Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-21
Fort Shafter Notes

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER, JAM 19.-Mrs.
Geo. S. Gibbs, wife of Capt. Gibbs of
the Signal Corps, was in receipt yes
terday of eablegram that gave the
sad announcement of the death of Mrs.
Hobby, Mrs. Gibbs mother, that oc-
CURED at the latter's home on the
nth. The cause of the death was
stated as apoplexy Mrs. Hobby was
in her 6Sth year, having just passed
her birthday on last Friday. The
death occurred at Iowa City, Ia, the
family home, and the interment will
be made at that place. A son of the
family is q resident of Hilo and the
dread news was forwarded ~ cable
to him at that place. Mrs. Gibbs has
received the deepest sympathy of her
many friends in and out of the gar
rison in her loss.
BY a memorandum from post head
quarters of yesterday all men of the
End Infantry who are members of the
basket ball team now playing in the
service league in Honolulu have been
excused from all company fatigue,
kitchen police, room orderly, ETC., dur
ing the continuance of the authorized
schedule. The same consideration will
be extended the men of the regiment.
when the selections are made of the
athletic team to represent the organi-
cation in the approaching tournaments
that will take place during the Car
nival period. This exception from
company requirements will not extend
to duties that may fall to individuals
of organizations when the same are
regularly detailed for guard duty in
the garrison The consideration shown
lis but recognition of the time that
is and viii be devoted to training and
team practise by the individuals COM
posing the teams and will be an added
incentive to win for the regiment.
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I In Company M Cpl. Thomas Reilly
has been promoted to be sergeant,
vice Mullin, discharged, and Lance
Corporals Carl Montgomery, Frank
Bukoski, George E. Trputman and
Floyd c. Couple have been appointed
corporals vice Middleton discharged,
Koswoski transferred, 0'Neill reduced
and Reilly promoted, respectively. In
Company C, End Infantry, Pyts. Logs
H. Cook, Hubert Glidewell, Leland Y.
Rowland and George F. Rubbing have
been appointed to be corperals vice
Sackett, discharged, Simons, discharg-
ed, Stevens. promoted, and Fraser, re-
duced, respectively.
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The following named men have been
selected to try for places on the regi-
mental swimming team that will COM
pete in the events of that nature DUR
ing the Carnival: Co. A, Pvt. John N.
Donnelly; Co. b, Pvt Dougherty; Co.
c. Sgt. ,Frazee, tPvts. Ebish and Melee
don; Co. d, Pvts. Bischof and Buor-
ry; Co. E, Pvt yesterday; Co. F, Sgt.
Morris: Co. G, Pvts Pierce and Sack
enhime; Co. /, Pvt. Maddux; Co. K,
Sgt. Dills, Pvts. Montgomery and Zim-
meton; Co. L, Pvt Kester and Co. M,
Pvt. sSeryan.
The examination for promotion of
Capt. Jamerson, Lieuts Booth and
Massee is now in full progress and
today's proceedings involved the the,
oretical examination in infantry drill
regulations and was followed by drill
in the same subject. For this drill a
war strength battalion was at the dis
posal of Capt Jamerson and war
strength companies for the two junior
officers. These companies consisted
of full complement of officers and
noncoms with II squads of eight men