Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-05
ARMY NAVY
Fort S|laferNotes
Especial Star, Bsuettn CorrespOndeneeI

Especial Star BsiIetin CorrespondeneeI
| FORT SKATER, Oct. 5.-Capt.
Thomas r. Harker, Quartermaster
! Corps, accompanied by Lieut. Frank
E. Parker, Quartermaster Corps, will
pay the troops at Fort Shafter Fri
day at the post exchange building.
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| Pvt. Webster Walker and Pvt. Hor-
ace H. billiard, Company c, Sd Reg
! iment of Engineers, on the recommen-
/ dation of lst Lieut. Paul S. Reinecke,
! Corps of Engineers, have been APP
pointed privates first class at Fort
I Shafter
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| Pvt. Murray A. Brownson, Company
! d, Engineers, has upon recommended
, ton of his commanding officer, LIST
! Lieut.. A. K B. Lyman, been made
private first class in that organization.
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! Maj. BENJAMIN J. Edger, Jr., and
1st Lieut. Robert H. Duenner, Medi-
cal Corps. have been appointed on a
board to meet at the department hos
pital for the examination of all Off
GERS ordered before it to determine
fitness for the aviation section of the
Signal Corps.
| The following transfers have been
authorized at Fort Shafter: Supply
Sgt. Andrew Albanese, Company A,
32d Infantry. as private to Company
A, I'd Infantry; Pvt. Ernest A. Ora
ham, A Company, I'd Infantry, to Com
pany A, 32d Infantry, and Leo Poysby,
Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry.
/ to Headquarters Company, I'd Infan-
try. S..
Sgt. Hugh B. Gendall, Supply Com
pany, I'd Infantry, will leave on a
three months furlough on the trans
port Logan. -"
/ The main roadway through Fort
| Sbafter is being repaired by the quar-
ltermaster. The constant wear upon
the road has so roughened it in spots
u that riding in an automobile was not
only uncomfortable but expensive.
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The most recent Improvement in
the post has been the planting OF
hibiscus hedges from the quartermas-
| ter office building to the old fire
house, from the fire house to the bar
racks of the quartermaster detach-
ment quarters, thence to the ORD
nance office and from the old road
way to. King street This will form
large triangle of the beautiful plants.
and will adorn the post to a higher
degree than ever. - III. e.. =
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Companies E. F. G and Fl are now
Tin the hills engaged IN the annual
proficiency test, under the supervis-
len of<the officers who were detailed
q from the other companies which have
already finished. 4.
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There will be an informal hop I'M
der the auspices of the Fort. Shafter
hon committee in the assembly room
! Friday at 8 o'clock.
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The Headquarters Company will
hold its second dance for the building
, and equipping of a day-room, in the
Mansfield hall Spanish War Vete-
rams Club, on Saturday. It is hoped
that all will turn out to help the
Headquarters Company in their laud-
, able efforts. -
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Blank forms for the declaration and
: application for the support of family
under the act of congress approved
August 90, 1916, are now to be obtain
ed at the post headquarters through
: the usual military channels. The
form requires name, rank, date OF en-
r listment, date of marriage. whether
member of National Guard, whether
/ any other source of income besides
: enlisted pay. amount required for sup.
port of family, etc.
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/ Hereafter until further notice the
: swimming tank at Fort Shafter will
, be emptied and refilled Tuesdays and
/. Saturdays. IL. ................... >..-.~
S Bulletin 80, War DEPARTMENT. con-
tanning the sections of the Act of Con-
|. gress revising the Articles of War.
a with table showing the numbers of
old and new codes, have just been
: received and have been distributed to
the officers of Fort Shafter This is
a most important government docu.
ment. -... ...- 49,. .~..
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A change has been made in the
schedule of the Fert Shafter quarter.
master bus. The bus going around to
collect school children attending
schools downtown will leave the Sig
nal Corps barracks at TAO a. m, and
go direct to the car station in front
of the bachelor quarters instead OF
going to Kamehameha " road and
King street. T. ~
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REGIII Ar ARMnPY RAIL -"