Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-26

and q deal OF credit was accorded the
officers and men for the keen interest
and the hard and persistent effort
which they put into their work.
New Organizations.
Much interest Is being shown in the
rational guard work al the present
time and many Young men are joining
the organizations now in the process
Of formation The first of these new
organizations is a recruiting infantry
company under the command of LIST
Lieutenant Walter v. Kolb. and an
ether the motorcycle company under
the command of Frank II. Freiseli.
who recently was commissioned list
lieutenant Petitions for the organi.
satior or two other companies OF IN
fahsry. have been generally signed, and
viii shortly be presented to the ediu-
tant general for the action of the gov
ernor. A considerable number OF the
young men OF Honolulu, who have not
us yet joined the guard. have signified
their intention OF becoming members
upon the completion OF the new ar
mory and there is n prospect in sight
of having a twelve-compaiiy regiment
in Honolulu, with the necessary safii-
tary troops and q complete motor.
cycle coippany.
Rifle Practice.
For years past the national guard
Of Hawaii has had an envfable fepii-
taticn for excellence in rifle practice.
Trophies have been won In national
competition. while massy gold and SIT
yer bars have been issued each year
to those members who have analiffed
en- the local butts Upon fhe local or
ganizatien becoming d part Of the or
ganized nilitia Of the United States.
many expert sharpshooter and marks
man medals and bars have beoh won
Ia evidence OF the continued excel
ience and ability OF the guard under
the conditions imposed by the war
department for the organized militia.
q he stories and incidents surrounding
the visits to the mainland OF the local
guards rifle team. and the many COM
petitions which those teams have en-
tered into where they have competed
with the pick Of, Americas rifle ex.
Berts. would fiji q large volume. and
here can be given only the dates Of
the visits and the results Of the
matches. In 1896 the FIRST rifle team
Of the national guard of Hawaii LEFT
Honolulu fof Sea Gfrt, New Jersey.
where il participated in q national
rifle competition against thirty-six
organizations of a. like nature, win
ming thirty-first place. The second
team left Honolulu in 1909 and jour
neyed to Camp Perry. Ohio, where,
against forty-eiglit competing teams,
1t succeeded in carrying thirty-fourth
place. Things began to look brighter
for Hawaii's riflemen when, in 1908.
at Camp Perry. II took twenty-sixth
place against fifty competing teams.
While the pick of the guards rifle
men was still on the mainland a rifle
match between the national guard OF
Hawaii and the national guard OF the
,tate OF Washington was held August
%. 1909. each team shooting upon IT'S
cwn range and sending its results to-
the opposing team by cable. The ma
ticnal guard Of Hawaii won the match /
which was shot at the 200, COO, and
1000 yard ranges. by scoring 81 points.
over its competitors. The fifth team
of local guardsnien left for the main
land in 1910 Where. at Camp Perry,
it won twenty-second place in a field
of forty-three competing teams. Dur
ing the same meet the regimentall
team of the national guard of Hawaii.
composed of Majo Gustav Rose, ]
Captain Edward Hopkins, Captain
Charles M. Costa, First Lieut.. L. A. X.
Evans, Battalion Sergeant Major d.
X. Lemon and First Sergeant T. ]. X.
Evans, obtained sixth place in field
of thirty-two other teams, winning the
sixth prize of $24
The 1913 Team.
During May and June of this year,
rifle competitions in the national
guard have been held principally for
the purpose of selecting the material
which will represent the territory at
the national competition which is to
be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, in
August. A strong team has been de-
ycloped, the following having left on
the Sierra this morning. carrying with
them the best wishes of the territory
for every success First Lieutenant
Harry Fl. Morehead. range officer;
Captain Arthur w. Nicely, Captain
4 frederick L. Morong. surgeon: Lieut..
Col William r. Riley, team coach
Col. Arthur Coyne, team captain;
Lieut. Col John w. Short, team spot
ter: Captain Charles M. Coster, Cap
tain Edward Hopkins, Captain Henry
0'Sulfivan, Sergeant Thomas j. Evans,
Sergt. Maj. D. K Lemon, p. Q. NJ.
James K Evans, Sergeant Harry Hol-
stein, Sergeant Albert K Lucas, First
Lieutenant Luther A. K. Evans. Ser
geant Manuel v. Souza, Sergeant Aiau
Alma, First Sergeant George w. Baker.
First Sergeant John Stone and Cap
tain Merle NJ. Johnson
The New Armory.
For many years the officers and
members of the National Guard of Ha-
vail. as well as many of the citizens
CT Honolulu who are interested in the
have advocated the need
of new and thoroughly up-todate
one which would meet the re
quirements of militia which is stead
lily growing in numbers as is that OF