Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt Henry G. Learnard, General Staff.
at San Francisco. will repair to this city
and report to the chief of staff for DUTY.
Capt. William H. H. Chapman, 10th In
fantry, will assume charge of construc-
ton work at the Preside of Monterey.
Cal.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of First Sergt. Michael
O'Brien. Company G, 18th Infantry. that
soldier VIII be placed upon the retired
list.
Mai. Amos w. kimball. quartermaster,
will proceed from New York city to Os-
wego. n. Y. for the purpose OF lnvest1-
eating the cause of delay in starting de-
livery of understands under contract with
II. j. Freeman.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt. Edward B. Vedder, Medical
Corps.
Mai Henry l. Raymond. Medical Corps.
report to the commanding officer. general
hospital. at that post. for surgical treat
ment
Leave of absence for four months on
surgeons certificate of disability Is
granted Capt. Thomas ]. Fealy. I'd In
fantry.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. Jacob Schick, 10Th
Infantry.
Leave of absence for one month and
Twelve Gays on surgeon GeitfHtdtt VI
disa b.lity is granted First Lieut.. Ralph
n Hayden Sd Cavalry.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut. Frank 0. Whitlock,
14th Cavalry.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted Second Lieut.. Avery u. Cum
mings. 10th Infantry.
First Lieut. Shelby c. Leasure. Signal
corps. will proceed to Fort Riley. Kan.
for observation and treatment by the sur
geon.
First Lieut. William A. Kent. 22d In
fantry. in this city on leave of absence,
will proceed to Fort Wood. n. Y. for
temporary duty. upon the completion of
which he will join his proper station.
a board of officers OF the Medical Corps,
to consist of. Maj. James NJ. Kennedy,
Capt. Edward r. Schreiner and Capt. AL
bert E. TRULY. is appointed to meet at the
Preside of San Francisco. for the exami-
nation OF Contract Surgeon Samuel T.
Weirick. to determine his fitness for APP
pointment first lieutenant in the Medl-
cal Corps.
The leave of absence granted Col Ho-
bart X. Bailey, 23th Infantry, is extend
ed one month.
Capt. Hiram Mel. Powell. 18th Infantry
will proceed to Fort Bayard. N. NJ. gen
eral hospital, for observation and treat
ment.
Brig. Gen. Philip Reade. recently APP
pointed. will report to the comma ndlnS
general. Philippines Division, for assign
nent to duty
Naval Orders.
Capt. ii. McCrea, from command
Georgia and await orders.
Capt. Z. +. Qualtrough, from navy yard
Washington. d. G., to command Georgia
Lieut.. Commander l.. III. Chandler. to
duty bureau of navigation, Navy Depart
ment.
Midshipman H. X Aiken, to North
Carolina.
Chief Boatswain J. Clancy, from Wasp
to Franklin. navy yard, Norfolk. Va.
Warrant Machinist B. Heggenhaugen,
To Kentucky.
Warrant Machinist c. Franz, from Ken
lucky and leave thirty days.
Lieut.. S. l. NJ. Major. from naval sta
ton. Cavite. +. L.. to Rainbow.
Lieut.. Commander +. J.. Bisset. from
naval station. Cavite. p. L.. to Supply.
Ensign F. l.. Reichmuth. from Helena
10 Supply.
Assistant Surgeon L. f. Cohn, from
naval station, Olonsapo. z. L.. TO the
United States Naval Hospital. Mare Is
land CAL for treatment.
Naval Movements.
The converted yacht Scorpion has ar
rived at Charleston. the repair ship Pan
Their and the torpedo boats Porter. Blake
". De Long Thornton and IInSey at
Brunswick, Ga.
The gunboat Annapolis has sailed from
Suva Fiji for Page Page Samoa: the
converted yacht Mayflower from Guam
tanamo for Washington. the cruiser AL
bany from Saiina Cruz for San Jose de
Guatemala the gunboat Paducah from
Curacao for Puerto Cabello and the tug
Sioux from Boston for Bradford.
The converted yacht Wasp has been