Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-15
TENTH COMPANY LIKES
De RBSSf AND STARTS
TO BOOSTING HoMoL ULu

How do Like HonolnluW aaid q
member or the Tenth IN answer TO
that question yesterday afternoon.
Why, I'm already ii love with the
place and think that every other
man In the company feels the same
way about It as do.
On the broad, coral-stndded plain
directly opposite the gun battery at
Fort De Russy, the los members Of
the Tenth company Of coast artillery.
which arrived on the U. 81. A. Z. sher-
tdan yesterday, and which Il making
Its initial visit to the Hawaiian ISL
ands, waited patiently al Yesterday
afternoon for their tents % arrive from
the ship, In order that they might
pitch camp. Guns. baggage and COM
nissary supplies were piled here and
there in orderly heaps. while the men
iounged around playing baseball. and
watching the engineers install the
electric lamps which win light the
new camp -
The Tenth company is perhaps one
.of. the finest looking LOT Of Uncle
Sans men that ever came TO the isI-
ands; big, husky fellows who are we'll
disciplined and well drilled men who
take great pride fl their company
They have been stationed for the past
few years at Fort Winfield Scott, Cali
ff0rnia; and from the remarks which
went around yesterday afternoon. they
are going to like Hawaii even better
than they did their former post at the
PresidIo They did not seem 10 mind
the fact that their tents would be late
in getting out 10 the new camping
grounds, for they had been promised
quarters with the Engineers ct De
Russy.
eIn climate like this. said one Cd
the men, we wouldn't mind sleeping
out of doors for q few nights
Shortly before the Sheridan reached
Honolulu the company commander re-
ceived a wireless from the commander
of Company +, Of the engineers ct Fort
De Russy, inviting the men Of the
Tenth to be the guests Of the men Of
the latter company at dinner last
night. the invitation being accepted.
When the Tenth arrived at the new
camping grounds yesterday noon
Company / OF the engineers also en-
tertained the new arrivals at lunchy
The Etents for the company COM
nenced to arrive from the transport
at q late hour last night and the
work Of pitching camp, installing the
cots, and building the cook shack was
started at once. The camp viii face
on Kalia road and the tents arranged
in Streets Captain Stayton and
First Lieutenant Triton, Of the Tenth,
and several other officers from Fort
De Russy, went oyer the grounds yes
terday afternoon, picking OUT the To-
cation of the camp. and planning for
the sanitation OF the site. When
completed. it viii be q model camp
with a company Of model soldiers.
The only thing than we miss here
at the camp is our mascot said
First Sergeant William L. Wayne.
I'VE did our best to save him, but the
officers got him and
sentenced him to do time for four
months at the quarantine station. Yes,
be is a dog; a black water spaniel
We have had him five years and we
could get along without him about as
well as We could without q cook
On being asked concerning the
athletic end Of the company, Sergeant
Hayne went on to say that the COM
pany had a erackerjack footballs team.
but that as. the season was now over
for that sport, the eleven would have
to wait until next fall before trying
to secure any games. Judging from
the size of the men in the company,
they could turn out a mighty strong
team There are number OF good
baseball players in the company and
already plans are on foot for the or
sanitation of nine. Eve would like
to arrange for few games" said one
Of the men, land as soon as the pre-
urinary work here at the camp is
over, we will begin practice"