Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-27

o. local military life OF Honolulu
has Just come TO eiofe. Tho
breaking Of Camp Billiard. the In
struction school for Territorial Ma
tional Guard officers. located but n
few hundred yards from Fort Shat.
ter and short ride from the heart
Of the city. marks a new era in the
lives of those directly connected with
the daily lie at the camp aud
throws llght and evidence upon the
aptness of the Hawaiian aud part.
Hawaiian concerning military af-
iairs. The earnestness in the exc.
cutting of duticg. the stri,t atten-
ton paid TO everything that was
said and done. the optimism display
ed In rain or shine, impressed the
officer teacher OF the value OF such
men to the Territory, and not to the
Territory alone, hut to the United
States as a whole.
Joyous Departure.
The life spent in camp was moth
Ing else than real camp life. The
officers lived in conical wall tents,
and very little distinction was made
between them and the model COM
pany. No excess luxurles were az.
iorded them, and the officers lived
Just as soldier in the field. All
fhfu uI1a1 ,,1a
ence, and when Friday night of last
week came, no great Joy was mani
Tested over the departure. At din
ner time Friday night the officers
Gang as only the Hawaiian can. their
tunes waiting across the parade
ground making one think of old col.
lege days.
Break Camp.
Saturday morning was spent in
farewells, and Immediately after
dinner the Off sers began to leave for
their respective homes. Early in the
afternoon Company +, the model
company, broke camp and returned
to It's barracks in the post. Lieu
tenant Pardee seems pleased with
the way the men conducted them
selves, and the officers before leay.
ing had much TO say regarding the
helpfulness of the model company.
The company did faithful work and
deserves much credit. The men
were sIot allowed to leave the camp
until after noon without the special
permission of the first sergeant and
were kent constantly busy in forma.
tlons OF some sort.
Work Sunday.
Sunday morning Company Il fell
In and marched up to Camp Bul-
lard, whore the officers tents were
still standing. Work was at once
started in falling the tents and po.
licing the grounds. Everything was
cleaned of and the plateau stands
naked and lonesome, ready for cav
airy hiking around the island or for
any outfit that is looking for de-
sirable place to camp out.
Ordnance Storehouse.
The ordnance storehouse that has
been under completion for some,
months is nearly finished and ready,
for use, The tile roof is nearly done
ana everything is complete except
for few details on the inside The
ordnance storehouse stands on the
corral road just opposite the forage
house and in back of the shops. The
building is flreproof and of the most
modern pattern, making fine ad-
dition to the group of buildings con-
stitutlng Fort Shafter. No doubt as
soon as this building is completed
and the ordnance property now ]
stored in the old ordnance house up
the valley Is transferred, number 4
post will be abandoned and number
will make trip to the pumping !,
station once an hour instead of hav-
Ing n permanent post down tlRre in '
he sticks.
Ordnance Sergeant on Furlorgh.
Ordnance Sergeant Il. c. Will
iams has taken a furlough, but did J
not leave the island, however. Ser
seant Williams has put in" for !
transfer to some other post in the {
states, His transfer has been ap- '
proved, but owing to the fact that
here is no vacancy for an ordnance {
erGeant in the States, the sergeant q
will remain with Fort Shafter until
uch n time as vacancy occurs. {
sergeant Williams has done valuable
work on the target range, and with \
lis departure the second battalion
# the Twentieth Infantry loses not /.
lnlX Il fine man hnI a rnnnnhnr nfI