The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-15
Soldier Boys Fold Their
Tents and March
to Town.
Guardsmen Mustered Into Regular
Army Service for Pay-CoI.
Jones Is Satisfied.

1
yesterday at five o'clock and marched
from Kapiolani Park to the Drill Shed
where guns were stacked and the END
of the five days encampment formal
ly announced.
At eleven o'clock yesterday morning
Major Mcclellan ordered the COM
panies to muster for the purpose of
preparing the rolls to be sent to Wash
| ington 1t took two hours for the
eight companies to pass muster, the
count showing 444 in ALL The rolls will
be sent to the National Capital, for
the guardsmen draw pay from the
United States under the new militia
law. 1t is not much, thirteen dollars
per month for each man, officer and
private, and the five days pay will
not amount to much over two dol
lars apiece. But then that is a good
deal better than nothing, and they
have all had a five days outing with
out expense either to themselves or to
the Territorial government. Uncle
Sam foots all the bills, even to paying
the passage of the Hilo company to
Honolulu. The Hilo guardsmen are
still in camp and will remain there
until Tuesday morning.
The guardsmen broke camp yester-
day without any help from the regu-
lars. At one o'clock, after the muster
had been completed, Col Jones gave
the order to strike tents, and about
one hundred of them fell at the same
moment. The baggage had already
been packed and loaded on army
wagons. The next three hours were
spent in policing the camp, and the
grounds were put in such shape, that
the casual observer would never have
suspected the presence of four hun
dred soldiers for nearly a week past.
1t was amost five o'clock before
Bugler Ellis sounded the call to fall
in for the march to town. The regI-
ment started off in fine shape, with
the band in the lead. The bandsmen
wore the uniform of the guardsmen.
with khaki trousers and blue coats.
Captain Berger marched ahead, but
in front of him was Sergeant Ludgren
of the Commissary department. The
companies followed, according to their
the troops.
The men made a fine appearance on
their homeward march. They were
decked out in all the paraphernalia of
war. Each man carried a musket
slung over his shoulder, a knapsack,
canteen. and a picturesque red blan-
ket. The band played its merriest
tunes and the flags waved in unison
was made at Thomas Square after an
hours march from KapioIani Park.
There was a short rest and the march
finally ended at the drill shed.
Major Mcclellan was much pleased
at the showing made at the camp. as
was Col. Jones. who said last evening
that the men had shown up well.
Major Mcclellan said that the
guardsmen had shown themselves to
be true soldiers. they had accepted all
sorts of duty without complaint, and
learned quickly the regular army tao
tics.
4 think the boys acquitted them
selves very well' said Col. Jones yes
terday afternoon. They worked hard
while in camp and they also showed a
disposition to learn all they could.
am well satisfied with the results of
the camp"
Major Mcclellan viii forward to
as soon as possible a re-
port upon the camp in accordance with
the provisions Of the militia law. The
Hawaiian National Guard is probably
the first TO enjoy the privileges ac-
corded under the Dick Bill. Through
the law passed by the last legislature.
the National Guard here now partakes