The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-27
HUNDRED ANDE|GHT
GIVEN COMMISSIONS
Officers Training Camp Closed
Suddenly Ahead Of Time;
Local Appointees

the officials In charge ordered to vari,
Gus regiments, the enlisted men on duty
returned to their regiments, AID CnD
hundred and eight students were com
nlissionGd as second lieutenants and or.
dered 10 report to their regiments at
once
SiHty,twO percent of the student
strength of the camp qualified for com
missions. Among these we're . goodly
number Of island men transferred to
the camp from the Hawaiian National
Guard last May and appointed to the
school from civilian life. There were
many of the Island boys, however, who
failed to pass and these will be trans
ferred 20 regular regiments and will
serve as enlisted men to the end of
the war. this having been a provision
made prior to their entry.
The receipt Of the orders was entire
,, ~ unexpected and caused unusual activ.
ity at headquarters and in the Office Of
the bureau of militia Affairs, causing
Major Peale, the camp commandant, to
! motor into the city, and return in the
| middle Of the afternoon to assemble
the students and read the list Of those
who had been appointed TO the covet.
ed second lieutenancy.
+ Col. II. c. Merriam, chief Of staff,
and Maj. James D. Dougherty, of the
militia affairs bureau, motored to the
ramp, arriving shortly after four
clock and were present when Major
Peale gave out the news.
A special order was also tead which
officially brought the camp to a close
sir days ahead Of the scheduled fine.
Last Training Camp.
hThis will be the last officers train
/ Jog camp held on Oahu" said Colonel
Merriam. "AIl training Of officers will
, be conducted in maitland training
camps in future. This Is the third and
! final camp of the kind to be held In
/ the Hawaiian Islands. " g. - "
Temporarily all the hundred and
eight new second heutenants afe as
signed to the 18th Infantry, which is
! row shy one battalion. This tives the
regiment the largest number Of officers
attached to any one regiment Of the
Gfmy.
! 1.-THE camp has given some fine
!
| Colonel Merriam = comment, as he fold
ed up the oticial list and hustled 10
tho motor for the twenty mile run to
the camp.
Local BoyS Named ....
+ Among the local boys appointed are
4 Donald B. f3iandihg, formerly With The
Advertiser; l.. Young Correthets, artist
and amateur theatrical producefi Char.
les VI, rHite; formerly With the national
guard; Frederick A, Sehaefet,, Jf.s son
Off. A. Sehaefer of Nuuanu Valley;
Thomas 8. Abel, John @. Zabriskie,
sydney Niebolson, Gustave Ballenty ne,
Herbert ". Camp; James p, Morgan,
Rabett G. voh Tempsky, Of Maui; Ur.
= ban Wild. Bernard Wears OF Hilo; John
P. Van Y yalkenbnfg, who was member
Of the second training camp; john
Gait, Son of! Capt. J. R., Gait Of the
quaItetmastef corps: Charles Z. Acker
man, Frank O. Sutherland, Ross Page,
N1liiam l. s. williams.
Complete List
The complete list Of those appointd
is as follows:
Colbert, Leon F., pvt. end Hawaiian
InfA1try.
"llBtt, SudIee d" 5S'' w. y, -hu
Infantry.
Mcdonald, James H, sgt Co. G, 32nd
Infantry.
Kyle, Ocey p, sup sgt Co. q, 2nd
Infantry.
! Ward, Clarence, sgt Go. q, 25th In,
fantry.
Blanding, Donald B., pvt. Co. I, 2nd
Infantry.
Hite, Charles NJ, pvt. Co. NJ, Send In,
fantrv.
Collins, Joe. cpl. co. l., md Infantry.
Rosson, William D., lst sgt. Co. u
2nd Infantry.
. sutherland, Frank G.. pvt. Go. X, 4th
Cavalry.
Storms. william H., pvt lst cl. Co
NJ. Ist Infantry.
| CalIsen, Fred F., cpl Co. D, 3rd
Engrs.
Dykes. william, sgt. Ist cl. Co. C, Bird
d, lst Infantry.
/ O'Kcefe, John p, lst sgt. Sup. Co
md Engineers
Williams, william l.. s., pvt. H, Isl
Infantry.
! McCurdr, William H.. pvt, lst cI. Co
Infantry.
Hill, Thomas T., pvt. Co !, lst In
fantry.
Flick, Cyrus NJ, pvt. Co. L, 3@nc
LIraRtrv.
Kellogg, Edward T., cpl Co. G, 4tt
CaEalfy. T.
Garter, PereivaI O., wag. Sup. Co,
2Jth Infantry.
Upton, Orcn H., cpl Co. F, End In
fantrv.