Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-10
Schofeld Notes

/ SCHOF IELD BARRACKS, July 10.
THE question of who is TO be the
new lieutenant colonel CT the Twenty
NTH Infantry has been settled by the
publication OF the war department or
] der announcing the promotion and as
! Segment Oh Lieutenant Colonel Carl
I Reichmann, to date from May 90. The
headquarters OF his regiment has been
informed also that Colonel Re!cAmann
/, has been granted. leave to include
July % and that he will sail from
San Francisco on the transport lew.
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In compliance with a depar sment
order issued this week, the entire gar
risen has abandoned the wearing of
the campaign hat for g1rrison duties,
and commencing yesterday, the cap
is the only gu .norized head dress for
garrison wear. Although war depart
ment orders have required the wear
ing OF the cap only, for year or
more, the post commander had or
de,ed thar the cam paisn hat be worn
while in the garrison, because of the
peculiar climatic conditions existing
at this post, and the appearance of
the. men at ceremonies gives tone
of smartness that has been Hotieeabiy
absent heretofore.
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An interesting. decision has Leen
rendered by the war department. re-
Gently concerning a question that had
been raised as to whether the cavalry
artillery exchange. which operates a
small electric power plant to furnish
ligh. for its own buildings. can be
paid by the quartermaster for furnish
ing light Tor officers quarters in the
cavalry and artillery cantonments.
The department regards the exchange
as a government agency, but believes
that this fact constitutes no reason
why il may not enter into contract
in the usual manner with the govern
ment for furnishing electric current
required FOR lighting the authorized
allowance of quarters of officers sta
toned here. 1t holds that It is not un-
lawful for the exchange to.render ser
vice to the government and receive
a reasonable compensation for the
service.
.
Another question regarding regi-
mental exchanges has been rendered
recently that will be welcomed by the
several exchanges here which have
feared that they were threatened with
an arrangement to amalgamate all
regimental exchanges into q joint post
exchange, with branches, to comply
with the present law The recent re-
port of the department inspector
called attention to the existence of
three exchanges in the post while the
law provided for but one exchange
in garrison.
The war department now holds that
regimental exchanges are 81 nothing
more or less than extensions of the
post exchanges, to meet the necessi-
ties of the service, and while not spe
officially recognized Ey regulations by
name, are authorized undepfthe same
general authority, and consequently
in like manner and for similar pur-
Eoses, are. governmental agencies.
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Lieutenant William c. Whitener,
18th Infantry, has been appointed adj
iutant of the Second Battalion of the |
25th Infantry, vice Lieutenant Donald !
D. Hay, who has completed his two
years tour. Lieutenant Hay will re-
main on the unassigned list for the
present, and will continuelto serve as !
acting adjutant of the regiment until !
the return of Capt Doane en- the
transport, Saturday. Lieutenant
Whitener has been assigned to duty
with Company G and Lieutenant Ray
mond Baird, battalion qilartermaster
and commissary, has been attached to
Company E during the target practice
Of these companies. i