Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-21
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Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondencel
FORT SKATER. April 2l.-The
dane gwen las: night at the pos
hop room b. The TerpsiChorean Club
II F0rt Shaft-r a. benefit for tie
"a tund was very successful In al!
details the attendance numbering 2nh
OF the members OF the club and their
friends The management provided
Refreshments that we're most accept
able and the music supplied BY the
band Of the I'd Infantry at full
strength was notably good Dancing
commenced at \ 81 and was kept up
until midnight For the accOmmOda-
ZION OF patrons from other posts
stages We're kept running from the car
line terminus 10 the hoprUom during
the evening" This is the second benp-
iii affair that the enlisted men and
their wives have held for the reiipf
OF the berpft families Of their brothers
in the navy. the other having been
given 10y me Ladies' Auxiliary OF tho
Spanish War Veterans last week No,
all OF the returns for sales OF tickets
for last nights dance have been re-
Ceived. so the managers were unable
TO give a definite statement as 10
the amount thai Will be provided but
il is known that over $50 has been
realized.
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The news of the death Of Col. Sam
uel W. Dunning that occurred on the
18th al the Letternan General Hos
pital at the Preside Of San Francisco
was received with the deepest regret
by the friends OF the deceased officer
at this post Col. Cunning. when hold
ing the rank OF major IN the Goth Intan-
try, commanded Fort Shafter for a
long period during the days when the
post was in the formative stage and
the attraCtivpness OF Shafter as re-
CARDS lawns and ornamental trees and
shrubs was due entirely to the energy
and care taken in the matter by him
as commanding officer Col. Cunning
attained the grade OF his rank about
two years ago and shortly thereafter
was retired at his own request and
since that time has lived in San Fran
cisco. He left here under his promo
ton to the grade Of lieutenant-colonell
in April, 1911. being succeeded in
command of the post by Maj. William
p. Durham, Goth Infantry. Mrs.
Dunning died in San Francisco about
two years ago and it is known that
her death was a heavy blow to her
husband and one from which he never
entirely recovered.
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BY letter from army headquarters
Capt. Paul B. Malone, I'd Infantry,
has been directed to proceed to San
Francisco for duty at the camp of in
truction for militia officers that will
yae held in California from June l. to
August Il. In this connection It isl
thought that the cablegram of last
week from the war department that
was received at the post will possibly
suspend the orders contained in the
letter unless it be that the camp for
militia officers is a separate arrange
ment from the camp for college stu
dents that it has been the practise of
the department to hold each summer
for the past two years. For the duty
named Capt Malone is especially we'll
qualified and should he enter thereon
the young men under his instruction
will find his energy and professional
qualifications of high degree.
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The request for the allotment OF a !
sum of $4,000 with which the post au-
thorities desired to construct a new
and extended target range has been
disapproved by superior authority as |
regards the assignment OF funds, but
the post commander has been author
lied to undertake the work, utilizing |
the labor of troops 1t was the in
tention to build at Fort Shaf.er a |
range of the echelon type Whereby all
commands could fire at the same line
and at different ranges without inter-
ference with other firing. 1t is PROF.
able that the construction of a range |
of the type and extent proposed may |
be undertaken during the next period |
of garrison training, but the troops
will not be taken off the duty of the
field training time of this year for
such construction work.
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The contractors for the new reser-
vOir for the water supply of Fort IA
are having unexpected diff
ficulty in the amount of rock work to
be performed in the excavation for
the reservoir. With the exception Of
the first few feet in the opening moth
ing but rock has been found and it is
that the extra expense in
volved by that class of excavation
will leave but a small profit for the
firm engaged in the construction. The
work is now down to within a few
feet of the depth required and the car
penters are putting up the frames for
the concrete work that will form the
sides and floor Of the tank. This
concrete construction will be of the
reinforced type and che steel used
is especially heavy in dimensions.
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Rain storms and high winds inter
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