Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-09
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FORT SKATER. April S.-Lieut-
col. g L. DentIer. homeward
bound by the Thomas, was a visitor
in the pest on Monday afternoon. Col.
Dentier has been assigned by recent
orders Of the war department to the
23rd Infantry that is stationed at
present at Texas City but will not
Join that regiment for duty until the
expiration OF the two months leave
that has been granted him by late
orders
\ Capt. William ID. Davis of the 9TH
Infantry, who stands at the head of
the list OF captains Of infantry, will
receive his promotion to a ma jorship
upon the advancement to colonel Of
Lieut.-COl Harry c. Hale The new
Held officer will probably not be as
signed to the I'd Infantry in the place
OF Major Smith since he is now on
foreign service with the 9TH Infantry
in the Canal Zone but the vacancy in
the I'd will likely be filled by the as
signment 10 the regiment Of some ma
Jor who is due for foreign service The
promotion of Lieut. Col Hale leaves
Lieut.-COl. +. +. Taggart at the head
of that grade and Mai George B. Dun
can, now Of the general staff. at the
head of majors of infantry. With the
retirement Of Col. Willis p. Nay that
took place March %, promotions IN the
infantry in the grade of field officers
would appear to be prOspectively at
StandStitl until the retirement OF Col
Frank B. Mccoy of the Both Infantry,
which will not take place until late in
, the fall Of this year.
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The fortnightIy hop of the garrison
that was postponed On account
of Holy Week and the submarine dis
aster as joint influences, will take
place tomorrow night and it is expect
ed that the attendance will be notable
in size. Dancing will commence at
$3.50 and continue until midnight. The
hop as is the rule at the post will be |
informal in nature. On the following
night the benefit masked dance given
by the ladies' auxiliary Of the Spanish
War Veterans will take place and the |
advance sale of admission tickets
promises that the affair will be large. '
ly attended and result in a substantial
sum to be turned over to the fund for /
the benefit OF the widows and. orph.
ans of F-4. The masquerade will be
held in the post hop room and dancing |
VIII commence at 8 o'clock. The or.
chestra Of the I'd Infantry band in full
force will provide the music for the
occasion. y pa
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The following list showsf the latest
promotions and appointments in the
grade OF non-cOmmissioned officers In
the I'd Infantry: In Company C, Pvt.
Julian e. McLendon has been appoint-
ed corporal, vice Strother, reduced.
Company G, Cpl. John Muntean has
been promoted to De sergeant vice
McDougle, discharged, and fvts, Lloy6t
F. Kirby, Christ M. Heintz and James
C.. Curry have been appointed corpor- =
ais vice Muntean, promoted; McMa-t
Gus, discharged and Hartman, discharg-i
ed, respectively. In Company X. CPL
Joseph PEBBLES has been promoted to
be sergeant vice Dills, discharged, and
PVts. Robert B. Meyers and Louis Is.
krauss have been appointed corpor.
ais vice PEBBLES, promoted and Nc.
Vey, discharged.
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Lieut. Ira Longanecker having near.
~ completed the required four YEARS
tour in Hawaii. has been ordered re-
Iieved from duty with the 20 Infantry
and Will proceed to SAL Francisco, re-
porting on arrival there to the com.
general, Western depart
ment. This change in Lieut.. Loriga-
necker's status will take place after
June l. To fill the vacancy caused by
this transfer Lieut. Alfred H. Hobley
has been assigned to the I'd Infantry.
This officer has lately been on duty
With the Ordnance Corps.
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by memorandum from post head
quarters 1t Is announced that there
will be firing every sunday until fur.
her notice on the post target range
md all persons are warned from tres
passing on the range during the con-
:inuance of the firing 1t is under
stood that the range will be turned
,ver to the 1st Regiment, National
1uard of Hawaii, for its exclusive use
IN the days named in the memoran-
1um.
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The system of Nater-tapo on the
parade at Shafter has been overhauled
md yesterday the parade was the !
scene Of score or fountains as the
'esult of an effort that was being
put forth to revive the badly parChed
srass that the long-continued dry sea- 7
ION has produced.
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Miss Jessie Gibbs, the daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. George S. Gibbs of the
post, has been i'll for the past two
lays with a seizure that was at first
thought to be appendicitis but forum.
ately the fear of that is passed. {
The LIST Battalion. now on the range,