Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-07
GUARDSNEN MUST
NOT CARRY Off
THEIR UNIFORMS
Law as to Government Property
viii be Enforced-Better
Attendance Desired

A big shakeup is scheduled ir the
National Guard Ct Hawaii. Since the
joint camp With the regulars at Red
{ Hin the latter part OF last July attend
ance at drills has fallen off to a cen
siderable extent. md IL has been found
Necessary TO take firm measures TO
iring the men to time After the e1-
campment nest OF the company CON-
handlers declared drills of for a
month or so IN order to give the men
. thorough vacatioa from military Gu-
ies. and In many instances Tcn have
continued 10 absent themselves. IL rs
figured by the adjutant gen sral OF the
guard and by the commanding officer
Of the LIST Infantry that every man who
voluntarily enlists can give the re.
qnired hour and hat one NIGHT a
week IL he really wants to, and so
coBnpany commanders have teen in
strueted TO insist IN full attendance at
drills. Summary court charges are to
be put against mtn VINO fa1 10 per.
form their duty and stiff fines imposed
cn chronic abseatees.
Another regulation that Is To be { 4.
forced right up to the letter, now
that proper lockers are provided in
the armory, Is that uniforms and
parts OF the Uniform will not be al.
lowed 10 leave the aTmory. When the
guardsTen moved into their new home
there were no lockers in the company
rooms and IL was necessary 10 let the
soldiers take their uniforms home with
them. There have been instances where
government. clothing. especially the
olive drab shirts ana russell shoes, have
been worn for other than military pur.
poses, and the word has gene out THAT
Prosecution viii follow discovery OF
this offenae. GuardsrDen who find the
o. ID. shirt an excellent garn snt for
ever, day wear are likely TO be held
up and questioned by the police or the
military authorities.
An extended meeting was held at
The arrory last Wednesday night, the
company commanders being called to-
gethef by Col. ]. w. Jones the Adju-
tant General, and Lieut-col. w. r.
Riley, commanding the regiment, to-
discuss the questions of attendance,
Uniform and target practise. Extracts
from the report OF the regular army OF.
iicer who inspected the guard organi.I
nations last spring we're gone over
and. while the entire National Guard
OF Hawaii is rated by the Division of
Military Affairs as satisfactory" the
small percentage that attended the
last Inspection AMI the matter OF TAX
ing uniforms home was severely. criti-i
cised. II Is the intention to comply
ii every way with the spirit as well
as the letter OF the regulations and
steps will be taken at once to correct
the defects pointed out.
Considerable OF the inspectors re-
port was favorable. the raising OF adj
ditional men TO hiring the guard to
full regimental strength aud the inter.
est and progress shown by the new
companies being matters of commenda.
tion.
The guard Is lahoring under tremen.
deus disadvantages at the present
tine Funds are 50 low owing to the
fact that the last legislature cut the
appropriation from $4,000 to $4,000.
and that this reduced sum has to be
used for maintaining almost double the
number OF men as before. that compa
MES are cut Down to a "shoe string"
Tor their funds.