The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-14
[. YOUNG CORRETHERS |.
SOON TODON KHAKI
Popular Local Artist, Member Of
Laniakea Colony, Passes Ex;-
aiming Board and viii Enter
Training Camp, As win Don
Banding

..H
l.. Young Correthers, Interpreter Of
classic and eccentric dances, designer
Of scenery, director Of pageants, and
story teller for groups Of children, will
don the American khaki uniform again
on Wednesday, and remain in the ser
vice until thcSend Of the war.
Yesterday he was accepted by the
examining board Of the army as can,
lidate ror the officers training camp
~ s hOfcId Barracks, and enters as a
member Of the national guard of Ha-
war. On Thursday Mr.. Cofretherst had
20 idea of being once more in the
army, but on Saturday he was in the
ne o, young men waiting in the cor
rider the Young building outside the
"firc O. Maj James d. Dougherty, an
applicant for an officers commission
Hc had seen army service before and
or this reason was accepted in the ma,
ional guard md will now be dis
Hor"ol from the guard and assigned to
the Third U. s. Engineers.
Mr.. Correthers first came to Homo.
mm Sc, oral years ago as an enlisted
man. Af,er his discharge he Joined the
teaching staff Of the Honolulu Military
Academy, and was identified with the
re agog.cal side of life for time, un.
III his departure for Australia as pri.
vate secretary TO Madame Nellie Mel
ba .-u ~. ss..
Artistic Activities
He also took a prominent part in the
artistic activities of the city, one of
the things which is best remembered
"a his work being the Peacock Ballet
which WAS given at the Laniakea the
alter soon after its erection. After go.
my to London with Madame Melba he
joined Reville and Rossiter. costume
designers, whom he left to return to
Honolulu. 9Af. ".
~ came, back to Honolulu because
wanted to enter the service from my
home town. said Cerrethers yester
day, when told over the phone of his
appointment. ri am delighted to
know that i have succeeded, and am
ready TO get into the uniform at once
as soon as I am officially notified" g.,
Since his return CorretherS has had
n studio at Laniakea where he has put
on several charming. children's plays
and has also designed costumes and
settings for other plays, notably the
last entertainment of~three plays Civ
en- by the FootHghts! He will be great
w missed ia the artistic colony which
has grown up around, the Lanai THIS
alter. ""'' ="
Dcu Blanding Goes. Too
Donald BIanding. formerly on the art
s'nf Of The Advertiser, and who later
joined the army as an enlisted man,
and who has been with. the headquat.
ter = detachment, also won his chahcc
to enter the training camp, and goes
to SchOfield Barracks an, Wednesday,
Among some of the prominent Young
mon who are to join the camp are WV.
ian Dyer, son in law Of former Cover,
nor George R. Carter; James P. Nor
gan, who recently married Miss Rosa
mond Swanzy; Edmund Hedemanh, Of
the shipping department Of Castle &
Cooke; "Sonny' Macfarlane, Of Wal.
kiki Beach; John Van Valkenburgi
SON Of A. W. Van 'Valkenburg of thF
Oahu Railroad Company and who is
making his second training camp try
for a commission; Robert Won Temp
sky, son Of Louis Won TempSky. man
sger of Haleakala Ranch, Maui, and
'--"nds"n % the latA Major Won Temp,
sky, q hero Of the Maori wars of New
,.enIand, who was killed in the last
battle.