The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-06
NEW YEAR STUNT
At LEILEHUA POST
AN ORIGINAL OBSERVANCE OF
THE DAY. TAPS AND
REVElLLE.

On New Years eve the officers and
ladies of the First Field Artillery and
Fifth Cavalry cantonments of the Lei
lehua reservation, were invited to the
temporary abode of Lieutenant and
Mrs. Joseph II. Barnard of the cavalry
post.
The Barnard home was near the
polo fields of the big brigade post.
A high bonfire bade all welcome. From
the beginning until after the entrance
of the new year there were original
stunts enacted by the officers, the
guests being seated in chairs around
the bonfire.
The night was perfect and the moon
light with the light of the fire furnish
ed the electrical illumination, add
ing charm and weird effect to each
piece of fun. Capt George B. Rodney,
Fifth Cavalry, dressed as the old
year, repeated some beautiful, appro.
pirate, original verses.
Just as the heeting seconds told Of
the passing of 1911-"taps" were
sounded and silence reigned over the
assembled company.
With the stroke of twelve, 'reveille"
ran out clear and hopefully, proclaim
ing new year-a happy new year to
all.
Eggnog, and later barbecued pig
and hot coffee were served.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Barnard were
most charming hosts and gave much
pleasure to all present on this one
auspious occasion.
Small Arms Firing.
A board of army officers now in SEES
sion at the Preside of Monterey, Cali
fornia, are considering a radical
change in the Manual for Small-arms
Firing.
1t is said that this board proposes
to recommend that there be only one
course of firing which is to be on a
percentage basis.
A marksman will be classed as a
sharpshooter the first grade, then an
expert, and to attain the highest hon
ors on the target range the army man
will have to qualify at a riheman.
With the marking change on the
firing line in the annual practice, 9th
er changes of a radical nature are eX-
pected will develope marksmen un.
der war conditions when the consid
erations of the board are iinally com
pleted
Their report is being anticipated
here with much interest, as it may
change many old familiar practices
now in use on target ranges.
The target practice firing begins
usually in April of each year. March
is consumed in preliminary liring and
to make ready"
SCHOOL FOR GUARD OFFICERS.
Captain w H. Johnson, Twenty-fifth
Infantry, inspector and instructor OF
the National Guard of Hawaii, holds
an officers school on Thursday night
of each week.
At these sessions map drawing and
field problems are worked out by the
company commanders Of the National
Guards, with fine results.
Captain Johnson was a first lieuten-
ant in the Eighth Infantry, of which
then Lieutenant Colonel w. L. Bullard
was second in the same regiment. In
1910, when Lieutenant Colonel Bullard
was assigned to organize and com
mand the first camp of instruction for
the National Guard of Hawaii, which
he did in September OF that year, ut
the Kahauiki reservation, Captain
Johnson was spoken OF as an able as
sistant in this important work to Colo
mel Billiard
The camp was so successful and the
made such warm friends
that the regiment from which Captain
Johnson was recently promoted out of,
has friends in the rank and file of the
Home Guards.
SERVICE NOTES.
A board of United States army Of
ficers are to revise the drill regula
tions for the machine gun platoons for