The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-08
A GENERAL VIEW IN CAMP.

of the numerous duties Of military camp,
| they manage to find plenty of time TO enjoy
themselves, and many amusing incidents
| and situations are 10 be noticed by the
careful observer
One of the best stories that has come to
| light since the establishment of the camp
| is that told on Second Lieutenant Mildly
Porter, one of the bantams OF the Houston
| Light Guard. Lieutenant Porter was de-
| tailed Friday morning TO act In the ca
| pacity, as he understood the order, OF Of
ficer of the guard. tie buckled on his
sword and reported for duty to the officer
of the day, who, after allowing a puzzled
| expire ssion TO rest on his face for n mo-
inent informed the Light Guards Junior
commissioned officer that he had evidently
misunderstood orders
| What you are expected to DO said the
officer Of the lay, is to take charge OF
| this detail of fifty men. which is TO con-
struct the camp sinks out there" desienat-
| ing point south of the brigade commits
| sary department.
The fact that Lieutenant Porter is a
| thorough soldier was never more evident
| than at this very moment. He was not at
! all impressed with the work In hand, but
he had been given his orders. which is
equivalent to saying that they were to be
obeyed. He saluted his superior. about
faced and marched back to his headquar-
| tiers, where he unbuckied his sword and
| hung II up Then he returned, took charge
of his detail and during a large part of the
day acted in the capacity of what one Of the
privates interested was pleased to call a
| straw boss" He saw the work done and
| saw that 1t was well done. too.
| 1t is just such experiences as these that
make the soldier out of the civilian. Many
| of the young men who came TO Camp Ma0ry
as priyates are connected with the best
ns fhatr =
derce. and, used as they have been to all
the comforts of home" they at first
found Il rather hard to perform some OF the
duties assigned them. For instance, most
any of the young fellows in question would
object under ordinary circumstances, to DO
ing such mental work as digging sinks and
bitches washing dishes waiting on taoif
and other similar duties. But they soor
find that orders must be obeyed and ac
accordingly OF course there are men IL
nearly every company who are USED TO suef
work. but 1t would not do TO discriminate
and so the privates must be treated alike
1t comes a little hard at times, OF course
but 1t is excellent training.
Both the Austin Statesman and the Aus
tin Tribune have headquarters at Camp Ma
bry. The latter is in charge OF Colonel
Will Lambert, a veteran newspaper man
who Is we'll known in Houston ana' il
fact all over the South. Besides being ar
able and interesting writer ana GOO
fellow generally, Colonel Lamoait - ou'
OF the most enthusiastic e%-bohientiate
south of the Mason and Dixon line, ana tn'
sigbt of the troops in camp has INSPIRED
| him several times to relate some o. M
stirring experiences as a wearer OF the giHI
/ lduring the late unpleasantness. ne na'
hung up in his tent the old gray csa
| , which he wore during the last year ana
| half of the war.
I,,st outside the entrance to The Pos
} beadouarters is a gate leading through The
! wiro fence which encloses that portion OF
tho grounds. Yesterday afternoon YET
man recruit with al exceedingly proa'
accent did picket duty in front OF the gate
having been given orders to allow no oh'
in uniform to pass through one yolhs
fellow who had been halted by the sentr!
asked: What's the matter via ue renee
If got holdings to do NIT dot fence yet
;, was the reply and the soldier, VINO Wisne'
TO get outside, calmly climbed through I'M
wire within three feet OF the gate ah'
= | went on his way unmolested
Teaearden and Shumate Of Austin yes
y terday rendered to Captain Roger c. RoheF
S deau of the Governors Guard the use OF
y large hotel range on which rations for lO
y rncn can he cooked at one time. The prof
:. fered article was accepted with man
| thanks and now forms 4 valuable addition
, 10 the equipment OF company A. FIRST resi
;. ment OF ufantr,
The storehouse of the contractor VINO ]
furnishing the commissary department
d with necessary supplies Was roboed c
= something like $50 worth OF goods Thurs
: day night 7 he goods were recovered yes
c terday and so far 40 arrests have iolio"e-
s Prlyates Clarence Kidd and Otto ker
: stems of the Houston Light Guard has
q been appointed coiporals by Captain NC
It Cormi!cE.
There is not finer Sc; OF company oni
,e GERS in camp than Captain Theriot an
lieutensnis Hutchings and Raysor oil IN
siveeion nines. --.------.--...-.--.-...
s. Two infantry companies from Houston eae
l. received Bibles Today from Seys. l..
;. Iaukln and Edwin McNu.t OF Houston, q
l. gether with the information that So
"a ticient nuInbsr of Tesianients 10 suppl u
AZ men OF both organizations would be SCI
nTne diateiy
a. mans visited the camp tolay and We're e
n. 1or,ed around the quarters By dstali fro
the san Antonio Zolayes.
n The legim.atai eaapalns ATS WI, ,a,n np,. %
seventeen blankets disappeared from q
N o,,arfers al the Galveston Rifles while 4
fonnany was out drilling tonight: bun
dIs on new un6erclothing was also stole
rom The tent Of First Sergeant Higgins
Va the Emmett Rifles while he Was absent,
d, 1t is rumored tonight that CAPTAINS M