Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-05
Fort Shdfer Notes
Especial star-Bulletlu. Cor respondeneel

Especial Star-BulletIns Cor respondeneel
FORT SHAFTER. Nov. 5.-Quarter-.
master Sergeant William Fl. EdmistOn
of Company A has, on the recommen-
dation of the commanding officer head
quarters company, been appointed bat
TALON sergeant major In the ID In
ion, vice Lnney, discharged, The
appointment of Sergent Major Edmfs-
ton dates from Nov. 2.
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First Lieut. l.. O. Mathews, I'd In
fantry, has been detailed as Instructor
for the preliminary course, garrison
school. Five hours a week will be
devoted to recitations or other work.
For the second year work Maj. II. o.
Williams is detailed as Instructor in
tactics, Mai. ~ ]. Lehman as instruc-
tor in, military law and Mai. E. ".
Smith instructor. in international law
except Saturdays and Sundays and at
E1:30 p. m. The month OF November
will be devoted to professional read
ing or research and the officers of
the class viii devote at least 20 hours
to that duty during the month. The
book or subject selected will be sub
mitted by title for The approval OF the
commanding officer. An important
feature of later months WIFI. be the
study of certain assigned subjects by
boards of officers with report thereon
at the end OF the month with discus.
sion by the class. An important sub
fe,1R f,r 4 ,,sI1 Al
subject The making of an infantry
soldier in one year For this the
board will consist of Captains Jamer-
son, Cooke Chamberlin and Johnson,
with Lieutenants Boiler, Preston,
Wright and Spencer. A second impor-
tant subject for board work will be
A plan for combined proficiency
test and tactical inspection for CON-
pany, a battalion and for a regiment"
The members Of the board will be
Captains Malone, CcCleave and Kay,
with Lieutenants Mathews, Longan-
ecker and FredendalI. An assignment
OF time that Is of interest is that set
for visit to Fort Ruger by all Off
GERS of the command aud made in or
der that the officers may become ac-
quainted at first hand with the dispo-
sition and nature of the armament at
that post. s2a @ F-F.' 80 ~. i
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The large fatigue details that are
at work in the post are making great
progress in clearing and when their
work is completed the garrison will
have three parade grounds or drill
spaces. An important work is the
construction of roads in the canton.
ment whereby all companies quartered
in that part OF the post will have met
allied roads leading out to the main
avenues, thus reducing the discomfort
from mud to minimum. The path
from the environment to the car sta
ton IS also being graded and put in
good condition. with steps and metal
ling. The detail assigned for the con-
struction Of the new BALL diamond has
not commenced work YET as the engi-
neers have not been able to ger at the
task Of laying out the diamond and
setting the grade stakes. It is deemed
probable that the command will be
kept on the above class of work until
the end of the month and thereby
make a clean sweep of all such i'm
proyements and needed changes.
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Captain George d. Freeman was at
the post yesterday engaged in paying
the command on the. muster of last
month Owing to the fact that the
transport Logan's sailing date was
delayed until today all of the men that
are leaving by that transport we're re-
quired to sign the rolls and were
therefore paid here instead Of leaving
without funds IN hand for small ex-
penses on the long trip to the states.
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Lieut.. and, Mrs. William "A. Reed
have removed from their cottage out
Diamond Head way to that formerly
occupied by Lieut.. and Mrs. Cary l..
Crockett near the Pleasanton. Lieu.
tenant Crockett will change Il, Scho-
field Barracks where hfs duty as aide
de-camp OF General Edwards calls
him. T..
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A leave Of absence for 20 days, to.
take effect about Nov. 5, has bean
granted LIST Lieut.. Homer N. Preston,
I'd Infantry -