The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-04

al viii Wayne, and Major Sherwood
LOwrey, Rather than remain out, await.
ing orders TO the colors, they elected
to take lesser rank They were 'imme-
diately made captains and transferred
! to, regimental service.
Wouldn't Miss Chance
} ~ wouldn T be out of this chance
for all the oak leaves in the army, "
D said Major Gluud, who is an old time
regular army man
! 81 We been holding on for four years
! hoping to get into active service, and
would have gone in az a second lieuten-
! ant, " said Captain Lowrey.
| Major Will Wayne shouldered heavy
responsibilities all day long, preparing
orders, looking after transfers Of men
/ to the line companies, and cOordinating
the duties of officers
Mess At Restaurants
Arrangements were made Yesterday
morning for feeding tn" men at restau-
| rants around town. This was consider.
able of a task as the arrangements de
| sired by the guard headquarters could
not be effected with some Of the res
/ taurateurs for various reasons, one be
ing a too heavy order on their culinary
| departments.
There was also a rush on the icwerly
stores downtown for collar ornaments
| Both Wichman and Company and Wall
! & Dongherty's manufacturing depart
uiehts have leen working stradilv on the
new ornaments which are "Tr. S. " with
an. g. superimposed over these let
tiers. Collar ornaments were required
for the blouse collar and smaller orna
ments for the collar of the campaign
shirt
Major Patterson, Medical Depart,
ment, left Yesterday afternoon for Ma
hi to give physical examination to the
members Of the battalion there. and will
'eave next week for HiIo to Inspect
the guardsmPn there. He will probably
accompany the first units of the First
! Battalion back to Honolulu sometime
next week.
Colonel Morehead Here
Colonel Morehcad, commanding Of
firer Of the Second Regiment, with
headquarters in HilO, arrived vpstpr
day morning. received instructions n
to mohiliZing his regiment, and return
'h 10 Ill'D III the afternoon.
Bernard KrIek oliO, the "Rov Ora
tor - N" just finished with the leyis
latINC session as member from Ha
vail returned to Hilo in the afternoon
loaded down with banks for mastering
in the guard there, for he is private
IN the first bdttaEOp. ard will return 70
Honolulu again in khaki as a private
the Second Regiment will require
about 500 men to bring it up to re,
mired strength. At present many Of
the companies consist of 100 men and
som" Of fewer. To bring these com
nnniPs up to $50 men each. whirh i,
their active strength, more privatrs will
be required, and the only source from
which they can be obtained il from
the list of draft registrants.
Tents up Quickly
At half past four Colonel W>,R. Riley.
'"mmNndInE the First Regiment. gave
1h' order to march and take up as
1Gncd locations in the capitol grounds
~ I'VE O'Clock the entire first aud
'tud hnttalions had their shelter tents
T., cmd equipment stored Within one
# the first Of the field tests required Of
che guard which was carried out with
he precision Of veteran soldiers
Major Merle Johnson accompanied
tn" first company, out of the building.
Nhirh was Company A, cnmmamI"d by
"nrtaiu Exams, followed by g. G. and
d companies. These passed to the ma.
Eai Eva corner Of the CAPITOL grounds
nrd HrrlCH Tack fy. c"mTariI, IT,"
Hotel Street. the second battalion tax
M up the space on the Waikiki side