Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. THE SECRETARY OF WAR, DWIGHT F. DAVIS, VISITS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, AUGUST 1928

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. THE SECRETARY OF WAR, DWIGHT F. DAVIS, VISITS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, AUGUST 1928

1928

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Summary:Reel 1, Davis greets Gen. Hines at Fort Mason, Calif.; boards the battleship Pennsylvania: and poses with his daughters, Capt. Greenslade, and Lester Maitland. Shipboard scenes show inspections, deck tennis, church services, and physical training. The ship docks at Fort Armstrong and Gov. Farrington comes aboard. The 64th Coast Artillery forms a guard of honor. Shows views of Honolulu. Davis and Gen. Connor are greeted at Pearl Harbor by Adm. Marvel and Capt. Duncan. Davis and Gen. Winans review troops at Schofield Barracks. The ship docks at Kaui. Reel 2, Davis and Connor view the unveiling of the Capt Cook memorial. Brit. marines are inspected. Davis party arrives in Honolulu The 64th passes in red view at Fort Shafter. Davis visits Tripler General Hosp. and Y.M.C.A. building. A tablet honoring Capt. Cook is unveiled. The Pennsylvania and a Brit. battleship fire a salute. Davis and Farrington cross Kealakekua Bay in an outrigger canoe. Mauna Loa, Kilauea Iki, and Makaopuki volcanoes are visited. Davis, Marvell, and Connor pose aboard the Pennsylvania. Reel 3, Davis, his daughters. and Capt. Greenslade play deck tennis. Davis; Gens. Lenihan, Reeves, and Howland: and Congressman Albert Johnson review the 3rd Div. at Fort Lewis, Wash.

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