Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-03
Army Orders.

Capt Hanson B. Black, Signal Corps. is
relieved from duty at Benicia barracks. CAL
ifornia. and will proceed to Valdez, Alaska
for duty.
Capt. George Blakely, Coast Artillery
Corps, will proceed Ito Fort Terry, New
York, for duty with the 10th Company
Coast Artillery Corps, during the joint army
and militia coast defense exercises
Capt. Aston Hamilton, Coast Artillery
Corps will repair to this city to attend a
meeting of the board appointed for the pur-
pose of considering the relative merits of
the Crozler and Brown systems of wire gun
construction.
The following transfers of officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are made:
Capt Edwin G. Davis, from the unas-
signed list to the 61st Company, Coast Ar
tillerY Corps.
First Lieut.. William r. Bettison. from
the unassigned list to the 125th COMPANY
Coast Artillery Corps.
The following assignments of officers of
the Corps of Engineers in addition to their
other duties, are made to take effect June
80, 1907:
Col. John G. D. knight will report in per-
son to the commanding general, Depart
ment of the East, for duty as chief engi-
neer officer of that department.
Lieut.. Col. William II. Bixby will report
in person to the commanding general, De-
partment of the Lakes, for duty as chief
engineer officer of that department.
Maj. John Biddle will report in person to
the commanding general. Department of
California, for duty as chief engineer Off
Ger of that department.
Lieut.. Col. Solomon w. Roesser will re-
port by letter to the commanding general
Department of the Columbia, for duty as
chief engineer officer of that department.
First Lieut. Samuel Frankenberger field
artillery, is detailed to attend the encamp-
ment of the organized militia of the state
of Connecticut, July % to 81, 1897. for duty
anin To ha CT oFD
Connecticut National Guard, in the use
care and preservation of the new field artil-
lery material.
By direction of the President, Capt. Harry
A. Eaton, 23d Infantry, is detailed as pro-
fessor of military science and tactics at
West Virginia University, Morgantown, w.
Va, to take effect July 1, 1907. vice Maj.
James NJ. Burns, L. S. A, retired, who at
his own request is relieved.
Lieut.. D. c. Bingham, to the Tennessee,
June 7.
Lieut.. II. L. Wyman, from the Naval
Academy, Anna polls Md.
Lieut.. d. C. Hanrahan, from the Tacoma
and await orders.
Lieut.. ]. H. Tomb. from command of the
Stockton, to command the Hull
Lieut.. w. N. LETTERS, from the Naval
Academy. Annapolis. Md, to the Alabama.
Lieut.. w. K. Riddle, to the Maine.
Lieut.. w. G. Mitchell from the Naval
Academy, Annapolis Nd, to command the
Stockton.
Lieut. H. f. Cook from the Louisiana to
command the Shubrick.
Lieut.. a. w. Johnson, from command of
the Shubrick to the Naval --cademy; spe-
cial duty.
Lieut.. w. T. Cluverius from the Naval
Academy, Annapolis Md, to the Missis-
sippi.
Lieut.. r. c. Hart, from command of the
Hull to the bureau of ordnance, Navy De-
partment.
Lieut. R. Wallace Lieut. L. l.. Wallace,
Paymaster f. B. Colby and Paymaster II.
A. Wise. jr., have been commissioned.
j. +. Otterson and c. a. Harrington have
been appointed assistant naval constructors
in the navy.
Washington, d. c., to the Prairie