Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-18
ARMY &NNV
Soho(idd Notes
Especial Star Bulletin Correspondencel

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Dec. Is.-
The first concert of the 32nd Infantry
band was given on Monday, Decem-
Der IL for the regimental command
er, Col. b. w. Atkinson. at his quar-
tiers. Many turned out TO hear the
newly organized regiments band and
all were delighted at the excellent pro-
gram The abe band leader, Fran
els Lei "a. who Is well known in Oahu,
deserves much credit for his excel
lent work, for, considering the short
time the regiment has been organized
and the shortage of instruments, he
has worried wonders with the material
he had ut his disposal. The band has
just been supplied with full equip
ment Of instruments which we're ship
ped from the Philadelphia supply de-
pot and in future will be prepared to
give the reguIa. entertainments.
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Carpenters a. Cashier are all busy
constructing m my new barracks and
quarters and on approaching the post
by the main road these can be seen.
Near the main road ard about a quar-
ter OF mile south OF the 4th Cavalry,
IL attractive on-conInissioned quar-
tiers are being erected and should
be completed 81 the near future In
the 4ta Cavalry garrison both bar
racks and quarters are being built
These are frame buildings on the same
model as the others of concrete and
when painted will be of the same color
as the concrete ones Due to the
fact that the appropriation last year
was not sufficient To finish all the
buildings to complete the necessary
barracks and quarters II was neces-
sary to wait until the present time.
These are well under way now and
will be finished in the spring. Four
muchly needed non-commissioned Of
ficers' quarters in the 32nd Infantry
garrison also will be completed with.
in the next two weeks.
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Capt. Ia Vergne l.. Gregg, 25th In.
fantry, received information on Sat
urday that ne had been transferred
from the 25th Infantry to the 32nd
Infantry. This was a mutual transfer
with Capt R. p. Harbold, who is now
on duty with The National Guard on
Maui. Capt. Gregg has been assigned
to command d Company in his new
regiment.
The companies of the 32nd Infantry
are taking three-day hikes in COM
pliance with regimental orders. The
majority of the organizations march
to Halsiwa and camp in that vicinity.
h lofA fHn 90 1oC OF
and returned on Saturday.
The Machine Gdn Company will leave
on Monday and the third battalion will
go the latter part of the week. While
out, problems of various kinds are
worked out, marches taken and the
men given instruction in individual
cooking.
The lods of Pvt. Funk, 1st Infantry,
who was drowned in Wahiawa res
ervoir On December Il, has not yet
been discovered although searching
parties Lave been out constantly at
work.
Col. George G.. Bailey, quartermast-
err, has received orders relieving him
from duty in the Hawaiian department
and directing him to proceed to the
on the February transport.
The colonel has, been in Oahu for
over three years and the greater part
of this time has been on duty at
Schofield Barracks as Quartermaster
of the post. His successor has not yet
been named but in all probability
will be within the near future. Col
and Mrs. Bailey have a host of
friends at the post who will regret
to see them depart. AS
yet their new station on the mainland
has not been told them.
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This week will see some interest
ing work with machine guns at Scho-
field Barracks. Commencing today all
of the Vickers maxim guns recently
issued to the infantry companies Of
each regiment will fire on the range
and will be witnessed by the officers
Of the lost. In October a non-com-
missioned officer Of each company of
in the Hawaiian department
was sent to the school of fire where
they received instruction in the use
Of the machine gun from the COM
mandant, Maj. H. z. Games, 32nd
Later Vickers maxim gun
was issued to each company and the
sergean. who mad beer instructed at
the school gave instruction to a
squad which would handle the gun
in the company. This week the SO
companies will have their
guns out for firing problems and as
5000 rounds will be fired by each gun
1t promises to be a most instructive
and Interesting work The regiments
represented viii be the LIST, 25th and