The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-15
GUARDSMEN
!. CAMP DRILL
Two Hundred Men of
the N. G. H. at
Manoa.

Pitching their shelter tents in the
grounds of the Honolulu Gun Club,
Manoa valley, nearly two hupdred men
of the First Regiment, National Guard
of Hawaii, went into camp Saturday
night, remaining there until yesterday
afternoon, when tents were struck, the
impedimenta loaded into wagons, and
the troops returned to town.
Lieut.-Col. Ziegler, with Majors Wall
and Reilly, commanded the troops. The
outing was to form a camp of field
instruction and Col. Ziegler is certain
that it was complete success.
Late Saturday afternoon the troops
boarded four large cars of the Rapid
Transit Company in front of the Drili
Shed and were taken up to Manoa
valley, disembarking near Frank Ath-
erton's IS place. The men then marched
to the Gun Club premises by narrow
pathway, crossing stone wall to reach
their destination.
With the aid of lanterns Col. Ziegler
and his officers found the alignment
for erecting the shelter or pup :
tents. 1t was quite dark and only
when two lanterns were made the
bases of alignment did the men sue
eeed in pitching their tents. Yestef-
day morning found the tents perfectly
aligned and well distanced apart. The
officers had larger tents and the head
quarters tent was one of the large,
old-fashioned types.
The heavier camp equipage had been
forwarded to Manoa late in the after
noon and the cooks at once raised their
portable stoves and had fine meal
ready for the men on their arrival. 1t
comprised the regular army rations OF
beans. beef, bread and coffee and be-
ing well cooked was well relished.
Camp duties began at once. Sentries
were posted and yesterday morning the
guardhouse was occupied by lone
reealcitrant. soldier who insisted on
having ham and eggs for breakfast.
He protested to AM officer that he not
only wanted the ham and eggs, but he
could enjoy a beef-steak, well done.
The officer gasped and finally went in
search of Col. Ziegler. When that Off
Ger heard the request he exploded IN
: good military fashion and clapped
the soldier into the khaki dungeon.
s'Ham ard eggsl,' said Col. Ziegler
later to war correspondent, who stroll
ed upon the grounds. Ham and
eggsl And just look what the cooks
are preparing for lunch. There g roast
beef-couldn It get better at the Young
Hotel; smell that coffee; look at those
beans, brown and appetizing; look at
that nice white bread, two inches thick
to the slice; look at the butter. Then
smell that soup and taste it. Ism t
that good enough for a banquetf Ham
and eggsl''
And that lunch was good. The of
fcers' mess was served in the shed
used bv the Gun Club members to
watch the progress of clay-pigeon
matches. The food was excellent,
cooked out in the open just as if the
troops were afeld and in pursuit of in
surreetos. Two hospital corps men,
neat and agile, waited on the officers.
There was one cook, a Russian, who
cooked beans TO turn. He was form
erly mate of the schooner Wahlberg
which landed arms for the rebels here
in the 1895 uprising. Now he feeds
the stomachs of many of those who
yanked him before a court martial.
The hospital corps had its hands full
almost at the start. Out of twentyone
men in the corps twenty men responded
TO HospitaI-Stew Barry s call. They
pitched their tent at the end of COM
pany street. David kulekana, private
of Z Company, fell over Il stone wall
in the darkness and cut open his lip.
Barry and assistants put two stitches
in the injured lip. Manuel Rapoza of
B Company had a badly liberated
cheek. 1t was lanced and dressed, and
the patient sent to town. Private
Gouveia of f Company came in con-
tact with long centipede which left
Gouveia with a badly swollen hand. 1t
was given prompt attention and Gou-
veia was able to remain ON duty.
Private MeDermott had bad tooth
with liberation setting IN. 1t was
ianced and he was kept under treat
ment
The outing was for the purpose of
obtaining practice III field camping I'M
oer light marching order.
sergeant Kakina, of Company C, had
an epileptic fit, which lasted about fif-
teen minutes. He was successfully at
tended to hx the hnSnita1 corns