Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-18
ROW BY ROW, GOVERNOR
FINDS ILL. CA MP is FIT
HeyeAre More Comfortably
Housed Than OH,eys--Gyutified
And AStOuiShed, He SAYS

''You are better and more comfortably
housed than the national guardSmen at
san Antonio; you are well and plentiful
II fed with good, wholesome and appetIz-
ing food; your compilations ana physical
appearance generally Indicate that You
are more robust and are healthier than
when YOU left Chicago slightly more than
Il month ago and III every way yon are IL
be congratulated
Governor Edward r. Dunno of Illinois
among the most conspicuous POLITICAL fig
ures IN the United States today outside
Of The presidential candidates, inspected
the First Illinois Cavalry camp. by troop
row~, Yesterday afternoon and in addres-
himself IN terms of which the above j. Il
fairly accurate paraphra~e.
Accompanied by Brigadier General
james Parker, commander Tor tins dis
trict. Colonel Milton j. Foreman, com
maEder If the regiment. and members OF
hi> own staff, Governor Dunno made an
inspection Of the camp at o'clock IN
the afternoon. The troops were inspect
ca in their respective troop streets, stand
Ing at attention, were addressed by Gov
ernor Dunno.
The inspection included the tents and
equipment, the picket lines AT the ends OF
the streets, the kitchens and mess halls
and Jhe shower baths and sanitation con
vcnience~ The men were told by Cover
nor Dunno that theirs was the first camp
floortd with wood
II am gratiiied and astonished,' he
said. "at what | have found here. am
proud of the results that have - appar-
entity been accomplished n to your own
personal physical condition. You left Chi
cago, pale, blcached and unfit for the
rough and arduuuS duties Of the battle
field You now seem to have been trans
formed into new men.
"Whcn you return home, you will find
n roval welcome awaiting YOU. The people
of Your home state are ready To heap
you with hvnors. They are proud of you
now and will be- more -rond Of YOU !
trust. when make my report to them
This j. in substance Governor Dunne's re-
marks.
Later in the afternoon Governor dunno
put al rest a number Of current rum"r7
concerning the reported probability thai
The regiment will shortly be returned
home and mustered ont and other similar
rumors. In answer to the question, When
l. the Illinois Cavalry expected 10 De-
called home, he said:
IT DO not know, and all conJeciures
that have been made are without founda-
tion. The reports that II had been an
nouncea in posters circulated in Illinois
that the First cavalry would maneuvef
there this fall" he said, ''are evidently
erroneous a no request Tor such q ma
neuver for tins year has been made lie
waS equally negative IN his comments up
on reports that the regiment will shortly
move to San Antonio.
Another matter brought to hlS attention
was the question a. ~ whether the caF"i-
rvmen are in the regular army, suhJeci X"
being sent into Mexico. lie stated thal
NJ final decision on this point has not been
handed down. II j. the understanding NJ
the state adiutant generals department
~ said that the men are IN the regular
army n To- jurisdiction " the war de-
nartment ~ send them across the border.
Governor and Mr.. Dunno and 6"Ner
nor Dunne'~ staff wer guests honor III
banquet and reception gwen by Colonel
Foreman nj the First Illinois cavalry
eamp last night ~ which about 100 ON
rer. and their wives wer present n
hanuuct was served in pavilion tha'
had been especiallv constructed for that
nurpose II j. of eGuai dimensions Win
the troop mes, halls and adioin- ihc ON