Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-20


Mrs. L. p Rucker and little daughter,
Betsy, returned TO the post Friday after a
months absence with relatives at San An
The weekly bridge club met at the home
Of Mrs. n. r. Stone on Wednesday ana
enjoyed a pleasant afternoon. The CLUB
will meet at the home OF Mrs Whelen on
Captain George H. Shields, ST., aide-de-
camp 20 General Greedy. arrived at the
amlning into the workings of the various
schools at the post. Captain Shields, nav
ing found everything satisfactory, left for
Chicago in the evening.
Private David Mccartney, Company y,
Thirtieth infantry, and Corporal Henry +.
McGurren, Company h. Thirteth infantry,
were transferred TO the general service In
fantry during the week and ordered 10
report for duty at recruiting stations, the
former TO Wichita, Kan, and the latter to
Omaha. Since the weekly practice marches
came into force many men with clerical
ability-this class OF men being always In
demand at recruiting stauons-have trans,
ferred to the general service infantry
where practice marches are unknown.
A board of officers, consisting Of captain
l. Erwin, First Lieutenant George b.
Sharon and Second Lieutenant BloNham
Ward. Thirtieth infantry has been ordered
to eSnyens at this .I post to dg pyats
Raymond L. Prince and Frank A. Brewer.
Company NJ Thirtieth infantry, have been
discharged on expiration Of service in a
The following noncommissioned officers
have been examined in army regulations,
and, being found proficient, have been
granted certificates accordingly: Sergeauts
Peter Duffy and DR.. T. Dillon and Cor
poral William Jarvis, Company NJ; Cor
porals Meissner, Bare, German, Krumm,
Campbell and Hoffman, Company l.
The following promotions have been
made during the week: Corporal Ners-
prills, Company |, to be sergeant; Private
Conway. Company l, to. be corporal; Cor
poral Jones, Company l., to be sergeant;
Private Hodo, Company l., to be corporal;
Private Krebs, Company X, to be cor
poral.
Private Asa ]. Briggs, a member of the
Thlrtieth Infantry band, who deserted
| from this post in November, 1904, and sur
rendered to the military authorities AT
| Galveston, Tex, last month, has been re-
stored to duty without trial and ordered
| from Fort Sam Houston, Tex, to Fort
Crook for duty. Sergeant Anton Sanqulst
who was discharged from the Thirtieth In
| fantry band on expiration of service In
| November last, re-enlisted on the 14th inst
| band. Sergeant Eiler NJ. Peterson, an
other member of the band, was discharged
| on the 18th inst, on expiration Of his en-
| listment re-enlisted In the band on the
| following day and took advantage of q
| three months furlough, granted him or
| re-enlistment.
AS things look now, 1t is believed the
| Thirtieth will take a first-class band with
the regiment when 1t leaves for the Philip
| pines Instead of having to pack the in.
| struments in boxes and walt until Its
| arrival in Manila, where a number OF
native musicians would have to be enlisted
as was the case during the last tour ir
| the islands. The re-enllstment of a mum
| Der of the bandmen recently also shows
| that they have confidence In their new
band together generally depends upon tht
| chief musician, who in this case seems e
have the confidence of all his musicians.