The times., 1898-05-19
ARMY ORDERS.

issued:
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
special order. May 5. 1S9s appointing
board of officers to meet at Camp George
Fl. Thomas. chickamauga National Park.
Georgia. for the examination of officers
to determine their fitness for promotion,
and special order. May 8, 1S9S detailing
First Lieut.. Charles Fl. Muir. Second In
fantry, as recorder of the said board, are
revoked.
By direction of the Secretary of War,
Col. John N. Andrews, Twelfth Infantry,
and First Lieut.. Charles II. Muir Second
Infantry, are detailed as member and
recorder, respectively, of the board of
officers appointed to meet at Tampa, Fla,
by special orders No. l02, May 2. 1898. from
this office, vice Lieut.. Col. Lloyd Wheaton,
Twentieth Infantry. and First Lieut.,
James E. Normoyle, quartermaster Fifth
Infantry, who are hereby relieved.
by direction of the Secretary of War.
special order May 8, 1885, directing certain
officers to report In person to Col. John n.
Andrews. Twelfth Infantry, president of
the examining board, appointed 10 meet
at Camp George II. Thomas, Chickamau-
ga National Park, Ga. for examination
as TO their fitness for promotion, is
amended so as to direct the officers nam
ed In the said order Except Second Lieut..
John f.. Preston, jr.. Sixteenth Infantry
| to report in person to Col. John N. An
drews. Twelfth Infantry. president of the
examining board, appointed to meet at
Tampa, Fla, by special order. May 2.
1898, from this office at such time as they
may be required by the board, for e1amt-
ton as to their fitness for promotion.
Upon the completion of his examination.
First Lieut.. Frank b. McKenna. Fifteenth
Infantry, aide-de-camp, will return 10 his
proper station.
By direction of the Secretary of War
special order May 10, 1898, directing First
Lieutenants Walter a. Thurston. Six
| teenth Infantry, and Henry Kirby. Tenth
| Infantry. to report to Col. John y. An
drews Twelfth Infantry. president OF
| the examining board at Camp George ii.
| Thomas Chiekamauga National Fark,
! Georgia for examination for promotion.
| is revoked.
| The following named officers will re-
port in person TO Col. John III. rage,
Third Infantry. president of the eXhInln-
| ing board appointed TO meet at Mobile,
| Ala. by special order May 4. 1898. from
| this office, at such time as they may be
required by the board for examination
| os to their fitness for promotion: + rst
| Lieut. Walter A. Thurston, Sixteenth In
| fantry; First Lieut.. Henry Kirby Tenth
| Infantry: First Lieut.. BENJAMIN Alyord,
| Twentieth Infantry.
! Upon the conclusion Of their examaina-
| tion. Lieutenants Thurston and Kirby
| will return 10 their proper stations.
Capt. Curtis Med. Townsend, corps OF
| engineers. is relieved from duty at Grand
| Rapids Mich and will transfer his Hes-
| ent duties with money and property re-
/ sponsibiIity to Lieut. Col. Garrett J. Ly-
! decker, corps of engineers. and proceed
at once to and take station at Rock Isl
and. H., and relieve Lieut.. Col William
| r. King, corps Of engineers. OF the du-
| ties now in his charge
| BY direction OF the President. First
Lieut. Harry II. Bandholtz. Seventh In
fantry. is relieved. by the Secretary OF
War. from duty at the Michigan Agricul-
| tural College, Lansing, Mich, and will
| proceed TO join his company.
First Lieut. George ". Ruthers, Eighth
| Infantry. is relieved from further duty
| pertaining 10 the muster-in of United
| States volunteers for the State of Geor-
! gia, at Griffith, Ca and will proceed tC
Camp George II Thomas. Chickamauga
! National Park. Ga, and report in per
! son to Brig Gen. Andrew S Burt, United
/ States volunteers, for appointment and
duty as aide-de-camp.
| Captain W. W. Wotherspoon, Twelfth
| Infantry. is relieved from duty as act
| ing quartermaster and acting commits
| sary of subsistence in connection with
I unteers. He will proceed, without delay
from Quonset Point. Z l., to Fort Mc
Pherson, Ga, and report by telegraph Il
his regimental commanded for temporary
duty, receiving and equipping recruits fol
his regiment to be sent to that post. Up
on the completion of such duty, he viii
return to his proper station, Kingston
r. l.
BY direction of the President the Sec
| retary of War orders that, under para
graph II of the regulations, the senior
officer of engineers or of artillery, VIII,
may be present, shall command the pos
at Willets Point, n. Y.
Leave of absence until further orders
To take effect upon the completion OF hi.
duties as mastering officer for Virgini;
volunteers. is granted First Lieutenan
| David c. Shanks. Eighteenth Infantry, Il
enable him TO accept the commission o
major in the Second Virginia Volunteers
Leave of absence until further orders
to take effect upon the completion of hi
duties as acting assistant quartermaste
| and acting commiSsary Of subsistence in
connection with the Virginia volunteers
! is granted First Lieutenant David Price
| First Artillery, to enable him to accep
| the commission of major in the Thir,
| Virginia Volunteers.
BY direction of the Secretary of War
board of officers. TO consist of First Lieu
tenant William R. Dashiell, Twenty
fourth Infantry. and Second Lieutenan
| Briant H Wells, Second Infantry is an
pointed to meet at Salt Lake City, Utah
| to inspect and purchase 100 light artii
lery and 81 cavalry horses for the quar-
| termaster's department. The junior off
Ger VIII act as quaTtermaster and pre-
pare certified vouchers for payment