Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06

Contractor Jack Lucas has done his
part toward boosting the national
guard of Hawaii by giving permission
to guard companies to use the floor
of the new aTmory for drill purposes
prior to the formal acceptance of the
building by the territory. This will
Tot be until next month, but in the
meantime, thanks to Lucas provision,
the guardsmen will be able to get spe-
cial instruction for the coming tourna-
ment on the spacious and well-lighted
drill floor.
Company H, the Chinese-American
company, will hold its regular weekly
drill in the new armory to-
night and will be the first COM
pany to use the fine new home of
the national guard Wednesday night
the recruit detachment, composed of
the 40-odd men who enlisted under
Paul Super, will be given their first
instruction on the armory floor. SUI
per expects to have more than enough
men to complete the minimum enlist
ed strength, so that the company can
be mustered in. 81 .-....s. as--~... ,....s
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Guard reorganization includes the
consolidation OF the quartermaster,
subsistence and pay departments into
a quartermaster corps, step taken by
the regular army more than a year
ago. ! The territory has had no sub
.sistenee officer on its general staff
corps, but now that the consolidation
Is effected, Captain A. w. Nicely, for
merIy commissary Of the 1st infantry.
n. 6. H., is transferred to the new
quarterInaster corps, as is also Cap
tain NJ. NJ. Johnson, formerly regi.
mental quartermaster. I. n = <:E !:
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There have been several appoint
ments of commissioned officers OF the
guard, to make up the three officers
required for each company, within the
last few days. These officers must
all pass the examination of their
grade, which they will take within the
next few months. 49,. -. - = 7
Company c has two new officers,
Sergeant Louis R. Medeiros being ap-
pointed 1st lieutenant, while George
K. Stein, is appointed End lieutenant.
Company H now has its full compli-
ment of officers and non-eommissioned
officers, Acting 1st Sergeant John C.
Lo having been appointed End lieu
tenant -. 49,. =
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General Orders No. /, current Sc
ries, effected shake-up in Hawaii's
national guard that is probably
unique in the annals of the organized
militia. On January /, the N. G. II.
mustered IL full companies, and all
but IA men of the 18th company need
ed for the regiment. According to
the provisions of Circular No. 8, Di-
ment, the organized militia of the
United States was required to con-
form to the organization of the regu-
lar army by January /, there having
been numerous extensions of time
granted, so that no state or territory
would be taken unawares. 1t takes
II companies, exclusive of machine
gun company and regimental detach-
ment, to make a regiment, and Ha-
waii lacked its twelfth company by
IA men. 1t therefore became neces-
sary to reorganiZe on the basis of
two separate battalions, three separ-
ate companies, and a recruit detach-
ment, which legislated several regi-
mental officers, including the colonel,
out Of existence, they being placed on
the retired list, from which some Of
them will be recalled when regiment
al strength is again reached.
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