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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1916

Page

11

Army Officers Answer Questions on Texas Civic Training Camp

Report on Fort Sam Houston Texas camp June 12 to July 8. No service obligation. enrollment cards only. Clothing outfits cost 11.60 with 1.25 daily laundry. meals budget 50 cents per man per day. 400 men forecast. recreation includes lectures, films, band concerts, chapel reading rooms, and a 4th of July celebration. Notable enrollees include New York City police, Texas officials, and business leaders. many Texas employers support attendance without prejudicing promotion.

Fort Sam Houston Tex Texas Kansas City Arelso Southern Department George F. Lupton San Antonio Terminal Line United States New York Galveston el Valle Palm Beach Plattsburg Vitagraph Company New York City South North Dallas Fort Worth Lee Parea Odes Seeesaceesae ClerByMman Cecssse Ccere Cese Gaubouis Adecketane Vaca- Training Camps Association Boone Ghee Cickee Bern Pee Eee Cravens & Cage, Insurance Managers Houston Training Camps Association Chambers of Commerce Austin Cravens & Gage Insurance City National Bank Alamo National Bank D. Sullivan & Co Bankers San Antonio National Bank Lockwood National Bank Groos National Bank Frost National Bank D. & A. Oppenheimer National Bank of Commerce State National Bank Citizens’ Bank and Trust Company Central Trust Company Waco Cotton Oil Company Waco John B. Ragland Mercantile Company Kingsville Kinsville Mercantile Company Robert J. Kleberg & Co A. B. Frank Company L. Frank Saddlery Company San Antonio Gas and Electric Company San Antonio Traction Company The San Antonio Light G. A. Stowers Furniture Company Wolff & Marx Company Joske Brothers Company San Antonio Drug Company San Antonio Printing Company Maverick-Clarke Printing Company San _ Antonio Maverick Land Company City of St. Anthony Travellers Western Union Telegraph Company Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company Lone Star Moving Picture Company T. M. Dechman Coffee Company AmnArmour Robert James Albro Ward Sloan Alford Rufus E Hico B.brown Clinton G Banks Stanley Boylan Rufus Bryan Lewis Randolph Jr Barber Robert Youns Bingham Calvin Texline Balcom Louis West Bruce Andrew Davis College Station Birkhead Claude V Braunig Victor H Beretta Jack Wara Blocker W. B C.collis M. E Cresman C. C Carrington John B Cannon George Couzina John Henry Bartlesville Okla Creaton LeRoy Bates Caruthers Letcher M Atascosa Coane Robert Jr New Orleans Chamberlain Fidelio G Cox George M Canfield Harry R Victoria Clemens Frank C Cast Herschel North Pleasanton D—Devine Thomas J Davis Bert H Gainesville Dial Preston H Dennett Herbert C Davies Joseph Reid Dolores DeMontel Emmett J Hondo Elmer C Diller John Cabot Decker Davis E Quanah E—Edmunds Walter R Boerne F—Fay H. H Anadarko Freeman Josiah D Richard H Hillsboro Hinkley Bert E. Jr Brownsville Leon M Harris Jefferson D Hare Ray Maxey Heasley Charles F Wichita Falls Head Escarra Grandview Hanna Alex R Hallam Mortimer Julius H Dalworth

Month of Time for Country Poster Appeals

The Military Training Camps Association distributes a poster promising a month of time for country service, health, interest, value, and a great vacation. Interested men should contact the officer in charge at Governor's Island New York or Central, Southern, or Western department headquarters in Chicago San Antonio or San Francisco.

United States The Military Training Camps Association Eastern Department Governor's Island New York Central Department Chicago San Antonio Tex Western San Francisco

How Rickshaw Coolie Lives in Peking

The World Outlook describes harsh conditions for 30 000 Peking rickshaw coolies. Many share mud walled rooms with earth floors while 30 to 40 men pack into rickshaw depot courts. Rent is charged daily for each vehicle and must be earned daily to feed a dependent family.

Peking America

Indian Fighters of Austin's Colony

The article recalls 1820s and 1830s frontier clashes around Matagorda Bay and the Colorado River with Caroncohuag and Tonkaway Indians. It details Kuykendall near Eagle Lake, Ingram and settlers actions, the 1825 Tonkaway raids, the capture and rescue episodes, and outlines later exploits of John Ingram and Elijah Ingram including Gonzales, San Jacinto, and San Saba campaigns.

A. J. Lowell Egypt Colorado Nueces Trinity Matagorda Bay Eagle Lake Robert Kuykendall Peach Creek Kuykendall Ingram John Ingram Colorado River John Clark Alexander Jackson Jackson Clark White la Pehia Goliad Columbus Andrew Babb

Band Concert at Fort Sam Houston Lower Post

The Nineteenth Infantry Band will perform Monday afternoon at the lower post Fort Sam Houston under Chief Musician Oscar Biermann. The program includes The Regiment's Return Overture Caliph of Bagdad Impassioned Dream Rosa Fantasia Portuguese Rendezvous Lampe Grand Selection Scottish Polk and Thombonne March with a second concert scheduled for the same location Thursday afternoon.

Fort Sam Houston Oscar Biermann Crosby Bagdad Lampe

Where are you stopping awkward phrase debate

The remark about travel lodging prompts discussion on phrasing. Suggestions include substituting hotelling as a sharper term though usage varies by region and context.

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