Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-20
SERGT. RINGLAND
IS STRICKEN BY
QUEER DISEASE
Non-commisSioned Officer III
a. Shafter Hospital-PoSt
News and Notes
Especial srar-BulrrtIn corresnond-ncrI

Earl RlnSiand CT Company r. SlSn1l
Corps, one OF TIE most CAPABLE and
prObibly the best known OF all OF the
non -cCmmisSioned officers in the serv
ice in the islands, is patient in the
de artnent h: spital with an illness
that the surgeons fear may terminate
fatally and 1T almost any time. Sgt.
Ringiand was seized On Saturday with
d fern OF paralysis from an unknown
cause and though but about ~ years
Of age and a sturdy specimen OF man
hood it Is, as stated above, not thought
OSsible for him 10 rec over. He came
t o ,hu with the l@;h Infantry and
served with that command at the camp
wheIe that battalion was quartered at
old Camp Mckinley. Later he enlist
ed in the signal corps and came back
re with that command. While he
was =. member OF the 10th Infantry
he was we'll known as i baseball play.
er as he was the catcher for the ElkS
team that flouri>hed in those days and
sinre his arrival with the signal com
pany he has done the m 1jority OF the
ha'.k StU! ,In" G..r tie nine OF that com
m,Ed. Kim nd has lately been mcn-
toned prominently asa candidate for
appointment as one OF the umpireS in
the Oahu lea que and with his long
service as pl yer in the island hack
OF him and his knowledge OF the game
as we'll as on 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 has
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 a cure Of the disease with
which his life is threatened.
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A circular letter sent out by Lieut.
Robert p. H3rbold 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
subcommittee 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 organizations 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 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
! eunion and the time has been happily
chosen to inaugurate a series of the
q ature 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 $50 sat down to the feast
Oahu gaIrisons could scarcely muster
so large a number but 1t 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 &C.
casion of the kind as could this sta.
ton of the army. The reg;mental and
,fak khok
invited to canvass their respective or.
CARNATIONS in the matter are Maj, j.
Penn, 1st Infantry; Maj. e. v,
Smith, I'd Infantry; Capt w. D. Chit.
~. 4th Cavalry; Lieut-col. J. E. Nc
Mahon, 1st Field Artillery; 1st Lieut..
Richard Kimball, A. D. C., Department
Headquarters; Capt. F. M. Hinkle,
Coast Artillery Corps, and lst Lieut.
J. l.. Van Deusen, Cost Artillery
Corps. Until a permanent organiza
ion is effected Lieut. Harbold has con.
'ented to act in the capacity. of sec,
'etary and will keep those concerned
informed as to the progress of affairs.
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At the close of the firing on the
'1nge by the 1st battalion yesterday
Pvt. Donahue of B company was in
he lead with a total of 22S with Lieut..
:. H. Wright of the same company /
second with a score for total, to in
Jude rapid fire at 800 yards, of 224.
)onahue's fine shooting at rapid fire
Jumped him into the first place in the
battalion. He made the excellent score
II AZ out of a possible so at 200 and 1
lid even better at 800 yards where he
racked out a 49, In this class of FIR I
ng he was, however. excelled by Pvt.
icDonald OF the same company who
made 40 at 200 and As at the longer
ange. Cne CT the most comm andable
its of range work accomplished was
he firing of Cpl. Lynskey of C COM
any when he made a so at 600 yards, :
low fire, on Saturday. This posi- {
lie" was equalled at the same range
Y Pvt. Stauffer of B on the same I
ay. Cpl. Lynskey's, though nameric- Z
lily the same, was considered to be a
core that showed better range WORK {
ince when he was in the midst OF {
is first string of five shots his firing t
as INTERRUPTED for period of about {