Evening star., 1898-06-20
ARMY ORDERS.

Captain Davis Elkins, assistant adiutant
general, L. S. v, has been ordered to re.
port to Major General Coppinger, com
manding the 18th Army Corps at Tampa
Florida, for assignment to DUTY with thai
corps. ,us iri..
First Lieutenant Henry G. Opdycke has
been ordered from New York city to AL
bany, to assume the duties of recruiting Of
iicer for the volunteer. signal corps.
Post Chaplain Charles c. Pierce, L. S. A
has been ordered to report to the command
ing general of the department OF the Pa
ciiic at San Francisco for assignment to
duty with the expedition to the Philippines
First Lieutenant Matt. r. Paterson, 9th
Infantry, has been relieved from duty at
the Purdue University, Indiana, and or
dered to join his re girnent.
Major John G.. Balance, inspector gen
cral, u. S. ", has been relieved from duty
at Knox College; Illinois, and ordered To
proceed to Chickamauga to report to the
commanding general at that place for as
slgnment to duty on the staff of a division
commander in the 1st Army Corps.
BrIgadier General Francis l.. Guenther
L. S. ", has been granted leave of abb
sence of two months on surgeons certifi-
cate of disability.
Acting Assistant Surgeon S. Melv Water
house, U. S. A, has been ordered to re-
port to the commanding officer of the ar
tillery battalion at Washington barracks,
District OF Columbia, ana to accompany 1t
to San Francisco.
Captain George O. Squier has been re-
lieved from duty as signal officer in the
department of the east. and ordered to re-
port for duty as signal officer of the Sd
Army Corps
Second lieutenant w. w. Colt has been
ordered to assume the duties of recruiting
officer of the volunteer signal corps at
Kansas City, Mo. Second Lieutenant
Charles Rogan, jr., has been ordered to as
1,,e; e
the volunteer signal corps at Nashville,
Tenn.
First Lieut.. y. L. Housh, 1st Vol. Eng,
has been appointed acting assistant quar-
termaster and acting commissary of sub
siStence in connection with the mastering
in of the Isl u. S. V. Eng.
Capt. C. D. Rhodes, A. A. G., U. S. v,
has been assigned to duty with the 9Th
Army Corps.
The following assignments of officers of
the medical department of the army has
been ordered: Capt. II. P. Birmng IAN.
assistant surgeon, to Chickamauga; Acting
Assistant Surgeon T. A Smith, to Fore
Slocum, N. y; Capt. L. L. Swift, to Chick
amauga.
Capt. c. H. McGill. A. A G., has been
ordered TO duty at Tampa.
Major w. M Aberhathy, 5th Missouri VOL
urteers has resigned.
Officers of the signal service have been
assigned to duty as follows: Capt. H. A.
Giddings. to Washington barracks; Capt.
]. w. Mcconnell, to Chicago; Lieut.. G. E.
Lawrence, to San Francisco, for duty with
the expedition to the Philippines; Capt. A.
w. Yancey, and Lieuts. A. c. Thompson
VIM. Mitchell and Max Wagner, to Wash
iEgton barracks; Lieut.. A. ]. Rudd, to
duty with the Philippines expedition.
Major J. S. Loud, Sd Cavalry, has been
ordered to examination for retirement.
Lieut.. w. H. Hart. 7th Cavalry, has been
assigned to duty as chief commissary Of
the department of the Dakota.
Capt. c. E. V. Flagg, assistant surgeon
has been ordered to duty at Fort McPher-
son, Ga.
Major w. F. Carter. surgeon. has been
ordered to duty with the 4th Army Corps at
Tampa.
Capt. Warner Harrison. C. S., has been
assigned to duty as commissary of SUBJ
sistence of a brigade of the Sd Army Corps