The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-01
ARMY AND NAVY
CONTINUED from page nine.


This regular monthly muster of all
troops in the government posts and
reservations occurs on the last day
Of each month Then every man on
the pay roll of Uncle Sam must answer
here" or be accounted for. The cere-
mony is a very pretty military one.
aside from its great value in discipline
COL Wheeler to Retire.
Colonel Homer W. Wheeler, recent
ly Of the Fifth Cavalry, with station
at Schofeld Barracks, has surprise
in store for his many friends. With
many of the other officers of the army
who have lately passed to a higher
rank Colonel Wheeler on reaching his
full colonelcy was put on the un.
assigned list, until each could be as.
signed to a regiment.
And now Colonel Wheeler announces
his intention of asking for retirement
under the forty-year service act, volun-
tarily asking to be placed on the re-
tired list, before age could claim him.
by few years. All will regret to lose
this genial accomplished officer and
gentleman.
Colonel Wheeler has spent his forty
years and over of service in the file
Of Uncle Sans army in doing active
duty in two regiments. Shortly after
leaving the West Point Military Acad-
envy, where he was graduated. he was
assigned for duty with the Fifth Cav
airy, the first and last regiment to
claim his efforts. Entering the Fifth
| Horse as a second lieutenant over
forty years ago, by a happy coincid-
ence he was enabled to round out a
most creditable and brilliant military
career in the same regiment in which
his first experience as an army officer
was had AS years passed and promo
lions overlook the young officer, the
rank and file of the army was increas.
ed by addition of five new cavalry
regiments. A promotion in rank car
ried Colonel Wheeler to the first of
the new organizations, the Eleventh
Cavalry where years of military duty
was spent.
The Eleventh cavalry was practical
ly composed, for the most part of Of
ficers taken from the Fifth Cavalry
- ah;1d of +bo rogiDoapt almost uas
- the Eleventh Horse regarded by the
older men of the Fifth Horse. After
years of service in the Eleventh,
lieutenant colonelcy placed Colone
Wheeler back in the regiment of hi'
first love, the old Fifth Cavalry. AnC
now the closing days of active duty
in the United States army have beer
given and Colonel Homer w. Wheeler
will seek the seclusion of a retired
officer remembered and esteemed ant
loved by all in both regiments il
which his military life has been spent
The New Quartermaster.
Captain Clyffard Game, who has
recently been assigned to the Quarter
masters Department from the First
Infantry, will be an incoming passen
ger from the Coast on the Buford
Captain Game comes to be transport
and depot quartermaster of this mill
tary district on the official staff Of
General Montgomery NJ Macomb.
Captain Moor N. Falls will not leave
here until the July transport, as he
will fully introduce Captain Game
to the duties of his Office before go
ing to join his regiment, the Twenty
eighth Infantry at San Antonio, Texas
Coming on the Sherman.
Lieutenant Philip G. Wrightson o.
the, first battalion, Twentieth Infantry
who has been serving with his regi
ment at the Quartet de Espana, Walled
City, Manila, Philippine Islands, dur
in the tour of the First and Third
battalions service in the Philippines
Division, has been granted a months
leave of absence and with Mrs. Wright
son is expected on the Sherman, from
Manila, on Saturday. Lieutenant
Wrightson can be regarded as an ad
vance guard, as it were, of the res
of his regiments who will follow short
ly, en- route to the United States
Lieutenant and Mrs. Wrightson will
| visit with friends in Honolulu, leaV
ing the transport here until joined b!
the two battalions of the Twentieth
Infantry homeward bound.
The Buford Coming.
U. S. A. transport Buford has beer
designated to make the run to the
Philippine Islands, leaving San Fran
cisco on Monday next, June the fifth
for the army and service. On accoun
of the overhauling of the transpor
Thomas in California baV now the