Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-13
Fort Shafter Notes
Especial star-Bullerin Correspondence

FORT SHAFTER, June 13.-Major
]. M. Kennedy, medical corps, under
recent orders from the war depart
ment, will leave for his new station in
the states by the next transport. He
will be relieved as commanding Off
lcer of the department hospital by
Lieut.-Col.. F. P. Reynolds, who ar
rived from the mainland by the last
trip of the Thomas. Col. Reynolds,
who is accompanied by Mrs. Rey-
nolds, will reside in Honolulu, and
they are at present at the CORTLAND.
The departure of Major Kennedy and
the decision of Col. Reynolds not to
take quarters at Fort Shafter will re-
suit in throwing open for selection the
present quarters of Major Kennedy.
This set will accommodate two FAM
lilies, it being one of the largest houses
lof the post 1t is understood that
Captain E. H. Cooke and Lieut.. A. j..
Booth will occupy the house when va
Gated.
A mild epidemic of measles has oc-
CURED among the recruits recently
arrived at Fort Shafter, but though a
number of cases are under treatment
none so far has proved serious. The
Officers line was also invaded by the
disease, but the only case, that OF
Captain and Mrs. McCleave's small
daughter, has entirely recovered.
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The third battalion, Major H. u.
Williams commanding was today en-,
gagged in a maneuver problem In the
vicinity of Maklapa crater and Puuloa
This battalion has not yet had its
ned service but - awaiting an op-
portunity therefor. 1t will probably
not take the field until its recruits
have made further progress In their
instruction in the school Of the squad
and have had at least portion OF
their individual range firing.
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Additional appointments OF non
commissioned officers in the Second
infantry, as follows, have been an
nounced in late orders:
Company B, Corporal John p. Blake
TO be sergeant and Private Willie =.
Matthews to be corporal.
Company G, Lance Corporal John
w. Bumgardner, to be sergeant.
Company d, Corporals James Chad
wick and Loranze A. Chandler, to be
sergeants. Private Richard w. Blys-
tone. George +. Smith, Jesse H. Dem
ham. Thomas M. Strachan, John Z.
Burns, Frank Brownlee and Peter
Rasmussen, to be corporals
Company E, Corporals John Morris
and James E. Farr, to be sergeants,
and Private Richard p. Curbey to be
corporal.
Company L, Corporals Joseph A..
Well, Abraham Littman and Lance
Corporal Arthur j. DeCourcey, to be
sereeants. Privates William Bryant,
Edgar L. Hancock, William Hayes,
Limuel F. Hill and Charles r. Seitz;
to be corporals.
Company NJ, Corporals Thomas J.
Whalen and James Palmer and Arti-
ficer George Wais, to be sergeants.
Lance Corporal William E. Brooks,
Musician George Stubblebine and Pr
Yates Thomas E. O'Neill, John kalen-
elk and James Kelly, to be corporals
The usual informal fortnightly mop
of the garrison will take place on
Saturday night of this week and
number of dinner parties will pre-
cede the dancing, Colonel and Mrs.
Francis H. French being among those
so entertaining.
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Mrs. Jacobson, wife of Lieut.. Frank
lin P. Jacobson, I'd infantry. is expect
ed to arrive at the post shortly and
number of informal entertainments
are already planned to welcome Mrs.
Jacobson to the regiment. Mrs. Fred
erick A. Cooke is to give an after
noon at bridge, and Mrs. William R.
Gibson a large dancing party to in
clude many of the service people from
adjoining garrisons as well as large
number of their many friends in the
civilian circle of Honolulu. No dates
as yet have been set for these af
fairs, everything being dependent on
the date of arrival of the guest to be
honored Lieutenant and Mrs. Jack
son now expect to take a house in
town pending Lieut.. Jaekson's promo
ton to his captaincy, now not far dis