Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-02
Fort Shafer Notes

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Headquarters of the I'd infantry has
been advised that large draft OF
recruits for the regiment may be ex.
pected by the transport scheduled to
sail for Honolulu on March s. The
number stated in the adyices that
would certainly be assigned to the I'd
was 1S5. In addition it was intimated
that the number.might be considerably
in excess Of the figure since it was
intended that all recruits for white
infantry regiments now at the various
depots and who had had successful
administration OF the typhoid prophy-
laxis would be ordered To be dispatch
ed to the regiment. This addition to
the regiment will come at an oppor.
tune time since the various organi.
cations will be on the point Of taking
up the preliminary work of target
practice during the coming month and
will moreover be starting the various
foundation courses for the more ex.
tended field instruction that the next
six months schedule will call for.
The various companies of the regi-
ment have now an average strength,
present and absent, Of SO and the 1S5
recruits will bring that strength UP
to the normal Of 108
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The first battalion of the I'd has
been notified that it must be prepared
to move into the cantonment quarters
early in the present week and the va.
rious companies composing the batta-
lion are making the necessary arrange
ments for the change of quarters. The
order of the companies when they are
settled in their new establishments
will be from east to west as follows:
Companies A, B. G and d. The line
of barracks assigned to the LIST bat
talon will be the one nearest the
street railway tracks and the location
will thus have the advantage of prox.
unity to the gardens and street car
station The assignment of line and
particular buildings having been an;
nounced some time ago the compa
MES have had details at work clear
ing up rubbish and policing their re-.
spective sites so that all is well pre-
pared for the move.
The announced results of the exam.
nation for the class in the garrison
school, first years course, show that
the below-named officers led their sec
ton in the examination and by the
percentages given: Lieut. c. A. Hard.
leg with 80. Lieut. w A. Reed witt
SO, Lieut.. A x. Polhemus with 90.
Lieut.. E. L., Hoffman with 81 and
Lieut.. D. T. Greene with 80. These
percentages are extremely creditable
to the officers concerned on account
Of the difficult character of the exam
ination and the extended field that
was covered by the scope of the qnes-
lions and the requirements as to the
forms to be prepared and submitted.
The news Of the death of Sergeant
Guy Weaver. recently retired. was re-
ceiyed at the post during the past
week. Sergeant Weaver was placed
on the retired list for enlisted men
OF the army, while holding the posi-
ton of regimental quartermaster SER
geant of the I'd infantry. He left for
the states by the September trans
port to await the date of his retire
ment and it was by reason of the fact
that letters to him from friends in
the I'd had remained unanswered that
inquiry was made by those CORES
I.ondents of the adjutant general stat
ed that Sergeant Weaver had died OF
heart failure on a railroad train be-.
tween Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.
on the 22d of December, or five days
after he had been retired. This sad
news was received at the post of the
regiment with many sincere expires
sions of regret on the part of the.
many friends of the dead soldier
among both the officers and the en-
listed men of his former command
Sergeant Weaver had served for 80
years in the army and In various in
fantry regiments. His first service
vas in the 21st infantry, company F,
in which company he served from
Nov. %, 1891 to Nov. %, 1902, all of
which service was continuous with
put a single days interruption. On
December L. of the latter year he
he-enlisted and this time went to
pmpany B of the 18th infantry, sery-i
& the allotted three years in that
] 9anization and without a break en-,
he'd on his discharge in Company E
oAhe I'd. After three years. on. his
fehlistment for the fifth term he
Waiagain with Company E of the I'd
and while in that company ne was
Applied regimental quartermasterI
sergint, a position that he was con-
tinuelin for his final enlistment per-
lod. be great amount of foreign ser
vice tdergone by Sergeant Weaver
durnghis seven, periods of service
enaoleahim to count up the aneees
sary 80 ars in little over % years.
The acttl time was few days over
the spacSiYen as the date or MS last
| re-eniistnint was December Is. and
his retlreent dating December II.
] During 4 this long period of duty
with the pliers Sergeant Weaver
never receed other than excellent
On his SIX ertificates of discharge
and the san character was given
him on MS rfrement In addition to.
the characteff excellent from. a mil
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