The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1915-11-09
kauai HAS SIX COMPANIES
Of THE NATIONAL GUARD
In Whirlwind I our Colonel Sam Johnson and
Lieutenant Whitener Muster in Approx
mately Four Hundred Men-Manager
Broadbent Named as Major and
Other Officers Are Appoint
ed-the Companies

every particular, Kauai will soon
have battalion of which she may
we'll be proud, for they will be
credit to any regiment.
Almost constant rains since /
have been here have made travel
ling more or less disagreeable, but
most of all made It difficult to as
semble the men for enrolment,
The showings, however, of the
different companies are really a.
head and above expectations, even
for best conditions,
The department will proceed
as rapidly as possible with the
work Of uniforming and equipping
the companies, and in short time
the battalion will be in shape to
take on all of its peace-time func-
ton"
The Colonel expressed himself
as especially grateful to Rev, Hans
Isenberg and Sheriff William Hen
ry Rice for courtesies and valuable
advice and assistance while here,
Col. Samuel /. Johnson. Adju-
tant. General, and Lieutenant
Whitener, U. S. A., arrived in the
w. G.. Hall Friday morning at
K oloa and came directly to Lihue.
where interviews were held right
away with various prominent citi.
zens. The visiting officers then pro-
ceeded to the Waimea side of the
island, meeting the military en-.
thusiasts over there and arranging
for enrollments and the organiza-
ton of companies. Meetings were
held at Makaweli Saturday night
and again Yesterday afternoon; at
Kalaheo Sunday morning. Waimea
Sunday noon, Lihue Sunday after
noon and Keala yesterday morn
ing.
Company A, at Lihue, showed
up with II men, while Company
B, also Lihue, produced lO3 men.
The kalaheo company CO., COM
posed principally of Portuguese,
made the start with Sc men; while
Company F. Waimea, composed
mostly Of Hawaiians, also started
with SO. Makaweli will have Com
panv + and Kealia COMPANY d.
Colonel Johnson worked rapidly
and as far as practicable provided
for officers.
The organization as it now
stands gives Kauai six com panies,
or one and half battalions. Those
companies, together with the six
companies of the island of Maui,
will complete the new regiment,
which will be known as the Third
Infantry, N. G. Fl. 1t is under.
stood that OH account of Maui
having the oldest companies. the
Office of regimental colonel will go
to that island, and the man select
ed for the honor is H. A. Baldwin,
of Puunene. 1t is just possible
that the lieutenant-colonel may be
a Kauai man
Among the officers not included
in the above, and still to be APP
pointed, are: One each, athletic
officer. inspector of rifle practice,
range officer. battalion quarter
master, surgeon and chaplain.
Some of the commissioned officers
will be detailed to Sc, eral of these
lines of duty.
Colonel Johnson hopes to have
one of the regular companies of
the United States armv. stationed
on Oahu, come to Kauai before
long TO drill with and assist In in
structing he companies Il t
formed.
1t will be several weeks before
the Kauai companies can be uni
formed and equipped. For uni
forms, for instance, all the pro-
cess of measuring and fitting the
men will have to be gone through |
with. Early in the new year,
however, the battalion should be
in smooth, working order.
Colonel Johnson and Lieutenant !
Whitener will sail in the w. G. !
Hall this afternoon for Honolulu.