Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-21
ARMY 6 NAVY
Fort S,d|terNotes
fspeeial star .Bulletin Correspondeneel

Especial Star Bulletin Cnrrespondenee)
FORT SKATER, Sept 81. - 1st#
Lieuts William Hamilton Britton,l
Robert George Guyer and Robert Al
len Sharrer, all OF the Corps of Engi.
neers. will reach here October 10 for
assignment in Companies G and ID,
3rd Regiment Engineers, for station
at Fort Shafter. These officers were
recently graduated from West Point
and have been promoted from second
To first lieutenants recently TO. fill the
vacancies in that grade in the Corps
OF Engineers.
Maj.-Gen. William H. Carter, former.
ly in. command OF this department,
has received first honorable mention
in the Journal Of OF the Military Serv.
ice Institution OF the U. S." for an
able article entitled National Advan-I
tage Dependent Upon National Poll
cies"
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The Fort Shafter exchange is always
considering the interests of the men,
as far as entertainments are concern
ed, for all the special films are prom
Used, and the various vaudeville en-
tertainments are secured when posi-
BILE, and the exchange officer now an
nounces that Miss Daisy Jerome,
will sing Thursday evening, and she
has promised to sing Harry LADDERS
song she Is My Daisy" dedicated to
her by the great artist
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First Lieut.. and Mrs. Harry c. K.
Muhlenberg are being congratulated
upon the birth Of son, September II,
1916.
A general court martial consisting
of Mai. William R. Dashiell, Capts.
Ohio b. Rosenbaum, William E. Hunt,
Robert H. Peck. LIST Lieuts. Robert NJ.
Lyon, John s. Sullivan, Alfred H. Hob
ley, I'd Lieuts. Frank A. Sloan, Carl A.
Hardigg and Alfred L. lockwood, who
will act as Judge advocate of the
court, win meet today. I'd Lieut..
Thomas ]. Camp will act as counsel.
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The rains of recent date have done
much to improve the appearance and
condition of the grass on both parades
and the greene- and fresher appear
ance of the lawns and foliage has
greatly enhanced the beauty of the
post, after the long period of dryness.
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Word has been received through the
department that a folding organ and
folding tables have been provided and
VIII soon be available for the chap
lain's equipment. The chaplain's out
fit consists of q large recreation tent,
q moving picture outfit supply of
folding chairs for services, and the
tables to be used for letter writing,
reading and games The entire equip
ment is to be used In permanent or
semi-permanent camps for the recre-
alton and amusement of the COM
mands to which chaplain is assign
ed. And in the temperament camps
when troops are in the field, the tent
and equipment are to be used for the
holding of religious services as well
as for the recreation of the men.
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Notice has been received from the
Department Headquarters that Act of
Congress dated September s, 1916, re-
yokes General Order No. 1875, and
documentary revenue stamps will no
longer be required on certain legal
papers.
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Plsns are now under way by which
the hooks of the I'd Infantry library
will be shelved in boxes, containing
about % bound volumes. which can be
arranged in tiers to suit the convent
ence Of the room. This viii make an
improvement in the appearance of
the room, giving the uniformity neces-
sary in all libraries, economic space
and also enable the books to be quick
ly carried out IN case OF fire or rapid