The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-25
CAMP NOTES.


he divine services held yesterday were
i attended.
Put Of the 1000 men now in camp only
pity are in the hospital
Major Dwyer and the officers of his bat
ion have organized battalion mess.
aptain George Willrich of the La Grange
Pit Guard is said to be the best natured
IN in camp.
orporal Guy Mclaughlin of the Houston
mt Guard has been assigned to special
rical duty at headquarters.
Vow that they have The Post for daily
ltor the men do not feel that they are
Ethlng like as far from home as they
re formerly.
eIgeant Ben r. Frymier of the Houston
Eht Guard is one of the wits Of the camp.
II care is not allowed to linger long in
tent he occupies.
he line officers are under orders not to
We the camp after nightiall, and, in fact
place is conducted under military rules
the strictest kind.
Pryate Clarence Burgheim of the EN-
Is has In him the making OF a good SOL
and II given an opportunity will give
ood account Of himself.
ne heat at present is something terrific
Inc Texans, Notwithstanding the fact
lhey have become Injured to high tenn
sure In their own state.
aptain Hernandez of the San Antonio
Ases, assisted by his lieutenants, Cazell
hair. and some of the members of
company, regal the camp nightly with
a. selections, accompanied by the man
In and guitar.
ne camp is infested by an innunerable
,oef OF flies. which gather around the
'hehs and mess tables and make the
uer OF cooking and eating a difficult
me uhlquitous mosquito is largely in
aehce and mosquito bars are at a pre-
pe medical force of the First Texas.
sls'ihg OF Regimental Surgeon Villas ana
sssIsSshts, Surgeons Cannon and Ken-
nave made themselves universal fl
s by the manner in which they have
leu the soldiers who came to them for
aimtnt
~ ~ 'erlnaster Sergeant 7. W. Cronan OF
HMnet Rifles is general favorite
v'g the men of the Irish company" ns
eerIhed in camp. He knows the dutie:
ls position thoroughly and covers more
n, IN the same length of time than
Vi his younger comrades.
Inc Texans in camp read with much
@ he news OF the death Of Light
sss'iisn Scruggs, who died at Austin
se.ased had never been mustered into
wee, having beer taken i'll as Cap
|nst McNormick's company was being
~ preparatory to taking the oath.
nag presented the First regiment by
tioa society CT Daughters of the Rev
,ril, through Mrs. Thomas Scurry, Ia
rtsrl IN 'front.' of Colonel Mabry's head
70 All the company flaes, however
Spt IN their sheathes. there being an
IN 4, Equation forbidding the display Of
mgh esteem in which The Post is
the soldiers from the Lone Star
as conclusively shown this morn
the nfat cary of the paper seen
nm M roops since Saturday arrived at the
ine large supply in the hands OF
,, sbojs was exhausted In a very
spaSe OF time the little fellows being
"olAea to supply the demand
0hel Mahrv of the First Texas was
pot IN command of a brigade to be
81 OF hio own regiment the Second
$500 ana the First Alabama. which is
rnln TO arrive at the camp tomorrow
IN II is supposed that the appoint
La put a temporary one. but even
hpl,,onose circumstances 1t is quite a
onsi TO Texas sx-adjutant general
ras, Mabry, however, Is in love with
hent. and would not like to leave il
+" accept promotion.
Correspondence OF The Post,
OF Fourth United States Army
wear Mobile. Ala. May 2S.-The