Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-24
SHAFTER men
GIVEN CHANCE
! TO SEE MEETS

Especial Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SIAFTER, Feb. 24.-The
command has been granted an oppor-
tunityz 70 take in the preliminaries in
the athletic meet by the memorandum
of yesterday whereby the only drills
required during the present week viii
] be the first drill period of the day
[ ending at $3.50. This gives the root
ers ample time to reach Kapioleni
park before the first events are called.
This consideraton,on the part OF Col.
French is highly appreciated by the
oficers as well as by the men of-the
regiment.
Unofficial adyices from the rscruit-
ing depot announce that large draft
of recruits Numbering over 300 men
may be expected to arrive for the Ind
Infantry by the next transport. This
will bring the regiment up to strength
of over 1900 men and will bring about
q state of hurried preparation for tar
get practise as the new men will not
reach the pest until about March -
and the season for the first battalion
on the range is now set to begin on
April 1. The other battalions follow
in order and will therefore have a
reasonable amount OF time for the pre-
liminary instruction work
20 - fss & Il
Lieuts. Preston and Fredendall, rep
resenting the End Infantry mess, we're
In Honolulu yesterday making the
necessary arrangements for the an
nual regimental dinner that is set to
take place on March g. The affair
will probably be given at the Young
hotel and W e limited as TO attend
ance tc Ibers Of the regiment.
The date se7ecrsd is the anniversary
OF the 0fiicfal date Of the organization
OF the Ind Infantry. The plans for
the dinner include q number of fea..
lures Of interest and the responses TO
the toasts are expected to be espo-
cially good.
E -
The recruit camp is likely to con.
tinue for an indefinite time since. adj
ditional cases OF measles as well as
two cases of humps have appeared
am6hg the men since their arrival at
the pest Meme OF the cases Is serious
but the danger OF spread must be
avoided SO the new men will be held
in camp until all such possibility shall
pass. The hours for, recruit drills in
cludes d period IN the afternoon 20.
that the officers and non-cons on duty
with the detachment are not seeing
any great amount Of the afternoon
features OF the Carnival.
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Company ID, Ind Infantry, defeated
the ball team of Company E, LIST In
fantry, on the Fort Shafter diamond
yesterday afternoon by a score OF Ii
to 8. The. game was not Q star per-
formanee but pfoE0ied q large amount
of enthusiasm when d came from be-
hind and by good stickwork nosed out
by q sufficient margin. Peed for the
End, with Lieut.. Lyman backstopping,
was the battery for the home team.
The general court was in session
again yesterday aftef -, eng iged In
the consideration ses against
Pvt. Hatcher, Hospif pr tnd Pvt.
Daluda of Compan! tnfantry.
Both men were oh With derelie-
tions OF some graz II not inyolv-s
ing heavy punishr case OF con-
v1ction. s8. -
The contractors engaged in con-
structing the new water reservoir at
Shafter have commenced the excaya-
ton for the basin and are well down
below the surface The reservoir will
be CT 10000 gallons capacity and is
located on the hill and adjoining the
present reservoir for the local system.
The schooner Dauntless, a famous
American racing Yacht sank at her