The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-04
HONOLULU RIFLES.
Historical sketch OF the Famous
sorps-- Rolls or SWccrs from the
ItcpinniaS.

sorps-- Rolis or Saiccrs from the
Beginning.
The Honolulu Rifles were organ
lied in the early part of 1884. Late
in the previous year j. ii Fisher,
with the assistance of David Nc
Cartncy, had drawn up an agree
ment 10 form n foreign military
corps. This received in short time
about sixty signatures, and pcrnis-
sion 10 organize was granted
by the privv Council. The
organization was effected with one
Company. TO W. II. Aldrich's un-
firing zeal was due in n great
measure this inception of what has
since become powerful battalion Of
troops. The first election resulted
in the choice of:
w. II. Aldrich, Captain.
j. ii. Fisher, First Lieutenant.
Geo. Mcleod, Second Lieutenant.
Fisher resigned shortly after and
went into the ranks. Geo. Mcleod
was elected First Lieutenant, and
Hugh Gum Second Lieutenant, on
the resignation of whom II. Heb
| bard was chosen to that office. On
the resignation of W. II. Aldrirh,
Geo. Mcleod became Captain, II.
llebbard First Lieutenant, and VIM.
lnger Second Lieutenant. In Aug,
1886, Geo. Mcleod resigned and
was succeeded by V. V. Ashford as
Captain, the other officers remaining
the same. During the incumbcncy
of w. II. Aldrich rs Captain, the
Rifles secured their uniforms through
him Of Plate Il Co, san Francisco,
since which time they have been
ordered from and made by II. $.
Tregoan. Under Aldrich's COM
mand also the company made its
first public appearance splendid
one rejecting great credit on the
Captain for the discipline which he
secured in such brief timc-at
Queen Emma's funeral. April /,
1887, this one company developed
into n battalion of two companies,
A and b. The election of officers
raised V. V. Ashford to the rank Of
Major. From this point the organ
ization of the several companies and
the elections of the staff and com
pany officers will be separately listed.
Organized April |, 1887, with the
election of:
II. +. IIebbard, Captain.
j. W. Pratt, First Lieut..
j. V. Simonson, Second Lieut..
| On the promotion of Captain Heb
bard to Major the officers were:
J. w. Pratt, Captain.
j. l.. Torbert, First Lieut..
j. Y. SImonson, Second Lieut..
Jan. l, 1888, c. L. Wilder was
elected Second Lieutenant, the other
officers remaining unchanged. The
resignation of Captain Pratt and
Lieut.. Torbcrt Aug. 20, 1888, re-
suited in the following election:
G. Il. Wilder, Captain.
w. G. Wilder, Jr. First Lieut..
Feed. Wood, Second Lieut.,
who held Office to January, 1889,
when Il fresh deal brought out:
c. w. Iiegler, Captain.
G. Willing, First Lieut..
o. Maschke, Second Lieut..
On the retirement of Willing and
Maschkc their places respectively
were filed by Julius Asche and j.
ID. Tregloan. j. ID. Tregloan re.
signed soon after and made room
for +. III. +. Woters rs Second
Lieutenant. These officers held on
till the regular election in January
1890, which resulted in the election
of:
c. w. IiegIer, Captain,
) +. III. f. Woltcrs, First Lieut..
+. h. Thomas, Second Lieut..
Was organized April /, 1897, and
, elected the following officers:
, VIM. Unger, Captain.
, G. w. Ashford, First Lieut..
Geo. Stratemcyer, Second Lieut.
The vacancy caused by the re
signation of George Stratemeyc
was filed by the election of T.. +
Bishop. The election of Lieut.. G
w. Ashford, July 22nd, as Captain
T. of Co. ID, occasioncd the selection
of +. +. Bishop as First Lieutenan
and A. G.. Nj. Robertson as Secon,
Lieut.. AT the regular election Jan
) !, 1889, the following were elected
j. III. Fisher, Captain.
{ A. G.. Nj. Robertson, First Lieut.
Thos. +. Wall, Second Lieut..
About two months afterward Wal
resigned owing to removal and G
A. Meth succeeded him as Secon'
Lieut.. Mr.. Neth's trip to the Father
land left an aching void which wa
tenderly filled by j. II. Reist.
At the general election JAN, 1890
were chosen:
A. G. M. Robertson, Captain.
Geo. G. Potter, First Lieut..
j. III. Reist, Second Lieut..
In Feb. the resignation of Captain
Robertson caused the choice of j
II, Fisher to I'll the vacancy,
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