The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-24
NATIONAL GUARD ACQU|T
THEMSELVES CRED|TABLY
At ANNUAL INSPECTION
Inspecting Officer Major Dunning Praises Their
Work and Appearance--Thanks to
the Governor

every satisfactory indeed" said
Major Dunning, OF the Twentieth, the
regular army officer designated by the
War Department regulations to inspect
the National Guard of Hawaii and who
carried out his duty yesterday at Aala
park, when asked for an opinion as
to the appearance and drill of the
men.
''The inspection was good. I found
the men a fine appearing, strong and
healthy lot and well drilled. Their
work was very good and they appear
to be willing lot. I found their
equipment clean and in good order. re-
markably so for equipment that is not
seen oftener than these men see
theirs
The National Guard, to the full
strength of the six Honolulu compa-
nies and the band, put in steady four
hours at work before Major Dunning
yesterday afternoon to earn this praise.
Assembling at one O'Clock. the final
orders to return to barracks were not
given until after four, at which time
the regiment marched past the grand
stand in review for Governor Frear
and the large party assembled there.
The inspection covered the entire line
of work done by the men, equipment
and tent inspection. marching, manual
of arms, tactics and general appear
ance. And in every branch the militia
boys and their officers acquitted them
selves we'll and creditably.
Throughout the four hours of inspec-
tion, the movements of the men In line
were watched with interest by some
thousands gathered about the outskirts
of the park, by hundreds clustered on
the steps and lanais of the japanese
hotels and Chinese clubhouses along
River street and Beretania avenue, and
bv the large number of officials and
officers in the grandstand. In this
party were the Governor, the officers
of the general staff, Captain Otwel,
of the Engineers, Senators Lane, Chill
Iingworth and Knudsen. Representa-
tives Hughes and Castro, Supervisors
Hustace, Fern and Archer, and a num-
yer of citizens. Among the STAFF Of
fcers were Colonel and Adjutant Gen
eral J. w. Jones, Lieutenant Colonel
and Surgeon General c. B.-Cooper.
Ouartermaster General ]. w. Short,
Major J. w. Pratt, Lieutenant Colonel
Fisher. Lieutenant Colonel Ziegler and
Lieutenant Smithies.
The regimental officers taking part
in the inspection were Colonel Sam
johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Coyne,
Major Riley. Captain German, acting
major of the Second Battalion; Cap
tain Cummins, the Regimental Adju-
tant; Merlin NJ. Johnson, the Regimen
taI Ouartermaster and Commissary;
First Iieutenants Townsend and
whitehouse. The 1st Company was
commanded by Lieutenant Cook. the
2nd Company by Captain Coster' the
2rd Company by Captain Neely, the
atb company by Captain Kea, the Sig
nal Corps by Lieutenant Angus and
the Ambulance Corps by Captain
Moore In no company were there
over two members absent from the
drill.
To the spectators the work of the
men seemed to be nearly faultiess' the
lines moving with a precision and snap
that showed plenty of hard drilling
and Willingness to obey on the part
Of the men. while the orders given by
,ba various company officers rang clear
and confident, in tones of those who
know. themselves and their commands
The manual at arms was as smooth ana
rv-tbnnical as machinery, the r;hes
moving as one. while the rushes OF the
erir- line. eliminating in the bayonet
charge and the victorious cheers OF the
veterans as they slew the imaginary
enemy was an approach TO the spec
taeu1ar that pleased the crowd might
ily
IGNORANCE OR WORSE,
At the conclusion of the official IN
snect;on. Major Dunning came into the
grandstand and the regiment, band
,,.- 41-;pu naraded past.