The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-14
BUFORD IN
WITH OFFICERS
West Point Graduates Going
Through for Duty in
Philippines.

A score of beardless young graduates
transport Buford which arrived from
San Francisco yesterday noon, en- route
to the Philippines to face the enemy
if any can be found. They are all
assigned to the Philippine Scouts, tax
ing the places of older regular officers
who have been attached to the Scouts
on special detail but who are now or
dered back 60 their old commands. The
young men look natty in their new
uniforms and the swords of those which
were on view as the transport tied up
at the dock were brightly immaculate.
One would never imagine for moment
that those bright steel blades may one
day drip with the gore of an enemy
or more likely a luckless pig. Some of
the new second lieutenants have been
raised from the ranks, but all look like
future generals.
The highest ranking officer aboard is
Lieut. Col. Brechemin of the Medical
Corps. Col. and Mrs. Breehemin have
been stationed near New York, and
while in San Francisco they were ex-
tensively entertained.
Among the passengers for Honolulu
is Lieut.. C. S. Ridley, Engineer Corps,
and wife, who will join the command
at Waikiki. F. L. Fink, clerk in the
quartermaster department, is accom-
panied by his wife, son and two daugh-
ters. Mrs. Richard Wuinn. wife of an
employe of the engineer department;
j. B. White, assistant to the carpenter
foreman and Mrs. William Wagner and
child, family of corporal of engineers,
comprised the remainder of the cabin
passengers. A number of recruits for
the goth Infantry, Fort Shafter, and
sergeant and corporal of engineers and
several laborers for Captain Castner,
constructing quartermaster, had troop
accommodations on board. The laborers
will go to Leilehua to work on the
cantonment.
A very handsome woman aboard is
the wife of Captain Clarence Herbert
Connor, medical corps. She is a bride
of less than a month, the wedding in !
San Francisco on November 81 being
one of the most brilliant of the season. |
She was formerly Miss Olga Franceska |
Herman, daughter of Rudolph Herman |
The bride on that occasion wore an |
empire robe of heavy white satin, COW |
cred with rare point lace. The wedding !
veil was held in place by a wreath |
of orange blossoms, surmounted by a |
crown of diamonds and pearls, the gift |
of the groom.
The Buford has lot of auartermaster
and cOmmissarv supplies for Honolulu.
in all about 2S0 tons The Buford will |
leave for Manila on Tuesday afternoon
at ) o'clock. She is tied up at the
Channel wharf, although she could not
be brought up close to the wharf on
account of the accumulation of mud.
The Buford is drawing twenty-fo
feet and being held three feet off the
wharf indicates that the mud bank is
rising rapidly.
Captain VIM. IT. Tobin. Coast Artil-
ery Corps. is quartermaster. The troops
passengers for Honolulu
were the following:
George w. Wells. Sergt. Co. A, 1st
Bait. Engineers; William A Wagner,
'orpl. Co. A, 1st Bait. Engineers;
George w. Manns, Pvt. First-class,
Hosp. Corps; James R. Bird, Corpl. Co.
E. Goth Infantry; Lee Bodenhamer,
Marcel Dugert. Gervais Luffb4rrv.
stephen 7. Luksch. Leo MARKS, Rich
lrd 7. Maxwell, John Ream, Louis
Rubin, Robert Snaer. Walter White,
Willie w. Williams, Privates goth In.
antry; Allen Hopp, Carpenter, Ergi,
leer Dept; Harry Funk, Engineer. En-
,ineer Dept; George Muir. R. Rossle-, ;
Albert Jacob, Charles Shourer. Joe !
'hourer, laborers for Captain Joseph I
:. Castner, Constructing Quartermastcr. '