The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-23
RIFLE PRACTICE

Companies will engage in rifle practice in
accordance with special orders to be issued
later. Upon arrival at the rifle range eaca
company commander will report 10 the in.
Sprctor uf rife practice and obey such or
dCrs as may be given him. All Officers and
roucommsSi1ncd officers are enio.ued TO
exercise the create st possible care In the
supervision and instruction Of the men, to
The end that The bcst results may be oh
tanned and accidents avoided.
Each company commander will detail a
commissioned officer to supervise the COM
pany mess. II shall be the duty Of SAID
officer to see that the food Is properly pre-
pared and promptly s'rveA
Neither officers nor enlisted men will he
Permitted 10 use horses furnished by the
State local or other contractors, excepting
on drill or official business within the camp
grounds. or when detailed by proper author.
ity for military duty beyond the limits OF
the camp.
Rcglmental commanders will he held re.
sponsible for the prompt publishing Of al
orders from higher authority. COPIES OF al
general orders will be furnished In sun !.
To each organization. All general orders
will hr kept posted at rcg.mental head
quarters and at tho first sergeant's tent In
each cofpany. Bulletin boards for This pur-
pose will he furnished by the quartermas'
tors department.
Company commanders will publish this
order by reading ii in full 10 their conf
mands at the first two roll calls after reach
BY command of Major General stacy.
q. G. Drew.
Major and Assistant Adjutant General.
TOO MANY CHAPLAINS
There Is an interesting contest In the
First regiment between two chaplalns, both
of whom. by some oversight. so 1t appears.
were assigned to duty with this regiment.
Chaplain Walter Smith of jefferson Is one
of them and Rev DR.. Carter of Corsicana
is the other Chaplain Smith has been in
the service for a long time, and is said
TO be the senior chaplain in camp hut
this does not apply In the present instance
Chaplain Smith says that he proposes To
stand by his rights, and submit the qnes-
ton TO the attorney general Colonel hutch,
ings Of the regiment Is willing TO accept
either. and says that the chaplalns must
settle their differences between themselves
The first division review took place al
ESQ p. IN. today and was Witnessed srs oy
large and apprecative audience. The music
was exceptionally good, all oil the bahds
being In good shape.
From all sides come reports 70 the
effect that the troops maintained excel
lent order on their way to camp. By do.hi
this the boys have made hne record Tor
themselves. and every officer In the Guarc
Is proud OF them
The camp Is arranged this year accord
Ing to the seniority of the colonies. Colone
townsend Of the Third regiment being the
senior his regiment comes nrst Coloie
Cecil Lyon Of the Fourth Is second, COLO
mel HutchIngs OF the First Is third. ant
Colonel Hearn If the Second is fourth
This caused some confusion Mt first. but
the officers soon got the kinks out an'
everything moved along smoothly after tins
first few hours.
The provost guard. in command Of Cap
tain RAYMOND Keller. took charge OF th'
town tonight and mnintained excellent or
der throughout the city The idea of Of
ganizing q provost guard started last year
and It's duty was so completely discharge
that the chief Of police asked for It thi
year, and General Stacy was only too glac
| 10 comply with the request,