Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-29


FORT SHAFFER, Jan. 29.-Mrs
Camp, mother of Lieut.. Thomas J.
Camp, I'd infantry, has arrived in the
garrison from the states for an ex,
tended visit with Lieutenant camp
Until the new quarters in the canton.
: ment are completed, Mrs. Camp will
he the house guest of Captain aad
Mrs. George Fl. Jamerson.
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! The I'd Infantry went to Red Hill
yesterday for a mornings work as a
regiment in close order movements
and drill. Inasmuch as the distance
! to Red HAI from Shafter is about
4 two miles, much time is lost from ae-
tHal instruction and the garrison
greatly hopes that the rice flats near
the street car station may soon be
drained and put into condition for use
as drill grounds for close order work.
The difficulty encountered in closing
off the flow of water from the .arte-
sian well on the plot in question has
so far prevented the successful drain
age Of the land. The well, 1t is esti-
mated, podrs out daily flow of not
less than 100000 gallons and that fig
ure is believed to be quite conser-
vative estimate. The quantity OF wa
ter that is daily going TO waste would,
If conserved, easily supply a good
sized garrison, and. inasmuch as the
stream is of sufficient force to reach
the surface of the ground no pump
ing would be necessary other than to
raise the water to reservoir. whence
il could be distributed by gravity 1t
is known that preliminary survey
has been run for line OF pipe to con.
meet the present reservoir at ShafteF
with Fort Kamehameha, but it. is be-
heyed that if the well now wasting
it's flow were put to use the problem
of water supply for the Pearl Harbor
POST would be easily solved It is a,
fact that the Shafter garrison now
makes full demand On the present wa
ter supply and system and If Kane.
bameha should draw from the Shafter
plant as at present established the
post pumps would be required to run
~ hours a day As it is they do duty
for two shifts of eight hours each day.
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That the moving picture show at
this post is a big success both from
financial as well as from that of pro-
yiding entertainment, is well estab-
lished. A nightly average attendance
of over 700 men and goodly group
from the families means that we'll
over one-haIf of the garrison is nightly
drawn TO the open-air theateT. While
on Sunday nights, when the movies"
ere run free to al corners. the at
tendance crowds the thousand mark
while the five reels are run off These
Sunday night shows of the pictures
are an incident marking liberaiity of
the management and are in connection
with the religious services conducted
by the DDS new chaplain. These SER
vices precede the pictures and are
along non-sectarian lines. That Chap
lain Scett's efforts are appreciated is
borne out by the fact that his audience
is all gathered and seated when the
religious services begin with half
hour of familiar hymns. This is fol-
lowed by brief address by the chap
lain. The address is often based on
one of the films as subject and in
language that appeals to the men as
Individuals, as practical men In a
PRACTICAL profession The chaplain IS
making no effort to become pop
lIar" preacher, but that his work and
lsbors are proving him to be real
leader and Of influence may not De Ge-
Eied
Captain Paul B. Malone has been
assigned to the duty of training and
preparing the team to represent the
I'd infantry in the big athletic meet
during the Mid.Pacific Carnival and
has begun work with his selected men
along the preparatory lines. Captain!
Malone's enthusiasm and knowledge
of the points in athletic lines will, it
is prophesied, bring out worthy
group of contestants in the various
competitive events in the meet. The
Cd battalion of the I'd, under Major
NJ. j. Lehman, has also begun on its
share of work for the Carnival. This
battalion has been selected by the
brigade commander to exhibit the
Butts calisthenic rifle drill with mu-
sic This drill has always proved
a feature in every exhibition of army
training and the work of Major Lenit
hans battalion will not be behind thu
standard in any way.
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A committee frc~' Fort 'Ruger con-
sisting of Mrs. John S. Johnston, Mrs.
F. W. Phisterer and Mrs. Charles L.
Baker visited Fort Shafter yesterday
in the interests of the auction bridge
party to be given next month for the
benefit of the army relief society. AS
was to be expected, the committee
met with cordial support and numer-
Gus subscriptions were secured for
the party. The I'd infantry branch OF
the relief society. of which Mrs. Fran
els H. French is president, will active
~ aid in promoting the good cause in:
augurated by the sister branch from
the local artillery garriSonS.
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The repairs on the bachelors mess
building necessitated by the damage
done by storm the first of this month,
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