The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-17

answer It will not take more than
two weeks to build the branch line.
At present visitors to the post will
have to go in autos from town, or take
their chances in getting lift from the
station. But Uncle Sam is not doing q
passenger-haek business, the escort
wagons and dougherty is being used on
ly for the transfer of officers, their fam
lilies and persons connected with the
service AS the post is about four miles
from the station and one has only about
three or four hours to spend between
train arrival and departure, the visitor
is at disadvantage at present. Retreat,
of course, could only be taken in by
autoists.
First Guard Mount.
The entire command was out yester-
day for the ceremony of guard mourn
ing. The commanding officer was pres.
ent, the band was out but all the troop.
ers were afoot. The ceremony was ear
ried out in detail It is an attractive
ground on the foothills from which
view of fourteen miles across the valley
to the opposite range of mountains was
dhOIuSu, tue SpcCtdClt was luS tJLItA
The Regimental Colors.
The standard and designating silver
plate on. the staff of the regimental
colors are both famous The silver
plate encircling the standard was pre-
scented to the Fifth Cavalry 'Eby the
ladies of Pottsville, Pa Beneath this
is inscribed: "Indian Territory" and
the names of a couple of battles in
Texas before the Civil War. Beneath
this appears: " Present Civil War; with
the names of nearly all battles the
Fifth participated in from 1861 to 1864
inclusive, indicating that the plate was
presented about the beginning of 1865.
Officers at headquarters knew nothing
of the early history of this plate, and
there is nothing in the regimental rec
ords to show when it was received.
No Name for Camp.
No name has yet been selected for
the post. The War Department. chooses
the name of the distinguished general
officer after whom camps are named
and often on the recommendation of the
commanding officer of a new post. In
this case the recommendation of Colonel
Schuyler will undoubtedly have weight
in the selection of the name. 1t has
been rumored In the regiment that the
camp may be named after General Earl
d. Thomas, who was formerly a troop
officer of the Fifth.
The Coming Brigade Post.
The camp at Leilehua is merely a
temporary post, for a brigade post is
| to be laid out this year and work may
begin within the next four months This
will be the post on which may be ex-
pended $2,000,000 or more. The site Tor
| the brigade post is between the present
camp and Leilehua ranch. The stables
| to be built for the present camp may
be utilized in the new post. Several
| of the officers gazed out over the wide
| expanse of the Leilehua plain A gent
| ly sloplng plain it was in all directions
| from Waianae gap, and as one officer
| expressed it, there is room for brigade
| post on the site selected, then another
farther away to the right and still an
other to the left. And everywhere there
| is room for a brigade of cavalry to
| maneuver in the open formation of the
present day and a charge of several
miles could be made across the plain
without the troopers encountering a
single hoof obstruction.
| The Officers of the Fifth
| Colonel Walter Schuyler is the com
handing officer, and the field and troop
officers are as follows: Lieut.. Col. c.
K. Hunter, Major Foster, Captains J
NJ. Jenkins, H. O. Willard, C. B. Day
Wallace B. Scales, Chas H. Haight, w
D. Forsyth (adjutant); Lieutenants J
NJ. Lewis, D. P. Quinlan, c. D. Winnis
r. NJ. Barton, D. P. Gregory, J. B. Bar
nard. W. F. Wheatley, A. B. Dockery
Philip H. Sheridan, c. L. Morrison, C
W. Steward, c. S. Hoyt, A. W. Hanson
H. NJ. Groninger, Queckmeyer, James
Veterinarian Van Agnew, Chaplain
Chase. Captain Morse. Medical Corps
Sergeant-Major Middagh, Commissary
Sergeant Armstrong are among the non
commissioned staff.
Monkey Drill.
One of the troops is said to be prof
cient in the monkey drill or fancl
full stunts on horseback, consisting o.
standing on the saddles while the horse:
are in motion, Cossack drill, etc.
Only Men at Post.
So far only the officers and men o.
the two squadrons have occupied tht
post. The wives and families of of
ficers and non-commissioned officers ar,
still residing in town, waiting until tn,
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