The Washington times., 1906-07-08
GENERAL CORBIN
ATTENDS MEETING

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Select Members of Gen
eral Staff.
A number of high-ranlIing army Of
ficers We're in town the latter part OF the
week, they having come 10 attend a
meeting to select officers TO NIL vacan-
cies on the General Staff. Prominent
among them was Lieut.. Gen. h G. Cor
bin, who succeeded 10 that rank upon
the retirement of Lieutenant General
Bates, when Brig. Gen. Franklin J.
Bell succeeded General Bates as Chief
OF Stan. General Corbin, who was re-
lieved from duty in me Philippines last
winter in view OF his promotion TO the
highest rank in the army. is In com
mand Of the Northern Division. with
headquarters at St Louis. The heuten-
ant general arrived IN the city Friday
morning. accompanied by his military
secretary, Lieut.. Col. J. A. Penn. In
connection with General Corbin's visit
10 Washington. ii is understood that he
VIII shortly be transferred to the com
mand Of the Atlantic Division, which
Office be viii hold but a short while be-
fore his retirement this fall. The At
lantic Division is composed OF the De-
partment Of the East, under the COM
Inand or Major Gen. Fred d. Grant, and
the Department OF the Gulf. under COM
mand OF Brig. Gen. W. p. Duvall.
The meeting OF the officers was
marked by the retnTn 10 the city Of
Brigadier General Bell. Chief OF STAFF,
who resumed his official duties at the
War Department yesterday. after a
months absence. With Mrs. Bell he
spent some time at his old home in
Kentucky, after which he visited for a
couple of weeks the General STAFF Col
leee. at Fort Leavenworth. OF which he
was superintendent when he was Sc
lected fer his present office.
Among other members OF the board
present at Fridays meeting were Brig,
Gen. Theodore J. Wint commanding the
Deuart-aent Of Missouri; Brig. Gen T.
II. Barry. president Of the Army War
COLLEGE Board. and Brig. Gen. ". z.
Duvau. commanding the Department OF
The Gulf.
Last Fort Myer Hop.
The last hop of the season az Fort
a brilliant series Of happy social events
at Washington's army post during the
winter and spring. The closing hop was
in charge of Captain Cochran while
Cant. and Mrs z. d. LochridEe received
the guests.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles is at Newport
for "A few days, 20 deliver an address
before the Rhode Island Society OF
Cincinnati The former commanding
general OF the army has recently made
an extensive tour through the West.
Leave OF absence from August y %
October Ii has been grented 10 Capt.
Godfrey II. Macdonald, Of the First
Cavalry.
Major william c. Rafferty,. OF the Ar
tilery Corps. has been detailed 20 visit
a number of forts in the New England
States TO inspect unser'tceable public
property.
Second Lieut.. Thomas A. Jones, Ar
tiuerv Corps, has been granted a leave
OF absence for twenty days. 70 take ef-
feet upon the completion or his eXamin-
alton for promotion.
capt. AIorreu NJ Mills. Artillery
Corps. has been selected by the PTesi-
dent as professor in military science and
tactics at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute. He viii begin his duties August
20.
Major John Elston Baxter, quarter
master, has been ordered 70 relieve
Major Alfred NJ. Palmer. retired, Of the
duties Of disbuTsing quartermaster at
the headquarters OF the Department %
the Columbia, Portland ore.
Cant Amos 3. Shattuck has been
ordered TO report TO Quartermaster
Humphrey for duty in his office.
Mai. Reuben B. Turner, Eighth In
fantry, in charge Of construction work
at Boise Barracks, will also assume
the duties OF experimenting construction
work at Fort Meade, S. D.. where he
will relieve Mai. George K. Hunter, Of
the Sixth Cavalry.
Capt Malcolm Young. Artillery Corps.
on duty at the Artillery School. Fort
Monroe, Va, has been granted a month S
leave of absence.
Mai. Charles VI. Candy, in addition
to his present duties as surgeon in the
army, has been detailed as professor Of
military hygiene at the Military Acad-
emy.
Mai. b. w. Dunn, Ordnance Depart
ment on duty at the Sandy Hook prov
ing ground, has been ordered to go 10
Philadelphia for special duty pertain
ing to the construction OF a powder fac
tory.
First Lieut.. James Carroll, assistant
surgeon. has been designated by Secre-
tary Taft to represent the Medical De-
partment at a meeting Of the British
Medical Association. to be held at
Toronto the latter part OF August
Because Of the illness of Maj. John c.
Gresham. VINO Is now under treatment
at the General Hospital, San Francisco,
he has been relieved OF the office of
inspector general and viii be succeeded
BY Mai. James B. Erwin, Ninth Cavalry,
to which regiment Major Gresham will
be assigned Major Erwin will go to
the Philippines for duty.
Capt. George y. Bomfo"d, Twenty
second Infantry, has been detailed for
general recruiting service at Spokane,
during which time he will also serve as