The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-16
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Major General Carter Pays High
Tribute to Markamanship Of
sixty eighth and 14sd Com
Panies, Coast Artillery, in Pre-.
ssnting Them with Knox Trophy
Before Regiment and Large
Crowd in Capitol Grounds.
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MARTIAL music, prim officers, soldhln
tramping or at rigid attention, noted
digpitaries. bevies Of handsomely
gowned women, throngs Of civilians,
all in q military atmospheric this was
the setting given Yesterday moruing 70
an inspiring ceremony at the Capitol
grounds when Maj. Gem William II.
Carter, commander Of the Hawaiian De
/ partment, presented 20 the Sixty-eiqhth
] and One Hundred and Forty-third Com.
Ipanies Of the Coast Artillery. stationed
at Fort Kamthameha, the Knox trophy
for greatest efficiency In the Coast Ar.
tiilery arm Of the United States Army.
The presentation Of the trophy by Gen.
eral Carter was made on behalf Of the
Sons Of the Revolution OF Massaehu.
sets, the donors Of the massive and
lclaborate bronze tablet.
Governor Pinkham in Attendance.
General Carter made the presenta.
tion speech from the steps Of the Cap
itol standing alongside the memorial.
(which reposed on an easel IN view Of
all assembled and draped with the
Stars and Stripes. Surrounding Gen
ernl Carter on the Capitol veranda were
Governor Pinkham and staff, Lieut.. Col.
Charles B. Cooper and Capt. James ID.
Dongherty Of the national guard; Rear
Admiral G. B. r. Moore and aide, Lieu
tenant Lando; General Davis, u. 8. A.
retired; General Soper, ". @. H., re.
tired. General Carter was accompanied
4 by Maj Arthur $. Conklin, chief Of
STAFF; Lieut.. Col. Archibald Campf ell,
department adjutant; Captains Mahaffy
and Masse aud Lientenants Pillow and
Reardan, personal aides, Brig. Gen. e..
4. Edwards was represented by his
chief aide, Lieut. Carey s. Crockett,
[acting brigade adjutant.
As General Carter rose from his chair
and walked half way down the Capitol
steps, he faced eight companies Of the
Coast Artillery, organized MS provir
sional regiment of two battalions. who
had previously paraded about the
grounds in excellent order, despite trees
and other obstacles, and formed in line
Of masses before the Capitol.
4 Col William O. Rafferty,, commander
Of the coast defenses on Oahu, was in
command Of the regiment, his star lie.
ing Maj. NJ A. De Laney. chief sur.
geon; Captains @. l.. Hicks, r. w.
Il Phisterer, y. s. Johnston and Il. M.
u Hinkle. Maj. II. w. Coe Commanded
the First Battalion Of the regiment,
Il which comprised the One Hundred and
Forty-thifd, Seventy-ffth, Fiftv-ffth
and Tenth Companies. The Second
Battalion was made up of the One
Hundred and Fourth, One Hundred and
Fifth, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
and Sixty-eighth Companies, hith Capt.
II. ] Hatch in command. The regiment
comprised troops from Forts Ringer,
DeRussy, Armstrong and Kamehameha.
Il Praised by GeaSral Carter.
I. I'm paying tribute to the Sixty-eighth
ard One Hundred and Forty.third Com
Ipanies, General Carter said in part:
i FsIt is of exceeding comfort to the
Governor, the officers of the Army and
all residents Of Oahu who depend on
the Army for protection In case OF an
attack that Mt the mouth of Pearl Har.
Dor are stationed the best marksmen
in the United States, and that means in
the world. B
THE target practice Of today be-
comes the battle action Of tomorrow.
4 II Y, men Of your type who have never
i failed to deliver what is expected Of
you and that made possible the great
advaneement 10 gunnery in the last
twenty years both in the army and
navy.
az have always been interested in
the coast artillery. II Is not so many
years ago that the BELIEF was general
that the coast artillery could not be
made efficient as repelling force.
One man told me that so large force
would be required that there would
not be letters enough in the alphabet.
suggested the use Of numbers. Now,
an efficiency and degree Of marksman,
ship has been reached that was not
dreamed Of twenty years ago and out
of your achievements has grown the
faith which has prompted the building
Of greater guns and greater defenses,
for You have shown their value. If an
enemy ever attacks these Islands we
know welieau depend on You for a
good showing
i General Carter then went on TO give
praise also to the First Field Artillery
which also captured the national first
prize in their arm of the service at
the last target practice.
i Regiment Is Reviewed.
After the address of General Carter
the entire regiment passed in general
review before the department com
mander, marching in line Of platoons
and numbering about seven hundred
men, led by the Second Infantry band.
Though coast defense forces and
4 marching in handicap Of trees and 9TH
er obstacles the regiment made a
splendid showing as infantrymen.
Prior 10 the address Of General Carter,
Captain ~ w. Hinkle, adintant, pub
4 Hshed the following general order to
the regiment;
i "HeadQnRrters Coast Defenses of
Oahu, Fort Ringer, H. T., May ], 1914.
General Orders, No. 5.
1.-THE coast defense commander
takes pride and pleasure in announc-
ing to the command that the Knox
trophy for highest efficiency in coast