Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-05
ARMY NAVY
Fort NlaferNotes
Especial Star. Builetln Correxpondenesl

Especial Star. Bulletin Correspondence
| FORT SKATER, Oct. Capt.
Thomas r. Harker. Quartermaster
Corps, accompanied by Lieut.. Frank
E. Parker. Quartermaster Corps, will
pay the troops at Fort Shafter Fri
day at the post exchange building.
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| Pvt Webster Walker and Pvt. Hor-
ace H. billiard, Company c. Sd Reg
| iment of Engineers, on the recommen-
dation Of 1st Lieut. Paul s. Reinecke,
Corps OF Engineers, have been ap-
| pointed privates first class at Fort
| Shafter
Pvt. Murray A. Brownson, Company
D, Engineers, has upon recommends
, tion of his commanding officer, 1st
Lieut. A. X. B. Lyman, been made a
/ private first class in that organization.
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Maj. BENJAMIN j. Edger, Jr., and
lst Lieut. Robert H. Duenner. Medi-
| board to meet at the department hos
pital for the examination of all Off
GERS ordered before it to determine
fitness for the aviation section of the
/ Signal Corps.
The following transfers have been
authorized at Fort Shafter: Supply
Sgt. Andrew Albanese, Company A,
32d Infantry, as a private to Company
A, I'd Infantry; Pvt Ernest A.. Ora
ham, A Company. I'd Infantry, to Com
pany A, 32d Infantry, and Leo Poysby,
Headquarters Company, LIST Infantry,
to Headquarters Company, I'd Infan-
try. ... a....
Sgt Hugh b. Gendall. Supply Com
pany, I'd Infantry, will leave on a
three months furlough on the trans
port Logan. a 49,. e..
The main roadway through Fort
Shafter is being repaired by the quar-
termaSter. The constant wear upon
the road has so roughened it in spots
that riding in an automobile was not
only uncomfortable but expensive.
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The most recent improvement in
\ the post has been the planting of
hibiscus hedges from the quartermas-
| ter office building to the old fire
house, from the fire house to the bar
racks Of the quartermaster detach-
ment quarters, thence to the ord
nance office and from the old road
way to King street. This will form
large triangle Of the beautiful plants.
and will adorn the post to higher
degree than ever. .:~
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Companies e. F. G and H are now
in the hills engaged in the annual
proficiency test, under the supervis-'
| ion of the officers who were detailed
from the other companies which have
already finished.
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There will be an informal hop un-
| der the auspices of the Fort Shafter
hop committee in the assembly room
Friday at 9 o'clock
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The Headquarters Company will
hold its second dance, for the building
! and equipping of a day-room, in the
Mansfield hall, Spanish War Vete-
rams Club, on Saturday. IT is hoped
| that all will turn out to help the
Headquarters Company in their laud-
! able efforts. ....... .:..=
Blank forms for the declaration and
application for the support of family
| under the act of congress approved
August 20, 1916, are now to be obtain
ed at the post headquarters through
the usual military channels. The
form requires name, rank, date of en-
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member of National Guard, whether
any other source of income besides
enlisted pay, amount required for sup
port of family, etc.
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Hereafter until further notice the
swimming tank at Fort Shafter will
be emptied and refilled Tuesdays and
Saturdays. IT, X. ...,. ~ -,
Bulletin 80, War Department, con-
tanning the sections of the Act of Con-
gress revising the Articles of War,
with table showing the numbers of
old and new codes, have just been
| received and have been distributed to
the officers Of Fort Shafter. This is
most important government docu-
ment
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A change has been made in the
schedule of the Fort Shafter quarter
master bus The bus going around to
collect school children attending
schools downtown will leave the Sig
nal Corps barracks at 7:40 a. m, and
go direct to the car station in front
Of the bachelor quarters instead of
going to Kamehameha w road and
King street. -t