Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-18
MANY ADVANCES
IN GUARD Will
BE MADE soon

Numerous promotions and appoint
.ments may be made in the National
Guard shortly after the return OF Brig.
adfer-General Samuel |. johnson, the
acknowledgement, from HIS trip to Ha-
wall, new officers being needed to
bring the organization up to the
standard set by the government regu.
lations.
While the line officers viii not De
changed on account of the growth of
the organization, there will be a mum.
Der Of stan promotions to bring
greater efficiency and-fill existing va
cancies, and the staff is to be largely
increased.
Under the tables OF organization Is
sued by the government. a brigade is
entitled to have in the quartefmas-
ter's corps OF territorial headquar-
tiers two majors, three captains
and i've flrst-class sergeants. which
will mean an Increase over the pres
emit quartermaster corps of one major,
one captain and two first-class ser
geants. The Medical Corps, Territor-
ial Headquarters, is entitled to another
captain.
On the brigade stan there is to be
appointed brigade adjutant, who, ac-
cording to the tables of organization,
is supposed to be major in the adju-
tantgeneraFs department. An inspec-
tor of small arms practise is also al
lowed, and a major of the Medical
Corps Is allowed for the brigade stan,
separate from State Headquarters or
regimental Medical Corps officers.
All of these promotions will in a
way reach back to the line officers,
some Of whom will be promoted to
the ranks mentioned above so that
those below them will be stepped up a
peg.
Having gotten the National Guard
up to q size which. but for high eff
cheney at headquarters would make it
unwieldy, Brigadier-G General Samuel l.
johnson, commander, and Lieut.. w. C.
Whitener, q. s.. A., inspector-instruc-
tor with the Hawaiian militia, are aim
ing nov at higher efficiency.
In point of numbers and in enthusi-
asm the Guard on the islands now ex.
ceeds that Of nearly any state on the
mainland. and 1t is now the intention
OF the officers to bring it up to a point
where in drilling, tactics and general
organisation 1t viii be the finest Of
them all. That this can be done is al
most assured by the past record in
organization.
Officers of the Guard are not being
selected at random, and they have to
be capable, interested, willing to work
and able to pass a strict examination.
General Johnson is not considering
anything but ability in selecting Off
GERS. and those who do not get In and
make good Just as though they were
working for regular salary are weed
ed out and other men found who can
take their place In the ranks of the
Guard here there are hundreds Of cap
able men. and to these promotion
comes rapidly.
Officials hope to see a large part of
the population out Sunday, November
%, to the regimental review. It is
thought that a close view of the Guard
and the first-hand knowledge of what
has been done with body of prac-
tically raw recruits in three months
time, during which the militia was
evolved from body of 500 loosely or
ganized men to brigade of 400 men
will awaken more enthusiasm here and
serve to keep alive the present feeling
that the National Guard is of great i'm
portance and should have every pos
sible encouragement