The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-27
THIRTEEN GUNS FIRED ON HIS ARRIVAL
Yesterday Was Galveston Day and Island
City Visitors ThrOneed The Camp.
TODAY is STATE DAY; CROWDS EXPECTED
Indixiduai Prize Drills TO occur IN
the Afternoon-Two Bnttaiious NJ
Target Prattce Yesterday.

Porte encampment and was the day APP
pointed aud set aside as Galveston day
There we're many visitors from the Island
City and the grounds were hronged with
fair ladies all during the day. The SOL
der boys were in their element and the
Galveston contingent of soldiery was par
ticularly elated They entertained their
visitors with Characteristic Hospitality
and were watchfui OF their comfort and
pleasure.
Some distinguished military visitors
also arrived at the camp yesterday, among
whom was Major General oppenheimor,
commander OF the division of the Texas
Volunteer Guard. on the arrival OF Gon-
erd oppenheimer the major generals sa-
lutte OF thirteen guns was fred by me
Brenham field artillery and the general
made tour through the camp. lie was
escorted by Brigadier Genenl Stacy, in
command OF the camp; Major spencer
Hutchias. acting assistant adjutant gen
eral. and Captain Rafferty,, L. $. A. The
party was mounted and rode through Of
ficers street and around the camp.
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Today will be State day and there will
be no admission Zee charged on entering
the park. Some OF the most interesting
features Of the encampment will occur TO-
day. notable among which will be the
prize Individual drills At $3.50 O'Clock IN
the afternoon. There are many well drilled
men in the camp and IL is very likely tina,
the contests Tor prizes viii be exceedingly
lively throughout Much Interest has
been manifested by the soldiers In the
prize events that have been arranged aud
each contestant Will strive for success.
II has been announced that the company
holding the best general record at The cloas
OF the encampment viii be allowed to at
tend the encampmeut at sherman and this
has also created ii lively rivalry between
the different organizations. Several COM
panies are confident OF winning that DIS
tinction. but Il remains 10 be seel wh Ch
particular company VIII have that louor.
The band has arranged good pro-
gimme for the concert tonight and, talk
ing the past work = the band in the con-
cert line as a criterion H. can he assured
that the programme VIII be faultlessly ex-
ecuted The programme consists OF the
following numbers:
Sherman Young .................. Marcf
Heroes Of Luzon ............ Quick Stey
Southern Plantation ............ Melodies
Smoky M1kes decentralization. Cake Wall
Fnchantress ................... overtur,
Hell Up-to-date ........,.. Gallon Inferna
Trinity College waltzes.
March L. y. c.
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The field inspection OF the Second nat
TALON occurred Yesterday Major Ryrnc
and Captains Wright and Kirk conductlni
the inspection. The battalion made
good showing
At ~ IN peH,e9 "L 'Hr ''9l "nu orcou
s~.u",iu ms. LON ,lgir respective turns a
talset prdcllce curing me uay ans tner
was du 'uNeS9auI Ii4R OF SpllhEuelaS VIII
.Hs speu- ounces larry Td'ncq INTO IN
pay. very soou seotea we're naie 10y som
81 o., we poSS' puL 'G' resull OF luo pFac
"a" ny ue 80 ulIutu un,H NJ
palanee OF me companies shoo'. The FOL
loving Is 'ne oruer aulhor4@IhS the prac
we a. me Ilne range
Henerai OIuer NO D.
,oo lamp savers, La forte, IeXaS' July ~
i'ov' Colll lHn'vs an" ,roops Fl!l report 70
target practice TO captain oscar Guezzas
inspector Of riae practice, at the large
'"nse ~ InS loltoW'ng oruers'
~ lhuNsDAh, July 20, i9Oo
w a. oVnlPaHleS anu - flrs
$50 a. m.-Companies D and T, FRS
Infantry.
s,OV p m'-ConpAhles ana a, Flrs
400 n m.--comnanies ana q F,rs
infantry.
FRIDAY, JULY 27. 1900.
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900 n mTroons A and q trirst cav
airy.
p Comnanies and troons will ,o.,
camo IN time in renort AZ rho tors,