The evening times., 1898-05-18
ARMY ORDERS.

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The following Army orders have been
| issued:
BY direction of the Secretary Of War,
! special order, May 5. 1888. appointing a
board OF officers to meet at Camp George
H. Thomas. Chickamauga National Park,
/ Georgia, for the examination OF officers
| to determine their fitness for promotion,
| and special order. May g. 1888. detailing
First Lieut.. Charles H 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 Fl. 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. 102. 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 5. 1895, directing certain
officers to report In person to Col. John n.
Andrews. Twelfth Infantry. president of
the examining board. appointed to meet
at Camp George H. 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 r. 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.
1893, from this Office. at such time as they
may be required by the board. for exami-
nation as to their fitness for promotion.
Upon the completion of his examination,
First Lieut.. Frank B. McKenna, Fifteenth
Infantry aide-de-camp. will return to his
proper station
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
special order May 10. 1898. directing First
Lieutenants Walter A Thurston. Siv-
teenth Infantry. and Henry Kirby, Tenth
Infantry. to report to Col. John n. An
drews. Twelfth Infantry. nre-icenf ~
the examining board at Camp George II.
Thomas. Chickamauga National .'trK.
Georgia. for examination for promotion.
is revoked.
The following named officers will re-
port in person to Col. John II. Page.
Third Infantry. president of the examin-
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: f. rst
Lieut.. Walter A. Thurston, Sixteenth In
fantry; First Lieut.. Henry Kirby. Tenth
Infantry; First Lieut.. benjamin Alvord.
Twentieth Infantry.
Upon the conclusion Of their examatna-
ton. Lieutenants Thurston and Kirby
will return to their proper stations.
Capt Curtis Med. Townsend. corps of
engineers. is relieved from duty at Grand
Rapids Mich. and will transfer his pres
ent duties with money and property re-
sponsibility to Lieut.. Col. Garrett }. Ly-
decker. corps of engineers. and proceed
at once to and take station at Roc" ISL
and. ILL.,. 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 w Ruthers, Eighth
Infantry. is relieved from further duty
pertaining to the muster-in of United
States volunteers for the State of Geor-
gia, at Griffith. Ga. and will proceed to
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
the mastering in of the Rhode Island vol
unteers. He will proceed, without delay.
from Quonset Point, r l., to Fort Me
Pherson, Ga, and report by telegraph 10
his regimental commanded for temporary
duty. receiving and equipping recruits for
his regiment to be sent to that post. Up
on the completion of such duty, he will
return to his proper station. Kingston,
r. I.
BY direction of the President. the Sec
retary of War orders that, under para
graph Il of the regulations, the senior
officer of engineers or of artillery, who
may be present shall command the post
al Willets Point y. Y.
Leave of absence until further orders
to take effect upon the completion of his
duties as mastering officer for Virginia
volunteers. Is granted First Lieutenant
David c. Shanks. Eighteenth Infantry. to
enable him to accept the commission of
major in the Second Virginia Volunteers.
Leave of absence until further orders.
TO take effect upon the completion of his
duties as acting assistant quartermaster
and acting commissary of subsistence in
connection with the Virginia volunteers.
is granted First Lieutenant David Price
First Artillery. to enable him to accept
the commission of major in the Third
Virginia Volunteers.
By direction of the Secretary of War, a
board of officers. to consist of First Lieu
tenant William R. Dashiell Twenty
fourth Infantry. and Second Lieutenant
Briant II. Wells Second Infantry, is ap-
pointed TO meet at Salt Lake City. Utah,
to inspect and purchase 100 light artil-
lery and 81 cavalry horses for the quar-
termasters department. The junior Off
GER will act as quartermaster and pre-
pare certified vouchers for payment