The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 157, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 25, 1916 Page: 4 of 43
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CIVILIANS TO
TAKE UP PLAN
OF DFFEIiSUE
Program for Week to Show
How Action Is Planned
and Executed
THEN TO LEON SPRINGS
Actual Battle Problems to Be
Presented Last Week
on Range
Having been instructed last week 1
in the maneuvers and formations in-
volved in an offensive movement by
companies and battalions civilian
soldiers of Camp Cecil A. Lyon will
learn this week how defensive action
is planned and executed. The pro-
gram of work for the coming week
was prepared Saturday by Major
Howard L. Laubach executive offi-
cer. and issued in the form of an 1
order Saturday afternoon.
The w < ek s program will come to a
close with the "problem in moving
a regiment by motor trucks" when
the ' rookies" are transported to
Leon Springs next Saturday in
trucks. They will spend the last
week of the ir training on the mili-
tary reservation there and will have
an opoprtunily to put into practice
all of the things connected with mil- •
itary science learned in rhe preced-
ing three weeks.
To Ik’ Interesting Work.
The week on the range will bo by
far the most interesting for the men I
and the experience will serve to ;
round them out as trained men and
to season them to a certain extent in
field service. They will be present-
ed with actual battle problems and it
will be possible to determine by the-
ory whether or not ea h unit actual-
ly wins the various ' skirmishes ' in
which they will participate.
The morning program for thia
week follows:
Monday—Terrain exercise. Com-
bat —company in defense. Particular
attention to" fire discipline control
and direction.
Gallery practice after 11 a. m.—
first battalion.
Tuesday—Drill — Company rear
guard and rear guard withdrawing
from action.
March outposts.
Gallery practice after 11 a. m.
Second battalion.
Wednesday — Terrain exercise.
Company outposts. Problem in re-
ceiving an attack.
Explanation and use of score-book
and target B.
Gallery practice after 11 a. m. i
First battalion.
Thursday—Patroling and extended !
order. i
Company Inspection.
Gallery practice after 11 a. m.
Second battalion.
Friday—Battalion problem. Or- •
ganization of a defensive position.
Instruction in making packs and
equad rolls.
Use of surplus kit-bags.
Saturday—Problem. Moving regl- 1
ment by motor truck to Leon Springs
with modified equipment "A."
Program for Afternoons.
The following program for after-
noons of this week was announced
by Major Laubach:
Regimental parade at 6 p. m as
follows:
Monday and Friday—Tn line of
masses.
Tuesday and Thursday—ln line.
Wednesday—Presentation of eol- .
ors.
First aid —From 1 to 2 as follows: *
Monday. A and E; Tuesday 13 and
F; Wednesday C and G; Thursday •
D and H.
Non-commissioned officers’ school
•—4 to sp. m. daily except Saturday.
For non-commissioned officers and
auch others as desire to attend.
Gallery practice. 1 to 2 p. m. Bat- i
talion not attending In morning.
Optional Work
Swimming — From 2 to 4. All
companies.
Practical and theoretical horse-
manship—From 2 to 4:
Monday. Wednesday Friday Sec- I
©nd battalion.
Tuesday Thursday Saturday First
battalion.
Signaling or topography —From 2
to 3 :
Monday. Wednesday Friday.
Machine gun or field engineering
•—From 2 to 3:
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday i
Bayonet fencing—From 3 to 4:
Monday Wednesday Friday.
Officers Called Away.
The training camp staff of com- |
missioned officers of the regular
army assigned to the eight corn- j
par.les will lose four members this
week when that number of officers
will leave for various parts of the
HELP YOUR
STOMACH
TO DO ITS WORK
NATURALLY— y
NORMALLY— S *
^dy IS
NATURE’S
“FIRST AID”
S IN STOMACH
OR BOWEL DISORDERS
= TRY IT=
SUNDAY
country to assist in federalhlng the '
militia troops. Captain Howard H. j
Baily of the Hospital Corps has
been ordered to Alexandria La. on
militia duty. First Lieutenant ! red- .
crick Boschen Seventeenth Infan-
try will report at Little Rock. Ark.
। to muster in militia forces there.
