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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
9
The Fourteenth Cavalry now on harder duty at Fort Clark will march overland to San Antonio and be quartered at the auxiliary remount station near Camp Travis, signaling a relocation in the ongoing military post duties.
Tuesday announcements reveal a brigade of the F rent cavalry division being organized. Lieut. Col C. J. Herring Law has surveyed the camp site for the Pontternth and construction will begin extending water mains to supply water for the organization. Col A. C. Macamy is the commander.
Captain Arthur W. Dax of the Food Division visits Kelly Field to survey food conditions and reduce waste. He heads the War Food Survey committee for the Southern Department, assisted by Lieut Burton, Sergeants Dugrud and Beebe, and Private Nox, visiting for two to three weeks.
Civilians in San Antonio respond to soldiers from other states with offers of hospitality as editors collect home town requests. Readers from Ontario to Massachusetts express eagerness to host visiting servicemen, detailing connections and memories while officials compile a list of towns seeking civilian welcome.
Washington authorized new nurse housing at Camp Travis. Construction will add four nurse wards connected by covered walkways, increasing capacity to about 230 nurses. The plan includes six sheds for watch, a ward of four beds, and space for civilian staff, with completion expected after existing hospital facilities are finished.
The city hosts a flux of visitors including Me Ui Slane of Dallas and Menger Avenue group members from various cities. Attendees arrive to participate in theater, social gatherings, and public events while noting associations with notable residents and local institutions.
Fragmentary report notes Melital Officer Visiter Cam Maj and others visiting camps on a Tuesday. Mentions medical efforts at a camp, Nose pilot, and Weather Department policy on sending relief to wet departments. References exchange of visits to other camps for service inspection and a Tuesday event.
San Antonio’s Wibhe schools may convert vocational departments into war training centers this summer. Plans, presented to the federal vocational board by King federal representative Hunsdon, call for mechanical and construction trades training under wartime needs with funds from the War Department and the board.
Police detained a pair late night on liquor charges amid a confusing scene near West Commerce Street. The couple and a third person faced questioning as officers described a fight and alleged unlawful conduct.
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