Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-05
MILITARY DAY
A REGULAR AID
CLUB SUCCESS
Service and Civilian Interests
Get Together Across the
Luncheon Table

The army and the Ad club got to-
gether" this noon over the festal
board, in a way that will long be re-
membered with pleasure by those
present, Cordial informality. the key
note of AID club affairs. was in evil
dence, and with two generals and
many other army officers as guests,
the hand of fuller friendship was ex-
tended and heartily grasped between
service and civilian representatives.
This weeks meeting was in the
nature of grand rally for the County
Fair at Schofield Barracks tomorrow,
the affair at which II is expected that
Honolulu and Leilehua vii be drawn
closer together, and at which the
army will play host to their friends
in "cits." The AID club has had a
special invitation to be present in
force, and to direct the celebration
from the town side. and today's lunch.
een was special army affair In con.
sequence. W. -. Ks.
That the Ad Club will be represent.
ed. and we'll represented at that, In
the County Fair Festivities, became as
sured today, when plans for a pill
grimage of members to the highland
post were ratified. The Ad Clubbers
will form at the Young hotel at 1915
tomorrow, in full regalia, and march
to the o. r. & L. station, where q spe-
cial train will take them to Schofield.
Members awho are planning to motor
cut have agreed to be in the line OF
march to the station, in order that the
real AID club example may prevail.
The procession will be led by the Ha-
waiian band, (which win accompany
the trippers to Leilehua.
leys at the get-acquainted campaign
were Major-general w. II. Carter,
commanding all the troops in Hawaii,
Brigadiergeneral C. r. Edwards, com
manding the LIST Hawaiian Brigade.
Colonel w. G. Rafferty, commanding
the Coast Defenses Of Oahu, Major
e. v. Smith. Cd Infantry, and mem
bers Of the Ad Club.
Speaking of Hawaii. General Car
ter said:
Eve Of the army realize that the
Hawaiian islands are invaluable to
us, and an awful thing to every other
nation that might try to get to San
Francisco without pass. Hawaii is
the safety spot of the Pacific Coast,
and as long as we hold It no ether
nation on earth will dare to visit the
coast without permission.
[. General Edwards made q well
chosen talk on Hawaii, and the inter-
est he had always felt in the islands,
especially when as chief of the Bureaus
of Insular Affairs, a number of Ha.
him in an advisory capacity.
/ President Harrington kept the ball
rolling all the time, and in all, milf
tary day at the AID Club was a big
success.
One of the chief features of the
county fair at Schofield will be base
ball game between the 1st Infantry
and the Coast Defense team. The
game will be called sharply at o'clock
in the afternoon and gives every pro-
mise of being close and keenly-con.
tested affair There will be no adj
mission charged for this game.
& The Ad Club, the Honolulu Mer.
chants Association and other local
organizations are lending every eff
fort to assist the army folk In making
the fair a success. Everybody is
boosting in some manner or another.
Following is the message which the
Merchants Association Is sending ifs
members:
The merchants of Honolulu have
shown their interest in the get to-
gether" movement the army people
have instituted in their county fair,
and many viii be represented by
branch store" there.
In order, to crown the whole al.
fair with success, by large attend.
ance of business representatives and
people from Honolulu, your directors
unanimously recommend that you
present your employees who wish to
attend the fair, with a round trip and
admission ticket, the whole cost Of
which will be only $1.00 each. Those
who attend will be away only one
half day, and by sending part on
Wednesday and the rest on Friday,
you will not be greatly fnconyeniencedI
by being left shorthanded.
Remember the spirit Of the occa.
sion Is to get acquainted with our
army friends on Oahu
It has been announced that the Hc.
nolulu Elks have secured two special
trains for Schofield, one Of which viii
leave the o. r & L. Co. station at
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow evening, the
other to follow shortly after. The
Elks and their ladies' have invited
their friends to be passengers with
them. The trip in the Elkss train Will
be Is cents. The reception commit.
tee. of which Harry Murray Is chair.
man, Is arranging for lunch ab6ard