Show INSPECTED THE POST GEN MERRIAM PAYS A VISIT TO FORT DOUGLAS Compliments the Soldiers of the Twentythird on Their Good Appearance Ap-pearance After Service Abroad Brig Gen Merriam and Capl Bennett Ben-nett his aid were driven from tho Kenyon hotel yesterday morning to Fort Douglas In an urmy ambulance drawn by the nIght of four sleek and wellfed mules A firing squad was on the parade I ground ready with cannon can-non and the Brigadiers salute of eleven guns was given the visitor HeW He-W 9 welcomed by tHe officers stationed at tho post and without delay began careful Inspection the troops and entire premises As the two companies of the Twenty third Infantry were drawn up for J inspection in-spection and review Gen Merriam scorned gratified with the showing made and before didmisbal complimented compli-mented the boys He said that he had expected to see a lot of Invalids but the soldiers before him were pretty healthylooking sick people and If they were specimens of Philippine Invalids In-valids the boys over the water must be In excullent physical condition The good condition of their arm also called I for the commendation oC the department depart-ment commander and for the length of time regular drills had been interrupted Inter-rupted he thought the boys did pretty well Gen Merriam made some recommen dations In matters of drill and is expected ex-pected recommend also that a num her of the buildings in the outer part of tho post be repaired He found things generally In a satisfactory con dition Gen Merriam left for Fort Russell last evening |