El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-14
CAnALRYMEN GIVE
SMOKER TONIGHT
Troopers of I'd Regiment Of
fer Stag Party to Troop
G. at Moose Club.

Troop c of the Second cavalry re-
turned to Fort Bliss Monday morning
after six months of border service
in the vicinity OF Maria and Shafter,
Tex The troop is commanded by Capt.
J. NJ. Burroughs. So pleased are other
members of the cavalry regiment at
the return Of their comrades that they
haVearranged for a smoker to be
given tonight at the Moose lodge on
Texas street in honor of the arrivals.
The Second cavalry Moose lodge, No
114S, viii be the hosts at the affair,
which will be strictly stag" Ser
geant-maJOr Kirby is secretary of the
cavalry lodge and has prepared an in
teresting program of entertainment
for the guests to be. + troop, of the
Second, replaced troop G at Maria It
is commanded by Lieut. ". D. Smith.
The newly returned troopers will go
into barracks at the post.
First Winter Dance.
Officers and their wives of Fort
Bliss viii be hosts Thursday night at
the first winter dance of the season.
The dance will be held in the admin
istratve building at the fort and II
is expected that many FL Pasoans will
be present. Last year these affairs
were given monthly.
Chief packer DAILY, head of the pack
train department of the army, is at
Fort Bliss. He will remain here sew
eraI weeks. holding a school of in
structiOn for packers during his stay.
His headquarters are in Washington,
D. c. He will also inspect pack trains
of the border patrol while here.
Forty recruits from jefferson bar
racks, No. arrived at Fort Bliss Tues
day morning They will enter the
school Of instruction for packers and
will be attached to the quartermaster's
corps.
To Begin Artillery Practice.
Battery c of the Sixth field artil-
lery (mOunted) viii begin artillery
practice next Monday. The battery
will probably be in the field more
on the range between Mt. Franklin and
the E P & S. ". railway tracks OPP
posite the fort This battery is COM
posed of six sections-four field pieces
and two ammunition sections
Permission to repair the. damage
done by fire last Friday night to
bachelor officers quarters at Fort
Bliss has been asked of department
headquarters at san Antonio. About
$3.50 worth of damage was done by
the flames, which started from a can
OF hot ashes thrown by a careless cook
TOO near the house Personal effects
of the officers quartered in the build
ing were not injured.
Troop B, Second cavalry, is going
through small arm practice daily on
the target range near Mt. Franklin.
Practice viii be continued until the
latter part of the week.
POstmistress Biefer Resigns.
After seven years of service as
postmistress at FIT Bliss. Mrs Louis
Blefer has resigned. Her place was
taken Monday morning by E H Ho-
man, who was busy yesterday learn
ing the ms and outs of his new DO
sition.
Lance corporal Frank Rybacki,
troop NJ Second cavalry, has been |
promoted to sergeant on the recon- |
incubation of his troop commander.
i u-n--
troop and regiment, has also been
raised to the grade of sergeant
Private Arthur c. Peterson. troou
3, Second cavalry. has been detached |
rom duty IN his troop and attached |
% the machine gun platoon of his \
regiment