The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-27

& o 81 o CLOCK. the prize LOT the pest 0Tlllep
soldier will be won.
! Captain F.. A. Reichardt OF Houston |
visited the Houston Light Guard yester- /
day. Captain Reichardt is former COM
mander OF the company and the hogs
are always glad TO have him with them
during an outing.
/ Quartermaster Sergeant w. P. Bryan
OF company scored 43 out of a possible |
30 at the rifle range yesterday.
The design of company d laid in snow
white shells on a gold-dust background
Is work OF almost matchless art. II
easily takes the blue ribbon in point OF
beauty aud artistic conception and ex'
uCuton.
Private Ira G. Burks OF the Houston
cavalry has been appointed corporal since
his arrival at the camp
/ Guidon Sergeant j. Is Fowler OF cav
airy troop a saddled UP a mosquito yes
terday morning for drill aud did not rec
ognize his mistake until it presented ita
bill.
Captain c. Towles of troop A Is in
charge Of the cavalry squadron. and is
kept very busy attending to the duties
that devolve upon him in that capacity
Sergeant Charles Hewett has been APP
pointed squadron sergeant major. Ser
geant Hewett is one OF troop HIS irwin
ufbls members
The Houston Cavalry, though on the
end OF the line of tents. has one of tho
prettiest quarters OF any organization
in the brigade. First Lieutenant W 0.
Breedlove has charge OF the troop. Wills
Captain Towles is acting major.
Quartermaster Sergeant Davis. Privat"s
Martin and Dixie with their mandolina
and guitars supply the troop with many
sweet strains. which cause the troopers
TO enjoy their leisure time to the fullest
extent,
Quartermaster Sergeant McCaleb or
, company c is the camp wag He issues
, buresuue general orders each day and
posts them at his tent Yesterday Neins
, Galveston day and his company street be-
ing crowded with fair visitors from MS
home city he had out the following:
r Sergeant McCsleb's Division OF the Texas
i Volunteer Guard QHeadquarters).
General order No. 2; On account of tho
5 pressing business OF this department we
= win respectfully be compelled to solicit
o Of the ladies visiting this camp the fol-
q lowing favor:
70 DO not crowd around the sergeant's
r quarters. as IL can do no possible good,
- the quartermaster having on hand now
y at least seventeen breach OF promise
. eases and desires to discontinue his way
= ward ways and Join he ranks OF Chris
V tiln soldiers, Exceptions will he made
Is
4 suicide. < Howard McCaleb.
Quariermaster Sergeant Company c, First
r. Regiment Texas Volunteer Guard.
3 Company T. claims 70 have made the
y best score Of its battalion al the rih1
/ range yesterday-271a out az possible So
4 The best individual score OF the company
n was made by Sergeant Lombard, an "old
e regular" He made 45 out Of the possi-
y bic so
The san Antonio Guard Zouayes will
j visit Houston on Saturday for that exhl-
btion zouaye drill The zouave team will
60 to Galveston Sunday to put up an ex-
hibition drill there.
= Mr. Charles Seaman and Miss Emily
A Woolverton OF Galveston were company a
: visitors Yesterday.
: Company H. composed OF sixty men
4 has been short on tents. but were issued
q two additional ones yesterday. The boy
=. of company II say they have the best Of
G fcers on the ground and they are conf
9 dent of winning the trip to Sherman.
d Company X changes It's design every
d day. The fund OF the company WAS laid
e out on the big raised star yesterday and
y remained in full view all day unmolested.
{, The fund consists of cents--a nickel AM
a copper.
$, Sergeant Jesse Mccowen OF company X
n returned to his home yesterday.
a The Contaminated Order OF aiks was
= organized yesterday from the ranks OF
" companies X ami c.
- Company boys are jubllant over the
= compliments Colonel Spinelli delivered 10
!. the officers and nom commss1oned officers
-, Thursday night on account OF the excel
"a lence OF the ccmpany'S drilling.
IL Lieutenant Jenkins from company l was
70 excused from duty yesterday on account
ia OF Illness
Private fairfield OF the signal corps has
n recovered from his Illness.
lie Private Daily OF company u. who ma,
a been sufering from a swollen foot, has
~ recovered.
= Mrs Sweeney. Miss Sweeney and Mis-;
~ Mabel Sweeney were the guests OF com
=. pany yesterday.
Misses Nellie Denny and Lola Chubo
=. maids OF honor for the Galveston sharp
:. shooters. arrived at the camp yesterday
,r where they Joined the sponsor. Miss Irene
Benish. who arrived Thursday.
The best individual score by the sham
shooters yesterday at target practice wa,
IS out OF possible so. made by Private
&c Jim Bolton.
Company has been dubbed "Bracken-
in ridges Kids" They are Jolly lot o
Ie boys too, and hold their own In the camp
to Captain Breckenridge captured a 'possum
,o Tor the company yesterday
no Company 4 has received 100 pounds Of
ice with the compliments Of the Anericar
eu brewery
at Private Saddlcr o, company \ scored
lS "A at target practice yesterday
,s A private IN battery was tried In ,
R kangaroo court In the battery street yer,
o. ter1ey and sentenced 10 be tossed In ar
n. artillery tarpon. Part Of the sentence wa,
ed executed yesterday and the balance Of IN,
punishment was meted our last night with
he the salt hath attachment The ofense
to with which the private was charged wal
4 renlgging on detail.
a Lieutenant koeeig is officer OF the ia,
fer the oayalty and artillery today
" Captain Adam OF battery D is command