Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-18
ideal POST IS STARTED ON
GRAND PLATEAU OF IEILEHUA

connected with the main building by
lanai
The bath is equipped only with a
shower. but 1t is very conveniently ar.
ranged. On whole the quarters are
marveIs when one considers the mat.
terials from which they had to be con.
structed They are rOumy, sanitary,
and above all, airy and clean.
The officers Club.
At one end of "ofliCcrs' row" is an
artistic little bungalow which serves
as the officers club There the nm.
married officers will mess and there
the files of the papers and magazines
will be kept. The building is not quite
completed. but will be so within
very few days.
Later when the permanent post Is
/ finished. the building will he used as
! the post exchange, but II will continue
| to do as the officers club until that
, time.
i, At one end OF the parade. occupying
position midway between the troop
mess rooms and the officers quarters,
is the administration building. contain.
| ing Offices for the commanding officer
and his staff
A Soldier Jail.
In back Of the administration build
ing is the stockade. This structure is
for the enjoyment Of the obstreperous
soldier who may stray from the
straight and narrow path. The victim
OF his own folly who lands there will
undergo no cruel nor unusual punish.
ment; he will not be deprived OF exer
else nor food, but he will probably care
to visit the place but once.
II is miniature camp. provided with
tents and all of the conveniences which
any of the soldiers enjoy; there Is
space for ample pedestrian exercise.
and everything that reasonable man
could ask But around the whole is u
high fence. A runway around the en-.
tire enclosure provides a foot path for
the sentry and all Of the time that
sentry will pace around aud around.
The view of the inside of the stock
AIDE fence. and the sight Of the kahki'
Ildu stn'lntl Ndlhihb pdNN VII 'ht iO'N
patch. is likely to prove sufficient pun.
ishmont to most any man.
+ Well to one end Of the camp are the
J. quarters for the married soldiers Of the
Y regiment OF these there are several
C and their part of the cantonment Is a
), no reason to call on the rest OF the
n garrison for anything, and the site al.
I lotted them IL one Of the most slightly
$ in the whole post.
N Plenty Of Elbow Room.
+ One Of the things that impresses the
Il visitor at once Is the roominess OF the
d cantonment. Absolutely nothing has
been crowded and one has a feeling
a that there is plenty OF elbow room.
;. The post was laid out by Major Eos
IS ter of the Fifth Cavalry, a veteran sol
G der and old.time quartermaster, and
e the experience of years of campaign
s ing under all conditions stood him, and
the regiment as we'll. in good stead
II The drill ground Is large enough fol
$ the evolutions of brigade of troops
q and can be used equally well for cav
II airy drill or for polo play.
n Abundant Water.
There Is an ample supply OF pure
, water, derived from the neighborlnp
h mountains. A dam was constructed IN
l. the mountains and the water falls by
gravity to the cantOnment
That Leilehua cantonment must be
Q come a favorite resort with Honolu
2 lans Is "a certainty. The Fifth Cavalry
l. hand is Il famous musical organization
8 and regimental drill, mounted, Is d
Q sight which Is well calculated TO send
d a thrill through the heart Of the most
, sluggish.
II Courtly Colonel Schuyler Is an idea
d host and within n very brief space
q Of time the cantonment will be one o
the boosted possessions OF this city.
n Work on the permanent $4,000, OOl
concrete post will commence at once
Captain Cashier was ordered here t.
3 construct the post and he will moi
l. leave until the work Is accomplished
D. The present cantonment was only ;
= side issue. necessitated by the fact
d that the regiment had to come her,
t. long before the more substantial struc
e lures could be built.
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