Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-15

SnOCk LCtN 10 the dignity ana the
physical comfort OF the rear admiral,
Lade fair to get the goat OF tho men.
They had cared fer the OmniverOus
Cuadrnped because it was their mas
cot, their good luck piece. and, more
over, furnished no end of fun.
But the rear admiral. having been
butt'd, couldn't see the Cndearing
qualities CT the goat. and threatened
to tie a can on his goatship.
Eut Beekman Winthrop. who breeds
fire cattle and therefore has All af
lection for animals. believes that the
absence OF goats Will deprive the EN-
plOyes Of navy yards of an innocent, If
rather vigorous, source Of amusement,
and has said that the men may con-
tinue to keep mascOts, goats, or any
thing else that pleases their fancy.
The decision of the assistant secre-
tary Of the navy. is calculated to
please the men, although it will not
be cheerful intelligence to the rear
admiral.
The war department is moving in
earnest to prepare to care for the
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veterans, ConfederateS as we'll as Fed
eral, who are to attend the enCamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public on the battlefield of Gettys-
burg next July t. celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary Of the great battle. Capt.
Harry F. Dalton, Quartermaster's
Corps, has been detailed to assist Maj.
N0rmoyle, the depot quartermaster
here, who is charged with the mill
tary arrangements, and both of them
have been authorized to visit the bat
tlefield whenever necessary.
1t is roughly estimated that 10000
veterans must he placed under canvas
and fed next July, so that a great
deal Of work must be done to pre-
pare quarters and secure proper water
supply. The president of the United
States and the governors and other
notable persons who attend the cele-
bration will be quartered in the
academic buildings and fraternal
houses of the local colleges, but the
bulk of the visitors must be sheltered
in tents.
AS the average age of the survivors
of the battle will be about seventy,
two years next July, there will be a
it not for the warm weather which
will prevail, making tent life bearable.
The spot where the morning Of Sep
TENDER ~, 1914, there flapped in the
breeze the flag of the United States of
America that inspired Francis Scott
Key to write The Star-Spangled Ban
ner" will be permanently marked by
"a beacon or monument if Congress
passes a bill which Senator Smith of
Maryland has introduced.
The spot, according to the preamble
to the bill, can be, easily located with
in the confines of Fort McHenry. A
celebration of the Tooth anniversary
of the battle of North Point, which
was raging when the inspiration of
the muse possessed Key, is being ar
ranged by citizens of Baltimore. The
erection of the permanent marker is
proposed as feature of that celebra-
ton.
Lieut.. J. H. Tower, L. S. n, COM
handing the navy aviation camp at
Guantanamo, Cuba, has reported to
the navy department that the camp
was we'll established and strenuous
program of winter practice was car
ried out. He reported also that the
officers of the Atlantic fleet, in win
ter training off Guantanamo, were CO.
operating with the aviators, many OF
them having already requested Admir-
al Bedger, commanding, to allow the m
to take a course in aviation, in add1-
ton to their regular duties. AS far
as possible, this instruction will be
given.
Six battleships of the first line have
reached Guacanayabea bay on the Gu
tan coast for winter practice. This is
the first of the dreadnoughts of the
Atlantic fleet to arrive on the target
and practice grounds. The battleship
divisiofi comprises the Virginia,
Georgia, Nebraska, Minnesota, Ohio
and Idaho. The ten other first line
vessels of the fleet will arrive this
week.
Seven auxiliary vessels are also in
these waters comprising the tugs So
mona, Ontario, Jatabsco and PatuXent,
the ammunition ship Lebanon. the hos
pital ship Solace. and the repair ship
Panther which after reaching GuaCan-
ayabea bay has returned to Guanta-
namO.
A striking exemplification of the adj
age that the course of true love never
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