Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

"a of the territory of Hawaii
IA with only 504 officers and en-
listed men. is now having COM
pleted handsome steel and
reinforced concrete armoTy at Homo
lulu the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia. with approximately
zoe officers and enlisted men. must
continue to use rented quarters about
the city which are admittedly unsuitable
for armory purposes.
The report of the Governor of Hawaii.
just made public by the Interior De-
partment contains an excellent illus
tTation of the new armory at Honolulu.
The building is three stories high, and
takes up about the space OF one city
block. But this is not the only armory
facility of which Hawaii boasts. An
other armory is building on one of the
other. islands. in addition TO other ar
mories which were built some time ago
for the National Guard Of this terri
tory Commenting on the armories In
Hawaii, the report has this to say
What has long been the chief need is
about to be realized in the completion
Vi large steel and reinforced concrete
armory al Honolulu. which is nov
being constructed \ smaller armory is
about completed, at Lahaina, on the
island Of Maui. Similar smaller armories
we're constructed at Waikiki, on the
same island. and at HiIo. on the island
OF Hawaii some years ago.
The officers and enlisted men number
'O4 of various races. chiefly Hawaiians.
zoo Portuguese 20. and Americans. So
No additional units We're formed during
the year but steps We're begun for re-
cruitine an additional company of in
fantry ana motor cycle signal COM
psny.
Officers of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia were favorably i'm
pressed with the building as shown by
the illustration in the report. They eX-
pressed the belief that Congress should
Immediately provide for the construction
OF an armory for the use of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia. 1t
uas been predicted by officers of the
local National Guard that when this Or
Sanization is provided with suitable
armory facilities there Will be great i'm
Frovenent both III the strength and the
rnaracter ~ the men of the National
Guard.
NTH Hawaii. with -iser strength of 5O4
HationaI guardsmen and such a handsome
armory. the District off ,ers are con-
SlHced more than ever that the District
National Qua I'd, with four times the Ha-
"ailan strength, should be amply provid-
ed for Immediately with an armory suit
able for National Guard use.
Both the officers and enlisted personnel
OF the LIST Battery. Field Artillery. n. u.
d. G., are eIated over the report made
on the conduct of the organization while
n camp at Toh:- hanna, Pa. last August.
The report was made by Capt. Fred FL.
Gallup. commanding Battery F. Sd Field
artillery, L. 5. A.. who was inspector of
the District battery while it in camp.
Ehis officer commented favorably upon
the interest and comparative efficiency
of the officers" of the local battery.
" nile the members of the local bat
terry are handicapped 10 some extent in
at
camp brought forth several good marks
on the. part of Capt. Gailap.' the follow
ing being given: Caretof harness, good
care OF guns and carriages, good; care of
horses. very coed. and making and break
ing camp. fairly we'll done.
The report states that the men had
q fair knowledge of mounted drills,
despite the fact that they had no horses
-oi their own with which to train them
selves.
The character of the personnel Of the
battery received also place in the
port. which declared them orderly while
OF duty, and said, further. that very few
~ef them tt~fd liquor.
Capt LOUIS G. NoSt took command of
the battery only in May and did not have
much time To train his command, but
capt. Gallup expressed the opinion that
the battery would show improved results
ID another wear The signal section the
scouts and agents pronted much by their
experience at camp.
The local battery was given a rating
ri fair in the matter Of efficiency of
organization. considered as whole for
field service. and L was estimated that
1t would take four months 10 prepare
ii for actual field work The weakest
feature of the local battery, il de-
clared, was in OBTAINING recruits. The
: report dwelt on the fact that il was
: next TO impossible TO secure horses suita-
&. d. for artillery work in near Wash
i ngtou in case Of need. IL also criticised
the guard duty performed by the local
Z 's'ilit.amen while in camp,
All the men were pleased with the
sovt and are putting forth their efforts
10 bring the battery up TO full war
strength before the next encampnent il
sRsas declared. As a result of the cash
prizes offered b. the officers recruiting
has begun in earnest and d spirited CON
: test is On between the men in an effort
TO land first money.
capt. Nogt is insisting steady at
tendance BY the men, and says ne viii
martial and fines 10 bring the men to
The armorN.
competitive drill held on drill night
IN manning the guns vas won by Pri-
vate Raymond PLACER.
3
fbe following named enlisted men have
stti-eil ordered honorably discharged from
DE- National Guard Of the District OF Co
iumbia. upon their OWN applications
o.p. Robert Bonde. Corp. William john
+ son Private Leonard Il. Elklns, Private
Joseph t. Chase and Private William r.
f'arv ither oil the Signal Corps Company
Chief Mechanic George Hs Davis, Private
Charles 4. Keefe. Private Henry j. Out
rault and Private Harry Roberts of the
eI-t Battery Field Artillery.
Removal from the District-Private
Samuel Z kiIlIan and Private Charles
Jones. both of the Signal Corps Company.
The following named enlisted men have
been ordered discharged from the Ma
tional Guard without honor, upon the re-
ceipt of this order by the commanding
officer of their company. on account of
being continuously absent from their
command without leave for three months:
Private Guy r. Mangum and Private
Fenton i. Hutchinson, both of Signal
Corps Company.
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