The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-12
CIVIC BODIES m
CELEBRATE DAY
Entrance Of rearl Harbor BY The
Flagship California to Be
BIO Event.

commercial organizations OF Honolulu,
aud the chamber of commerce is TAX
ing the lead In making tho cruise mem.
orahie.
Secretary IL. p. Wood, Of tho cham.
bor OF commerce, Is having prepared
large number Of ribbons, similar to
those issued by the navy and worn
around caps, which will bo sufficient for
each officer and man aboard the flag.
ship TO have a souvenir. The color of
the ribbon will be yellow, and by
happy coincidence, this happens to be
the royal color of Hawaii, as we'll as
the State color of California,
Captain Harlow Of the California
made the trip up Pearl Harbor chan
mel on Friday to acquaint himself with
the land and channel marks. The naval
authorities here, who have had charge
I of the development operations at Pearl
Harbor, have assured Admiral Thomas
that the trip is perfectly feasible, while
the Hawaiian Dredging Company is
! equally sure that its dredgers have left
no distractions in the channel.
The determination of Admiral Thomas
to take the California in, just when the
contract for dredging the channel and
harbor is drawing to a close, and be-
ing in the holiday season and at the
close of memorable year of work on
the Pearl Harbor naval station, is a
matter in which naval officers and civil
ians alike have taken deep interest.
The end of the trip to the basin OPP
posite the drydocl1 viii be further cell
ebrated by luau which is to be
given in the name of Prince Kalani-
anaole, delegate to congress, through
whose instrumentahty much of the
money for the naval station and auxi-
liary work was secured.
Marines TO Salute Flagship.
The three hundred and fifty marines
of the feet, who will go into camp at
Pearl Harbor on Monday under COM
mand of Major Hill, fleet marine officer,
will turn out on Thursday morning to
make Admiral Thomas entry into
Pearl Harbor somewhat in the nature
of a triumphal cruise. They will turn
iout on parade, and, with two 3-incb
field pieces, viii give the admiral and
the California gun welcome, the first
of the kind ever given at Pearl Har.
Dor. Doubtless the military will also
take hand in the exercises, and will
do their part in making the occasion
memorable.
The working party of thirty marines
which went to Pearl Harbor on Friday,
got to work yesterday morning to fix
up the camp site and set up the tents.
Camp Cowles" is located just below
the drydock site and is on high, dry
his gallant three hundred and fifty and
ground. The men are in command OF
Lieutenant Utley, battalion adjutant
and Second Lieutenant Hoyt.
Major Hill plans a mimic war with
| will have n Red and HBme
! army One color will defend and the
other attack, and when the problems
have been worked out the defenders
will take turn about and be the attack
ing column. Major Hill believes this
encampment will be of exceptiona
value TO the officers and men, as they
are generally serving aboard ships and
the personnel is changing so frequent
ly that they have no time for shore
maneuvers,
Need Coast ArtIllerymen.
There is great need for more coas
, Srtillerymen at Fort Ruger, where, a
;. present, there are about fifty vacancies
\ This makes large gap in the two com
lpanies, and pats the bulk of work o.
a few. The department hopes to hav
I enough Fccraits IN the near future t
d fill up the companies to their ful
'strenth
/ GeiIehua or Shafter?
!, The Star received a special cable
= gram from its Washington correspond
emit yesterday to the effect that tn
army board'' had favored the de-
!. velQpment of brigade post at Leils
4 huR, Rbandoing the plan to have bal
racks for several thousand men directl
:. in the CITY 8 environs. There is plent
of room at Leilehua for a couple O
brigade posts, but at present there
little there that may be called perms
nent construction, except the stable
r for the Fifth Cavalry horses. The r,
i mainder of the post is composed {
= iiimsy plank structures pieced out wit
canvass for the officers, and tents IL
the Fifth Cavalry, Senond Infantry an
p First Field Artillery enlisted men.
y 1T is not believed, however, that tn
It ordnF Will effect the proposal to Ell
l. large Fort Shafter to the dimension
n proposed for Leilehna- 1t is understood
i that she war department is preparin
y to ada adjoining prosperity to the pre-
# ent lianits of the SKATER reservation
6 and If the general hospital is locate
Q at shal1er, which, II Is believed, is Co
q onel Elsert's proposition, Shafter wi
really hseoine one Of the most impol
: tant gaptisons on 0ahn.
. Colorado to Hilo.
The cruiser Colorado weighed aneho
o abont noOE yesterday and got undo
Q way for HEO, arriving there this morn
J, leg. The Maryland, which was the frs
gesaei Of the fleet 10 90 10 Hilo 10 en-
Q able officers and men to 90 10 the vol
eaao, will retaFn here tomorrow morn
lag or this eyeaing, The ColoFado vii
. Fsnain Ut hiio several days, the mel
goihg 10 the crater In detaehmonts ol
abont 80 10 200 8 day.
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