The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-16
THE HOUSTON poYs.
second Corporal Tells Further of the
iiE Int Gunrd.

| LiEht Guard
| Camp Mabry Texas, May IS The Tea
ture Of the Houston Light Guard camp to-
day was the receipt 10y Henry Bryan OF a
large basket slowed fun Of Clipped beef
delicious home made lghthread, pickles.
Jam nuts ana cakes. oranges aud lemons.
| he package was sent by Henry's mother
| m Houston aud came as an accompani-
ment to neat little Bible
Our Junior lieutenant, MILKY Porter, and
| torporais Botts, Watson aud Kidd and
Sergeant Hutchinson received invita-
| tons to reception at Mrs. Pollard 1
| IN town, and will attend this evening in
| fun regulation.
In this connection It might be said this
camp is somewhat different from the an
nual oncampments heretofore held on
these grounds, Very few whito Trousers
Gro seen and stiff collars and white shirts
are so rare as to occasion comment They
subject the wearor to all manner OF ridl-
| Guile "A tin soldier" is not altogether
the proper thing, so the bows think The
regulation blue flannel shlrt- trousers vim
ieggins and blouse, seem to pass az the
| proper thing
party of our hoys tramped to the
river this morning after drill, intending 10
eWlm across the lake al the foot of Mount
Bonnell out cf five starters only Two
succeeded in getting across and back with
out assistance these were Sturgis A Y
" g. \. man, and II. q Moore of Ttlgca
lhe others gave No and climbed into a
roWhoat taken along for safety. the lokn
at the point being three quarters Of n mne
NlaN Tho time over was twenty
minutes and back in twenty five minutes
making forty five minutes for the mile and
o hair continuous swimming Company A
fnst regiment challenges any company In
camp for a similar match
Among tho visitors To the camp tn1av
We're Mrs. N 4, Rector of Austin and Mrs
George Kidd " Houston Lieutenant
Scurry entertained them in his character.
lstlc Siyle-spun soldier yarns.
Our regiment the Fighting First Ia
now complete and sworn in II contains
ivoi men. whispers are going the rounds
,nat We are to have regimental review
thls afternoon. and that, also our trana
tprtation 10 an unknown destination has
peeh arranged for II looks like we arc
SONG somewher? and that soon
pur first battalion drill occurred tbis
afternoon The companies are somewhat
ragged all kinds of uniforms and hats
are worn, and some have no uniform M
an; In fact, most OF the men are In tbis
condition. The Belknap Rifles from ean
Antonio are perhaps the best oin,Innai
company in the regiment, all in inform
and campaign hats and leggines They
put up fine appearance and n drill not
inferior 10 H. NV
After battalion drill Captain Mccorroicl, |
marched the company to the extreme end |
OF the drill field ana had the seeond ror. |
poral read to the men the articles Of war |
Fhe reading occupied about an hour tho
men seeming duly impressed AZ the read~
lns or those passages "and the penalty |
sha'i DC death" some of the men were
Iarlully awed those who we've not aslcen |
out IL Is no joke. We will be REQUIRED Ia |
govern ourselves according to military
Avs, some of the boys wero heard ia
ulurnur they would not have enlisted had
were fow wv '"esc
we are EAGERLY waiting to hear that
SsAineson aud Schey have blown the C,ne
nulue nee, ont Of the water, We would
IKE TO see the fireworks,
Camp Mabry Texas, May live ware
@WaNenod this morning at $50 hy Tho
company hugler blowing 'ReyeilIe" A, |,
Assembly was sounded and we PILED o,,
70 ron eal'--some OF us with tho assistance
81 tne otieers--for we are now under bet.
w, u'soipline, Soon after assembly roll
e es we went TO breakfast, while the eamn
..o"i,lns up squad collected the trash from
nv iIoht yards OF our little camp. where
y nau neen raked By the inmates az the {
,eNelai tents We are pow required ia roll Z
~ ana We tent Flaps and fold and acrefvii,
ton. 'o' ihspee-
AS a consequence the camp presents