Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-11
Fort Shafter Notes

i Especial Star-BnIletin CorTeS2ondencel
| FORT SKATER, Aug. 11.-ColOne
French, commanding the I'd Infantry
is In receipt through the headquarters.
CT the Hawaiian department CT the
subjo!ned letter from the adjutant
general CT the territory and the letter
has been published to the command:
... .. August 6,alS14.
From the Adjutant-general,
, To Commanding Officer, I'd U. S. In
fantry Through the Hawaiian
Department.. ..
Subject: Appreciation OF service OF
officers and non-commissioned Of
ficers detailed for duty with Ma
tional Guard. ~. ...s
l. | take pleasure in extending
through you to the officers and non
commissioned officers OF your com
mand detailed for duty with the Ma.
tional Guard during the Joint encamp-
ment at Red Hill July $3.50, 1914, the
appreciation OF the governor and the
officers CT the National Guard of Ha.
wall. <.- -.
(Signed) 49,. ]. w. JONES,
Colonel, National Guard of Hawaii.
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The retirement from active service
of Colonel Thomas w. Griffith of the
18th Infantry that was announced in
Geographic dispatches as having &C.
CURED On July 81 was an unexpected
event and brings in its train some
promotions that had not been antici-
pated. Colonel Griffith's retirement
was made upon his own application
after 35 years CT service in the army
and will result in Iieutenant-colone
Everard Hatch, lately of the 4th In.
fantry, receiving his colonelcy and in
Major David J. Baker. Jr.. being pro-
NOTED to lieutenant!colonel Major
Baker has lately been on duty as adiu-
tant-general in the I'd Division at Gal.
weston and win now return to duty
with the line under his new commits
SIGN. To fill Major Bakers vacancy
in the list Of majors of infantry, Cap.
tain William Newman of the LIST In
fantry will be advanced and this pro-
molten for the latter named officer
will probably transfer him away from
Oahu as no vacancies exist here at
present
By reason Of the near coincidence Of
dates OF promotion Of Major Newman
and Captain F. p. Jackson. lately in
receipt of his captaincy. it is prob
able that Captain jackson will be as.
signed to the 1st Infantry, vice New.
man. This is deemed to be almost
a certainty since the plans of the war
department. are known to contemplate
as few changes Of stations as possible
when promotions have occurred at
near intervals in time, The I'd In.
fantry will be regretful at losing Cap
tain jackson from its list CT officers
but can ccngratulate the LIST Infantry
On the assignment of that officer to
duty with il. CAPTAIN Jackson re-
ceiyed his promotion under date of
July 20, as it dates back to the. flow
caused by the promotion of Colonel
George Bell that took place on July
is and has lust been announced in
orders from the war department.
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Captain O. B. Rcsenbaum, post quar-.
has received an allotment.
Of about $4,000 to be expended in pla-
cling the officers quarters in pre-
sentable condition as regards exterior
and interior painting With the ex-
ception CT the commanding officers
set Of quarters and the smaller sets
formerly occupied by non-commissicn.
ed officers but at present in use by
four captains, no outside painting has
been done at Fort Sbafter for several
years and the condition of the quar-.
ters was lamentable.
Captain Rosenbaum will probably
let contract for the interior work
but will undertake to do that on the
outside with extra duty labor under
the supervision of an expert nainter
whom he has secured from the dis.
list of civilian employees at
Pearl Harbor. Work on the exterior
job will commence at once and the
other portion as soon as arrangements
can be COMPLETED to purchase mate
rial and equipment of which there is
now none IN hand at the post. 1t is
expected that three months will be
REQUIRED to complete all Of the work
called for by the department.
Upcn the recommendation Of the
officer. Company G. 2d
Infantry. Corporal Charles brennan of
that company has been reduced to the
grade Of private and Private Edgar
Kirk of that company has been pro.
NOTED to be corporal In Drennan's
stead. In Company X, I'd Infantry.
Lance Corporals Wilson Cover and
Abraham Lesky have been promoted
10 be corporals, vice. respectively,
Button and Taylor, discharged.