Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-20
SERGT. RINGLAND
IS STRICKEN BY
QUEER DISEASE
Non-CommISsioned Officer III
At Shafter HoSpita'-Post
reWs and Notes

EOn-CC mmisSiOMpd officers in the scry.
i'C in the islands, S d patient in III"
dc artmttIt h >rital with an illness
that tn" surgeons tear may terminate
fatally and at almost any time. Sgt.
Rjng'and was s"'zpd en- Saturday with
form Of paralysis fr m an unknown
cause AMI Trough hut about - wears
Of axe AMI 4 sturdy specimen OF man
hood it Is. as stated above, not thurCht
0Ss;nIe for him to recover. lie came
t. q In with the l"th Infantry and
served With that command at IA" amp
where that battalion was CHARTERED at
old Camp Mckinley. alter he enlist.
cd in the signal C rps and came back
here with that command. While he
WAS ;mb"r Of the 10th Infantry
lie was W"ll known as baseball play.
or as he Was the catcher for the ElkS
team thHt flNuri>hed in those DAYS and
since his arrival with the signal COM
paTy he has done tie ms jority OF the
hac'.St0plinc FIR the nine OF thai com
mdnI. Ringland has lately been men.
toned prOminentv as a candidate for
appointment as one Of the umpires in
the Oahu league and with his lone
service as q pl'Eer in the island back
OF him and his knowledge OF the game
as well as en- account Of his sterling
honesty it was deemed that he had
an excellent chance for the selection.
Always an upright man and a soldier
of most excellent character he HIS
been held in universal esteem both
among his comrades and officers in
the army and in civil life and his many
friends in and out of the service are
hoping that the surgeons may yet
achieve cure of the disease with
which his life is threatened.
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A circular letter sent out by Lieut.
Robert P HarbOld Of the 25th Infantry
has been received by all organizations
here stationed inviting the graduates
of the military academy to assist in
organizing a reunion dinner for the
graduates. This dinner to take place
at the time that the runion dinners
will be held at West Point this sum.
mer. The date will probably fall on
June IL and it has been suggested
that a committee Of three graduates
from each regiment or corps and one
from the officers on duty at depart,
ment headquarters be given charge of
the matter in hand with power to .ap.
point from among their number such
as may be necessary.
The idea for the reunion originated at
Schofield Barracks and the letter to
the officers concerned states that the
graduates among the officers of the
25th Infantry are unanimous in desir.
ing the reunion and there is no doubt
that other org 3nizatiOns will display
the same feeling in the matter. AL
though Manila, Chicago and San Fran
cisco have held such reunions, and
New York has had a similar gather !
ing of graduates for two years past
but at the date that commentaries
the founding of the military academy.
Honolulu has not as yet seen such
reunion and the time has been happily
chosen to inaugurate a series OF the
nature contemplated. At the first New
York reunion but about 100 graduates
could be gathered together. but at
the dinner held at the Astor this
March over ESQ sat down to the feast
Oahu garriSGns could scarcely muster
SO large a number but it is safe to
assert that with. the possible exception
of Galveston no community in the
United States could turn out as many
graduates on the active list for an oc-
caSion of the kind as could this sta:
lion of the army. The regimental and
corps representativ that have been
invited to canvass their respective or,
saniZationS in the matter ere Maj. }.
A. Penn, LIST Infantry; Maj. E. V.
Smith. I'd Infantry; Capt w. D. Chit
y, 4th Cavalry; Lieut.-col. J. E. Nc
Nahon, 1st Field Artillery; LIST Lieut.
Richard Kimball, A. D. c., Department
Coast Artillery Corps, and list Lieut.
J. l.. Van Deusen, Coast Artillery
Corps. Until a permanent organiza
ion is effected Lieut.. HaTbold has con.
'ented to act in the capacity of sec
etary and will keep those concerned
as to the progress OF affairs.
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At the close of the firing on the
''nge by the 1st battalion yesterday
vt Donahue Of b company was in
he lead with a total Of 228 with Lieut.
1. "lISuI VI ltlS pduS
econd with a score for total, to in
Jude rapid fire at 800 yards, of 224
)onahue's fine shooting at rapid fire
umped him into the first place in the
'attaliOn. He made the excellent score
# Al out of a possible SO at 200 and
lid even better at 300 yards where he
racked out 40. In this class of fir.
ng he was, however, eXcelled by Pvt.
IcDonald OF the same company who
made 40 at 200 and 4S at the longer
ange. One Of the most comm 3ndable
its OF range work accomplished was
he firing of Cpl. Lynskey of C COM
any when he made 50 at 500 yards,
low fire, ON Saturday. This posi-
lie" was eQualled at the same range
y Pvt Stauffer of B on the same
ay. Cpl. Lynskey's, though numeric- 1
lily the same, was considered to be I
core that showed better range WORK (
ince when he was in the midst of {
is first string of FIVE shots his firing I
as interrupted for a period OF about {
. minutes. With three bulls eyes I
cored Cpl. I-ynsKey waited at the fir I