Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

| Army Orders.
Chaplain Samuel j. Smith, 18th In
! fantry. will proceed to Fort Mackenzie
Wyo.. for duty with the Sd Battalion
10Th Infantry.
By direction of the President, and upor
! application of Commissary Sergeant Lee
| Spiegel. 9TH Cavalry. that soldier will be
| placed upon the retired list.
| The leave of absence granted Capt
Frank T Woodbury.. Medical Corps, is
| extended fifteen days.
Mai Robert r. Raymond. Corps of En-
gineers is detailed as member of the
| board of officers appointed to CONSIDER
and report upon the subject of the moS'
| suitable field equipment for engineer
| troops. vice Col. Smith S. Leach, Corps
| of Engineers. relieved.
| Contract Surgeon Joseph H. Whitley is
| relieved from duty at Fort De Soto, Fla.
and will proceed to his nome, chicago
| for annulment of contract.
The following transfers in the Attn Cav
airy at the request of the omcers con-
cerned. are ordered: First Lieut. Dou-
glas McCaskey. from Troop F to Troop b;
First Lieut.. Leonard w. Prunty' from
Troop B to Troop F.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. John Cooke. 18th Cavalry, is eX-
tended to october Is. 1908.
BY direction of the President. and upon
Troop H. 10th Cavalry, that soldier Will
be placed upon the retired list.
First Lieut. James B. Ferguson Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. recently appointed, Is
ordered to active duty and is assigned 10
duty at his present station.
The leave of absence granted capt.
George H. Scott. Medical Corps, is ex-
tended to October 81, 1908
Naval Orders.
co., Dottar from command OF
the Vermont to command I'd Division. LIST
Squadron, United States Atlantic fleet.
Commander j. ]. Knapp. from duty as
inspector of the fifteenth lighthouse dis
trict. ST. Louis, Mo-, to command the
Wyoming.
Lieut.. Commander NJ. l.. Miller, to duty
in connection with the hfteenth Hsht-
house district. St. Louis, Nc.
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. S. Hoen,
from the third lighthouse district. Iomp-
kinsville. n. Y, TO the United STATES
Naval Hospital New York, n. T., 1or
treatment.
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. A; May
from United States Naval Hospital, Nor
folk. Va. to duty with the lighthouse YES
sells en- route to the Pacific coast.
Assistant Surgeon E. L. Reed. from
navy yard, Mare Island. Cal. to the ma
val training station, San Francisco. Cal
Carpenter J. 7. Vim. transferred 10
the retired list of officers of the navy.
Warrant Machinist ]. J. Duffy, from
the Texas to the United States Naval
Hospital, Norfolk, Va. for treatment.
Warrant Machinist ]. 3. Martin, from
the Celtic to the Texas.
J. J. Langa. appointed paymasters
clerk in the navy, duty Albany.
Ordered to This City for Instruction.
The folowing-named officers of the
Medical Reserve Corps are relieved from
duty at the stations designated and will
repair to this city October l, 1908. for
the purpose of taking a course of In
struction at the Army Medical School:
First Lieut.. Leon c. Garcia, Fort Riley,
Kan.
First Lieut.. Daniel w. Harmon, Fort
Hancock. New Jersey.
First Lieut. Daniel Parker Card, Fort
Jay, New York.
First Lieut.. Sylvester F. O'Day, Fort
First Lieut. Lee Roy Dunbar. Fort Tot
ten, New York.
First Lieut. William H. Smith, Fort
Moultrie South Carolina.
First Lieut.. Arnold d. futile, Fort
Thomas, Kentucky.
First Lieut.. James c. Magee. Fort
Niche, New York.
First Lieut. William r. Dear general
hospital, Washington barracks, District
OF Columbia.
First Lieut.. Eben c. Hill, Columbus
barracks. Ohio.
First Lieut.. Armin Mueller. Jefferson
barracks, Missouri.
First Lieut. Rozier c. Bayly. Fort D. A.
Russell, Wyoming.
Troops at Kentucky Tournament.
Capts. Edward L. King, I'd Cavalry. and
Robert 3. Powers, 9TH Cavalry, at St.
Joseph, Mo-, have been ordered to Louis
vile, Ky, for the purpose of assisting
in a military tournament to be held at
that place during the week beginning
October ) next. First Lieut.. Philip w.
Corpusier, 18th Cavalry, has been detailed
to act quartermaSter and commiSsary
of the regular troops in attendance at
the tournament.
Naval Movements.
The battleships Maine and Alabama
have arrived at Naples, the cruiser
Prairie at Newport and the gunboat
YprktoWn at Valdez