Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

Mrs Lewis and Lieutenant Wilen. They
also entertained their guests with a box
party, following the dinner, to see The
There will be a masquerade ball in the
post gymnasium on "wednesday night,
February q. that will be the greatest
OF its kind ever given I'm the post Prizes
will be awarded after the unmasking for
the most original costume. for the best
dancers and for the best cake walkers.
that is during the intermissions, there
will be all kinds of vaudeville numbers
presented on the stage There viii be
of the noted vaudeville artists. The pro-
ceeds of this dance will go to the Fort
The basket tbaii game between Linds-
borg and the post team on Friday night
resulted in an easy victory for the visit
ors. the score being 3S to g. After the
basket ball game the finals in the tug-of-
war between Troop b, Ninth cavalry, and
the Twenty-fifth battery. was the gamest
exhibition ever witnessed in the post
gymnasium. Although outweighed twenty
pounds to the man, the Twenty-hfth bat
terry was pulled over the line after four
minutes of hard struggling. At the end
OF the struggle, with the exception OF one
man, the Twenty~hfth battery was totally
exhausted. some falling limp to the floor.
One of the team during the pull bit the
flesh Of his thumb to keep from fainting
The scene during the contest beggared de-
scription, officers and men growing wild
Mrs. Kearns, the noted evangelist, spoke
in the post chapel Sunday night. Mrs.
Kearns, who has son in the navy, is
wherever she goes
The Ninth cavalry band played the first
ln n19er and appreeative audience IN the
post gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Private Leon Ross. Troop 3, Ninth
n. NJ. for treatment. He was accom-
panied BY Private First Glass, Sterling
Farris OF the Hospital corps.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Dean en-
tertained the women of the garrison at
Tiiford. Morgan, Lewis, Piumm SsS1i and
Mrs. Conner entertained the Fort Riley
Bridge club on Wednesday evening.
The. work of making the Identification
records of the enlisted men of the post
began on Friday morning at the lower dis
pensary, starting with the Hospital CORDS.
As the work requires carefulness in de-
tails, those in charge of the work figure
Sergeant Major Gilland. First squadron,
Fort Myer va for duty WITH Sn the Seuadr60
Of his regiment stationed at that post.
Sergeant Major Confess, Second cavalry
SQUADRON, Will be In charge Of the cavalry
Private Conant, Troop d, Thirteenth cav
airy, was transferred to the Hospital corps
Major Hoyle. A. c., who was sent to the
hospital several days ago with broken
leg is doing nicely and It will be possible
FOR him to be up In week or so.
Mrs. Hennessy gave a bridge party of
three tables on Thursday evening.
Sergeant Neil NJ. Stewart, Hospital
corps, arrived last week from Fort Leay-
enworth and relieved Sergeant Harry Cook
! Hospital corps, who was ordered to Fort
Meade, s. D., for duty.
| c. o. Williams was thrown from rig al
| Fort Riley Saturday evening and had two
bones in his ankle broken. He was attended
! by the post surgeon and sent to his home
| in Junction City, Kan.
| Sergeant Mower. Troop g. Second cav
| airy, has been reduced to the grade of
| private
Private Metzger, Troop c. Second cavalry
has been appointed a corporal.
| Sergeant Peel, Troop @, Second cavalry,
| who has been at Fort Bayard, N. M, since
last summer for treatment, has been dis
charged.