Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
TRANSFERS OF GENERALS
Important Changes Made by the War
Department.
WOOD TO RETURN VIA EUROPE
New Commands for Generals Carter,
Weston, Greedy, Myer, Thomas
and Hodges.

By direction Of the President the follow
ing changes in the stations and duties Of
general officers are ordered:
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, United States
army, upon his relief from the command Of
the Philippines division will proceed to Gov
ernors Island, N. Y, and assume command
Of the Department of the East relieving
Maj Gen. Frederick D. Grant, United
States army.
Maj. Gen. Grant upon being thus relieved
will proceed to Chicago, H., and assume
command of the Department Of the Lakes,
relieving Brig. Gen. William H. Carter,
United States army. 49,
Brig. Gen. Carter upon being thus re-
lieved will proceed to Omaha Neb,, and
assume command of the Department Of the
Missouri
Maj. Gen. John F. Weston, United States
army, will assume command of the Philip
pines division upon the relief Of Maj. Gen.
Wood.
Maj Gen. Adolphus w. Greedy. United
States army upon the discontinuance Of
couver barracks. Washington, and assume
command Of the Department Of the Column
bia.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Myer, United States
army, will proceed to San Antonio, Texas,
and assume command Of the Department
Of Texas.
Brig. Gen Earl D. Thomas. United States
army, will proceed to Omaha, Neb, and as
sumo command temporarily of the Depart
ment Of the Missouri.
Brig. Gen. Charles L. Hodges. United
States army, win report in person to the
commanding general, Philippines division,
for assignment to duty.
When the Orders Take Effect.
1t Is stated at the War Department that
the above orders SO far as they affect
oyl nf1oau toll az
feet at once, but that the others, so far as
they affect Gems. Grant, Carter and Wes-
ton, do not take effect until Gen. Wood ar
rives at New York to assume command of
the department Of the east. Gen. Wood
has arranged to continue In command OF
the Philippine division until after Secre-
tary Taft finishes his visit to the Philip
pines In October next, and 1t is understood
that he has also arranged to return to the
United States by way Of the Suez canal
in order that he may spend q short time in
England so that the surgeon who operated
upon his head few years ago may exam
inc him again and observe the result OF the
It therefore appears that. although Gen.
Weston may relieve Gen. Wood OF COM
mand Of the Philippines division about the
1sf Of November, Gen. Wood will hardly
be ready to relieve Gen. Grant of the
New York command much before the 1st
of January next, and probably not until
February or March. according to The
lengtn Of his stay in England. In that
event Gen. Grant and Gen. Carter will
retain their present commands and stations
at least until January / next, and probably
until the early spring.
All the military divisions except that of
the Philippines will be abolished June 30
next, and they will continue as now organ
lied until that date, when, according to
today's orders, Maj. Gen. Greedy, command
ing the northern division at Chicago, will
proceed to Vancouver barracks and-assume
command of the Department Of the Co
lumbia-