The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-10-19
ARMY life IN
HAWAII LURES
Prominent California MedIoo
0ons Uniform OF United
States Army.
SACRIFICES BIG PRACTICE
Doctor Comes Here on Vacation,
SACRIFICES BIG PRACTICE
Doctor Comes Here on Vacation,
Accepts Commission and
Will Remain.

The attractions of life in an Oahu
military garrison have proved too
strong for Paul Allen Adams, Md, of
Los Angeles. and even a medical prac.
tice in the Southern California city, of
dimensions which would prove sufli.
cient inducement to hold most physi.
clans has not deferred the young
medico from entering Uncle Sam s ser.
vice and taking up his residence here.
a few weeks ago Major Paul Adams,
Medical Corps, National Guard of Cali.
fornia, and one of the most prominent
young surgeons of Los Angeles, came
here on a vacation; yesterday First
Lieutenant Paul Allen Adams, Medical
Reserve Corps, United States Army, re.
ported for duty at Schofeld Barracks.
A cabled resignation to the colonel of
the Seventh Infantry, National Guard
of California, a supplementary resigna.
ton by mail, and Major Adams became
plain Doctor Adams; another cable and
Doctor Adams became First Lieutenant
Adams.
Though eminently successful as a
civil practitioner, Doctor Adams has al.
ways been military surgeon at heart.
Despite the fact that his practice in
the Southern California metropolis ran
well into FIVE figures, the doctor was
always at hand for national guard en-.
'ampments and he was surgeon of the
Seventh California Infantry in fact as
lwell as in name. Some time ago he
took the examination for the Medicdl
Reserve Corps which he passed with
flying colors. Then he came over here
IN visit.
Once here the Doctors fate was
sealed. We visited the military posts
to learn what he might of army medical
affairs. With each visit he became
more and more satisfied that his future
lay among the soldiery, and when the
opportunity offered to don Uncle Sam Is
uniform, the civil practice was sac.
riiced and the profered commission
was accepted.
Yesterday the uniforms of Major
Adams came out of the trunks. A visit
was paid to military outftters golden
oak leaves were ruthlessy sacrificed
and the new army surgeon appeared
upon the street with his plain silver
bars. Last night Lieutenant Adams
left for Schofeld Barracks to report
| for duty.
Doctor Adams has had considerable
experience in national guard work. In
! 1891 he enlisted in Battery 7, Light
Artillery, National Guard of Montana
serving three years. He was discharg
ed three years later as first ser
geant and Immediately enlisted in Com
pany /, First Infantry, National Guard
of Montana. A year later he was
transferred to the Signal Corps from
which he was discharged after another
years service.
On January 10, 1906, Doctor Adams
was commissioned first lieutenant ant
assistant surgeon in the Seventh In
fantry, National Guard of California
reaching the grade of major and sur
geon on May 13, 1908. With th'
reorganization Of the medical depart
ment of the National Guard of Cali
fornia in 1909, Doctor Adams was com
missioned major in the Medical Corps
Much of the work of reorganizini
the medical corps of the Nationa
Guard of California fell upon Majo
Adams and his high professional stand
ing enabled him to accomplish thing
which to "A less influential man woul
have been impossible.