Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-02
CAPTAIN HEAD REPORTS
UAIE OF TRIP AND SPECIAL NO
TICE.


Brownsville since the early eighties
\ has been noted for having splendid
militia organization. and possibly she
| has had organizations that have been
mposed of better men physically. or
she has never had an organization that.
was better disciplined or, more enthu-
siastic. or anxious to learn. than the
little band of approximately fifty men
who have just returned from their an
nual encampment, at Camp Mabry near
Austin Texas.
Co. L. left for camp on the seventeenth
with fOrty-thrce men and two officers and
we picked up five men in transit. Upon
arriving ut San Antonio. we found that
two Of the four organizations there could
not meet the requirements of the de
partment, that they entrain with not
less than thirty eight men and two Off
GERS. 50 We Immediately transferred five
men to one organization. and three to
another thereby enabling two organiZa
tiOns to attend camp that would not
have been able to do so otherwise
Tpon arrival 1T camp we lost anOth-
cr good man in Sergeant King who was
made Battalian Sergeant Major.
We arrived in San Antonio at seven
a. m the eighteenth. and as our company
was to wait and 90 ont on the Special
at two-thirty with the San Antonio Bat
TALON and the Laredo Company. The
captain imposing implicit confidence in
his men turned them loose To spend
their time as they saw fit thereby
cabling them to get good Look at
old SantOne. AT one o'clock assembly
and mess call was sounded and not a
man was a minute late. Our train left
San Antonio on time and we arrived III
camp at > 80 on a full stomach, as sup
per was served on the train at five which
proved a very fortunate thing for us
for none Of the other companies had sup
per before nine p. m. and some none
at all.
Upon arrival we found the Quarter
master on the job. and as most of us had
been there before ii was only a matter
of an hour or 50 until our six big pyr-
amid tents four wall tents and the
kitchen fly was pitched. our field range
was installed. the incinerat0r was dug.
and We were ready for our ten days Of
field work.
/ This started at five thirty on the morn
+ ing Of the nineteenth. and ended for us
Y ut noon on Sunday the twentv-ninth for
while the program was finished Satur-
day AT noon our company on guard Sat
urday afternoon and remained until it
left camp.
y Our First Sergeant, Roy Weller made
a splendid and efficient officer. having
received instruction that was of esti-
mable value at school at Galveston
Sergeant Fitch. our quartprmaSter hav-
ing had training under Captain Logan
Of the artillery. knew just what to do
anr was on the job all the time. The two
chez attained quite reputation as pace
settlers. and were the first company OF
the battalion, and they set the gait. and
more than once We were told to halt and
! let the others catch up as they cOult
net 90 the gait.
Lieut.. Englcking. was the Official
sketchcr of the Battalion and his sketch
1 es were worthy of seasoned militar,
map maker
!: We Of course heard all kinds Of rllmor,
a. to our being called into actual ser
! wee, but nothing definite was given us
| we hope next year TO take at least on,
| hundred well trained men to our camp
and in nineteen fifteen we shall 90 {,
: San Francisco. to the Panama Exposi
, ton. this of course will have to be nj on
$ own expense, but with the help o
4 Brownsville's noble citizens and b
4 starting early, we are sure thar we vii
o have no trouble.
0 GEO. j. HEAD.
/ Captain Commanding