The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-11
LATE ARMY ORDERS.
The Assignment of Officers to Vari-
Gus Duties Announced.

by direction of the Secretary of War,
Second Lieut. Edwin 0. Saunders, recent
" appointed, with rank from February ,
1891 CfTom CORPORAL. Company c, Eigh-
teenth [. 5. Infantry. is assigned 10 the
Twenty ninth {. s. Infantry, and VIII
proceed to join that regiment At Fort
Sheridan, Illinois. He viii be assigned to
q company by mis- reEimentai commander,
who VIII promptly report the assignment
by letter to this office.
BY direction of the Secretary OF War.
leave of absence for four months, to take
effect June s, 1901, with permission to 90
beyond sea. is granted Major Henry NJ
Adams, Corps Of Engineers. l. s. Army.
BY direction of the Secretary of War,
50 much Of paragraph Z, Special orders,
No y. April Q. 1901, from this Office, as
relates to Capt George f LandeTs. Ar
tillery Corps, is amended so as to direct
that he be relieved from duty at the L. ).
Military Academy, West Point, New
York, on or about June 90 1901. and that
he then proceed to join his proper station
BY direction of the President, under the
provisions Of the act OF Congress APPROX
ed February H. 1885, as amended by act
of Congress approved September 30. 1871
the Assistant Secretary of War directs
that the following named enlisted men
be upon their own application placed up
on the retired list created by that act, to
take effect upon receipt of this order at
the posts where they may be serving, and
to repair to their homes:
Commissary Sergeant Michael Sanford,
First Infantry; Sergeant Whitaker
Hayes. Eighteenth Company, Coast Ar
tiIlery; Sergeant John White, Fifty-sec-
Ond Company, Coast Artillery.
M n nil
furnish the necessary transportation 1t
being impracticabie for these soldiers to
carry ratfons of any kind, Communication
therefor will be paid in advance for the
necessary number of days travel.
Leave of absence until August g, 1901,
on surgeons certificate of disability is
granted by the Secretary of War to Ca
det OrvilIe y. Tyler, second class, u s
Military Academy
BY direction of the Secretary OF War,
leave of absence to include May 3. 1901.
is granted Second Lieut. George Grunert,
Eleventh United States Cavalry
By direction of the Secretary Of War,
the extension of leave of absence on &C
count of sickness granted Capt. Charles
W Penrose, Twenty-third L. 5. Infantry,
in Special Orders, No "A, March 30. 1861
from this office. IS still further extended
two months on surgeons certificate Of
disability
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
Major Charles a Booth, Seventh L. s.
Infantry, now under orders TO Join his
regiment in the Department of Alaska, is
detailed for duty as acting qUartermaster
and COmnfSsaTy on the transport Seward,
20 sail from Seattle. Wash, for Alaska,
the latter part Of May, 1851
BY direction of the Secretary of War.
Major Luther 3. Grandy, surgeon, L s
Volunteers, recently appointed, now at
Atlanta, Ga, viii upon the expiration Of
the leave Of absence granted him IN para
graph ?, Special Orders. No 100. May 1,
1901, Department of California, proceed to
San Francisco. Cal. and report in person
TO the commanding general, Department
of California. for transportation to Ma
Mia, p. l.. where upon arrival he viii re-
port in person to the commanding general,
Division Of the Philippines, for assign
ment to duty
BY direction Of the Secretary of War,
Second Lieut. Hugh 5. Stevenson, recent
y appointed with rank from February ,
1891 from private, Company 4, Eigh-
teeuth L s Infantry. is assigned to the
Twenty-ninth Z S Infantry, and will
proceed TO join tina. regiment at Fort
Sheridan, Ill He will be assigned TO a
company by his. regimental commander.
who viii promptly report the assignment
by letter TO this Office.
BY direction Of the Secretary of War
the fOllOwiEE-na second HeuteuantS,
recently appointed. with rank from + cd
rIary 2 1901, are assigned to regiments
as hereinafter indicated. and VIII be as
signed to companies by their respective
regTmcntaI commanders. who viii prompt
" report the assignments by letter to this
office.
Second Lieut. Robert G. Peck appoint
cd from first sergeant. Company II. Tenth
L S Infantry. to the Tweuty-sixth l. S
Infantry: Second Lieut. Wallace AIcNama-
"a {appGiutcd from corporal, Twenty
eighth Company, Coast Artillery, to the
TwentE-seventh L s Infantry: Second
Lieut. keIton l. Pepper appointed from
private, Company 1, Twenty-third L. 3
Infantry. to the Twenty-sixth L 5. In
fantry- LieutsnanJs Peck and Pepper Will
/ proceed to Join their regiment at Fort
Mcpherson, Ca Lieutenant AfcEamara
viii proceed to Columbus Barracks, Ohio,
and report in person to the commanding
officer for assignment TO duty with re
crUits.
BY direction Of the Secretary of War
Capt Powell Clayton, il. Eleventh L $
Cavalry fDTOmoted from first lieutenant
Fifth L 5. Cavalry. subject to eNamina-
tiouD VIII report in person TO Major John
NJ Banister. surgeon. L 5 A. president
Of the examining board at the L s Nil
| itary Academy. West Point, y. Y. con-
vened by Special orders, No. 10, January
y 1901 from this office, for examination
( to determine his fitness for promotion