Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-13
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| FORT SHAFTER, Jan. 12.-CoL
Daniel Lane Howell was elected pres
ident Of the End Infantry mess at the
annual election OF officers held Mon
! day evening. The other officers elect.
| ed we're L.eut-C William Weigel.
vice-r resident: Lieut. Edward F. Wit
| sell, secretary and treasurer, and the
board Of managers elected were Maj.
Guy G. Palmer, Capt. Edwin S. Hart
shorn, John Randolph and -laire r.
Bennett.
Fer the purpose Of inspecting Ma
uonal Guard ORGANIZATIONS on Hawaii
| and Maui, Mai, Ohio B. Rosenbaum
has left under orders for HiIo aud
from thence % points where guard
| organizations are located.
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End Lieut.. Eugene NJ. Landrum,
Company G, End Infantry. has been
assigned to the goth Infantry: End
Lieut.. Corday Whitfield Cutchin, Com
pany II, End infantry. has been as
signed to the list infantry. and End
Lent Charles 4. McGarrigle, Com
pany c, End Infantry. will remain with
the End Infantry in accordance with
recent orders from, the war depart
ment. These officers are at present
on duty for the purpose Of receiving
intensive training In duties Of officers
at Fort Schofieid. This course will con-
tinue< about six weeks, and at the
conclusion of their work the second
lieutenants will take station with
their respective companies
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LIST Lieut. Thomas c. Spencer, IN
fantry, detached officers list, is re-
lieved from duty with the End In
fantry, and ordered to proceed on the
first available. transport to the main:
land and report to the commanding
general, western department:
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Three new chaplains have been APP.
pointed to the United States army
with the rank Of first heutenants: j.
8. I.oughran from California, Q. j.
Cohee from Indiana and Z. o. Purdy
OF Missouri, and Chaplain Haywood L.
Winter, who replaces Chaplain Aiken
at Fort Schofield Is clergyman of the
Episcopal church. y :.
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The 2Sth Infantry, to which Capts.
Joseph A. McAndrew and Lloyd R.
Fredendall of Fort Shafter. have been
assigned, is station at Fort Ringgold,
Texas, with detachments at Penitas,
Texas; Roma, Texas, and Lamfor-
tlyce. Texas. The permanent station
Of the regiment Is at Fort Smelling,
Mimi, and Col Francis. J. Herman
is the commanding officer, while
Lieut. Col. Charles E.. Tayman, former
ly of Fort Schofield. is the second in
command. - o.
First Lieut.. Oscar George SHELTON,
Medical Corps. the dental surgeon at
the department hospital, will be re.
placed by DR.. Arnett P. Matthews, for
merly of the department hospital, and
will take station at Fort Schofield.
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The numerous .--..Snds Of Col and
Mrs. BENJAMIN w. Atkinson, both at
Fort Shafter and in Honolulu and
all over the Island. will greatly re-
greet to hear Of their coming depart
ure from the Hawaiian department
on the February transport for the
mainland. Col. Atkinson, now com.
manding the 32nd Infantry, and form
erly lieutenant-colonel of the End IN
fantry, has beer assigned to the 9th
Infantry In the Stetes.
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Information has been received on
the post that the officers and troops
on the border are in winter quarters
under canvas and among those at
Eagle Pass known to the Fort Shaft
er officers are Gen. Francis H. French
and his chiefof.staff,' Mai. Paul b.
Malone and family. - - =. -. <-~ !
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3 The Fort Shafter officers who have
had personal or official relations with
Lieut.. Col. j. B. Houston, Quarter.
master Corps, in command of the de-
partment quaftermaster's office, re-
gret to, learn that he will shortly be
relieved from duty here and will
probably leave on the March trans.
port Lieut.-Col. r. McA. Schofield,
Quartermaster Corps, will arrive about
the end OF February to relieve Col.
Houston. n
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. The Army and Navy Journal has
presented TO the Officers Of Fort Shaft
er plan to regulate army promotion,
as originally proposed in the columns
Of that paper, and Mai. Ohio O. Rosen.
baum has brought the plan to the
direct attention of all the officers by
series of ballots to be signed by
such officers as are interested, and
the following questions answered:
!. Are you In favor Of the plan? g..
What specific objections have you, il
any? 3. What suggestions to i'm
prove the plan: -