The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-09
Army and
Navy News
THREE COMPANIES OUT
FOR PRACTISE HIKE

Three companies Of the Second Bat
TALON. Twentieth Infantry. started yes
terdav morning for a three days alb
sence from Fort Shafter. In compi-
ance with general orders No. III, these
frequent hikes are taken for the benefit
of field service and to practise problems
of field maneuvers. Companies F, q
and H, equipped in heavy marching
order, fell into line shortly after eight
o clock, Capt. W. II. II. Chapman in
command of the expedition. Lieutenant
Bowen with Company F, Lieutenant
Chiffon, post adjutant, in charge of
Company G, Capt. r. ". Mearns, a
recent addition to the infantry bat
talon post. having command Of Com,
panv II, to which he has been assigned
The troops, in khaki, with the coors
fiying, left the reservation, turning into
Military road. Camp was struck for
last night in the vicinity Of Pearl City,
where field problems will be worked
out today. The companies are expected
to return tomorrow evening. Three
escort wagons accompanied the party,
the subsistence department being care
fully looked after.
i medical hospital wagon, with a
hospital corps man and supplies, formed
part CT the expedition. Lieutenant
William H. Smith, Medical Corps, ac-
companied the troops as surgeon in
charge.
During the absence of the three com
panies the post is being garrisoned by
Company E. To this company all police
and guard duty falls in watching over
the property of Uncle Sam and those
left behind on the reservation. Capt
George H. Estes, Twentieth Infantry
is in command during the absence of
Captain Chapman.
The instruction Camp.
A sort of preliminary camp is begin
ming to appear on the Kahauiki reserva
ton. Khaki tents are going up-some
down-preparatory to the opening OF
the camp of instruction for militia Off
GERS Of the National Guard of Hawai-
I0dC Will De Htll DIT L OF SudltcT lIOli
the seventeenth to the twentyfourth
inclusive.
This camp of instruction is most ad
mirably located on high ground to The
east and rear of the post exchange
some distance away, near the noun
tains On this same camping grount
the Fifth Cavalry pitched their tent.
when they came over to participate II
the floral parade on the twenty-seconC
of February last. The site is high, dry
and healthful. Cool breezes blow there
and no mosquitoes frequent the place
Model Fire Brigade.
Fort Shafter boasts of a fire brigade
second to none. On Wednesday morn
ing the thrilling notes of the fire cal
were sounded by the battalion bugler
Before the call had ceased every maj
Of each company was running to The
supposed scene of the conflagration-fo,
it was only a fire drill for the post
some carrying water buckets, other'
helping to pull the hosecart or tn,
handsome hook and ladder apparatus
The frehose was trained on the guard
house in about two minutes after thu
first fire note was gwen The heav.
stream of water and height attained a
this drill proved most satisfactory an(
is the source Of comfortable contempla
ton for the inhabitants OF Fort Shafte
to know they have such competent ano
willing fire organization near at hand
The engine house is well equipped
and conveniently located for defens,
from fire. Capt. George Ii. Estes, Tween
tieth Infantry, has been announced a
officer in charge of the fire brigade.
Another Army Bride
NEW YORK, August 29.-The mar
riage Of Lieutenant Francis W. Honey
cutt of San Francisco. an officer of tn
Fifth United States Field Artillery, t,
Miss Margaret Harmon, daughter o
LieutenantC Colonel Willard Fillmor
Harmon, Inspector General, Unite'
States Army, was announced at Gov
errors Island today. The marriage
which was not expected to take place
for some time, was performed in .Jer
sey City yesterday. 1t was expedited
owing to the fact that Colonel and Mrs
Harmon left Governors Island toda7
for San Francisco, from which cit,
they will sail for Manila, where Colo
mel Harmon viii assume the duties o