Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-12
BUSY DAYSSURE
On N NJ Il. CRUISE
AROUND ISLANDS
Citizen-SaiIors Win Rise Al
ga. m. Daily; No ldIeneSS
~ Aboard st. Louis

Additional stores have been ordered,
space for the citizen-sailors to sleep in
is being arranged and in many other
ways preparations are in progress to-
day aboard the U. S. first-class cruiser
St. Louis for the first annual cruise
of the Naval Militia OF Hawaii, which
viii begin at 4 O'Clock Thursday after
noon. .....: <. :,....-,
Docked at Navy Pier No. 2, the big
gray fighting craft never looked more
efficient than she did today, and her
officers are confident that the citizen
sailors will learn more about the
handling OF one of Uncle Sans men,.
of-war in the next two weeks than
they could learn by studying text
books for a year.
Downy beds of ease and getting up
when they feel like ii win not be the
portion of the Naval Militiamen. IN
stead they will arise at O'Clock every
morning to welcome the sun as it rises
above the edge OF the tropical sea
while the cruise around the islands Of
the Territory of Hawaii is in progress.
Early Rising Assured
Reveille Will sound every day at
a. M, rousing from their hammocks
the 100 enlisted men and six officers
OF the organization who will make the
cruise. ~
Deck scrubbins as Appetizer
The days work will begin as soon
as the men get their clothes on. The
first thing on the program will be
scrubbing the decks, polishing brass
work and generally setting the cruiser
in order and cleaning up the vessel.
Breakfast will be served at Z o'clock,
and it will be a substantial one, in pro
portion to the mems appetites.
At a. n. quarters for muster will
be sounded and the roll will be called
to see if everyone is present or II any
are missing. IL
Setting-up Drills
Physical drill, under the direction of
Chief Quartermaster Hammond, will
be next on the program, at 9:15.
Daily Battle Drills WIFI.
At $3.50 general drills will COM
mence, continuing until about 1880.
These will include clearing ship for
action, general quarters, inhwhieh the
firing we're to be opened on an enemy
vessel or boarding or torpedo at
tack, and emergency drills, includ-
ing fire, collision, abandon ship, fire
and rescue, and others.
At H. 40 the welcome mess call viii
resound, work will be dropped and
everyone wash up for dinner, which is
to be served promptly at noon, as
done every day on board U. S. navy
vessels.
More Drills in Afternoon
At o'clock it is probable that drills
of various kinds will again be held,
with the crew of the st. Louis, in
structing the Naval Militiamen in
regulation navy methods. This time
in the navy is devoted to school and
study, but during the cruise drills will
replace it, as the citizen-sailors are to
be instructed in the maximum amount
of drills in the short time available.
At p m. the ship will pipe down
and drills will be stopped. If time is
available, instruction in boat handling
may be given at this hour of the day.
Swimming at ) r. NJ.
An hour later, at 5 p. m, swimming
call will sound and everyone viii
swim at the side of the ship. Supper
will be served at p. m, and $50
hamniocks will be undone and made
ready for the night.
With the St Louis crew, number. 1
ing $50 men, and the hundred Naval
Militiamen, the cruiser will have 4
total complement of $50 or more. The
St. Louis arrived from Pearl Harbor
late Monday afternoon. s