Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-02
Fort Shafer Notes

FORT SHAFTER, May 2.-Lieut
Edward l.. Hoffman has been appoint |
ed battalion quartermaster and COM
missaEy in the End Infantry and has
been assigned to the 1st battalion of
the regiment for duty. His appoint
ment dates from May l and is made
to fill the vacancy in the battalion
staff created by the relief Of Lieuten-
ant Crockett from that office.
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Sergeant Basil A. Horton, company
A, End Infantry, and Priyates Ole B.
Jensen, company |. and William B.
McAVery, company NJ, have, on the
recommendation of the surgeon, been
ordered transferred to the States as
patients, and will leave by the Thorn
as. Additional transfers from the
regiment to the States for the pur-
pose of discharge ON account of ter
mination of enlistment period, are
Privates Joseph T. Flotenberg,
George F. Ruglin and Leonard s. !
Spangler, company A: Sergt. Lester
E. House and Privates Matthew Abb |
bolt, Pat Hilton, company B; Private |
Joseph Mysch, company d; Sergts. !
John Morris and Alvin T. Olsen, ,
Corpl BENJAMIN l.. Ember and Pri- |
Yates William Mcleod, Stephen Ro-
wan and John Stefanich, company E; |
Sergt. John Lowell, Musician Harry |
Shepherd and Private Robert Nc
Keever. company F; Privates Ozie |
Bailey and Joseph C. Lochridge, COM
pany H; Sergt Joseph T. Bartek and |
Private Martin A. Prince, company |
J.; Sergt Edward L. Hancock and
Peter Zaremba, company L; Private
Joseph Gormise, company NJ, and Pri-
Yates Elmer Galusha, Syms Smith
and Noise Calnicean of the regi- |
mental detachment. End Infantry.
From company l, 3rd Battalion Of
Engineers, the list is as follows:
Sergt. James F.'Agens and LIST Glass
Priyates Bernard ]. Back, Roy F. FL
lott, Harry Ewing. Walter NJ Moss,
William Ridden, George L. Schmidt,
Charles Woerner, Adrien Formal and
End Class Privates John HUDSON and
Newton Longstreth. From field COM
pany E, Signal Corps, Sergt. Clarence
f. Smith and 1st Class Priyates Jo-
seph A. Dillon and Christ p. McCabe.
From the detachment Quartermaster
Corps, Sergts. Ole Kleiyen and Hair
rison Ardry and LIST Class. Private
George Webb. In addition to the
above, Private Charlie r. Hoyle,
company B, Sth Infantry, now. casu-
ally at this post, will be sent to the
Recruit Depot, Fort Mcdowell. CAL,
for further disposition Private Hoyle +
will be reported to the commanding
officer of troops on board the trans.
port under guard. r. .'E@ |,
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Captain George S. Gibbs, Signal
Corps. has been notified by the au-
thorlties that field, company e viii be
transferred to Schofie1d Barracks for
station after June 80. This move
comes as a surprise to the garrison
md is a matter OF deep regret to the
many friends Of the officers and
as well as of the men of the
company. When the. change contem.
plated shall have been accomplished,
Captain Gibbs will also. It, is under !
stood, relinquish. the position OF
chief signal officer: of the department. {
md viii be- succeeded In. those duties
,y Lieutenant Black of the telegraph
as 1cting chief and in Ii
,harge of that Office.
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A very cordial invitation from the
tarious organizations at Schofieldl
las been received by the. companiesI
lere to come out for the big county q
air celebration on the 9Th. The in s
Fitation has been received and sent
~ individual organizations of the two :
commands so that each of the visit
ng companies or detachments will ,
lave an Individual host for, the day /.
md for the supper that comes in be-
ween the afternoons entertainment
md the fun planned for the night.
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Al considerable force of men under
he direct supervision of Lieut. Chas.
3. Lyman has been engaged the past s
week In improving the baseball dia-I !
aond that by hard usage had become I
n an almost unplayable condition f
Work will be continued until the L
rounds are made so that an inielder a
viii not be in danger when attempt t
ng fast play on hard hit balls, and 4
he work will be concluded in time q
or the first of the league games to be c
layed at this post. = b
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A large contingent of officers OIL
he post will go out to Schofeld Bari
acks today to take in the opening
anne of the Army Baseball League
nd the subsequent struggle between
he University Club players and theI
cam. representing the Army officers
( Oahu and for tomorrow's game in
he inter-regimental series a big
rowd of the enlisted men of the End -
fiH be on hand at Leilehua to root
or their team. i
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The informal hop of the garrison 2
'as somewhat slimly attended both n
S regards people from the post and +
isitors- Those from abroad in the ;,
oproom were Lieutenant and Mrs !,
ireen and Miss Green, Marine Corps;
surgeon F. c.. Trotter. Lieutenant
.ando, L. S. navy, and Mr.. Laurence o
lexington. -
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