The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-26
MAJOR uARE's REMARKS.


MAJOR HARE's REMARKS.
The second feature of the camp was m
address before the officers by Major Harc
of the Twelfth cavalry He prcfaced his
remarks by saying that General Stacy an,
nounced yesterday that he would make a
speech, without being the least discount
cous. II want to say" he said. chat tine
statement was a low irish trick This
caused considerable laughter. Major Hare
then began to tell Of his experience since
he graduated from the academy in 1874.
After q few prelmlnafies he began by re.
lating some of the Incidents of the Sioux
campaign. which ended with the annihid-
tion of detachment under Custer az tho
hattie Of the Little Mig Horn. lie said Ais
regiment. the seventh cavalry, had march
Of go miles. with i supply train attached.
which called for a heavy guard, as Custer
always believed In n wellguarded train, In
this Instance the tragedy would not have
happened had the advance guard remained
closer to the command md rot advanced
too far from the pack train, After this
tight the Indian campaigns were hnrd work
with very little lighting.
Major Hare chnracteriZos us worthless the
knowledge gained by officers from books,
Such Officers were liable to 60 TO pieces
when bullets began 10 ny. Actual expert
encc was what counted.
He told of the experience If the Thirty
third Infantry In the Philippines and laid
special stress on the value NJ target prac-
tice. He alluded to the Gilmore expedition
and said that he never saw such devotion
to dnty as was displayed by the men under
him on that memorial trip. He s9d II was
simply an index of thc true American sol
dier.
In speaking Of the volunteers he said that
perfect organization In every detail was
absolutely essential to success that In
these days a fight came near ccntcrng IT.
self on the individual man and not the
regiment or battalion. He complimcntCd
the Texas gunrd very highly, and when he
closed he was given rouslng cheer,
MATTER OF PASSES.
When Major Hare closed his remarks
General Stacy called attention TO the fact
| that passes would not be good after l.
o'clock midnight, and TINT all soldiers
found in Austin after that hour would he
arrested by the provost guard and brought
to camp, regardless Of passes
This afternoon Lieutenant Cootes Of the
Twelfth cavalry addressed the officers
| school Oh the subject OF "set-up Exer-
| cises' for recruits. His remarks were very
| interesting and held the close attention OF
Governor sayers reviewed the troops this
afternoon for the first time. He was
on b RGf '9 oG @pe
! panied him. The review was the best OF
! the week
! During the patrol field exercises this
| morning the Marlin company. Captain Car
| Ter commanding, managed 10 get back ia
camp without heing molestcd 10 the slight,
a few men around It as a. mock detail.
! when the enemy saw the wall they
charged It, but found only a few men
there. IN the meantime the company was
leisurely marching back to camp,
ARTILLERY PRACTICE.
The artillery corps had gun practice on
the range today for the first time In the
history of the camp. Lieutenant Wester.
welt was in command and spoke glowlngly
Of the craftsmanship Of the volunteers.
The youngsters shot well and are being con
graduated.
Major Reece Fowler. veteran OF the
Thirty.third infantry. arrived In camp TO-
day. He is on the stan of the Second
brigade.
The Twelfth cavalry band serenaded the
Mhior ISpowsky Of the Fourth was field
officer Of the day today
OF It's supplies, and Captain Bonner OF the
Tyler company says that he Is feeling more
There were FIVE patients in the hospital
today. nothing serious, The surgeons re-
port the camp to be in an excellent sani-
The o'Connor Guards. from Victoria, are
getting along nicely. They are the color
company Of the First regiment.
Lieutenant Pickel was officer of the day
in the Twelfth cavalry today.
Lieutenant Ryan Is president OF the sum
mary court IN the Twelfth
Cantain Cockrell OF the Houston tro0u
states that his meu are getting along well
and are all feeling good;
| There are two patients IN the hospital
| of the Twelfth cavalry.
| lieutenant Lusk Of the Twelfth, who has
charge OF the band, is an old First Texas
regiment boy, and has many friends Ia
camp.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Sergeant Major Charleton Of the artillery
eorps had his collarbone broken yesterday
as a result Of his horse running away with