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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
4
Announcement reports the third court-martial results tied to the Houston riot cases involving 39 African American soldiers of the 24th Infantry. Proceedings address charges, outcomes, and implications for military justice amid the scandal.
Col. George Dunn said Friday that the final decision rests with the judge advocate general in Washington after records are reviewed there. He noted that findings from a second trial where five African American men were sentenced to death were released before Washington’s review.
A new school for personnel officers will be established at Camp Bowie Nort Worth to train officers and enlisted men from various department organizations in handling payroll paperwork under new regulations. The program aims to reduce Army paperwork by preparing payrolls at regimental headquarters rather than by company commanders, with Capt. Luther Hoffman Lieut. William J. Capron and Sergeants Mimille G. Witter and Henry D. Rinslana selected to attend at Camp Travis.
The famed cavalry thoroughbred Aurus ridden by Maj. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook reached San Antonio Friday morning after a train trip from Camp Sherman. The horse, long the mount of the department commander, has earned silver cups at shows and is described as a living reproduction of the cavalry charger.
J E Allison of St Louis hired by San Antonio to survey telephone company plant finances and recommend whether rate increases are justified. He will gather experts, begin work immediately, and aim to complete report by June 20 with a $5500 fee. Company response pending.
San Antonio firemen make the first subscription to the Red Cross war fund as a drive begins May 20. A $240 pledge was approved at a Firemen's Relief meeting. Fire Chief Goetz will deliver the first check to a Red Cross solicitor when the drive starts. Red Cross plans to reach the quota with church, school, theater, and public building appeals. The luncheon at the St Anthony Hotel outlined speaker plans for men women Boy Scouts and junior senior minute men.
A May Day program at Lady of the Lake Academy featured a Grand March for Collegiates and High School Pupils with Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, a Ring Drill, Fourth and Fifth Grades Columbia March, Seventh and Eighth Grades Duath Bell Drill, High School Pupils Flare, Graduates and Collegiates May Pole Dance by selected dancers, a Grand March by the entire school, and The Star Spangled Banner. The event drew friends and former pupils of the school.
F R Megan of the commission on training camp activities arrived at Kelly Field to arrange for the opening of tent theaters. Two large chautauqua tents are expected to arrive to serve as amusements, with the unit supplying stages and properties and a resident manager. An amusement unit from Kelly Field, under Lt Jacobsen, will provide portions of the acts. A Knights of Columbus hall show under the Jewish Welfare Board indicated success for future entertainments.
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