Evening star., 1901-11-13
Army Ordera,

Lieut.. Col. Joseph B. Girard, deputy sur
geon general, has been relieved from duty
as chief surgeon of the department of the
Columbia and ordered to Honolulu. Ha-
waiian Islands, for duty, relieving Maj.
Blair D. Taylor, surgeon, who is ordered to
Fort Smelling, Mimi, to relieve Capt Alfred
E. Bradley, assistant surgeon. who is or
dered to the Philippines for assignment to
duty.
fantry, has been relieved from duty at Fort
Columbus, N. Y, and ordered to Fort Slo-
cum, N. Y, for duty with the first detach-
ment of recruits that will be sent to the
The examining board now in session at
San Antonio, Tex, has been dissolved and
the following named officers appointed to
Col. Peter j. A. Cleary, assistant surgeon
general; Lieut. Col. Aimon L. Varney, ord
nance department; Majs. Frank Thorp, Ar
! tiHery Corps; John F. Guilfoyle, 18th Cav
airy: Capt. Charles F. Mason, assistant
surgeon. and Second Lieut.. Orlando C..
Troxel. 18th Cavalry, as recorder First
Lieut.. Charles D. Roberts. 17th Infantry,
has been ordered before the board for ex-
animation for promotion.
Lieut.. Col. Daniel D. Wheeler. deputy
quartermaster general. and Maj Henry S.
Kiibourne, surgeon, have been detailed as
members Of the examining board convened
at the Presidio of San Francisco relieving
Col. James M. Marshall. assistant quarter
master general. and Lieut.. Col BENJAMIN
F: Pope, deputy surgeon general.
MATS. GonzaIes > ,bingham. quartermas-
! and Capts. Francis C. Marshall and Julius
T. Conrad, Sd Cavalry. have been ordered
to examination for promotion.
Capt. F. M. Kemp, assistant surgeon at
the Military Academy. has been ordered to
the Philippines.
Capt. James s. Kennedy, assistant sur
geon. U. 8. ". has been relieved from duty
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the Philippines.
Lieut.. Col. Robert NJ. oReiuy. deputv
surgeon general. has been relieved from
San Francisco for duty as chief surgeon
of the department of California.
Lieut. Col. David P. Heap. Corps of En-
gineers, has been ordered to additional
duty az engineer officer NE Of the department
Second Lieut.. GeorgA K. Wilson. Philip
pine scouts, has been honorably discharged
from that re egimert to enable him to accept
an appointment as second lieutenant in the
Capt. Wiliiam b. ,Schofield paymaster.
now at Portland, Greg, has been ordered
to San francisco, for temporary duty dur
Ing the absence OF Capt William B. Roches-
Major william p. Duvan, Artillery corps
has been relieved from duty at Fort How.
ard, Nd. and assigned to duty at Fort CO.
Leave of absence until the last of next
August has been granted Cadet Charles y.
Donavin third Glass; United States MIL
itary Academy, On surgeons certificate OF
disability. .tTe1oc
Capt. William H. H. Chapman. 25th In
fantry, has been relieved from duty with
the 28th Infantry and placed on leave.
Capt. Walter 8. Mcf3room, 7th Infantry.
has been directed to proceed to Columbus
barracks. Ohio. to duty accompanying the
first detachment of recruits destined to san
Francisco, Cal.
Joseph b. Byron, quartermaster. has been
relieved from duty at Pekin, China. and
will come to this city and report to the
quartermaster general OF the army for in
structions.
First Lieut. George W. Jean, assistant
surgeon, United States army, recently an
pointed at Danville, KY, has been ordered
to the Army Medical Museum building IN.
this city. to take course OF instruction.
The following named second neutenants
recently appointed. have been assigned ia
regiments as indicated after their names:
Edward o. Perkins. 4th Cavalry; Howard
r. Smalley. I'd Cavalry: Fred. L. Davidson.
4th Infantry; Gideon H. Williams I1th In
fantry: Robert o. Patterson. 18th Infantry:
Jacob Shick, 6th Infantry; Geo. X. Wilson.
5th Infantry.
First Lieut. Harris Pendletpn, jr.. 18th
Infantry. has been relieved from duty at