I Captain Dana T. Merril Third In-
fantry. who has been in command of
Company A. has been ordered to
Washington for duty in the office
of the chief of the bureau of militia
affairs Lieutenant George W.
Ewell assigned to the same civilian
company has been ordered to
Chandler. Okla. to asisst in mus-
tering the National Guard of that
state. Company A will be conunand-
i ed by Lieutenant Hevor.
At the request of Major Laubach
। each company has appointed a civ-
ilian representative on a committee
1 of eight to confer from time to time
with the commanding officer on mat-
ters pertaining to the welfare of the
<?mp. The following have been ap-
pointed: Walter W. McAllister
Company A: Georg© B. Fuller C m.
pany B. Clinton G. Brown. Company
C; A S. Sharpton. company D; Sam
Greenwell Jr.. Company E; W. O.
Woods. Company F; C. E. Newton
Company G and I. M. McCracken
Company H.
Han Danro Wednesday.
The first conference of the com-
mittee with Major Laubach was held
Saturday afternoon when plans for
: a daYice to be given Wednesday eve-
• nlng at the Fort Sam Houston gym-
nasium. were discussed. One of the
military bands will be provided. Ma-
jor Raubach outlined to the men his
ideas on a number of matters per-
taining to camp government. He
said that tipping of any person
working in camp is prohilbted and
told the committeemen that com-
panif s or individuals will not be per-
mitted to make gifts to the officers.
The custom of companies making
handsome present® to their com-
manders was established at Platts-
burg the first year and found not to
be In keeping with the spirit of the
camp.
"We are here for business and mil-
. itary ideals should be foremost" he
said.
A crowd of civilians attended the
। l and concert at the training camp
from 5:30 to 6 o'clock Saturday aft-
. ernoon. Madam Alicia Petitclerc
sang a number of patriotic songs.
The second innoculation against
typhoid fever the heaviest dose of
’ the three embraced in the treatment
was administered Saturday after-
noon. The "rookies" were ordered
not to take any unnecessary exercise
Saturday afternoon and stimulants of
all kinds were prohibited for five
days.
PLAN TO GIVE COLORS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
I
Appropriate Ceremonies Plan-
ned at Civilians’ Train-
ing Camp
—
The regimental colors the gift of
'the women of San Antonio to the
civilians’ training camp of the South-
lern Department will be presented
with appropriate ceremonies at
Camp Cecil A. Lyon Wednesday aft-
i ernoon. Though the order of events
Ihas not been definitely arranged
j there will undoubtedly be a speech
of presentation and one of accept-
lance with a salute to the flag.
Up to Saturday afternoon. Major
Howard L. Laubach had not heard
definitely when the flag would ar-
) rive. It is expected however the
I early part of the week. It was first
thought the flag would be here by
. Friday or Saturday of last week and
that the presentation would take
place Monday but wnen the flag did
not come the time of presentation
। was postponed until Wednesday.
• Mrs. William Aubrey chairman of
the committee that collected the
■funds for the purchase of the colors
said Saturday that about 115 more
than the $2OO necessary to buy the •
flag had been received. After the
expenses of telegrams messages and
I the shipment of the flags have been
paid the balance will either be turn-
ed over to the Red Cross Society or
will be used to purchase a case for
'the colors.
I As the gift has been made by ths
i women of San Antonio to Camp Cecil
I A. Lyon and future training camps
;of the Southern Department it is
j.lanned to preserve the flags in a
। place convenient for their being
I viewed by the people of San An-
•tonio. It has been suggested that the
‘ permission of the Daughters of the
I Republic of Texas be secured to pre-
serve the colors in the Alamo. Others
have suggested the Carnegie library.
PATRIOTISM IS SHOWN
Armour X- Co. and American To-
bacco Co. tn Pay Soldiers.
San Antonians in the employ of
. many of the big foreign corpora-
; tions and producing companies
which have ranches here will par-
ticipnte in the benefits announced
by these companies in the event of
I their employes being called for mil-
' itary duty. Formal announcements
were made Saturday by the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company and Armour
and Company through their local
! manager that the positions of em-
ployes who volunteer will be held
open for them and further that their
salaries will be paid during their
absence.
