The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-06
United States Army OFFICER Whose
Home is in keokuk Has Been
Greatly Honored by
Advancement.
HE GOES TO FORT HUNT
Did Fine Work at Boston on Target
Work and Now Becomes
Post Commanding
officer.

The many friends here of Captain
James F. Howell will be pleased to
hear that he has received an advance
ment and is to become post COM
handing officer, stationed at Fort
Hunt, Virginia. The following from
the Boston Herald of October 81 gives
the particulars Of the advancement
Officers and men of the Massachu-
sets militia who have taken part in
the Boston harbor coast exercises
during the past two years will learn
with regret Of the transfer of Capt.
James F. Howell, U. s. A., of Fort
Banks, district adjutant of the Boston
artillery district.
Capt. Howell will not leave Fort
Banks until the arrival of the new
district commander, Col. Patterson.
He will then assume command of the
47th company, c. A. c., located at
Fort Hunt, Virginia. This is an in
dependent post and Capt. Howell is
honored with a promotion, as he will
become post commanding officer.
The state militia work in conjunc-
ton with the regulars In the Boston
Notifications has strongly appealed
to Capt. Howell and greatly through
his efforts the joint manoeuvres have
been successfully carried out. He was
the inspecting officer of the coast ar.
tillery, M. V. M for the government.
He has devoted considerable time
to developing a system for use in SER
vice target practice. and has, among
other things, been able to photograph
the strike OF projectiles on target
from the observing tug. These pho
tographs, which have been published
In the Herald, have attracted much
attention among the army authorities
"a Washington They have also been
copied in several foreign journals.
Capt. Howell has been located in the
Baston artillery district for the past
five years, three years of which have
been spent as district adjutant Upon
him has devolved the work of ARA =
ing for the Joint exercises of tae reg
ular troops and regulars.
His orders for the exercises during
the past summer between the regulars,
coast artillery corps, M. " NJ, and the
9th infantry, NJ v. NJ, has been highly
praised for its conciseness and accur-
acy.
Fort Hunt, va. where Capt. Howell
will be located in the future. is on the
Potomac river. few miles from Wash
ington, and is one of the ideal indie
pendent posts of the coast artillery
service Capt. Howell regrets leaving
Fort Banks and said to Herald man
today that Boston had become a part
of his life, and he would have liked
to remain here
Much Regret.
Col Charles R. Nutter of the Massa-
chusetts corps coast artillery. on be-
ing informed of the transfer Of Capt.
Howell to Fort Hnut, Virginia, said:
This is surprise to me. and | am
very sorry that Howell is going to
leave us. He has been stanch friend
to the Massachusetts state organiza-
ton, and am sure my sentiments will
be echoed all along the line. Capt.
Howell is very hard working and eff
fcient officer, and has exhibited
eat interest in the welfare of the
state militia since he became district
adiutant several years ago. He came
before the military committee of the
legislature last winter, and his words
had much weight with them. He was
always busy with plans for the better
ment of the service. In the loaning
of books, in suggestions in regard to
encampments and the working out Of