Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-26
Fort Shaffer Notes

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Especial star-BuIIetin Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER, Feb. rs. Colonel
b. w. Atkinson of the I'd infantry has
received letters announcing that Mrs.
Atkinson and family will leave San
Francisco to join him at this post by
the transport sailing March 5. Mrs.
Atkinson was unable to secure trans
l,ortation by the February boat owing
! to the heavy demand for accommoda.
tons by officers travelling under or.
doris to join their respective regiments.
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Major Peter E. Marquart has re-
ceived later orders of assignment
than those contained in his original
orders. He now goes to the 18th in
fantry. with station at the Preside of
San Francisco, CAL, and he and Mrs.
Narquart contemplate leaving for
their new station by the next trans
port sailing from here for the coast,
which event will take place about the
eth of March according to cabled adj
wees from Nagasaki.
It is we'll understood that the Mar
quarts Will be greatly missed by their
old and long known comrades and
friends In the I'd infantry.
Captain Joseph G. Kay, who sue
ceeds to the vacancy created by Major
Marquart,s promotion. will remain
with the I'd infantry and under orders
from regimental headquarters of yes
terday has been assigned to M COM
pany. vice Captain B. H. Watkins,
transferred to the unassigne1-5t.
This device of placing Captain Wat
kins on that list was made necessary
by the fact that Captain Kay Is still
q sManchu" and under the law must
be- serving with a company or the
commanding officer will suffer a loss
In pay while the ineligible remains de-
ts.ehed from a company organization
Captain Watkins not falling undej
the prescribed class may, Of course,
remain unattached. It is understood
that after the appointment of regf
mental quartermaster to take Ma3oy
Maruuart's place on the staff hes
been made, Captain Watkins and Cap
tain Kay will be transferred by com
pany so that the former viii again,
lave NJ company, which he has now
commanded for above a year. Other
changes in the commissioned list u
the I'd infantry is the assignment Of
Lieutenant Spencer recently promoted
from the 1st to the 3D. Lieutenant
Spencer is now at Schofield Barracks
and is expected to Join here at an
carly date when he viii take his place
in the list of 1st lieutenants in tie
I'd infantry.
Mrs. Erneste V. Smith of the garri-
son was a home Tuesday for an
informal tea for u number OF her
friends whom she had invited to meet
Miss Mary |. Jockey of Castilleja
school, Palo Alto, Cal Among those
invited to meet Miss Jockey were
Mrs. Francis H. French, Mrs. Tower,
Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Franklin p. Jack.
son. Mrs. 0'Brien of Detroit, Mrs. D.
NJ. Appel, Mrs. Bentley and Mrs. Bates
of San, Francisco, Mrs. w. H. John
son. Mrs. G.. H. Jamerson, Mrs. B. H.
Watkins and Mrs. Paul B. Malone. {
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Lance Corporal John L. Flanagan, |
company F, I'd infantry, has been ap-f
pointed a corporal IN that company /
under date OF February 10, vice Miller, |
dropped.
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The new firing regulations for small
arms have been received at the post
and the commanding officer was in
consultation with the battalion COM
manders yesterday concerning the dis
trihution and allotment of tine for the :
various organizations who will fire on
the rance in the forthcoming season. !
Under the new requirements and due !
r,n-tiv m the. fact that Shafter has. but
a battalion range for the use OF Il
companies only about two weeks