The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-06
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SIN RENITO, Texas. Sep, ~
AuothrT balmy day although qultc cool
this nisfniug and the new .Ncatcr'
were very much IN evidence The clean.
ing and tidy,ug up process vas resumed
promptly after breakfast and everybody
was clean Shavcn. dressed in new uni
forms, shoes shining with gun, gilt
tcr,ng IN the morning sunlight and
on the line Tor muster at . o'clock
We expected Our Fred" 10 take a
look at rs, hut that did not happen.
Instead the MAJOR general with General
Parker and staff went to hcad1sarters
where they shook hands with all com
mrSSloncd officers OF the company.
What FommcntS. II any, he did give,
yours truly =, not III a position TO d.
vulgc Instead oi inspecting the com.
pdny, streets and quarters the MAJOR
general and staff took y swing down
the rcgimcrtal street an hour or So and
was ON his way to McAllcn, Texas.
where today there !, a great military
tournament IN progress
- The boys were dismissed lur the re
malndcr OF the day OF until mes, tim".
to employ their tune the way the,
wanted, some using their time renewing
acquaintance with the South Dakota
boys, others taking in the town or GO
mg swimming and fishing
In the afternoon Mcrc vas a hall
game between tho Oklahoma regimen,
aud South Dakota, but the les, said
about the game the better. II was rot.
ten ION beginning to end. the 5uutl
Dakota boys taking home the grape,
I tu o After retreat We, Company NJ
had another great treat in hearing som,
honest to goodness real music again
Nitcr had nothing but the ',kcctcr mn.
SIC the huglcrS- Ia take our mind,
oft our little worries, and "skecter mu.
>IC' is either ON duty ur uii duty. re
Ncrllc and retreat, call TO quarter, and
tat too Mr.. FLYNN and his band
brought u quite different feeling, in
the hearts oi tho dough BOYS lu,t in
from the Rio Grandc,
Tho conccrt for our special hcncil,
As we'll as for the good OF the general
citizenship ot San Benito vas held a,
the city harrlstaud IN the heart OF the
city and the crowd was there and the
ladies were there and the soldier boy,
were there and COMPANY NJ was there
with a firing squad, commanded by
Corporal Fred Sweeney and composed
Of the following pt,vatcS, volunteering
'or the occasion Pnvates Shurley
MathewSon, Peoples. Barnard, Rlc,
Bell, " wilkins, Dauchcy, Johnson
armcr, King, Muster, Harris and
New
The namc ut the piece is The Re.
turn OF the Scouts" by Fred Climcn.
TON, and was very beautifully executed
both by the band and firing squad
The boys were highly complimenteC
BY the chief musician for the cxccu,io,
OF their part and came back to cam,
very much clatcd by their success.
The band boys arc all still here. onl,
one IS IN the hospital and another /,
home m the city.
We have acquired two other big at
fractions in addition Ia the band in IN,
persons OF Mrs Major Green, who Ina.
a very highly developed soprano VOC,
aud delights the regiment with he.
songs as well as her sweet personality
She IS loved alike by the boys Of IN,
regiment and the citizens of San Re
nito.
The other feature is the a,sistan
bandmaSter, Harold Kelly in his cor
net solos, which b, now are called io
at every concert
Nj FLYNN would like to rece,y
some good musicians as recruits int
the band and they could not find
better instructor anywhere than !
the man who leads the Oklahom
/ reglmcntal band,
Lieutenant Mclain tells us that on
little SPONSOR as well as her mama
has been very sick the last couple o
DAYS, but is nov on the way to re
covery,
Mrs. q. H. Lee is still btighteninI
up camp hy her smiling presence.
We're going To- have another bal
game tomorrow Here's hoping tina
We will Wiz. food night