Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
HAPPENINGS AT ARMY POSTS
Lieutenant wsrhsld from Fort Crook
Aids-ds- Camp to General Greedy.
CHANGES INCIDENT TO LEAVING FOR EAs1
ArtiIIerymen at Fort RiIey Greatly
EIated over the Passage by Both
Houses without Amendment
of New Artillery Bill.


FORT CROOK, Neb.. Feb. 2-(Special. ,
First Lieutenant Eldred ID. Warheld, Thlr-
tietn infantry, has been appointed So, ace Iae,
the post for Omaha on January 81, to re-
port to the general and return with him TO
Chicago. Lieutenant Wartield was appointed
second lieutenant in the army in April, 1879,
from his native state, Maryland, having
previously served as captain I'm the Fifth
Maryland infantry from the outbreak of
the Spanish American war. Lieutenant
Warfield graduated from the Infantry and
isoS' and 'f from the Army signal scho5l at
the same place In 1906. At the c.Lmp OF
instruction held at Fort Riley last SUM
mer Lieutepant Warfield was assigned 70
duty as aide to the commanding genel ais
of the militia brigades from the states OF
Missouri and Kansas during their tours of
instruction at the camp.
Second Lieutenant A l.. Clark. Thirtieth
infantry is confined to his quarters since
the Slst, suffering from a severe cold
caught while out on the weekly practice
march on Tuesday last.
The Bridge club met at the home of Mrs
Townsend Whelen on Wednesday, the 3oth
! from 2;30 to 6 p. m, large number of the
members being present, and an enjoyable
The regular monthly hop given by the
officers Of the post was held in the officers
club last night from to H. number Of
guests from surrounding cities being pres
emit The arrangements for refreshments
| and floral decorations were in the hands
of Mrs. w. r. Abercrombie and Mrs.
Townsend whelen.
Mrs. and Miss Turner, mother and sister
OF Lieutenant Turner, Thirtieth infantry,
arrived at the post on January 81 from St.
Louis, Mo-, and will be the guests of Lieu
| tenant Turner for a few weeks. Miss
Barns OF 81. Louis, who came with Mrs.
ana Miss Turner, is also the guest of Lieu
| tenant Turner.
Captain l. d. wildman of the signal
corps and Miss Stuart of Council Bluffs
were the guests of Captain and Mrs. Bent
at the supper and hop given at the officers
| club last evening
First Lieutenant E. r. Stone, battalion
| ad1utant Thirtieth infantry, has been de-
tailed as signal and engineer officer, re-
lieving Lieutenant Warfeld from these
The following promotions were made in
| the Thirtieth infantry during the week:
sergeant, vice Wells discharged; Corporal
| Meissner, company l., to be sergeant vice
Williams, discharged; Private William Col
man, company l., to be corporal, vice Meis-
sner, promoted; Private John j. Linney.
! company M. to be corporal vice Hessel-
mann, discharged. Privates Joseph Holou-
| for the Thirtieth infantry at Columbus
| o., barracks, reported for duty on February
and were assigned to companies d and L.
Private William McCrorie, company B,
| was relieved from extra duty as carpenter
In the quartermaster's department on
| January 81, and ordered to report for duty
| with his company. Private Max ProolSop
company Is, was relieved from special duty
pany.
The Following noncommissioned officers.
| who were examined on the 1st inst in thu
| subject of army regulations, have been
| found proficient and given certificates ac-
cordingly: Corporals Cahaney, Murphy,
! Riley, Pagan and Cline of Company A,
| Thirtieth infantry.
/ captain T. l.. Rhoads, assistant surgeon,
who has been acting as chief surgeon of
the Department of the Missouri for the last
| TWO months, has been relieved from that
DUTY and has resumed his duties as surgeon
| of this post
A rare treat was enjoyed by the officers
and their families in the large reception
room of the officers club on the evening
or January 2S, when a musical entertain
ment was given by Prof. Joseph Bistolf, q
noted musician and singer.
captains Waldo L. Aver and II. l.. Threl-
keld and First Lieutenant James M. Little,
rhirueth infantry, have been ordered to
report at Fort ID. A. Russell, Wyo., on the
9th inst, as members of a general court
martial ordered to assemble at that post
| Orders have been received for all the
rifles carrying the rod bayonet now in the
hands of the troops to be turned into the
ROCK Island arsenal, on receipt OF the
Sprh field rifle equipped with the long
| knife bayonet, recently adopted for the
army. and furnished with the latest model
sights The new rifles are to be furnished
| from the Springfield arsenal and probably
Will be received during the coming week.