Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-02
Third BATTALION OF SECOND .
INFANTRY HAS MADE some HISTORY

The Third Battalion of the Second
Infantry now stationed at Fort Shat
ter, awaiting the departure Of the
Twentieth for the States so they may
settle down and make Fort Shaf,er
their permanent home, has a history
of its own.
In the year 1906 the entire regi-
ment was stationed In the Philip
pines but in the month OF Septem-
Der of that year the Third Battalion
was ordered away from the rest OF
the regiment. The Islands were not
departed from. however, for the lone
battalion wandered about from one
post to another until April 1908. Then
homeward bound. the Philippines and
the rest of the regiment were lett
behind and third battalion started out
with Fort Assinniboine. Montana, az
the destination.
II happened to be the good luck Of
the outfit to have the privilege OF
taking In the maneuvers at the. Ame-
rican Lakes In 1910. This Third Bat
talon was also among the fire fight
cr3 which did such excellent work
In checking the flames OF the big for.
EFT fires that created SO much dam
country.
Did Not Go to Border.
A. the time there was so much
stir about the condition of things at
the Mexican border the battalion
went to Fort d. A. Russell Wyoming
and took station doing garrison duty
while the troops which was previous
ly there. went down to the border
and participated In the excitement of
great maneuver camp The SOL
dlers were satisfied, like all good SOL
diers should be. and so remained in
Cheyenne. Wyoming. where they kept
the town olive and busy.
In the meantime the other two bat
talon of the Second arrived In Ho-
nolulu and took station at Schofield
Barracks. Then came the order that
the soldiers of the Twentieth at Fpyt
Shafter would be relieved .ftom tihts'
by the Second Battalion of the Sec
ond. and proceed to Fort .DoAgias,
Utah But the order was changed as or
ders will be at times. and so the
Second remained In Fort ID. A. Rus
sell and the Twentieth at Fort Shat
ter.
Arrival Of the Second.
In the month of August of this year
a cablegram arrived stating deanite-
ly that the Twentieth would move IN
October and that the Second Bat
talon OF the Second would be the
outfit to relieve them. When ,the
transport arrived from the States in
the middle OF this month the long
looked for battalion was aboard. The
men OF the Twentieth believe now
that there Is no doubt but what some
day In the month OF October the bat
TALON will safely arrive at Fort Doll
elas Utah.
Good Ball Team.
The battalion brings with them
many good baseball players and even
at this early date have set about To
give the Twentieth several good beat
ings. The ball they put up Is good
and many good games should be play
ed with other strong teams on .tlie
Island. No doubt when the baseball
season arrives again there will be an
all-military league here In Honolulu
that will beat anything that has ever
been organized In the past. The rest
OF the regiment out at Schofield Bar
"acks is not slow In the game und
the Second Infantry Is expected, to
make q great name for itself during
the coming year. h3iiinl
When the battalion that Is now sta
TONED at Fort Shafter left Fort D., a.
Russell the people of Cheyenne gave
them fine send-off. Out of the pm
pers of that city many clippings were
taken stating that Second Battalion
of the Send Infantry proved them
selves the best men aud soldiers that
had been stationed In that country
for some years past. 80. .--..a..