The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-21
WAS A FINE FUNCTION
SPLENDID Showing MADE ny TIL
FIRST REGIMENT.
Creditnbie Appearance for the Review
Good Attendance Guests
Were Pleased.

parade and review of the First Reg
iinent, N. G.. H., on Armory Square
Thursday evening.
A line was marked by flags
straight across from the front end o
the drill shed to designate the par
ade ground. The crowd was KEPT
beyond this. From the junction o
Hotel and Mile streets, up Miller
around to the drill shed, in front o
the Armory, the old barracks
down to Likelike and back OF
Hotel to rear gate of the Eek
ecutive Building, there was a
perfect jam of people. Hundreds
stood in punches, and crowds were
strung along on every side. Mer
and boys climbed upon the fences
of the Executive building yard.
Dozens Of carriages drew up in
Miller street. Several buses with
loads of people came in from the
plains,
Among the dense throng of visit
ors was noticed, Maj. A. G. S.
HAYES, British Commissioner
Consul Ellis Mills and wife, Vice
Consul Boyd, Minister Cooper, At
torney- General Smith, wives of U.
S. army officers, Mr.. Durrand and
wife Of New York, w. G.. Irwin,
Paul Isenberg.
At 1880 the companies were
formed and moved promptly upon
the square. Battalions were formed
and few moments later the Regi-
ment was aligned, the right resting
on Likelike and the left beyond
Miller and Hotel street.
In this position the companies
were stationed from right to lett as
follows: The band and drum corps
first, Company l., 4S men, Captain
Good; second, Company A, S:
men, Captain Smith; third Company
B, 60 men, Captain White; fourth
Company c, 4S men, Capt. Camara
fifth, Company f, so men, Capt.
Zeigler; sixth, Company C, as
men, Capt. Kea seventh, Company
H, So men, Capt. Murray; eighth,
Company d, 60 men, Lieut.. Berg
strom; ninth, the hospital corps, {
men, Sergt. Hough. Including
the regimental officers, band and
drum corps, there were SIS men ii
line, about IS per cent. Of the Reg.
iment.
The reviewing officers were
Adjutant- General Warfield, com,
handing second brigade, N, G.. c.
Major Mum, U. S. army surgeon
Lieut.. Lissak, ordinance corps; ant
Its. Treat andNewcombe, U. S. army
They were escorted to the ground:
by Capt. G. c. Broome, Regiment.
al Adjutant. During the inspec.
ton the visitors were accompanied
by Colonel Mclean, Captain!
Broome and Cooper, and Major.
Mcleod and Jones. At the review
General Warfield stood in front anc
the other officers in line behind him
The companies passed in review il
platoous, and later i'll company
square. The companies were ap
plauded as they passed the Armory
After the review the Regimen
was again formed on Hotel street
and dismissed after a very prett,
and satisfactory dress parade. Up
on invitation of the Regimental off
GERS the visiting officers repaired t.
Headquarters. Here there wa
lunch and refreshments. Colone
Mclean proposed the toast lou
. Visitors" Gen. War6eld and Maj
Mum responded briefly but will
! eloquence and in pleasing tone
Both gentlemen complimented tn
First Regiment, officers anc
men. They spoke Of the sold
: ierly bearing and eviden
!, proficiency of all, remarked the gen
eral steadiuess and were especial,
, impressed with the enthusiasm Q
the force. Gen. Warfeld was NOR
than pleased to meet so many for
mer California guardsmen. Thes
, included Lieut.. Col. Fisher, Majo
! Mcleod, Capt. Pratt, Drum Majo
King and others. Lieut.. Lussak
U. S. A., and Lieut.. Matthews G
;; Company H, N. G. H., wer
+, schoolmates at Benicia, Calf. year
/, ago.
! General Warfeld said of tn
parade and review: 1.-The sigh
was magnihcent-wonderful. Th
discipline of men is something an
country might well be proud Of.
was astonished. Everything wa
4 like clock work. Companies move
: as if by mechanism. feel that til
0 moral effect OF such a display
0 sufficient to insure the peace OF til
!, country" Lieutenants Newcomb
# and Treat expressed themselves i
much the same manner.
NOTES.
n Company A claims the most al
d plause from the ladies'.
II Colonel Mclean made it a poil
e to thank Lieut.. Bergstrom for II
y excellent conduct of Company d.
l. The drill OF II company was con
mented upon. At the head of Mi
a Ter street Capt. Murray's men wei
: twice mistaken for "the regulars.
III Col, Mclean is convinced tn;
s the band should be part of II
!. Regiment.
Company c had good turno;
d and drilled well.
o. Many eyes were on C compan.
IL The native boys did not make
" break" from beginning to end,
It After the drill Company II in
Il bibed two small barrels Of VIII
might have been lemonade.
d If the country is as near annex
y ton as Company ID was to Seattl
after drill, no fears need be ente
tanned as to Cleveland's polio
Capt" Mccarthy was host of Il
a. evening,