Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27
Fort Shaffer Notes

Especial star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SKATER, Feb. 27.-The
committee of arrangements Tor the
regimental thinner of the I'd infantry
has concluded the arrangements for
that affair. II viii take place In the
private dining room Of the Alexander
Young hotel on the evening OF March
3 and will be an elaborate affair as
regards menu and general appoint
ments. The regimental orchestra will
attend with a specially arranged and
selected musical program and the list
OF toasts and speakers promises to
be of exceptional merit. The regi-
mental commander viii respond to the
toast of the Regiment" and Major NJ.
]. Lehman who served with the I'd
| in the late SOS and on viii tell OF
the doings of the "Twoth" in those
days and later in the Cuban campaign.
Other speakers will be given rein and
| In wide field and the anniversary OF
the organization of the regiment that
occurs on the date set for the dinner
will be celebrated in most fitting
manner. The committee in charge OF
vthe dinner consists of Captains b.
II. Watkins and A j. Harris, repre-
senting the board Of governors OF the
regimental mess, and Captain William
r. Gibson, representing the members
| of the regiment Major Peter z. Mar
quart. lately promoted out OF the I'd
will be the only invited guest Of the
evening and the occasion will also be
! In the nature of farewell to Major
Marquart who. with Mrs. Marquart,
will sail for the states and his new
regiment on the transport due here on
March 6. Covers will be prepared for
A diners and that number will UNI
doubtedly be present and march to
their places when the orchestra strikes
up the regimental march of Annie
Laurie. to which the I'd has paraded
for more than hundred years, ac-
cording to the traditions of the regi-
ment.
Gov. L. E. Pinkham made an Off
cial visit to Fort Shafter on Wednes-
/ day. The particular object of the
visit was to return the formal call
made upon the governor by Col Fran
els H. French. the post commander,
shortly after the island executives ar
rival at Honolulu. The governor de-
clined the ceremony of review of
the troops of the garrison which was
rightly rendered him by Colonel
French; but the regulation salute was
fired in his honor upon his arrival
j within the limits of the garrison. Gov
ernor Pinkham was accompanied by
several members of his official family
| and number OF the senior officers OF
/ the garrison we're invited by Colonel
French to be present at the post com.
i mander's headquarters to meet the
executive and his suite The affair
was pleasant and mutually agreeable
to all concerned and serves to mark
the growing Of the spirit of coopera
ton between the civilian elements OF
the islands. and the military part OF
the local population. The governor
expressed great interest in the big
garrison and its needs and improve
ments and further expressed his ad
lmiration for the appearance and con
duct Of the troops both during the
Carnival just concluded and at other
times as they had fallen under his OBJ
servation.
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i The contract for furnishing and lay.
ing the necessary pipe to extend the
service of Illuminating gas from q
point near the fertilizer works to the
department hospital has been awarded
to a local firm and the work of lay
ing the pipe has commenced This
supply of gas Is for the purpose Of
operating the sterilizing plant at the
Hospital and not for Illuminating pur
poses, as the hospital is equipped with
electric lights throughout. AS the gar
company will not in, any probability
have any other consumers on the ex
tension 1t would not undertake tc
make the extension of service at its
own expense and therefore the medi
cal department was forced to defraJ
the cost. which was done from a spe
cial allotment of funds of that depart
ment. The total cost Of the work and
material is estimated at $4,000 and
the expenditure is required by the
necessity of furnishing the hospital
with a modern and up to date steril
izing plant for instruments, bandages
and other needs in the operating and
dressing departments of the establish
ment
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The storehous for electrical supplies
and fittings for the barracks in the
cantonment was entered by some un
known person on Wednesday nigh
evidently for purposes of robbery bui
the criminals were probably brighten
ed away as nothing of value was re
ported missing, although there wa:
an abundance of evidence that the
thieves intended getting away with {
large quantity of loot The storehoust
is located in the limits of the can
torment and while it is under the
watch of a sentinel, it is, neVerthe
less, isolated in its location from the
main guard. Inasmuch as the fund!
for the purchase of the supplies tam
pered with are limited, and no more
forthcoming in case those purchased
and on hand disappear. the garrison II
fortunate that the attempt to loot the