Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-26
Fort Shafter Notes

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FORT SHAFTER. Mar. 26-L,aa-
tenant and Mrs. Spencer have DOW
moved into their own quarters in the
cantonment after a brief visit with
Lieutenant and Mrs Barker while
fwafting the turn OF affairs that would
yacate one. of the cantonmant sets,
They find the change from the tent
kabitations at Schofield barracks to
be a pleasant one in every way.
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In order that ample time may be
given for training, tho program for
the next quarterly field day OF the
Shafter garrison has been prepared
and announced In memorandum or
ders from post headquarters dated
March g. The inset will not take
place until June 30 and the three
months time available for preparation
will make it possible for organization
commanders to hunt out suitable ath-
letic material in and among the large
detachments OF recruits Shat each
company has recently received.
The program is a distinct depart.
ure in some of the events from the
usual program for such affairs in that
1t comprises at least three comedy
numbers, these being the centipede
race, pie eating contest and shoe race
The memorandum on the subject is
as follows:
Fort Shafter. r. T..
March %. 1914.
Memorandum.
The following program of events
for the Field Day to be held June go.
1914, is hereby announced
1. Gallery rifle competition. Prize.
The Jackson Trophy.
2. Centipede Race.
3. Mounted tug of war.
f. Pie eating contest.
5. Mounted rescue race. under fire
of blank ammunition.
6. Shoe race.
Z. Relay race.
s. Team swimming race. Prize:
The Wall & Dougherty Cup. The
rules governing entries, the conduct
Of events and the prizes for all ex-
cept the first and eighth events. will
be announced later.
BY order of Colonel French:
w r. GIBSON, !
Capt. and Adjt. I'd Infantry, Adjutant.
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Information having been received
at the post that all of the material
for the equipment of the target range
has not yet been received from the
arsenals, it will be necessary for the
post authorities to make application
for postponement of the date when
range practice is to begin. That date
was originally set for the 1st Of April
and 1t is now proposed to ask for atl-
thority to begin the firing on the 18th
of the month This change in date Is
especially acceptable to the company
commanders of the 1st battalion of
the I'd Infantry inasrnuch as the time
lof preparation that they would have
had at their disposal If actual range
work had commenced on the LIST
would have been all too short for a
complete and systematic pursuit OF
the preliminary instruction of the men
of their commands.
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The rock criisher that is to prepare
the material for metalling the various
new roads in the pest has been set
up in the ravine above the pumping
station under the direction Of Lieut.
X. B. Lyman Of the Engineers and
has been tested out as regards boiler
and alignment and is now ready to
begin operations: An abundance OF
material of fair quality for the road
construction is Immediately at hand
and rapid progress in the surfacing
OF the roads may be expected as soon
as the grading and other necessary
preparations are completed.
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Special orders No. 26. dated Head.
quarters, I'd infantry, March "a, an.
nounces the promotion to sergeant OF
Corporal Edgar L. Hancock, vice
Moody, discharged; and the appoint.
ment as corporal of Private Walter
Burdelski, vice, Hancock promoted, in
Company L of the regiment
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Quartermaster-serge Maher oil
tile I'd Infantry now expects to take
his departure for the states by the
next transport, anroute for Fort Nc
Dowell, Angel Island, to there await
the order for retirement in his case