The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-26

! helmer Il Co, san Antonio, and Gus Levy
d Co. Galveston, for which they are
duly thankful.
Major O. c. Guessaz of san Antonio.
acting Inspector Of rifle prac,i,e, IS ere
/ OF the most popular soldiers in canI.
| lie Is an expert on target prdct"N viii
| rifles. and haze most excellent military
record. During the war with spain Ma
! Tor Guessaz was uuartermaster Of the
| First Texas regiment. and was afterwArd
promoted TO tho office Of brigade qua tel
master for the First brigade Of the Sew
enth army corps He was later detailed
as Inspector Of target practice for the
entire corps--a record OF promotion that
is phenomenal, but wholly deserved.
Miss Irene Rcnish Of Galveston. sponsor
Of company G. the Galveston Sharpshoot-
ers. visited her company yesterday. She
was accompanied by her mother and NJ IS
, Morrison. Misses Lola Chuhb and Nellie
: Denny, the maids OF honor will arrive
} today. They viii be accompanied ny Miss
I SElla Maloney. Among the other guests
q OF the company yesterday were Misses 3.
t and A. Heating
n First Sergeant TAllichet OF company
spent the entire day in his quarters yes.
4 terday performing 3 duty that urcx-
l pectedlv deyoiyed upon him.
The street Of company a, the Hors on
= Light Guard. was thronged with visitors
! Houston dav and the Houston boys we're
t strictly IN 1t" so TO speak
Chief Chef Ed Gallagher Of company
G. with the assistance Of Corporal Dave
won the thanks Of the company for a fine
n tive-course dinner yesterday.
" There are few specimens OF those
colossal blood eXtractors which infest the
y camp on exhibition at the tent OF the
I first sergeant OF company c.
Quartermaster Eldridge and Prvates
Cooke. Hess. Lehman and Schulae OF
o battery are now sick with fever bur
e none Of them are seriously III.
l The boys of battery d declare they
:, had the first square meal they have hat
- since going into camp yesterday
T., The camp is exceedingly orderly. ant
y, viii be remembered as one of xo0d dis.
" oipline.
;. Company b tho san Antonio Guar,
a Aopaves. gave an exhibition zouave drill
at the pavilion last night. The zouav
: team Is composed Of eighteen men il
= ranks. who execute a number OF beau
> uiul and difficult movements in an ex
. cellent manner. The 2ouave uniform con.
" sists OF yellow Elton jacket red bloom
y" ers, white sash, white leggings, whit.
shoes and Turkish fe2. The r,ombors o
~ the company wear their colors, r2i an,
n yellow. as a badge. The zouave team la
not vet settled upon date for lis yisl
y to Houston. where an exhibition zoadv
drill will be given. hut il is likely tina
Is Friday will be the day
=, Company II has x warm baseball tea,
'e that Is spelling for game with teal
"a from some other company of the regimen
y In fact, the team has challenge out
81 a nine from the entire regiment
=. Company l. he Sayers Rifles. is elate
over the line the company held in Ii
battalion drill yesterday morning TT
es line was really excellent and elected +,
u yorable comment from all who Saw
- Here Is the company yell:
RaEoo. razoo,
Johnny, get your bazoo!
Isl Hip skitu XII
Company |.
s. Hooray, boom
It'll Bastrop, Bastrop,
so Give us room!
he Private Edgar Simpson OF company
Is. was granted sick leave yesterday and r
turned 10 his. home.
Nv Major b. +. Delameter Of the secor
ne battalion is laid up from neuralgia /
,s considers Il only a temporary ailmer
40, however, and hopes to be able to reIn
eti to duty soon,
ur- company mas yell With which tn
make the camp ring sometimes. II ru
ana like this:
his
OF Hippity hay, nippity huss,
pi. What the ell is the matter with usy
So Nothing at all, nothing at all
ion Burleson Guards.
It's Best OF all.
oes The signal corps had some nag drl
led. yesterday and will endeavor to use /
yitn heliograph some today. Heliograph sign
iilk WIZ be Mashed from the top OF the os
and houses 20 point about ak miles do
pc the bay A section OF the corps win
and there With a beiiogrsrh and the two S,
tea. tions will endeavor TO communicate.
part The three San Antonio companies hs
furIished all the officers Of the day