The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-11
WITH THE FIRST REGIMENT
CAPT. L. o. WHITE SENDS \ LET
TER TO HIS CO. b BOYS.
Drill of A-ronight ID and &c and L
Friendly Match-Polce and E
Semi-Annual Medal Shoot.

Company y had fair turnout
Thursday evening. In the afternoon
Capt. Paul Smith was taken quite i'll
with grippe and could not be present.
Lieut.. Fetter ot1iciated as chairman
of the short business meeting. and he
and Lieut.. Klemme conducted the
drill.
On account of the special engage
ment of Company F yesterday, the
match shoot between that company
and did not take place. 1t will be
arranged for the first possible date
next week.
Company f and the police began
their final match at Kakaako butts ut
early this afternoon. The result is
published in the nutshell column, on
page s.
Col. Mclean found an old friend on
the L. S. S. Alert. 1t is Lieut.. Philip
Nane Horne Lansdale. They knew each
other years ago and for a long time
were together on the China station.
A drill of Company d is ordered for
1880 this evening. Company will
also hold meeting. Capt Mccarthy
may be present with the former.
The December shoot for medals will
begin at Kal<aalto butts at 1880 tomor-
row afternoon and continue each af-
ternoon except Sunday for ten days.
IN officer will be detailed to superin-
tend the shooting on each occasion.
Men must appear in uniform, and will
shoot in the order of their arrival at
the range. Strict military rules, ac-
cording to Blunt's manual will be fol-
lowed.
The Regiment foot ball team is
getting in considerable practice and
expects to give the Town boys hard
battle on New Years day. Capt. Aus
tin thinks the team is much stronger
than it was in November.
The following self-eXplanatory let
ter from Capt E. o. White to the
members of Company b will doubtless
have the effect of enthusing interest
in their affairs and will be the signal
for renewed efforts toward preserving
the high standard of the organization:
Buffalo, \. Y, Nov 10, 1896.
To the Officers and Men of Company
b, First Regiment. y. G. II.
Your captain, though many thou
sands of miles from you at present,
is as interested as ever in the old com
pany and is glad to see by late papers
that you are still at it with your
trusty (perhaps rusty) old Spring
fields. and he trusts that Lieut.. Dash
er's team of n. G. c. men were allowed
to have second place in the late
match. He wishes to remind you that
the regimental medals are to be again
shot for next month, and to urge you
to practice all you can, and let b cap
ture the most bars.
rs an additional INCENTIVE to all who
strive for a bar he offers two tro-
phies, one first class one and one sec
ond class, under the following condi-
tions:
First class trophy, to be awarded
to the member of b company who
shall make the highest score from 40
upward, for the regimental medal or
bar in the shoot to be held in Deem
Der, 1896. To be held by the winner
until the following regimental shoot
! for medal and bars takes place, when
it shall again be shot for by the Com
pany under the same conditions. and
so on, until won by some member of
the company three times. when It
shall become the property of said
member.
The medals to be considered Com
pany property, until won three times
and in the event of any holders, who
have won them less than three times.
leaving the company, medals are to be
returned to commanding officer with
other company property, and held by
him till won at the next following
shoot.
Second class trophy to be shot for
under same conditions as above. but
awarded to man making highest score
under 40, classes to be divided as fol-
lows:
First Class-Men who score in Reg
mental medal shoot 40 or upwards.
Second Class-Men who score in
Regimental medal shoot less than 40.
The captain trusts the company will
accept these trophies with his aloha,
and suggests that copy of the condi-
lions be posted in the Company room
that the officers and non-coms, do
their best to get the men in trim for
the December shoot and make an eff
fort to have B head the list for bars.
Yours with Aloha Nui,
f. o. WHITE.