The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-01-07
De HUSSY FOR THE
COMING GUNNERS


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The steady development of the 4
coast Notifications Of Oahu. the =
4 despatching of three additional +
companies of Coast Artillery 4
4 troops to man those already pre-. =
pared for active service, and the x
prospect of more companies com. !;
ing in few months, will give the y
new Artillery District of Oahu an \:
officer of high rank to command *
the whole, and one of the colonies 4
x in this branch Of the army is ex. 4
X pected here within a short time \
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Instead of camping ont at Fort Ruger
to which it was recently assigned for
duty, the Tenth Company of Coast Ar
tillery due here from San Francisco
about January u. will be camped out
at Fort De Russy owing to lack of
room at the Diamond Head post.
New barracks for the two companies
now on duty at Kruger were finished
sometime ago and are occupied, while
new officers quarters are also occupied.
The old, temporary quarters of the
Coast ARTILLERY officers have not been
removed and these could be occupied by
the officers coming, but the only place
the new company of enlisted men couli
be placed under canvas would be on
the parade ground and this location
would give the soldiers no privacy
whatever. They would be under the
eyes of their officers at all times and
this would necessarily cause some re.
straint which would be embarrassing
and unpleasant for both officers and
men.
Colonel McGunnegle, it is expected
will exercise his discretion in this mat.
ter and permit the company to camp
at De Russy. The Sixty Eighth and
Seventv,Fifth Companies will 90 to
Fort Kamehameha as originally or.
dered.
Hard on Officers
The orders to the Second Infantry
headquarters and two battalions at
Schofield Barracks to take station at
Fort Shafter, where the third battalion
is now on duty, will work a hardship
on many officers, particularly those
with families.
der canvas and two-thirds of the num-
her of officers will also have to make
their home in tents. The arrival of
the headquarters will cause an entire
Encouragement in the assignment of
houses for officers, for the commanding
officer and staff, his field officers and
senior captains will be given first
choice of homes. This will necessarily
force the lieutenauts to shift as best
they may.
No Communication of Quarters.
AS all are ordered to duty at Fort
Shafter there is no communication for
quarters, However, many of the Off
GERS are seeking cottages outside the
post reservation, and yesterday some
consulted real estate agents and those
who own properties close to or adioin-
ing Shafter. They expect to rent cot
tages, paying the rent out of their own
pockets. There is absolutely'n no chance
for them to live in any degree of com
fort outside the sodded portion of the
Shafter area, for the remainder is
gumbo and in the rainy season sticks
to shoes with the persisteney of glue.
The regiment will march into Shafter
from Schofield Barracks about Friday
of this week, making the hike in one
day. This will leave their cantonment
at Schofield Barracks open to the
Twenty Fifth regiment However.
some of the Twenty Fifth will be com.
PEELED to live in maIleshift quarters as
the cantonment has held only two bat
talions.
Lose Amusement Hail.
One of the features of the Second
Infantry cantonment which has be.
come a model of neatness and progress,
which the officers. ladies and soldiers
alike win regret to leave behind is
their fine amusement hall, recently
finished and opened for all manner of
post amusements, from prizefghts to
receptions and dances.
This hall cost about 5000 and is one
of the best of its kind in the Island.
Tn fact, it would he n credit to Homo.
lulu, ALTHOUGH il is of rough finish in
some particulars n is large and pro
vided with a dancing floor which is
footlights and all modern stage ac-
cessories, It is a model of conven-
fence, but it has to be left behind. The
regiment will endeavor to make a
decker with the First Infantry to take
over the hall. At least they will be
given the first chance to take it: after
wards the Twenty Fifth will have a
chance to acquire it.
Another feature which Chaplain
Puden will regret to leave behind is
the handsome post chapel built by
subscriptions from the Army and from
Honolulu people at cost of several
thousand dollars. Chaplain Prudeu
was particularly interested in having
the chapel built and furnished
At Fort Shafter there will be less
, need of a ehnnel as the nost is within