Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-12

an absence in the field OF 10 days dur
alton leaves the garrison almost emp
/ ty of officers and men. although the
machine gun p,atocn and band of the
regiment and the engineer and signal
corps companies are vet In the garri-
son. Capt Warren T. Hannum OF the
Engineers has succeeded to the com
mand of the post In the absence of
Colonel French and the other field Of
! ficers of the I'd Infantry. but If Cap
tain Gibson returns for duty and does
! not rejoin the regiment he win
! take over the command of the garri-
son. Capt ]. NJ. Cnllison, the regimen
tai commissary. will remain in the
post on special duty as adjutant, in
/ command of the headquarters compa-
charge OF the school for cooks and
bakers. Lieut.. C. II. Wright will also
lremain in the garrison and attend to
i the important duty of managing tho
post exchange affairs and keeping the
command on its march supplied with
the welcome additions to the rations
that that institution looks out for
when the regiment goes afield.
Following, the ladies night" Mrs B.
w. Atkinson asked a large number of
the young people of the post to repair
to her home for supper in honor of
the young son of the house and as a
farewell to that young gentleman prior
TO his leaving for school in the states.
In addition to the young people OF the
post the list of guests hidden included
a sprinkling of the officers and ladies
of the garrison and also included Gen.
eral and Mrs. c. R. Edwards, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Homer Miss Porter and
Miss Bessie Edwards. Mrs. Atkinson,
served her supper at small tables plac-
ed on the lanai, and thus added to the
general attractiveness OF the enter.
tainment
During the three days stay at Ha-
leiwa of the I'd Infantry while on its
march around the island, number OF
the wives of officers of the regiment
will be at the hotel at that place, and
that the plan will be mutually agree
able to all concerned goes without
saying. A portion of the number will
remain at Haleiwa FOR the remainder
of the week for the bathing and afr,
returning to Fort Shafter in time to
welcome home the mixers on their re.
turn to quarters on Sunday, the Goth.
Among the ladies who will take this
opportunity to visit Haleiwa are Mrs.
NJ. j. Lenihan. Mrs. James E. Bell,
Mrs. C. s. Lincoln and Mrs. Homer N. /
Preston.
Mrs. Boone of ipringfield. Ill., who !
has been house-guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John P. Edgerley, for some
returned to aer home by the
Manchuria that sailed on Friday. Mrs. +
Boone now expects to return to Fort
Shafter within a feS- months for
lurther visit at the post Mrs. Edgeg-
ey has decided not TO leave on the
visit to the states that she contemplate
I'd making util later, in the year. In
order to be present at Mrs. Boone's
sailing. Lieutenant Edgerley did not
accompany the regiment on its march I
tut on Friday morning, but joined the
command at Pearl City by train that
afternoon. IN /. IL
Mrs. BENJAMIN H Watkins of the
ID Infantry was a hostess on Monday
evening for a delightful supper after j
he evening at the regimental mess. +,
Ter guests were Colonel and Mrs. J.
3. Mcdonald, Mrs.. Sarah Newcohnb, /
Ir. Newcomb, Major Smith and Cap {
ain d. w. Chamberlin. Mrs. Watkins
erved her guests with one OF her IA :
nous salads. a la Russo, and their :
Measure in the discussion OF this was
nbounded. IT
Mrs. Franklin p. jackson and Mrs. 4
trieste v. Smith win return to the is. {
ands by the Sierra that sails on the. /
9Th from San Francisco. It is pos
lble that amended orders in Captain
ackson,s case will have been received q
y the time the Sierra is due whereby b
lat officer will nave taken his depart v
re for Schofield Barracks and in that K
ase Mrs. Jackson will go at once to I
leir new post and not make the visit h
ith Mrs. Smith that was contemplat- 9
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