Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-12

an absence in the field OF 10 days dur
alton leaves the garrison almost emp
tye of officers and men. although the
machine gun p,atoCn and band OF the
regiment and the engineer and signal
corps companies are yet in the garri-
son. Capt Warren T. Hannrm of the
Engineers has succeeded to the COM
mand of the post in the absence OF
Colonel French and the other field Of
ficers of the I'd Infantry, but il Cap
tain Gibson returns for duty and does
not rejoin the regiment he will
take over the command of the garri-
son. Capt. J. NJ. Cullison. the regimen
tai commissary. will remain in the
post on special duty as adjutant, in
command of the headquarters cOmpa-
ny and on his new duty as officer in
charge of the school for cooks and
bakers Lieut.. c. H. Wright will also
remain in the garrison and attend to
the important duty of managing tho
post exchange affairs and keeping the
command on its march supplied with
that that institution looks out for
when the regiment goes afield.
.
Following the ladies night" Mrs. B.
w. Atkinson asked large number CT
the young people OF the post to repair
to her home for supper in honor Of
the young son of the house and as a
farewell to that young gentleman prior
to his leaving for school in the states.
In Cd 20 hn rnAnln nf tho
post the list of guests hidden Included
a sprinkling of the officers and ladies
of the garrison and also included Gen.
eral and Mrs. c. R. Edwards, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Horner, Miss Porter and
Miss Bessie Edwards. Mrs. Atkinson
served her supper at small tables plac-
ed on the, lanai, and thus added to the
general attractiveness OF the enter
tainment.
During the three days stay at Ha-
leiwa of the I'd Infantry while on its
march around the island, number Of
the wives of officers of the regiment
will be at the hotel at that place, and
that the plan will be mutually agree
able to all concerned goes without
saying. A portion of the number will
remain at Haleiwa for the remainder
of the week for the bathing and air,
returning to Fort Shafter in time to
welcome home the mixers on their re-
turn to quarters on Sunday, the Goth.
Among the ladies who will take this
opportunity to visit Haleiwa are Mrs
NJ j. Lenihan, Mrs. James E. Bell.
Mrs. C. s. Lincoln anG Mrs. Homer N
Preston. .......
Mrs. Boone of springfield, H., who
has been a house-guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John P. Edgerley, for some
months, returned to aer home by the
Manchuria that sailed on Friday. Mrs
Boone now expects to return to Fort
Shaftef within a fer! months for a
further visit at the post. Mrs. Edger-
ley has decided not TO leave on the
visit to the states that she contemplate
ed making util later in the year. In
order to be present at Mrs. Boone's
sailing, Lieutenant Edgerley did not
accompany the regiment on its march
out on Friday morning, but joined the
command at Pearl City by train that
afternoon. - -. - -
Mrs. Benjamin H Watkins of the
I'd Infantry was a hostess on Monday +,
evening for a delightful supper after
the evening at the regimental mess.
Her guests were Colonel and Mrs. ]. !
b. Mcdonald, Mrs. Sarah Newcomb,
Mr.. Newcomb, Major Smith and Cap
tain D. w. Chamberlin Mrs. Watkins
served her guests with one of her. ia
nous salads. Ia Russo, and their
pleasure in the discussion of this was
i
Mrs. Franklin p Jackson and Mrs. :
Erneste V. Smith VIII return to the is
lands by the Sierra that sails on the,
18th from San Francisco. 1t is pos
sible that amended orders in Captain
Iaekson's case will have been received
ay the time the Sierra is due whereby
hat officer will nave taken his depart
ire for Schofield Barracks and In that
case Mrs. Jackson will go at once to
heir new post and not make the visit
With Mrs. Smith that was contemplat-
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