President Percival S. Hill of the
American Tobacco Company has
addressed a stirring patriotic let-
ter to his branch managers in which
he urges his employes to "per-
I form their patriotic duties" with the
assurance their present places will
be given them on their release from
I military duty and that their full sal-
I ary will be paid to whomever they
may direct while they are absent.
• I The Armour company will pay em-
' ployeg who volunteer the differ-
! ence between their present salary
I and the pay they draw from the
government and will hold their po-
j sltions open for them. This nn-
i nouncement was made In a letter
• received by J E. Hoban local man-
I ager. from President A. W Ar-
I mour.
1 TYRRELLS DINE 'IN STATE
’ Celebrate “Golden Wedding Anni-
versary”—Receive Handsome Gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Tyrrell dined
. in state on the Anthony Roof
Saturday night in celebration of
I their "golden wedding anniversary.”
1 They were the guests of the manage-
ment of the St Anthony. On their ar-
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rival they were escorted in a wind-
ing path through a lane of tables
] by Edwin H. Lee manager of the
St. Anthony to their beautifully
decorated table the band playing
Mendelssohn’s Wedding March while .
the procession was ip progress
Mr. Tyrrell manager of the Gun- ;
tor maintained a profound silence '
* when asked what wedding annivyr-’
J sary Mrs. Tyrrell and he were ac-1
I tually celebrating He asserted it •
Iwas their "golden" anniversary but ;
evidently count has beep lost. Only
last year. Hie Tyrrells celebrated 1
their “silver" wedding by "hiring"
a horse and buggy and driving out i
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
to the South Loop where they in-
dulgod in a Large duck dinner.
Acting ag host and representing
Mr. Tyrrell’s friends among the'
hotel men of San Antcnlo Mr. Lee
: presented Mrs. Tyrrell with a dia-;
mond sunburst and Mr. Tyrrell with
i a gobi watch fob suitably engraved j
' Mrs. Tyrrell responded to the pres- i
| entatlon speech.
-«-♦#*■
Delightful Entertainment
1 Take your guests to Hot Wells ;
Park tonight Music dancing bath-
ilng cafe.—(Adv.) ]
NEW SOCIETY TO MEET |
lota Cappa <Tii Plans First Session
July 5.
; The first regular meeting of the
lota Cappa Chi Society since its |
1 organization last week will be held .
। the night of July 5 at the home of
I.co Nevelow sergeant-at-arms of;
i the organization 907 Avenue C. The ;
new society is composed of several
young Jew ish men of San Antonio
1 who have for their purpose the pre- i
! motion of fraternalisni among their
। fellows.
The mtitlal neetlng was held at i
( the residence of George Kaufman. ■
The officers elected were Alfred N. |
I Sack president; Phillip Wise vice- 1
.president; "Pacey” Karotkin. sec re- t
|tary; Abe Rosenberg treasurer;
■George J. Kaufman reporter uno
I Leo Nevelow. sergeant-at-arms.
Meetings will be held every second
i Wednesday at the home of <»•.'s» of
i the members and Internet wH! be
stimulated by various social events.
Tn promoting good fellowship the
I society will work along the lines of
i debating the study of national is-
. sues and public-speaking and will
I later lake up athletics.
-♦ ♦♦■ — —
Posfofflcc Employes to Meet.
I AUSTIN Tex. June 24. — Final
plans for the joint convention of
’ Texas post office clerks and letter
carriers to be held here on July 3-4.
will be made at a meeting of the lo-
cal ciergß and letter carriers to be
held Sunday afternoon It Is ex-
pected ’here will be several dele-
gates of these organizations here in
attendance at this convention. An
effort is to be made to bring to the
JUNE 25 191«
I convention the postoffice clerk®’
band of Dallas.
POPULAR CAFE
management at the Hot
Wells Hotel Is serving excellent a la
carte dinners in the grove. Good
music. Take Hot Wells cgr.— (Adv.)
Cabilto at Mexican Inn today 5 to
' 9:30 p. m. 126 E. Crockett street.-—
(Adv.)
0 cents— > . .1 Springs and
। re* urn. every Sunday. 8:15 a. m.
> Southern Pacific. — (Adv.>
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 157, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 25, 1916, newspaper, June 25, 1916; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1601506/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .