Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-28
SchofeH Notes

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondencel
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Dec. 20.
Interest in craftsmanship and horse
training has taken a new turn in the
two mounted regiments at Schofield
since 1t has been announced that a
team OF several officers selected from
the 4th Cavalry and LIST Field Artil-
lery will be sent to San Francisco to
take part in the international Mount
ed Competitions and Exhibitions" at
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
Word has just been received that
the mounted military competition
which had been set for May 3, 4 and
5, has been postponed to some time
between Oct and g.. This will give
the officers a longer period in which
to prepare their mounts, and to OBJ
tain new ones for the Hawaiian team.
The officers to compose the team
will be determined by preliminary
competition to take place at Schofeld
Barracks some time in July or August.
in which all officers will have the pri-
vilege of exhibiting their mounts.
On account of the European war
the competition at the Panama expo
sition will probably not be so interna-
tional in its character as those which
took place at Stockholm and London,
in which our officers took part, or the
one at Madison Square garden four
years ago. The Canadian, Italian,
Swedish and Swiss armies are GER
tain to be represented, and possibly
several others. -
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: Fierce windstorms at 'Schofield have
wrecked nearly all the ffimsy canvas
garages! The gals last Saturday car
ried the roof of the Ieifehaa depart
ment store and deposited it, on the
roof of the Cavalry ARTILLERY hamuse-
ment hall $50 feet away. This start
ed the roof of the latter building and
900 square feet were carried away.
During the fiercest part of the storm
Sergt Burrows, foreman carpenter,
Iisked his life by carrying heavy
rope over the part of the roof that re-
manned and probably saved the build
ing from being a total wreck; A two
by six, twenty feet longs from the Lei
lehua department store went through
the roof of the post exchange and then
through the front of the building. A
number of soldiers and employees mar.
rowly escaped being struck by this
intruding piece of timber.
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Christmas trees in all of the regi-
ments brought happiness to the chill
dren of the post Friday afternoon.
Santa Claus visited the 25th Infantry
amusement hall with presents for
more than so children of that regi-
ment Chaplain Ignatius Fealy took
the part Of Santa Claus for the 1st
Field Artillery and brought all the
children Of the regiment together at
the Cayalry-Artillery han, where they
talked to Santa Claus, sang Christmas
carols and received candy and pretty
toys In number of children the 4th
Cavalry has all the other regiments
topped. Toys were taken off the regi-
mental Christmas tree for 81 children
under Is years Of age Lieut.. H. Fl. c.
Richards made most realistic Santa
Claus. D."
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The service foo: bah series will
come to an end tomorrow. A game
will be played at Fl. Sh after between
the End Infantry, and the LIST Infantry,
and at Schofield between the Engin-
GERS and the 1st Field Artillery. Neitlr
er game can affect the standings of
the teams. In the previous games be-
tween these teams, the Engineers de-
feated the Artillery 10 to 0. and the
End Infantry were the victims of the
1st by a score of 20 to 0.
Maj. william s.. Guignard narrow
ly escaped serious injury Friday