light. 1t
was on "a Friday that Captain Duff sent
out Geographic orders for recruits for his
command. The message contained thirteen
words and the detachment which answered
1t was composed Of thirteen men. The
company was mustered in on Friday, and,
in fact, nearly every movement OF the
organization has been characterized by
some feature which would make most men
who are at all superstitious seek a luck
charm to break the hoodoo.
But, as before mentioned, the officers OF
the Greenville Light Guard are net super
sttious and as they have had such mag
nificent luck since leaving their homes
they are inclined to take q view OF the
matter exactly opposite from the ordinary
one. Their company was the first to arrive
at Camp Mabry and although they came
| without orders direct from the adjutant
general no kick" was raised. Then they
were the first to be mustered in and, In
short their career has so far been one OK
uninterrupted good luck.
| Yesterday was Friday and 1t was the
| 18th day of the month, and in order to
celebrate the event the commissioned off,
| GERS of the Light Guard, which Is now
company 3 of the Fighting Third" de-
cided to give little banquet last night.
Accordingly the following invitations were
| sent out.
Dear Slr-Friday, the 18th day of the
| month is the time when the Greenvllle
Light Guards lucky star reaches the zenith
| in its orbit. To celebrate our favorite day
and date we Will have spread this even
ing at I, to which your presence would add
greatly. Respectfully
| C. A. Duff, Captain.
| Jno. L. Sparger, First Lieutenant.
| Robt. e. Donoho, Second Lieutenant.
Camp Mabry, Friday 18th.
| r. S. V. p.
| In answer to this hospitable invitation a
party of thirteen gathered in the mess shed
OF the company and enjoyed to the fullest
extent the bountiful repast provided The
only fault that could possibly be found
with the affair lay in the fact that the
strawberries, ambrosla, real cream and
other delicacies served had the effect OF
making those present forget they were In
camp and now the ordinary fare does not
| seem good enough for them
Tho marty was composed OF Colonel r.
p smythe, Major w \. Taylor Captain
| Duff and I.ieutenants Snarger and Donoho
OF the Greenvlle Light Guard, Captain
| r. p Levy of the Longview Rifles. CAPTAIN
j. f. Murchert and Lieutenants o. Lusk
and b. II Dabney OF the Fannin Guard OF
Bonham. Lieutenant J. Z. johnson of the
Greenvlle Rifles, r. L. Bolton Of the State
/, quartermaster's department, Colonel VIII
asr-t.. n. 4 Ca
| tain Duff who, by the way, resigned the
position of city editor of a Greenville daily
paper to come to Camp Mabry, made the
| ideal host and the occasion proved TO be a
| delightful one.
Following is the roster OF troop l. the
San Antonio cavalry
John +. Green. captain.
John w. Tobin, first lieutenant.
II. l.. Howard, second lieutenant
sergeants: J. Simpson, firsI w, H Sill
cum, quartermaster; +, Snyder. second ),
Lutz, third; j. Spring. fourth George Ds-
shie, fifth; l. c. Baker, sixth; W. b,
| Brock. seventh
Corporals: A. e. Nauwald. william j.
kaufman. C. +. Thomas, Ewing Hill, r..
August kissing Otis Owen. j. .. Town
send. Walter Dashiel.
Priyates. Rausch. Batiste, bailey Mag
erstadt. Andes. Billups. Barnes, Cook. Ca
michael. Clarke, Caldwell, Diener Lewes
Edgar. Eckworth. Ewald, Eft, FILLMORE
Fallow. Faneis, Fahlbush. Gallagher. ini'e
Harris. Hogan Holdsworth HIRAM I'9M
cit J II Johnston s. b Johnston. r
Johnson, j. G. Johnson, lopes, Love "on'
unett. Mergfnthaler. Meter. Manning
Noesset Neyill. Neal. Phelps, Phillips
psrnan' ouaEso, BEDFORD Richie, l,urnnel
Reagan. Robinson, Rollins stephan
1 chasr,ss stowe. soheutze Speissr. Val