Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-09
Tort A1ferkotes

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FORT SHAFTER, April S.-Lieut-
col. =. +. Dentler. homeward
bound BY the Thomas. was a visitor
. in the post 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
iCin that regiment for duty until the
expiration OF the two months leave
that has been granted him by late
ORDERS
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Capt. William D. Davis OF the 9TH
Infantry. who stands at the head of
the list Of captains Of infantry. will
receive his promotion to a majorship
upon the advancement to colonel OF
Lieut.Col. Harry c. Hale The new
field officer will probably not be as
signed TO the I'd Infantry in the place
OF Major Smith since he is nov on
foreign service with the 9TH Infantry
in the Canal Zone, but tho vacancy in
the I'd will likely be filled by the as
signment TO the regiment Ct some ma
iOr who is due for foreign service The
prom otion OF Lieut.-Col. Hale leaves
Lieut-Col. E. F. Taggart at the head
Of that grade and Maj George B. Dun
can, now OF the general stat, 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 a
standstill 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 fortnight!y 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 win 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
will commence at o'clock. The or.
chestra Of the I'd Infantry band in full
force will provide the music for the
occasion.
The following list shows 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 Lloyd
F. Kirby, Christ M. Heintz and James
c. Curry have been appointed corpor-
ais vice Muntean, promoted; McMa- t.
nus, discharged and Hartman. discharg-
ed, respectively. In Company K, Cpl.
Joseph PEBBLES has been promoted to
be sergeant vice Dills, discharged, and
Pvts. Robert B. Meyers and Louis B. |
Krauss have been appointed corpor-
ais vice PEBBLES, promoted and Nc
Vey, discharged.
Lieut.. Ira Longanecker having near
ly completed the required four y. ars' |
tour in Hawaii, has been ordered re-
lieved from duty with the 20 Infantry
and will proceed to Sal. Francisco, re-
porting on arrival there to the COM
manding general, Western depart |
ment. This change in Lieut.. Tonga
necker's status will take place after
June l. To fill the vac lncy 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 a memorandum from post head
quarters 1t is announced that there
will be firing every Sunday until fur
Their notice on the post target range
and all persons are warned from tres i
passing on the range during the con-
tinuance of the firing 1t is under i
stood that the range will be turned ,
over to the LIST Regiment, National
Guard of Hawaii, for its exclusive use
on the days named in the memoran-
dunn.
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The system of waterfalls on the
parade at Shatter has been overhauled
and yesterday the parade was the
scene of a score or fountains as the
result of an effort that was being
put forth to revive the badly parched
grass that the long-continaed dry sea-
son 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