Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-14
NAVAL MILITIA IS
READY FOR CRUISE
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waiting on the dock, having been
tTucked down. .-...s..a
Looking fit in their natty white uni
forms and black ties, the militiamen
presented a pretty picture as they
lined up on the dock below the big
gray fighting craft on which they are
to make the cruise. Orders passed
here and there from officers, there
was brief inspection to see that all
was in shape. then at a given signal
each man hoisted his bundle to his
shoulder and stepped into line to
march up the aft gangway.
There was small crowd of sweet
hearts and wives waiting on the dock,
all of which added to make the de-
parture as of real cruise.
Daddy go by-by," said a young
mother to a yellow-haired 3-year-old.
as the line marched up, and the child
waved and called, attracting the
smiles of half a dozen comrades of
the militiamap in question
Further back bashful girls hung in
groups of twos and threes, waving
goodby to those they knew among the
departing one. Mothers stood here
and there looking with admiring eyes
upon their sons.
Immediately after the men had
assembled the gangplank they were
mustered on the after-deck,. port side,
for final inspection before being taken
over by details of the St. Louis crew,
later to be taken below and shown
their quarters and their work.
Good-natured sailors among the
crew smiled almost bashfully at the
work of showing" the new ones the
parts of the big boat, but all seemed
happy, and it is safe to say that the
cruise will be great thing to bring
civilian and sailor together.
The boat will not hurry on the
cruise tonight, according to Capt
Houston, who said today that there
is ample time and that more attention
will be paid to instruction of the re.
cruits than to speed. The vessel will
reach Waimea tomorrow morning at
daybreak and will make a cruise Of
the island, coming back to this port
Sunday. ....: - -. ~
Brig. Gen. Samuel l. Johnson, who
will accompany the militia, went ON
board this morning and watched the
inspection, together with Maj. L. w.
Redington of the adjutant's office.
Officers OF the st. Louis and of the
Naval Militia have been invited to a
banquet tomorrow night at Waimea az
guests of the officers OF the Kauai
regiment, the 4th Infantry. At this
banquet the affairs of the National
Guard will be discussed. A dance will
be held later for the militiamen.
Ensign w. H. Stroud, commanding
the militia, is at home on the sea and
swung into the work this morning
like an eldtimer Stroud got his first
sea training on q training ship-the
w. H. Adams-at the time they were
still kept up by the navy department
He spent two years on this boat.
which was a sailing ship, and later
went into the navy, where he spent
three years, ending his service in
1898. He was on the gunboat Ben
nington, which later was damaged so
severely by an explosion. f.:
Stroud also took part in three trans.
pacific yacht races In the yacht Ha,
wall, sailing In 1908, 1910 and 1912.
Other officers or the militia are En-
sign s. W. Tay, Lieut.. d. g. G. A.
McKewan, Ensign Leslie w. Branch,
Ensign Henry Engel, Ensign F. ID.
Gibson and DR.. L. L. Patterson, ships
surgeon. ... ~.=. -