Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16
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FORT SKATER, Sept 15.-Enlist'
ed men Of the Ordnance Department,
states o recent order. will not be re-
Oulred to perform any duties other
than those pertaining to their depart
ment. The duties OF the several
grades wili be as follows: Sergeants
az caretaEers, clerks, checkers, over
seers, foreman Of laborers and store.
keepers. ! Corporals as carstakers,
clerks. CHECKERS, storekeepers and sad
dlers. Ptivates first class as packers,
messengers, janitors, warehousemen
and skilled laborers.
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An innovation or rather the restora-
ton of an told custom OF the army, mas
been intrpduced at guard mount, at
Fort Shafter, which takes place at
1890 a. IA. each day and at a. m.
sundays, (which consists OF the field
music ana drums used at the adju.
tairt's call, and on the march OF the
grard 70 their station for mounting
and assignments.
This win appeal to the older ofii'
GERS. as II was the custom to mount
guard to the old drums and fife IN the
former days, and the custom Is SUI
IN practise at West Point for Ger
tain formations; and on account o.
the noise OF the rafting drums and
screeching flies the music has been
dubbed by the cadets "the hell cats,
esneciaIly as the calls thus used are
the earliest heard by the cadets In
the morning and the last when the
evenings work Is over.
To witness guard mounting lorna,
tion will repay Q visit to Fort Snal-
ter. for there are two guards mounted.
each consisting Of two companies. anu
the band and the restoration OF the
old custom of the field music ana tue
snare drums add interest and dig
nity TO this military ceremony.
There has been received at the post
a letter from the Alliance lsraelite
IJniversalle." written TO the secretary
Of war and sent through the Depart
ment HeadQuarters, as follows:
ssIn former years ! gave to your
deoartment the dates Of Jewish holi-
DAYS for the information OF the com
mA00luk OilCCIb III 6AoaASAe-S
to the Hebrew enlisted men.
There are now various Jewish or
sanisations taking an interest In the
enlisted men, but rs this matter may
have escaped their attention, beg 70
rive herewith the following dates OF
spproaching holidays, counting from
enrset to sunset. New Year, Sept
2T.2s. Day OF Atonement, Oct. OF:
Feast Of Tabernacles, Oct. 11-21.
Lieut.. Harry C. X. Muhlenberg Is
making extensive alterations and addf
lions to his quarters in the canton
ment, adding large new room ana re
arranging the porches, together win
establishment Of doors and WINDOWS on
the eastern side of the house.
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1st Lieut.. Strumberg of the Medical
Reserve Corps, who recently arrived
with his family on the transport, mas
heen assigned as assistant to the pos
surgeon at Fort Shafter.
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Seret. Joseph Stewart, electric en-
yineer sergeant, who arrived on tne
transport sherman and has been at
tached to the Quartermaster Corps q,
Fort Sbafter. win be given duty a.
the new electrical pumping station II
the gulch.
instructions have been received
from the War Department, that when
ever the number OF enlisted men o
the Ouartermaster Corps were IN ex
cess of the number allowed by tn'
new bill of June 8. they are TO o.