Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-13
NEWS FROM The ARMY POSTS
Thirtisth Infantry Ordered from Fort
Crook to Philippine Islands
REGIMENT WILL START LAST OF IUNt
Sixteenth Infantry VIII Occupy
Posts VRcated by the Thirtieth-
Gossip from Fort
Riley.
Fort Crnnlr-

FORT CROOK, Neb., Jan. 12-(Special)
Lieutenant Albin l.. Clark, Thirueth in
fantry, returned to the post on January Z.
after an absence of two months leave
spent at the home of his parents at st.
Louis, Mo.
Major Charles Byrne, Thirtieth infantry,
returned to the post on January 10 from
Fort Leavepworth, Kan, and has assumed
command Of the Third battalion, Thirtieth
Miss Stead and Miss Hatton of St. Louis
are visiting the post as the guests Of DR..
Clemens w. and Mrs. Mcmillan.
The bridge club held its monthly meet
ing on Wednesday afternoon, from to 5
p. m, at the home of Mrs. George r. Guild
orders have been issued for the transfer
Of the Thirtieth infantry to the Philippine
islands, and the probabilities are that the
regiment will leave Fort Crook and other
cisco, in time to take passage on the trans
port sailing on July 8. The Thirtieth in
fantry returned to the United States from
It's last tour in the islands on December
l6 1903, the headquarters band, First and
Third battalions of the regiment coming
direct to Fort Crook for station, Companies
Ark, and Companies G and II to Fort
Reno, Okl. The only time the Thirteth
infantry has been together since its or
ganization was during the maneuvers held
at Fort Riley last summer,
The Sixteenth infantry, ordered to re-
lieve the Thirtieth at Fort Crook and
otner stations now occupied by the COM
panies of the Thirtieth, was organized in
April, 1869, and Will not be a stranger to
I two battalions having been stationed at
Fort Crook in 1899. The Sixteenth is ctm-
manded by Colonel Cornelius Gardener,
who graduated from the United States
to his present command in December 1906.
The hop and dinner given by the officers
last evening was a decided success and was
one of the principal events of the season
| Quite number of Omaha people were
! in attendance, among whom were: Mrs
and Miss Nesmt OF Fort Omaha, as the
guests of Major and Mrs. Abercrombie
Mrs. Gamble and Harry Byrne, guests OF
Captain and Mrs. Bent; Miss Weller and
and Mrs, Carleton; ChariesH. and Pau
Beaton, the guests of Lieutenant ]. Millard
Little, Thlrtieth infantry,
| The eight company dining rooms anc
! kitchens, which have been under construc
| ton for the last eight months the con
tract for building being in the hands OF
| over to the quartermaster's department and
are now in use by the companies.
~ Corporal Joseph c. Hattie, Company d
| United to take the examination for com
mission as second lieutenant in the army.
Battalion Sergeant Major Alfred Aldren
| airy Ii on a surgeons certificate of dis
ability, and has decided to take up hi
residence in South Omaha
Theodore Knabb. who was discharge
from the band on the expiration of hi
three. years service on December II last
| re-enlisted again for the band on Januar,
TO-, He has been appointed corporal ant
taken his old place as solo alto player.
| The following officers have been eX
amined in military hygiene by a board o
examining officers and have been found pro
hcient and given certificates of profcenc,
in the subject: Lieutenants Wuost, earle
ton, Whelen. Turner. Stone, Guild, Elliott
Howard Sharon, Little and Rucker. Thr
tieth infantry, and Captain Jerry -. Spring
stead, First regiment. Kansas Nationa
Guard.
The following noncommissioned officer
have passed the required examination 4
army regulations and have been give
certificates of proficiency accordingly
Corporals Joseph C. Ainsworth, John I
Yersprilla, Albert C. Jones and Georg
Roberts
Private Clifford Hubbard, Company L,
relieved from duty with the machine gu
platoon, and Private Jackson Brown of tn
same company is detailed In his place
Private Arlie NJ Miller, Company K, ha
been detailed on duty with the machin
gun platoon and appointed corporal vic
Lambert reduced for absence without leav,
August Burgess and David e. Boles. VIII
were recently discharged from the artiler
arm of the service and who re-enlisted 70
the Thirtieth infantry, reported for dut
on January 10 from Columbus barracks
Ohio.
Miss Helen Reopen of Omaha has bee
the guest of Quartermaster Sergeant w.
Jaka and Mrs. Jaka during the past weel