Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-27
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their clothing, laughing over the an.
tics Of some of the boys who had
! carelessly dressed, and stood at at.
tent1on. 1t was novel to many. Many
laughed as some rookie missed his
squad, and the air Of the camp was
that of a real picnic, but back of it
all was something serious, that be-
tokened grim reality.
When the call for attention was
made, the smiles changed; the laugh.
ter ceased, aud then one could see
a grim, earnest determined look on
every face. They were in it now.
They realized that they must uphold
the honor of Hawaii, and after look.
ing into the faces Of the 100 in the
gray dawn of the morning, the Off,
GERS knew that they would change
their smiles to determination; that
they would measure up to the stand
ard that Hawaii had set for them.
AS one of the boys said this morn
ing, "Hawaii's in 1t now" and that
first line Of men who faced Capt.
Hunt this morning means more than
100 men in a line, it means Hawaii's
real entrance into the conflict against
the Huns.
In the first line today were men
and boys of all ages and sizes. Many
looked fit, while others somewhat in
need of girth control. One young man
had. lost eight pounds previous to his
admission to the camp; another had
met the allowance by ounces.
A Representative Crowd
, Hawaii's 100 we're picked from the
office, the farm and the work bench.
They represented truly the life of the
islands. Here was a lawyer and next
to him a rancher from one of the
other islands. Many were tanned
while others, as could be clearly seen,
came from the office Every island,
every industry and every race was
represented.
Promptly at SIS Bugler Mailman
| sounded the first call at the camp,
and the work for the day was on. One
student was already out Of his bunk,
while others rubbed their eyes, and
woke up on a new life. The boys
from the plantations worried not, and
at the first note of the bugle were up
/ for the days work. Those who had
been used to reporting at the office
at 9 o'clock heard the sound, turned
over and rubbed their eyes, and be.
gan to settle back On the soft bed.
Then they changed their minds, and
realized that the only office hour in
the camp is 5:15.
Many of the students were dressed
and ready to report at reveille, while
others took the extra five minutes,
and the late corners hurried into the
line as the roll was called. The names
were called in alphabetical order, and
1t was fortunate for one young man,
whose name began with wv" as
he stepped into the line when the
ITS were being called. He would
have been very much out Of luck had
his name been Adams.
Good Bed Makers
Every man was in line at assembly,
and from that time until mess call
the boys were busily engaged arrang-
ing their hunks, and attending to vari-
would have done credit to a skilled
maid. 1t was true that some Of the
students were forced to seek advice,
but in the end everything was placed
in ship-shape order, and following a
sweep campaign the boys were ready
for breakfast.
The mess call was one call that was
not missed. If the attack on the
trenches Is as earnest as the first at
tack at breakfast, then Hawaii will
make a great record in the coming
campaigns. There were exactly 100
places and 100 stools. And there
were exactly 100 students with good
appetites. 1t is going to cost the
United States government something
to feed this crowd, if the breakfast
this morning is any criterion.
! Sgt Morrison, who has charge of
the culinary department, using a civil
Liam term, was ready when the boys
marched in, or rather one might say
rushed in. Papaya came first. The
attack began, and occasionally one Of
the students would reach in his lap
for the napkin, which did not happen
to be there
Oranges were served, and then the
men who distribute the food, brought
ir sausage and eggs. The offensive
was a success. There was enough for
everyone, and let it be said to the
credit of Sgt. Morrison that he made
a good mess. Buttered toast, hot,
steaming coffee served in cup which
was far from being dainty, but was
large enough to contain a full size
drink for a hungry rookie. The stu.
dents may be given a mark of 100,
or whichever way the marking is,
without any question, in the eating
end Of it.
Following the gastronomic exercises
the students were called out for po-
lice duty. In this work they were sup
posed to locate any foreign substance
which didn't belong in the grounds
around the barracks. Billy Warren 1,
found a piece of an old tire: Jack !
Atkinson discovered an old piece Of /
wire. Chauncey Cleveland came in !
with a door kew. Pill I0hnS0n cmu- |