Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-06
Fort Shafter Notes

Especial STAR Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SKATER, Oct. s. Mrs.
Breitfeid, wife of Sergeant Breitield;
Quartermaster Corps, has been admit
ted as . patient to the department
!. hospital to undergo an operation.
Sergeant Breitfield is a former MEM
her OF the Second Infantry and the
family is well known to all Of the
regiment. He is at present on duty
at Fort Shafter Another recent ad.
mission to The hospital is the young
son of Lieutenant and Mrs. r. p. Has
bold of the 25th Infantry from Scho+
field Barracks. The little fellow Is
to be operated on for hernia although
he is but four years OF age.
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The below enlisted men Of
the Shafter garrison will be sent to
the recruit depot, Fort Mcdowell, CAL,
on the transport scheduled to leave
Honolulu about Oct 5, reporting on
arrival at that post to the command
ing officer for discharge: Corps. Les
lie NJ Harrison and John NatuneWicz,
band, End infantry, and John w. Bum
gardner, company c, and John q.
Burns, company D, End Infantry; Ar
tificers Ferdinand Bradac, company p,
and John Jannok. company 3, and
Private William E. Lewis, company i,
2nd infantry. Corpl Lucien Bean and
,1st-Class Pvt William Golden, com
pany 1, Srd battalion of engineers;
!, 1st-C Glass Pvt Yer F. Kendall. field
company 3, signal corps, and Corpl.
Carl N Larsen, @: M. corps; Pvt. Da-
vid w. Moir, company A. End infan-,
TRY will also be sent to Fort Mellow
ell at the same time for further dispo-
siti0n IS 1xS a.
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The lumber for the cantonment is
10 arrive at. Honolulu on the 9Th or
9th instant Unfortunately for the
progress Of the work Of delivering the
lumber at Shafter all available mules
land wagons are to leave with the
troops on the 18th, and. unless build
ling Is to be delayed until their re-
turn the. material viii have to be
] brought out by hired transportation,
1t Is thought that the chief quarter
master will, however, authorize this
expenditure and thereby save month
| In time. The roofing material has al
ready arrived and has been placed
under cover on the cantonment site.
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Battalion Sergeant Major e. ]. Ely.
End infantry, who has been absent on
q delegate to the annual encampment
| of the Spanish War Veterans at Buff
ifalo, Is expected to return by the next
transport due from San Francisco
about the 18th. Upon his arrival at
the post Sergt Major Ely will relieve
| Battalion. Sergeant Major Linney as
post sergeant major and Sergeant Ma
tjor Lnney will join the first battalion
in the field. - -. ~ ~.
The board of officers appointed for
that duty has made recommendation
that the post exchange purchase q.
MOTOR truck of the Federal company's
make Accordingly that has been
done, and Lieutenant Jackson has
placed the order with the Schumans
company of Honolulu for a vehicle of
one.ton capacity. 1t will cost $1,000;
Immediate delivery is to be made SO
that the exchange may have 1t avail
oplS 1OI uSC Huiih6 Inc SoAAtA6 man
ouvers.
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The quartermaster is putting out
circulars inviting proposals for re-
pairing and painting the various build
ings at Fort Shafter. the work to- be
completed at an early date A sum
of about three Thousand dollars is
available for the purposes indicated
and is to be expended for general re-
pairs, painting exteriors and inter
iors and kalsomiming officers quarters
in the. post proper.
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Work has been commenced on the
"air- dome or moving picture theater
for the post. Lieut.. Alfred J. Rooth,
I'd infantry, is in charge Of the work
and 1T will be pushed along so that
fhe entertainments may be begun up
on the return of the troops from
maneuyers.
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Under recent orders from post head
quarters, the End infantry, less COM
panies B and NJ and the band, will
leave for Schofield Barracks on the
9th for field duty and maneuvers and
will be absent from the garrison I'M
til about the Both of the month.
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A well-founded rumor to the effect
that Lieut.. Cary l. Crockett, I'd in
fantry, is TO be detached from regi-
mental duty is in circulation in this
garrison. 1t is said that he is to go
on staff duty at the headquarters of
the Hawaiian brigade for an extended
tour.
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The members of the provost guard
ia Honolulu detailed from the End in
faltry. will be relieved from that duty