Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Lieut. Henry G. StahI. 9th Infantry, is
detailed as professor of military science
and tactics at the Rhode Island College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, King
ston. r. I.
Capt. William s. Scott. First Cavalry. is
detailed for duty in connection with the
national match for 1908, at Camp Perry,
Ohio.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Beverly A. Read. 9th Cavalry. is extend
ed one month.
Maj. Joseph T. Dickman, 18th Cavalry,
assistant executive officer and chief range
officer of the national match. and Capt.
LaRoy S. Upton. First Infantry, adjutant
of the match. will proceed to Camp Perry
Ohio. for duty.
Maj. Evan NJ. Johnson. jr.. 9Th. Infantry
will be assigned to a battalion and sta
ton by his regimental commander and
will join the station to which he may be
assigned.
First Lieut. William r. Dear. Medical
Reserve Corps. will proceed from the
general hospital, Washington barracks
District of Columbia, to Fort Myer, Va,
for temporary duty.
The following named first lieutenants,
Medical Reserve Corps. recently appointed
from contract surgeons. United States
Army, are ordered to active duty in the
service of the United States at their
present stations: Albion NJ. Coffey, Har-
Olu SOulfl, INeWlOH hlSTullI, AidT
ence G. Kress, Elias H. Porter and Els
worth Wilson.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Capt. Michael ]. McDonough,
Corps of Engineers.
Chaplain Stephen r. Wood United
States Army, recently appointed with
rank as first lieutenant, is assigned to
the Goth Infantry In the Philippine divi-
sion.
Naval Orders.
Commodore j. NJ. Robinson. retired
from the command of the Independence.
navy yard. Mare Island. Cal, to home.
Capt. J. B. Milton. from the navy yard.
Mare Island, Cal, to command the Inde-
pendence.
Capt L. Young. additional temporary
duty as captain of the navy yard, Mare
Island. Cal.
Lieut.. Commander c. Webster, retired.
from branch photographic Office. Norfolk,
Va, to home.
Lieut.. Commander A. c. McMechan. re-
tired. to charge of the branch hydro
graphic office. Norfolk. Va
Acting Assistant Surgeon w. L. Mann,
jr.. to United States Naval Hospital, New
Paymaster q. NJ stackhouse from navy
yard. Norfolk, Va, to tie navy yard,
New York
Passed Assistant Paymacter s. E. Bar
Der. from navy yard. Norfolk, Va. to bu-
reau of supplies and accounts. Navy De-
T. Nylund. appointed an acting gunner
in the navy from February 3. 1905. the
Virginia.
Frenchmans Bay, Me-, to Topeka
Capt. ]. A. Hughes, First Lieut.. HI. 7.
Vulte First Lieut.. c. p Meyer and First
Lieut. B. Puryear, jr., have been COM
missioned in the United States Marine
Corps.
Navy Department Changes.
Changes in the Navy Department are
announced as follows:
Appointments-Naval observatory, B. F.
Smith. stenographer and typewriter, at
$500 per annum; bureau of yards and
docks. ]. NJ Marzolf second-class me-
chanical craftsman at S5.O4 per diem.
Promotions-Hydrog office: NJ. NJ.
Cleeves, from engraver at $1,000 to en-
graver at $1,000 per annum; P. L. Rog
ers, from apprentice engraver at $500 to
engraver at $1,000 per annum. Bureau
of supplies and accounts: l.. E. Wiltber-
ger. from clerk at SLIGO to clerk at
$1,=,U per annum; w. J. O'Leary, from
clerk at 81, 100 to clerk at S1.2O0 per :.
mum: W. r. Lawrence. from clerk at
S1.OoO to clerk at 81, leo per annum; II. E.
English, from clerk at 81 600 to clerk at
81. 100 per annum; G. A. B. Prescott. from
clerk at Sl,oUO 10 clerk AT S1.1U per an
mum; D. w. Johnson. from clerk at 81 900
to clerk at 81. 100 per annum; j. H. Hol-
linger. from copyist at $500 to clerk at
$1,000 per annum; F. p. Macher. from
copyist at $500 to clerk at $1,000 per an
mum; c. H. Walleigh from copyist at
$500 to clerk at 81 900 per annum; Mrs
j. ]. Ford. from copyist at $500 to clerk
at $1,000 per annum; G. w. Armstrong
from copyist at $500 to clerk at $1,000 per
annum: S. j. T. Price, from copyist at
$500 to clerk at $1,000 per annum: W. J.
Brooks. Jr.. from copyist at $40 to COPY
list at $500 per annum
Observation-Disclosures of supplies and
accounts: Adam c. Gengler. clerk at
$1,000 per annum. photographic office
G. W. Swain. apprentice plate printer at
500 per annum; Samuel G. Hamilton
copyist at SI20 per annum.
His Rank Too High for Duty.
A peculiar state OF affairs existed at the
navy yard. Marc Island. Cal. by reason
of the fact that Capt. John NJ. Robinson.
although retired in the advanced grade OF
commodore. continued in active command
of the receiving ship Independence. AS
captain of the active list Robinson was
junior to the commandant of the yard
the captain of the yard and the captains
who were in command of ships which
happened to be on that station. On his
retirement, however. Robinson jumped
all of them. including Capt. Phelps. COM
mandant of the yard.
To relieve the situation of possible en-