Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

concert given by the Ninth cavalry band
on Monday evening
The practice marches which are TO be
participated In by the organizations Of this
command include considerable practice IN
the locating OF suitable fords and In FORCING
the streams that run through the reserve-
The gardens OF the different organizations
OF the post have ali been planted, AMI VITA
the Fort Riley water supply, the men ~
charge are doing excellent work ana lt
is hoped that within short time me qaiy
menu Of the troops and batteries VIII nave
The tennis courts are being repaired
and put in readiness for the summer. zen.
mis- Is a very popular game in the posi-
and arrangements are being made 70 &C
commodate a large number Of players,
n, SsgSli has adVsrtlseS third time FOR
bids on the riding hall. The hrst two
specifications called for the dimension ma
teral tdoor and window sllls, jambs' etc.
to be OF Bedford stone and the rest OF the
material of native stone. In their DID
Zoigler a. Danton Of Junction city, Kan,
offered two propositions, one IN aceoruanSe
ali the material OF native stone. As the
Bedford stone is expensive, this suosutG-
ton made a reduction In their bid Of al
most 5000 All the bids were accordingly
returned to the chief quartermaster with
Instructions to advertise again Tor plus
with all the stone material to be or ma
First Lieutenant Samuel b. Pearson
Ninth cavalry, has been relieved as sig,
I
Lieutenant Charles Nc. H. Eby, second
cavalry.
Lieutenant Colonel Macomb, artillery
Corps, has been asked TO deliver his lee
lures the Russian army before he
officers OF Fort Beavenworth, and II the
matter can be arranged it is possible that
Captain and Mrs Case entertained on
Wednesday night at dinner FOR General
Godfrey and his wife The other guests
lay, Mrs. Ogle, Miss Case and Colonies
Bonus and Macomb.
Troop NJ, Tenth cavalry, will not come
here for duty with the school until the
departure Of the Ninth cavalry, for the
reason that there would be no barracks
The Second cavalry squadron was on
three days hike last week, which was
the first to be taken by an organization
Lieutenant Colonel Banlster medical de-
partment, has returned to Omaha after
visit with his family.
Private Edward VOCAL Of the Seventh
battery was appointed a corporal last
week.
Sergeant Heckleman, hospital corps, has
instructing the hospital corps detachment
at that post In the use OF the new finger
print system. He leaves this week for
| Fort DesMoines, Ia. Upon completion of
/ his duty there he will return to this post
and assist in the completion of the identi-
| fication records Of the men of this com
mand.
Privates Stephen F1aherty, Twentieth
/ battery, and William Gaskin, Twenty-sec-
/ ond battery, have been appointed corporals.
| The following officers have been ordered
to report to the cavalry examining board
at this post for promotion: First Lieuten-
ants Osmund Latrobell, jr. Eighth cavalry,
| and Thomas Ryan, Eleventh cavalry; Sec
and Lieutenants Edward Ofiey, First
cavalry; John Donnelly Thirteenth cavalry,
and Edward Cox, Ninth cavalry.
| Mrs. Osburne OF Washington, d. c., is
| the guest of Captain and Mrs. Hartman.
| Mrs. Finley entertained at 800" on Fri
! day afternoon for thirty guests.
! Thursday evening Captain Lassiter en-
] tertained Captain and Mrs. Snow and Cap
| tain and Mrs. McGlachlin at dinner.
| The Bridge club met with Mrs. Hoyle on
Z Tuesday evening.
II has been settled that the Ninth
| cavalry headquarters, band and squadron
| will leave on Monday, April %, and all
| arrangements to that end are now being
| made. All Of the private and public prop
| erty will have been packed by the middle
| OF the month ready for shipment II is
| expected that the command will arrive in
| San Francisco on Friday or Saturday at
| the latest As May 5, which Is the regular
| sailing date, falls on Sunday, the transport
| will not leave until Monday.