Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-03
Fort Shafer Notes

FORT SHAFTER, Sept. News
Ct the assignment of two new second
Lieutenants. graduates OF this years
class at West Point, was received yes
terday, Lieutenant. Charles Bishop Ly-
man Of Hilo, and Douglas Taft Green,
Of Chicago. Both Of these young Of
ficers are spending their three months
graduating leave at their respective
homes and are ordered to leave for
their new station on September fif-
teenth. Lieutenant Lyman having won
signal baseball honors at the Academy
will be a great addition to the regi-
mental team.
The murder store at Kahuiki, in
which the Chinese storekeeper, and
his young wife were brutaly murder
ed by four blood-thirsty Fflipinos a
few months ago, has been shifted
from its location at the foot Of Gov
eminent Hill to place in rear of
the street railway terminal, and will
be repainted and remodeled, and used
as a sub-exchange, where candies, to-
baccos, soda water and soft drinks
will be sold, besides being used as
waiting room.
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Lieutenant Homer N. Preston has
been relieved from duty as Post
Range. Signal, Ordnance and Engin-
eer Officer, and regimental librarian
by Lieutenant Sharp, SO that he can
take advantage OF two months leave
of absence In the states. He expects
to join Mrs. Preston in California,
where she is looking after her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Reed, of the Second, who
was sent home very i'll few weeks
ago.
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Company K, second infantry, start.
ed on a hike to Kort Kamehameha
yesterday to see the big guns, hydro
aeroplanes, etc.
Most OF the men are recruits and
the trip is to be made for the purpose
of hardening them for the coming
maneuvers (which take place next
month.
Several Of the post people were for
tunate enough to be invited to one
cf the most enjoyable parties of the
season Sunday, when Mr.. Warren
!, Ocd with his mother chaperoning,
gave a yachting party from the city
to Pearl Harbor, Fort Kamehameha,
and return.
LIST Lieutenant Philip ]. LAUDER, has
been relieved from duty with Com
pany H, second Infantry, and will
depart on the first available transport
to the states, and avail himself OF
two months leave of absence, already
granted, which he will spend in the
east
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Lieutenant Joseph 4. McAndrew,
now absent attending signal school at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has been
transferred to Company "B" second
infantry from Company Fl, and Lieu
tenant Booth from Company "B" to
Company III.
The regimental detachment under
Lieutenants Mathews and Crockett
will make a trip up to Kalihi pail to-
day, where advantage will be taken
o. the opportunity to teach the men
the art of individual cooking.
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Captain Elentheres II. Cooke and
Lieutenant Lindsay Med. Sylvester
have been detailed as member of the
general court martial relieving Cap
tain BENJAMIN H. Watkins and Lieu
tenant Joseph C. Kay who have
crarge Of the construction of the new
cantonment.
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Captain and Mrs. W. K Gibson en-
tertained at a very delightful dinner
Monday evening. having as guests 1t.
and Mrs jackson, Miss Cooley, of
New Orleans, Major Williams, Lieu
tenant Campanole and Miss Fisher, of
Los Angeles.
The survivors of the lost steamship
State OF California have reached Sc
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