The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-07

popular officers many friends. He
will be given the command of the U.
s. s. Pennsylvania on reaching the
Coast
A New Cadet.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Cary l. Crock
EFT of Schofield Barracks are Teceiv-
ing congratulations on the arrival at
their quarters in the cantonment of
the Second Infantry of fine son and
heir.
Cary /. Crockett, Jr, dates his en-
trance in the army on February rs.
Lieutenant Crockett is a member of
an excellenet old Virginia family of
Lynchburg, his ancestors having bril-
liant records of army deeds CALAMITY
performed in the early wars of the
United States. His step-father was
General Imboden of Confederate fame
of Lynchburg, Va.
Band for LeiIehua.
Colonel J. S. Rogers, Second In
fantry, among his first official acts
on assuming command of the regi-
ment at Schofield Barracks, recalled
the band of the Second to it's station
at the Leilehua reservation.
The Second Infantry band went to
Fort Shafter some four months or
more ago on a visit to the Third bat
talon of the regiment at the Kahauilii
reservation, and their music has en-.
livened the inhabitants of this army
post greatly, b0t the colonel has ruled
otherwise, and SO the band has re-
turned to Schofield Barracks, where
it belongs.
Return of Classmates.
A happy coincidence occurred on
the arrival of Colonel ]. S. Rogers.
Second Infantry, at this department
in February last.
On reaching his station at Schofeld
Barrcks it was discovered that Colo
mel David J. Rumbough, commanding
the First Field Artillery, U. S. Army
at the Leilehua reservation, was q
classmate of Colonel Rogers. The
pleasure these two colonies take in
talking over days at West Point when
they were 'plebs," and afterwards
cadets at the Military Academy TO-
gether, can be imagined Each cadet
received a nickname during the four
years military service which, among
his class, follows the army officer
through life. In many instances this
class name Is descriptive in word
of the appearance or special trait Of
character of the anticipated army
officer.
The Fort Thomas Reservation.
NEW YORK, February 17.-In its
reply to the navy department to re-
quest that the Fort Thomas Military
Reservation be turned over to the
marine corps for a station the war
department gave notice of the new po-
icy which it intends to pursue in the
disposition of abandoned posts. The
Fort Thomas reservation is a valua-
BILE piece of property and the war de-
partment is determined not to part
with it without some adequate consid-
Grafton. By selling abandoned posts
the war department expects to be able
to secure funds to purchase property
for new posts. This is part of the con-
solidation which is to be put into eff
feet by the gradual abandonment of
the smaller and undesirable posts.
Such a plan, it is thought, will great
ly reduce the expense of putting the
consolidation scheme into effect. AS
Is stated in Secretary Stimson's report
If the war department could dispose
of all of its undesirable posts at any
thing like their true value the estab-
liEhment of large and tactical posts
could be made without much loss to
the government. Incidentally this po-
Icy will reduce the apparent cost of
maintaining the army. In the past val
liable property has been turned over
by the war department to other de-
partments without consideration. The
cost of the land and the buildings
have been charged up against the
army while other departments have
reaped the benefit The government
has lost nothing but the apparent cost
of maintaining the army has been ma
terially increased by such transfers. |.
There ought to be some system by
which the value of such property could
be charged to the department to which
h 4.