The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-09
MASTERING OUT The THIRD.
CAPTAIN PATTERSON rs VOW AT
FORT CLARK ON THAT DUTY.
COMPANY q the FIRST Ready for the
Final Roll Cnli-Many OF the
Men VIII Enlist.

Fort Clark. Texas, January 6.-Captail
| Patterson. FIRST United States artillery
chief mastering officer for Texas, arrived
| last night and began the preliminary wori
Of mastering out the regiment this morn
| ing. 1t lis now impossible TO say how mucf
| time this VIII require; guasses vary al
| the way from two weeks to two months
| The actual muster out is little more thar
any other parade, but the preliminary worl
consumes times; the preparation OF musts1
cut rolls. final statements, discharges. anu
above ALL the balancing Of company books
and the settlement of company accounts.
This latter lis big ie'b, and Notwithstanding
the reg,mental office work Is In excellent
shape. and most of the companies have
theirs about up to date it will necessarily
take time.
1t Is not yet known here whether the
companies stationed at the border posts
will be brought to this post to be mustered
out Captain Patterson had no orders re-
garding Them when he reached here. but
wired the department about the matter this
morning.
The sentiment OF the regiment, among
both officers and enlisted men, seems fav-
orable to rapid completion OF the work,
now that 1t is begun, and Captain Patterson
has announced that he will push it as rap
idly as possible.
Captain Lopowsk, company g, says he
will be ready for the med cal examination
tomorrow: that his company accounts are
complete and that he can make his set
Elements within an hour-even his muster
ont rolls are ready,
Quite number Of applications have been
made for transfer to the Twelfth United
States infantry. and to Major Drew's conf
pany, and a number of the enlisted men
here have announced an intention of en-
listing in that regiment il their applica-
tons for transfer are disapproved. In fact,
should the necessary authority be given
him, that popular officer could likely take
enough men from this regiment to recruit
tho Twelfth up to its maximum strength.
Lieutenant Overton, assistant mastering
officer. arrived this afternoon and Messrs.
Penley and Edwards, clerks of the muster
ing officer, are here also.
This has been good day for boards Of
survey. details for no less than ten having |
been made and there win be more tomor-
row.
The daily routine of garrison duty con-
tinues without interruption No changes |
have been made in any duty calls, and !
fatigue and drills go on just as though the |
ieSliieHl was SulHS W pe retained III Tue
aervice always. Its members will be SOL
diers, an5 good ones, up to the last minut.
CT the existence OF their organization.
An effort is being made TO get the band
transferred as an Organization to some
regiment in need OF good band. 1t is
doubtful if there is better one in the
army. Chief Musician Blake is justly proud
Of the results he has obtained as an in
;tructor and director, and Is certainly to
be congratulated. The personnel of the
band throughout is excellent. Principal
Musician Johnson formerly OF the Twenty
.hiro infantry musicians; Cecil Ewing and
De Nelsano, the latter an ex-lnember of
he Twenty third Also are finished mu-
'iciaus and there are plenty more good
mes. The Thirds band was issuei full
et OF new Instruments months before any
'ther volunteer band was so supplied. and
he practice has been constant ever since.
Z will be pity if so excellent an organ
cation is DESTROYED without an opportunity
o DO heard where civilization is more
bounding
Major N. A. Taylor returned yesterday
rom fifteen days leave of absencs spent
t his home in Clarksville
Mrs CASTOR of Dallas ami her daughter t
are the guests of Adiutant Gas I
OIL.
Lieutenant Abbott came UP from Eagle
ass yesterday. Webster Blocker