The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-31
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Hike iu Army Barracks
uu the second igy out from bal
las ON The .aul uk, to the army
post a. san Antonio the Ninth iu-
| fautrs comprising about one thous-
ana mon. reached WaNahachie Tues
day morning and went into camp at
the Chautauqua PARK The Officers
arrived in the city about o'clock
but it was almost noon when the
rank and file, tired and dusty found
relief from the heat under the
bountiful foliage of the park trees.
A committee of citizens, headed by
Mayor Lasswell, on hors back and
in automobiles, went out the Dallas
road few miles TO meet the regi-
mental officers and extend TO them
a cordial welcome TO the city. After
reaching the city the officers We're
given free access to the pool at the
Natatorium and were then dlned by
the committee at the Rogers hotel.
ttttpl bflS " NJ lSAiiai Pis'h VIZ
soldiers we're to enter the city on
Rogers street, march to the square
and then proceed out West Main
street to the park. Several hundred
women and children lined these
streets to get a glimpse of this por-
ition of Uncle Sans army, but the
course of the hike was changed
to save a tramp of about two miles
on account of the men being fatig-
ued from the long march from Ian
caster Instead of coming down
Rogers street they went from the
Dallas road through University
Heights to the park. After short
rest the men pitched their tents and
began the preparation OF their mid
day meal
Eighteen hundred pounds OF hay,
. several hundred pounds of meat and
: two cords of wood for the use of the
men and the horses of the officers
were delivered at the park early
, this morning. Also an abundance of
| ice water was provided for the sol
diers.
The march from Dallas to WaXa-
hachie was trying one on the SOL
!. diers on account of the heat. Sew
eral men dropped out of the ranks
on the Dallas county pike yesterday
and today when the regiment reach
led this city it was followed by thir-
ty-five or forty stragglers. The most
serious proposition confronting the
regiment on its hike" is that of
securing drinking water for the men.
Only two places were found between
',LSAsas.c~ md. >Waxahachie where
thu men could Stake their thirst
:. The%e is some probability Of the
hike" being abandoned on account
: of the scarcity of water between
. here and Holland, where it had beef
i planned for the regiment to entraiI
for San Antonio. General Grain
commanding the regiment, has no
! yet fully decided upon the course t
y be pursued, but he may possibly re
y main here with his regiment da!
= in order that his men may recover
from the hardships of the marcel
/ from Dallas to this point. The Ninth
Infantry is one of the crack regi
Il ments of the regular army and ha!
seen service in the Philippines. 1t il
70 quite likely that this regiment vii
: be sent back to the Philippines or tt
Alaska some time this fall. The regi
ments now stationed at Fort San
Houston are to be assigned to dut,
in the Philippines and Alaska this
fall, and the soldiers now in service
there will take their places at thu
army post. The official assignment
has not yet been issued from thu
army department, but it is under
stood that the Ninth Infantry vii
embark on a transport at San Fran
cisco for either the Philippines o.
Alaska on December 5.
1t is the general suppositioI
= of this regiment, while regimen
of cavalry will go to the Philippines
NJ At 4:45 this afternoon baseball
game will be played at Southland
/ Park between the regular team o
the regiment and picked nine o
local players. Edmondson of the
I Trinity University team will pitcl
4 for Waxahachie.
Il Between and o'clock thi
1 evening a battalion drill will be Civ
A en- at the Chautauqua Park. Imme
. diately following this drill there
will be concert by the militar.
band. Some ten or twelve choice Sc
l lections will be rendered. This en-
| tertainment will last until about tel
O. clock.
The program for the concert is il
/ follows: