Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-04
Fort Shafter Notes

Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER, August 3.-The
usual monthly change in non-commis-
stoned officers for the duty of pro-
vost guard in Honolulu took place on
the LIST of August. The new detail
will be in charge of Sergeant Fred H.
Young, Company M, End Infantry.
The remainder of the detail is as fol-
lows: Corpl. Cecil A. Lentz, Co. A;
Frank Bradley, Co. B.; Corpl. Otto c..
Buegge, Go, C; Sefgt. F. Smith, Co.
D.. Sergt. Chester .. Barth, Co. E;
Corpl. Vernah E. sLoftan, Co. l;
Corpl Ray Mills, Coz X; Sergt. Abra-
ham Littman, Co. L. - "-
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A change in the date for the End
battalion to take the field has been
announced and that command will
leave for Waimanafo on. the 7th in.
stead of on the 10th as originally con-
templated The battalion will be alb.
sent from the post about two weeks.
In order that the recruits may accom-
pany the companies of the command
they will be turned in for duty with
their respective organizations on
Thursday of this week and the same
will apply to the new men of the LIST
battalion; and all officers and nom
commissioned officers on duty with
the recruits will be relieved from that
duty on that date. AS usual the Sig
nal Corps viii maf8 special provision
for maintaining Communication with
troops absent from the garrison and
Major Lenihan's battalion will be con-
nected with the post through their eff
forts. In the present case the Signal
Corps will send out with the command
one of their wireless pack sections
and that detachment of Captain
Gibbs company will open up with the
main station of the company at Fort
Shafter and the communication once
will be maintained
throughout the continuance of the
tour of the infantry battalion at Wal
manalo. This arrangement is in line
with Captain Gibbs record as an Off
Ger always ready to seize any oppor-
tunity to further the work of the line
and at the same time give the men OF
his company practice in their own
speciality of field communication.
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On Sunday evening in the airdome
Chaplain Scott made another and spe-
cial address to the recruits. The
chaplain was listened to most attent-
lively by the largest audience that
has yet greeted him, as over 900 of
the garrison was estimated to be in
Every seat in the "house"
was occupied and at least 200 stood
throughout the half hour of the serv-
Ices. Many of the officers, including
the regimental commander, Colonel
French, were also present. AS usual
Chaplain SCOTS remarks were worthy
of the occasion and their appeal to
the good that is in the nearer most
forceful and convincing. After the
services at the post were concluded !
the chaplain left Immediately for Hon.
Dlulu where he delivered an address to
a second large audience in the Empire
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The contractors engaged in the con-
struction of the additions to the de-
partment hospital at Fort Shafter, have
about completed the foundation piers
of concrete for the additional wards
10 be built and have commenced work
on those to support the store rooms.
A temporary storehouse will be built
to accommodate the hospitals extra
equipment and supplies to take thu
place of the buildings removed to al
low the construction of the additional
wards.
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The troops at Fort Shafter will be
paid tomorrow afternoon by Captain |
George d. Freeman. beginning at 1:S0. |
The payment is to be a large one. as
all of the new men will receive their
first pay and they will in most cases
draw pay for two months.