The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-26
AT CAMP TOM BALL
COMPANIES q AND VI WILL Liz ELY
LEAVE TONIGHT.
Co1oncl Edmonds Writes nm Open
Letter to the Parents Of His Boys
Of the Fourth Regiment.

Colonel EdmOnds writes nm Open
Letter to the Parents of His boys
of the Fourth Regiment.
General Quartermastcr stephens OF San
Antonio. In a communication. has promised
Colonel Edmonds that the train to carry
the proposed two companies, as we'll as the
detail OF three men from each OF tn. other
companies, to San Antonio. will be in
readiness Monday night, and il so there
is no apparent reason why the soldiers
should not leave at that time The hour
for the departure Of the tran will doubt
less be governed by the Southern Pacific
Railway company over which line the
travel Will be made. II Us thought If the
train can be arrang d to NEE the soldiers
at the boulevard, near the camp, 1t would
be preferable that the start be made from
there, and the hour for departure as early
in tho night as possible, so that the troops
VIII reach San Antonio before the heat OF
the day 1t is expected that the ,atlrs reg
imsnt Will march TO the train to give the
boys send off cheer, as this will BE- the
fiTf break in the ties OF friendly com
rades SINCE the organization of the regi-
mont.
Mrs NJ. ]. Boring will offlcIate at the
hospital today In behalf OF the ladies' exec
utive committee. and the following ladies
from the Central Christian church Will
supply the delicacies for the sick: Mrs. II
u. Roberts. chairman; Mesdames j. n.
Roberts, w. w. Lunn. r. l.. Coombs Mus
tame, r, Friedenhaus. b. G. Bartholomew
Misses Brown. Leona Tilford. Clara Rob
erts and Miss Roberta
The concert by the reglmeutal band COM
monced at $50 O'Clock and was more large
" attended than usual The band was
present in full force. and the entire pro-
gramme as published was rendered. 1t
was announced as farewell concert. but
as no definite knowledge has been received
when the regiment will leave there may
bo sun another concert next Sunday.
To Those Having Sons Kiusfolk or
Friends In the Fourth Texas Regiment.
Headquarters Fourth Texas Volunteer
Infantry. Camp Tom Bali Houston, Texas.
September %, 1893, notice the fol =
lowing communications;
Ipr uf-tp1 ant lie n1,.tst
s,, D''''' '"d' 'o'n
nhdno'"s oiilce's are holding back appli l.
cations OF enlisted men for discharge
BY direction of antanlg secretary of war,
all o,ef,,,.. -, -. -
"' '"'' N"'''p are hereby IN
structed mat such cases must be forwarded
Immediately. approved or dsapproyed. IA
provided In army rap,u,tions or,,oio ,e,
,,,,,,r,.h ''''
'ni'"Sn hhitary cHannelS lor action OF war
| department
These Instructions will b. nuhlisbed and
| road IN tho commend ,o,a,,
| ~. -, 'i0"'''"i''se re-
| N'ip' ""N ''po'' aetion'
by command Brigadler General Pennlng-
| ton
| tSigned), Hall
Assistant Adjutant General.
| General Order No. "a.
Headquarters Of the Gulf. Atlanta, Ga
September q, iS9S.--in compliance Win
orders OF the acting secretary OF war. TN,
troops of this command are advised tn Al
hereafter the war department VIII not en-
terrain applications for DISCHARGE o. en-.
listed men except through proper military
channels, attention In this connection b.
ing called to paragraphs 1852 and 766 army
I 81,