Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-01
Fort Shafter Notes

Especial star-Builetin Correspondeneeit /
FORT SKATER. Dec. 1.-The
death of Colonel Charles Mcclure. J
Goth infantry, II reported In the re-
cent San Francisco papers as having !,
occurred ON a date near November 1 !.
at his late post, Fort William H Sew
ard, Alaska No details were given
by the account % to the manner or
cause Of the officers death. Colonel !;
Mcclure was an officer of high attain .
ments and standing In the service.
He entered the army from the Mili-
tary Academy. graduating at West
Point in the class OF 1879 He was,
therefore "A ciassmate Of Colonel f. H.
french, I'd infantry. Upon gradua-
ton he was assigned TO the 18th In
fantry and served In that regiment
through the grades Of second and first
lieutenant and captain until March l,
1901. when he was promoted to major
of the 18th infantry. This promotion
vacated his appointment as major and
Judge advocate In the volunteers, a
position held by him from April IL,
1899. His promotion to q lieutenant
colonelcy and assignment. to the nth
infantry occurred on July 3. 1906. On
September 16. 1907. colonel
Mcclure was detailed in the adiutant.
generals department and served In
that department until his colonelcy ar
rived on March III, 1911. when he was
relieved and assigned to the 30th In
fantry. He served with the 30th for
a short time at the Pres.tiio of San
Francisco and then accompanied his
regiment TO Alaska for tour OF duty
early In 1912. Colonel McClure's death
brings promotion to Eieutenantcol0nel
francis J. Herman and Major Andre
w. Brewster and makes three addi-.
tionai steps towards majority for.
captain Peter e. Marquart, I'd infan-
try. since Captains Fuger and Cord
ray, both senior to Captain Marquart,
have been recommended for retire
ment on account of physical disability
by boards of examination for promo
.tion i. Isl
The latest form OF amusement for
the enlisted men Of Shafter Is the
moving picture show given In the
newly completed open-air theater It
Is intended 10 run only hieh-ciass
films and of the latest production.
Last night was the opening show and
in order to prove the liberaiity Of the
management and show the men that
the establishment is their own in
every sense Of the word the admts.
zion was free to all enlisted men. A
big house proved the appreciation Of
the garrison, and the five films and
20 Philippine views were heartily re-
6eived. The house" will seat 500
men in comfort and viii run seven
nights week The equipment for.
the movies includes q new camera
graph. the very latest machine put on
the market, and was Installed at a
cost Of about $3.50. Lieut.. Alfred J.
Booth has been In charge Of construc-
ton and installation. but viii reiin-
ouish the management to the ex-
change officer today as his work Is.
now complete. Private Baber Of z
company will be the machine oper-
ator. This duty Baber performed sllc-
cessfujly at the I'd infantry amuse-
ment hall at Schofield Barracks The
theatre will be on a scent admission
basis except when tickets are bought
in quantities, then 20 tickets win be
sold at IS cents: or 80 will be passed
out for q dollar for those who want
TO lay In q months supply at one
time. The enterprise will undoubted.
~ be 3 popular and successful insti-
tuition since It will certainly FIJI a.
longsfelt want for reasonable and
rational form Of amusement near at.
hand to the garrison.
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Captain B. H Watkins. in charge of
construction Of the new cantonment,
has received orders TO rush to com
pletion six sets of the quarters for Of
ficers now In course OF erection This
in order to make available for occu-
pancy these sets to accommodate Of
ficers with families now badly housed
In tents in the, main garrison and re-
lieye the officers in question from q
situation that has become quite intol-
cradle during the heavy and continu-
Gus rains. Not all of the material re-
quired is at hand but Captain Wat
kins hopes to be able to make the
quarters habitable within two weeks.
The estimate for funds to provide In
stailation of an electric lighting equip
ment for the cantonment has been
prepared by Lieutenant Black of the
signal corps and has been forwarded
by Major B. F. Cheatham, chief quar-
termaster, to the war department for
allotment. :. ,s5s
November 80 being Sunday, the reg
ular monthly muster was by compa-
mics on their respective parades by
battalion commanders and the usual
review of the troops was dispensed
with.
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The personnel OF the provost guard
that has been on duty In Honolulu has
hooy. ,c11anpsad hys recent orders - The