The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-07
READY To
MANEUVER
Island Guardsmen
Will Compete
Saturday.
CAPITOL GROUNDS
THE RENDEZVOUS
Gov. Cooper and Large Number
Of Guests Will Occupy
Grand Stand.

1 VIII the TcnQGZ
vous on Saturday afternoon OF the
First Regiment, National G-ard OF Ha-
wall. where the five companies will
separately compete for the silver. cup
now In the possession OF f company.
and for three cash prizes. Governor
Cooper. United States army. Navy. ju-
dicial and civil officers. officials OF the
Territorial Government. Commissioner
Barrett. OF the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position. and distinguished citizens of
Honolulu. together with n number of
ladies'. will occupy seats upon a grand
stand which Is To be erected In the va
cant lot at the junction OF King and
Merchant streets Arrangements VIII
The Governor will be accompanied by
his stan In dress uniforms. while the
officers OF the National Guard and
those OF the United States army and
naval forces Will attend In fatigue uni
forms. The Government band Will also
be present and will play on the band
stand In the Capitol grounds.
Major Davis, Artillery Corps. u. s.
A.. In command OF the garrison at
Camp Mckinley. Is to appoint the
judges for the competition. and his
choice of officers Will probably be an
nounced on the day the competition is
held. The entire square is TO be set
apart for the maneuvers OF the various
q,
line drawn from the Eva end OF the
opera house To- the Capitol grounds op
posite. The sidewalks are TO be left
entirely free to pedestrians. with the
exception OF that directly in front of
the grand stand. The space in which
the companies are to drill is to- be re-
served by Gordon OF guards stretched
around the entire area.
The trophy is n silver cup which was
won at the last competition by F COM
pany. under command OF Captain John
son. The three cash prizes are divided
as follows: First. SIS; second. $50:
third. s25. The first cash prize goes to
the company winning the cup.
AS a matinee Is TO be given on Sat
urday afternoon in the opera house.
Colonel Jones. commanding the regi-
ment. suggests that those using car
riages for the performance drive
through the Capitol grounds to the op-
era house. in order that the reserved
space can be kept clear OF vehicles.
The companies which are to compete
are as follows:
\ company. Captain Klemme: Il COM
pany. Captain Reilly; L company. Cap
tain Hipa; company. Captain John
son: @ company. Captain Rose.
The order In which the companies are |
TO go upon the field in competition has !
been decided by lot. The first COM
pany will be ordered upon the square |
at lis or 1880 y. IN. 4 headquarters |
order has been posted giving the evo-
buttons To be used by numbers CORE
spending with the maneuvers described |
In the military tactics. a sample OF
the orders as prepared by the Captains
for use before the Judges Is as follows:
Form company. facings. alignments.
open ranks. inspection arms. manual
arms. load and fire. rests. company
light. right turn. fours right. left front
nto line. fours left about. to the rear.
tours right. fours left and company
halt. right forward. fours right. OBJ
iques. To the rear. right by twos. OBJ
'tacles on regiment into line. Pla-
oons-Form fours. fours left. form
company left obiique from the halt. on
light into line. platoon right forward.
ours right. platoon left front into line
orm tours. left front into line OF pla-
cons. column fours. platoon column
light. tours left. left front line OF
quads. rally by squads. assemble by
quads. assemble on second squad. on
ight into line by squads. assemble Skin
nishers. forward. kneel. TO the rear.
ally BY platoons. assemble. form COM
any front. change direction. rally. as
cmble.
The companies have been drlIllngl
very night for several weeks and are
citing into fine trim for the big event.
he drill shed presents more OF n mar
ial appearance on week nights than
or several months past. and the air
: hlled with sharp commands. the rat
le OF bayonets as they are fixed to the
Ines. the steady tramp. tramp. tramp
the Guardsmen and the intricate ma d,
euvers are carried out. and there IL !
lways an interested crowd of spec-
ators In the vicinity. Each company 7
as gone into the competition with the (
attention OF winning the cup. and the
ivalry on Saturday Will probably be {
he most keen the regiment has ever