Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-10
Fort Shelter Notes

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondencey /
I FORT SKATER, Nov 9.-Upon
the recommendation OF Capt. Robert
/ H. Peck. commanding officer of G
Company, End Infantry, Pvt. list Glass
Fred Downey has been promoted to
the grade Of corporal 10 fill original
vacancy r" i: -
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The Fort Shafter theater was crowd
ed with men on election night to re-
ceive the returns and as each slide
was displayed the political predilec-
| ton of each man was expressed in Wig
| orous applause or intense silence,
/ while the officers were equally inter
ested and enthusiastic over the re-
turns which were received at the Of
ficers' Club. There never has been
displayed such general interest in a
presidential election. -
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The attendance at the End Infantry
library for the month of October was
Clio and with the books issued, 2S0,
brought a total of $50 readers. The
interest in all the companies was
about equal and with the construc-
ton work on the gulch and the rainy
weather has decreased the usual at
tendance of the patrons of the library
from the barracks in the cantonment.
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The following transfers have been
ordered: Bugler Peter Falcone, c. A.
c., Fort Ruger, as private to Company
E. End Infantry, Fort Shafter; Pvt
Walter G. Stills, c. A. c., Fort Ruger,
to Company C, 3rd Regiment of En-.
gineers, Fort Shafter; Corpl Ben E.
Rails, Company /, End Infantry, as
private to Company c, 32nd Infantry,
Schofield Barracks; Pvt Stanley Res
Ter, Company c, 32nd Infantry, to Com
pany l, End Infantry, Fort Shafter
The transfers of Corpl. Rails and
Pvt Resler are mutual exchanges be-
tween the two regiments, End and 32nd
Infantry. ~. . =.
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A new board of officers appointed to
examine such candidates as may be
authorized to appear before it for ex-
animation to determine their fitness
for appointment in the Officers Re
serve Corps, viz, Lieut-Col William
R. Dashiell, Infantry; Maj. Eugene H.
Hartnett, Medical Corrs; Maj. Guy G.
Palmer, End Inlantry; Capt. William
E. Hunt, End Infantry, and 1st Lieut.
Bernhardt X. Strumberg, Medical
Corps. Capt William E. Hunt will
act as recorder for the board.
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Pvt. Andy Sandell, G Company, End
Infantry, who was acting as assistant
in the postoffice, has been operated on
in the Department Hospital for an
acute attack of appendicitis last !
Thursday and is recovering rapidly.
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Sergt Elbridge E. Bundy, Quarter I
master Corps, formerly of the End In
fantry, who acted as chauffeur for |
Col Francis H. French while at Shaft |
er, was married Monday, November |
6, to Miss Charlotte NJ Grum, at the /
residence of Gen. and Mrs. Robert X |
Evans 10y the Rev. Arthur Herman,
the witnesses Icing Gen. and Mrs
Robert X. Evans. H..
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First Lieut. Eugene A. Lehman, x4th
Cavalry, assigned to the command of
the Telegraph and Telephone Platoon,
Company Z. Signal Corps, stationed
at Fort Shafter, in 4 lace of Capt.
Charles s. WylEan, recently promoted,
will occupy quarters No. s, formerly
by Capt Harry R. MacKellar,
Medical Corps, who was assigned to
new station in the Philippines.
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Word has been received from Wash /
ngton that the machine rifle board
has completed portion OF its diff
ficult task in selecting a type of gun
with which to equip the army in case
IF emergency and in recommending
tests for the choice of guns for the
equipment Of both regulars
md the militia. This report has been
forwarded to the secretary of war, but
will probably be delayed in final ac-
ion until after the throes of the cleo
ion. II
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The most important portion of the
,haplain's equipment has reached the
Fort Shafter Guartermaster depart .
nent. namely, The electrical generator :
which will create sufficient electrical
power not only to show moving pic
.ures through The simplex motion ma
thine, but also provide illumination :
or the amusement tent and the :
headquarters terts when in the field
Chairs and folding tables will also
De sent in snort time TO complete
he equipment and when the chaplain
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