The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-27
CARABAOS ON
TRANSPORTS

Among the officers on the transport
sherman were two or three who wore
the unique badge OF the now famous
Military order OF the Carabao, an or
ganlation which sprang up during the
early days OF the occupation of the
Philippines by the American forces.
In fact, a carabao may be found on
every transport calling at Honolulu.
The order now contains about 1000
members among whom are almost all
the prominent army and navy officers
who served in the Philippines dur
ing the days of the insurrectlon, be-
tween May l, 1898 (Dewey's Day), and
July 4, 1902 (the date of the civil gov
ernment controD
The society is destined to be one of
the most prominent and important OF
the military orders OF the United
States. and already the annual dinner
Of the order is one OF the important
social events OF the Washington sea-
son.
The object of the order is to pro-
mote good fellowship among its mem-
bres, to foster a high standard of milf
tary and social duty and to perpetrate
the memory of military services in the
Philippines during the early days of
their occupation.
Any person who honorably served in
| the Philippines between May l. 1898.
| and July 4, 1902, both dates inclusive,
as a commissioned officer of the United
| States regular or volunteer army,
navy, marine corps, Philippine scouts,
contract dental surgeons, naval cadets.
| acting assistant surgeons and any per-
son who may have served as an en-
| listed man between said dates in the
Philippine Islands and subsequently
| received a commission or appointment
| in any of the above mentioned classes,
| may be elected a member of the order.
The most prominent corrals OF the
order are located at Manila, Washing
ton, San Francisco, San Antonio, Fort
Monroe and st. Louis, and new cor
raj is about 20 be organized at West
Point. The insignia of the order.
which was adopted at the last annual
| meeting. consists OF n triangular
/ shaped medal OF dark bronze suspend
| ed from a bar of the same metal by n
ribbon of ribbed silk in three stripes,
the two outer stripes being blue and
| the inner one orange, being the colors
of the headquarters flag of the 8th
| Army Corps On the face of the
medal a perfect head of the carabao
in gold, In relief, gives prominence to
one of the most familiar objects In the
Philippines from which the order de-
rives its distinctive name. The re-
verse side bears the emblem OF the
| Katipunan-the rising sun and three
stars-the most prominent secret or
ganization in the Philippines connect
ed with the insurrection. The bar from
which the medal IL suspended bears
in relief a fine representation OF Mt.
Arayat, a most familiar object to all
who participated in the early cam
paigns north OF Manila with Gems.
Lawton and Macarthur. A lapel but
ton which is a miniature OF the medal
was also adopted.
The officers OF the order for year
ending June 80. 1906. are: Paramount
carabao, Admiral H. T. b. Harris
paymaster general, u. S. N; patriarch
of the herd, Gen. c. +. Humphrey.
quartermaster general, u. s. A.; bell
carabao, Gen. G. F. Elliott. command
er, u. S. NJ. c.; lead carabao, Capt.
Lawson M. Fuller, ordnance depart
ment, U. $. A; main guy, Maj. Walter
ID. McCaw, surgeon, U. s. A.; winder
of the horn, Col. Randolph Dickins, u.
S. M. c.; caretonero, Commander A.
b. Canaga, U, $, N; gamboling cara
bao, Commander j. II. Gibbons, u. s..
N. veterlnario DR.. j. M. Heller; main
guard, Lieut.. r. s. Hooker, IT, S. M. c..