Evening star., 1903-07-27
Army Orders.

Capt Eugene F. Ladd, Quartermaster,
has been ordered to report to the quarter
master general in this city for consultation
In regard to certain construction work
First Lieut.. Olin r. Booth. 11th Infantry.
has been granted three months leave OF
absence on account of sickness, and capt.
Jay +. Hoffer, ordnance department, has
been granted leave for one month and
eleven days also on account of sickness
First Lieut.. John ]. Toffey, jr., 4th In
fantry. has been ordered to Governors Is
land. N y, for examination as to his
present physical condition.
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Col Jacob A. Augur, 10th Cavalry.
for two months and fifteen days; Second
Lieut.. Deas Archer, 26th Infantry, for two
months First Lieut.. Edward b. Mitchell,
oath Infantry, one months extension:
Major Herbert S. Foster, 18th Infantry,
one month; First Lieut. Charles c. Allen.
30th Infantry, two months extension;
Lieut.. Col. Daniel Cornman. oath Infantry.
for four months; Contract Surgeon o. w.
Pinkston. for one month; First Lieut.. WILL
lam A. Cornell, 10th Cavalry. for two
months.
Officers recently promoted have been as
signed to duty as follows: Major II. G.
Sickel. to the 18th Cavalry; Capt. Thomas
A. Roberts. to the 7th Cavalry: First Lieut..
Henry S. Terrell to the 10th Cavalry.
Capt. S. p. Vestal. 1th Cavalry, has been
ordered to the general hospital Fort Bay
ard n. NJ. for treatment.
Lieut.. Col. James Allen Signal Corps. at
New York city. has been ordered TO tenn
porary duty at Fort Trumbull. Conn, on
business pertaining to the Signal Corps fire.
control installation.
First Lieut.. James I. Mabee, assistant
surgeon, has been assigned to duty at the
Preside of San Francisco.
Lieut.. Col. George ". Adar, deputy sur
geon general, has been relieved from duty
Il. the Philippines and ordered to the United
States.
First Lieuts. Harry S. Purnell. assistant
-, q ay,1 CO.
uel ]. Morris, assistant surgeon at Fort
Grant, Ariz., have been ordered to the
Philippines for assignment to duty.
First Lieut.. Edward F. Geddings assist
ant surgeon. has been relieved from duty at
Fort Brady. Mich. and ordered to Fort
KeOgh Mont, to relieve First Lieut.. Paul
c. Hutton, assistant surgeon. who is as
signed to duty with the United States lega-
ton at Peking, China.
Lieutenant Hutton will relieve First
Lieut.. Frederick NJ Hartsock, assistant
surgeon, who is ordered to return to the
United States.
Major G G. Starr. 25th Infantry. has
been ordered to Omaha. Neb., for assign
ment to duty.
First Lieutenant e D. Bricker. ordnance
department, at the arsenal. Rock Island
ILL.,. has been ordered to the Sandy Hook
proving grounds.
Capts. c. p. Summeral. I'd Battery, Goa st
Artillery; NJ. F. Harmon. 11th Battery; Ira
A. Haynes. oath Battery. and George w.
Gatchell, 9th Battery, nave been ordered
to duty at Camp Thomas, Ga. Fort Hamil-
ton. N. Y. the Preside of San Francisco
and Fort Riley. Kan. respectively.
officers recently promoted have been as
signed to regiments as follows: Major F.
p. Fremont to the 18th Infantry: Major
Charles NJ. Truitt, to the 23d Infantry;
Capt p. A. Connolly. to the Goth Infantry;
Capt ]. b. S. Schoeffel. to the 10th Infan-
try; Capt. w. T. Bates to the 27th Infan-
try; Capt. E. G. Ovenshine. to the 2Sth
Infantry; First Lieutenant w. c. F1tzpat-
rick, to the 2lst Infantry; First Lieutenant
H. l.. Evans. to the 9th Infantry, and First
Lieutenant Walter Harvey, to the 10th In
fantry
The following named officers have been
relieved from duty at the general service
and staff college, Fort Leavenworth and
ordered to join their stations: First Lieu
tenant f. n. Coffey. I'd Cavalry; Second
Lieutenant D. II. Jacobs, 14th Cavalry;
First Lieutenant l.. r Baker, 1st Infantry: ::
Second Lieutenants A. K. Deitsch and c.
r.. w. Morrison, 9th Infantry; First Lieuten-
ant f. w. Mills, jr., 9TH Infantry; Second
Lieutenant M. NJ. Keck. 10Th Infantry:
First Lieutenant j. NJ. Kelso. tr., 18th In
fantry; First Lieutenant Bryan Conrad
10Th Infantry. Second Lieutenant W. A.
Haycraft, I'D Infantry; First Lieutenant
I. B. Crockett, Jr., 24th Infantry; First
Lieutenant w. NJ. True, 2Sth Infantry and
Second Lieutenant F. p. Jackson 10Th In
fantry.