Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-06
ARMY GNAN.
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Mail will be despatched hereafter
from this office at a. N. and .
y. IN, except Sundays and holidays.
The change here is that the after
noon mail viii leave at 2 D. m in
stead OF as formerly at ] p. m. Mail
Will now arrive at 9:45 a. m. and at
1:45 p. m, except ON Sundays and |
holidays This will make the morn
ing delivery or the mail one hour
earlier. Mail will be collected on the
post at the following hours: In the
main garrison before a. m. 10 a. /
m, and e:30 y. m In the cantonment
before Z a. IN. and 2:30 p. IN. Office
hours for the postoffice viii remain
the same, a. M. to 5 D. m. except |
and holidays On Sundays
the office will be open from 10 to
IL a. N.
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Mail intended for delivery before
Christmas Day. December %, must
leave on the following dates: For
New York and eastern states, Decem-
Der 8, on s. s. Great Northern. For
Canada and northwestern states, De
cember s, S. S. Niagara. For Middle
West. December Is, S. S. Matsonia.
Mail leaving Honolulu December 10
will reach San Francisco for delivery
December 26. Owing to the fact that
nearly all Of the boats named leave
Honolulu in the mornings of the dates
given, il would be better to mail all
letters and packages through the Fort
Shafter office prior to the dates given.
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Pvt Ralph Kinsey, Co. G, has been
appointed as the assistant to the
postmaster in the Fort Shafter office
in place Of Pvt. Andy Sandell. G Co.
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Mess call has been changed for the
garrison in the evening from 5:35 to
after retreat; retreat be-
ing called at 5 p. m. until further mo-
tice.
The management OF the Pleasanton
hotel has issued an invitation to the
Fort Shafter officers and their fami-
lies to attend dance and dinner tol
be given on December 5.
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The attendance of the post library
during the month of November was
$40, consisting of SIS casual readers
of the books. magazines and papers
and 1913 borrowers of books, as many
of the books borrowed often are re-
read by otller men in the barracks be-
sides the original patrons of the Ii
brary,, it can we'll be seen what an
influence Tor good is exerted by the
library.
Pvt. Artil Buick. Co., End Infantry. &
who was accidentally shot in the
ankle while cleaning his rifle for in
spection Saturday morning, is recoy-
ering from the shock sustained and
from reports at the department hos
pital win sustain no serious injury as
tie result Of the accident.
The newly-appointed second lieuten-
ants, Charles McGarrigle and Whit
field Cutchen, have been assigned
quarters in the bachelor building, No.
"a, cantonment.
The following promotions and APP
pointments have been made in CO..
C upon the recommendation Of Capt
John Randolph, commanding that or
ganization: Corpl. Gustav E. Smith,
promoted to the grade Of sergeant;
Cook Ira S. Keevers promoted to SER
geant; Pvt 1st Glass William Z. Hoo
yer to be corporal, and Pvt. LIST Glass
Ben j. Sapp to the grade of corpor-
al. These men are receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of their friends upon their
deserved advancement.
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Thomas c. Spencer, End Infantry.
has been assigned as expert instructor
to the Signal Corps, Company A, Ha-
waiian National Guard. and viii meet
with the organization once a week for
drill and direction in the work Of the
Signal Corps. Lieut.. Spencer is well
qualified for the work as he has but
recently returned to the regiment
after graduating from the army signal
corps school at Fort Leavenworth.
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The following days have been set
apart during the month of December
for combat exercises and firing: Sec
ond Battalion will fire Monday, De-
cembcr II; Bird Battalion will engage
in exercises Tuesday, December IL;
while the LIST Battalion will complete
its work Friday. December 10. Dur
ing the combat exercises there will
be no battalion parades from Decem-
Der IL TO Is inclusive.
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The department hospital is already
making elaborate preparations for the
entertainment of the patients of the
hospital at Christmas and also for
the happiness of the children Of the
non-commissioned officers and en-
listed men attached to the hospital
for duty. Col Frank r. Keefer, Medi-
cal Corps, in charge of the department
hospital. has taken the deepest inter
est in the matter Of the Christmas
entertaining and has given each prof
ect his personal attention-and 7dircc-
ton
Capt. Carl A. Martin, infantry. who
was formerly with the End Infantry