Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-13
Fort Shafter Notes
Especial star-Dulle.ln Correspondencel


! Carr of the 4th Cavalry, stationed al
; Schofield Barracks, and Miss Edna
May Staley of Utah were the princi
pals. The bride arrived in Honolulu
/ by the transport yesterday afternoon
shortly before O'clock, and was met
i at the dock by lieutenant. Carr, &C
companied by lieutenant and Mrs. Ro
land L. Gaugler Of the same regiment
as the groom. Lieutenant Carr had
made all the necessary preliminary ar.
rangements and nc time was lost in
making the trip by automobile to Fort
Shafter where, upon previous notifi-
cation Chaplain William Reese Scott
| OF the I'd Infantry was waiting the ar.
rival of the party at his quarters. A
simple ceremony with the groom's
friends as witnesses was Immediately
concluded and after receiving the
good wishes and Fluctuations of the
chaplain and attendants Lieutenant
and Mrs. Carr reentered the waiting
| motor and proceeded to Honolulu.
Later they went by train to Haieiwa
and will spend short honeymoon at
that delightful spot, Lieutenant GAR
having been granted brief leave of
absence by the post commander at
Schofield Barracks. Upon the termin-
alton of this leave Lieutenant and
Mrs. Carr will return for duty at that
post and will be at home to their
friends. Lieutenant Carr is one of
the recent arrivals among the officers
at Schofield Barracks and has proven
himself to be popular member of his
regiment Mrs. Carr is a charming
young woman and will find warm
welcome waiting her at her husband s.
post. With the well-known hospitali-
ty and cordially for which the 4th
Cavalry is famous throughout the SER
vice the young people will no doubt
be the center of much entertainment
in the garrison in that regiments eff
forts to greet the new arrivals with |
traditional hospitality. Chaplain Scott
had previous acquaintance with Lieu
tenant Carr through their trip by the |
same transport when both were en-
route to join their respective regi-
ments in Oahu last winter. and It was
through this acquaintance that the
Chaplain of the I'd Infantry was ask.
ed to officiate upon yesterdays happy
Though the affair had been kept a
pofound secret until the moment of
contamination, the garrison at Fort
Shafter was pleasantly excited over
the novelty of wedding in its midst
and many we're the permissible efforts
made to catch discreet glimpses of
the wedding party as it was leaving
the chaplains quarters and making its
way out of the post. and the garrison
was all aglow throughout the evening
over the pleasurable incident of the
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The general eourtmartial recently
In session at this post has been dis
solved by the detail of new court,
Of which Mai. H. o. Williams, I'd
Infantry, is president, and LIST Lieut.
1. r. Fedendall is Judge advocate.
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Owing to the long drouth that has
prevailed at Fort Shafter, and also to
he fact that the drill ground facilities
ire so limited in extent, the parade
has become almost entirely denuded
IF vegetation and a determined effort ,
S now being made by the police Off
GER, Lieutenant Hoffman, to restore
be growth Of grass by continued and /
plentiful watering. To accomplish
his desirable end details of men are
n constant employment and all avail
lble hose, including sections of the
arge fire hose, has been put in use. !
{ is thought, however, that no great ;
progress can be made until the troops :
cave the post for an extended period I
If maneuver, and then the struggling I
srass roots may have q chance when /
from the steady daily tramp.
ng of more than Thousand pairs OF J
eet at the close order drills. Il
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The reported accounts in the daily 3
,apers of the speech at the Wednes- L
lay meeting of the Al club of Homo 4
ulu of Regimental Quartermaster Ern- {
st w. Ely of the I'd Infantry have met II
With many expressions Of approval {
rom the Fort Shafter garrison. Ser {
seant Ely having spoken from the t
liewpoint of close and unprecedented {
observer in the enlisted grade, his I
lffered solution of the question as to
What may be done to increase the con-
ent Of the enlisted personnel of the q
Irmy garrison in Oahu was a novelty !
o his hearers and carried weight with 7
hem and is believed TO voice the /
Jews Of the better than 80 per cent I
f his enlisted companions.
The proposition whereby he offered
he necessary labor from the soldiers
O. construct great and complete free )
beach has been heartily
eccnded by the men and should Ho-
Iolulu avail itself of that offer and
,rovide the necessary beach front and
Material and tools there is no doubt
hat the men Of the various garrisons
would rally to the support of the SER
,eant in his proffered share of the
Sergeant Ely, at. the
onclusion of the Ad club luncheon, !
eceived many warm expressions OF
hanks and commentator for his re-
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