Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-02
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FORT SKATER, Sept. 2.-OnIy
about 200 enlisted men in the entire
army we're designated to take the ex.
animation for commission, so that the
I'd Infantry, with two candidates, has
record quite in keeping with the
standard and history of the regiment.
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First Lieut.. A. X. B. Lyman will be
relieved from the command of Com
pany d, Sd Regiment of Engineers,
and from duty in the Hawaiian De-
partment, and swill leave on. the No
yember transport. reporting in San
Francisco for further orders.
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Capt. George S. Gibbs, formerly in
command of Company E, Signal
Corps, at Fort Shafter, has been or
dered to Ell Paso for duty in connec-
tion with the draining of National
Guard signal troops. @ ~
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The conclusion Of the famous ma
ticnai Guardsnlan's Prayer that has
come up fromA the dreary border,
reads: We do want and most humb-
ly ask the treatment, the food and
the care that Is taken of our Regular
Army soldiers The prayer was writ
ten by member of the 9Th California
Infantry regarding hardships on the
border. .. ..... y ~
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Tomorrow, being so near Labor
Day. the subject for the address of
Chaplain William Reese Scott at the
evening service will be TConsecrated
Work Of Americans" and both the
hymns and the music for the service
will be appropriate to the occasion
and the subject of the speaker. These
Sunday evening services are held in
the Amusement hall at 7:30 p. m,
while the other services Of the day
are conducted by the chaplain of the
I'd Infantry ingthe assembly room of
Headquarters. ~. ...>Z.. )
IL the expense end OF the PROPOSE
ton could be arranged Fort Shafter
would like to see that return game
between the brushers of Fort Shat
ter and the baseball team of the 25th
Infantry The grounds are rapidly be-
Ing improved and a game sof this cali
Der end Ela1I I'd word encourage
the many excellent players of the or
ganization to continue their efforts to
improve. and the interest of the base
ball enthusiasts would be developed
to fever heat if the "Brushers" could
equal or surpass their excellent exhf-
.bition Of last Saturday at Fort Scho-
field. The Brushers" are combina-
ton of star players from every or
ganization at Fort Shafter, playing
under the able direction of Sgt. Brush,
Medical Department, who acts as
manager and financier and from
whom the team has derived its popu-
lar name. <&>.
The name of Joshua E. Howard,
formerly Of Company C, I'd Infantry,
is recorded in Washington news as
one to receive a pension of $50 per
month on account of disability. Some
of the old guard of Fort Shafter will
recall the name and the man. "
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Word has been received that Lieut..
Theodore w. Martin, I'd Infantry, has
been ordered from San Francisco to
Fort Bayard, New Mexico.
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Chaplain S. N. Lutz, formerly OF
Hawaii and well known to many, has
been assigned to the Coast Artillery
and sent for duty to Fort Bayard, n.
M. He was recently serving with the
18th Cavalry. and while stationed
here was with the 4th Cavalry at
Schofield. ....-.... .....~ i
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The post library has just placed on
its shelves 154 new volumes of refer.
ence, scientific and student works,
latest fiction and Hawaiian history
and folk lore; together with many ju-
yenile works for boys and girls of the
garrison. "a !. ..&.. r.
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:, The road, leading from the engin-
GERS exchange to the quartermaster
building, is being regarded and COW
cred with thick layer of crushed
stone and will be made of a standard
equal to the incessant and heavy
strain of travel that will be put upon
it. y. IT.. J.. :
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The following men of G Company,
End Infantry, have just been made cor
porals, upon the Recommendation OF
Capt. Robert H. Peck, the company
viz, Pvts. Andy Sandell,
Fred B. Lott, John-W. Law.
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1t is understood that, at the request
of the following Coast Artillery posts,
tickets for the entertainments and
moving picture exhibitions given in
the Fort Shafter amusement hall have
been placed at the disposal of the ex-
changes of Forts Armstrong, De Rus
sy and Ruger. This opportunity will
be appreciated both by the enlisted
men of the garrisons named, and also
by the Fort Shafter exchange and the
concerned.
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Members of Company D of the En-
gineerg/ have completed their rifle
firing for record and C Company of
the same corps is through with the
oyconfioo of tho cSfina ting of dis.