Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-28
At the Adams School.
Army Orders.

Iieut Col. Elijah w. Halford, deputy
paymaster general. has been relieved from
duty as chief paymaster of the department
of the gulf, and ordered to San Francisco,
Cal, for duty as chief paymaster OF the de-
partment of California, relieving Col. Will
liam H. Comegys, assistant paymaster gen
eral who upon being thus relieved, is Or
dered to New York city for duty as chlet
payma ster of the department of the east.
The following board of officers has been
appointed to meet at Rock Island arsenal,
Rock Island, ILL.,, for the examination OF
such officers of the ordnance department. as
may de ordered before II TO determine theii
fitness for promotion:
Col Stanhope E. Blunt Lieut.. Col Frank
Baker. Mai George w. Burr, all of the ord
nance department, and Capts. Dougias r
DuvaI and Jay r. Shook, assistant sur
geOnS.
Capt. Kenneth Morton ordnance depart
ment has been ordered to report before the
above-named board for examination to de-
termine his fitness for promotion
Mai. Harry Taylor, Corps OF Engineers,
has been ordered to Fort Williams. Me- for
| the purpose of witnessing the test OF an ex
detrimental searchlight controller.
Capt Guy Cushman. recently promoteu
from first lieutenant, 18th Cavalry, has been
assigned to the 18th Cavalry
Capt. Eugene P. Jervey, IT, lot, 10th cavalry
Capt. John D. L. Hartman; LIST Cavalry.
has been ordered to Fort Riley, Kan. for
duty at the School of Application for Cav
| airy and Field Artillery at that place.
Leaves of absence have been granted as
| follows: Col. Edward E. bravo, assistant
| commissary general, extension or one
month and twenty days: First Lieut.. Gouver-
neur " Packer, list Infantry, Tor Two
months on surgeons certificate of disability.
and First Lieut. William N. Haskell, 4th
Cavalry. extension Of twenty days.
Second Lieut. Charles A. clark, Artillery
Corps, has been transferred from the unas-
| signed list to the S7th Company, Coast Ar
| CAPT Hugh Lac. Applewhite. Artillery
| Corps has been detailed for general re-
cruiting service and ordered to Denver,
| Col, relieving Capt. Conway H. Arnold, jr.,
| Artillery Corps. who upon being relieved is
| ordered to await orders at Denver. capt.
| Applewhite has been appointed an acting
uuartermaster for the time he may remain
| on recruiting duty
| Lieut. Col Grin B. Mitcham, ordnance de-
| nartment. has been ordered to make not to
| exceed four visits per month during Octo-
| Der November and December, 1906 to the
| works of the International Smokeless Pow
| der and Chemical Company. Parlin, N. j.,
| and the works of the Latin & Rand Powder
Company Haskell, N. j.. on business per-
tanning to the inspection of powder In pro-
cess of manufacture for the ordnance de-
partment. He has also been ordered to make
three visits during the same months to the
| works of the Semet-Solvay Company, SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, on business pertaining to the
inspection Of hgh-explosive material.
| IT,. -
surgeon has been assigned to duty sur.
geon of the transport Sumner and ordered
from Fort Schuyler N. Y, to New York
city.
Contract Surgeon David D. Hogan. United
States army. has been relieved from tempo
rary duty at Fort Jay, N. Y, and from
further duty at Fort Hamilton, N. Y, ant
ordered to Fort Schuyler, N. Y, for duty
there.
Maj. Lotus Niles, Artillery Corps. ha!
been granted leave of absence for three
months and Capt. Lawrence B. Simonds
commissary, has been granted twenty days
leave of absence.
Capt James A. Logan. jr., commissary
has been relieved from duty as assistant Il
the purchasing commissary in New Yorl
city and ordered to this city for duty as al
assistant in the Office of the commissary
general of the army.
The following named officers of the Ar
tillery Corps have been ordered to repor
to a board at Fort Riley, Kan, for exam
ination to determine their fitness for pro
motion: Capts. John Conklin, Samuel d
Sturgis I.ucien G. Berry, John e. Mcmahon
and T. Bentley Mott.
Maj. Warren P. Newcomb, Artillery Corps
| acting inspector general. has been relieye'
from duty in this city and ordered to Sal