Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
pa.iremeut of Col. Homer.

pe+;rement of Col. Homer.
D.. direction of the President. Col. VIII
r. y Homer, Coast Artillery Corps.
NOV, his own application after more than
f.~.,tuo wears service. Is retired from
1870. service. TO take effect November IL.
1ons ,ra he is granted leave of absence
49,, ,bat date Col. Homer is from
Wsss,cbusetts and was graduated from
The J-nited States Military Academy in
Jmna $50. He reached the grade of
COLONEL MAY I last and has been recently
stationed at Fort Stevens. Ore
Naval Movements.
ri, auxiIiaries Glacier, Panther and
y,,,,o, have arrived at Honolulu, the
,o1l;er Abarenda at Bradford. the tug
Naz,,scott a. New York, the cruiser
| vanlee at Newport News. the collier
Alexander at Guam and the cruisers Rain
how Denver and Cleveland at Woosung.
The cruiser Prairie has sailed from
| Hampton roads Tor rev ivlk ano .ne
cruise.
Naval Orders.
psor Admirals J. e. Pillsbury, A. Mark
and r. P Rodgers have been commits
stoned.
Lieut.. W. ". Smith, from the Dubuque
to the Salem.
1deut J. H. Blackburn, from the Mon
| tana to the Chicago.
lieut. o. G. Murhn. from the Chicago
1ieut. II. X. Cage, from the Salem to
'i Iaeut n. E. Nichols. from the Dolphin
- R ta1 o. T. Hurdle, to the navy
Warrant Machinist D. J. Mccarthy.
from navy yard, Boston, Mass, to the
Warrant Machinist A. Cottrell. from
naval torpedo station. Newport, r. l., to
the New Hampshire.
Army Orders.
Mai. Henry c. Hodges. jr., list Infantry
will take station in this city and report
to the president. Army War College, for
duty. .......
The following-named officers at Fort
Sheridan. H., have been ordered to duty
in connection with the northern and army
competitions:
Capt. Walter B. McCaskey, 18th Jnfan-
try; First Lieut.. Charles +. Reese, 18th
Infantry; First Lieut.. Ned Nj. Green. 18th
Infantry; Second Lieut. David H. Scott.
18th Infantry; First Lieut.. Gouverneur v.
Packer LIST Infantry.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt. Edwin T. Cole, 9Th Infan-
try.
Contract Surgeons James G.. Dougherty
and George Newlove. United States Army.
at San Francisco, will proceed to Seattle.
Wash, and accompany the 10th Infantry
to Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind.
Leave of absence for one month Is
f,&T hNtS Sicv-
nal Corps.
The leave of absence granted Maj. James
B. Erwin. inspector general, is extended
one month
Capt Robert c. Foy, 10th Cavalry. and
list Lieut.. Joseph F. Barnes, I'd Field Ar
| tillery. are relieved from duty at the
United States Military Academy.
Capt. Foy will join his regiment in the
Philippine Islands.
Lieut. Barnes will join his battery.
Capt. Charles D. Heron. 18th Infan-
try, and LIST Lieut. Quinn Gray. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, will report to the superin
tendent, United States Military Academy,
at West Point, N. Y. for duty.
Maj. Edgar Russel, Signal Corps. will
proceed to Camp William H. Taft, Chick
amauga Park. Ga, for temporary duty.
The following-named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps will report at the
Coast Artillery School. Fort Monroe,
Va. for the purpose OF taking the ad.
school: Capt. Ralph NJ. Mitchell, First
Lieut.. Francis w. Clark, First Lieut.. Off
mere Hope and First Lieut.. Philip H.
Worcester.
The following-named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are assigned to
companies as indicated: CaptS. Laurence
c. Brown. to the Goth Company; John S.
Johnston, to the 18th Company, and
Harry J. Watson, to the 10th Company.
Capt Frederick T. Arnold, 4th Cavalry.
is detailed for service and to fill a va
cancy in the quarternaster's department,
vice Capt. James s. Parker, assigned to
the 4th Cavalry.
Capt Samuel V. Ham, Stth Infantry. is
in the quartermaster's department. vice
Capt. Arthur Cranston, who Is assigned
to the 9Th Infantry.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of Post Quartermaster
Sergeant Michael E. Drew. that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted First Lieut.. Charles S. Blakely,
Sd Field Artillery.
Lieut.. Col. Edwin F.. Glenn. 2sd Infan-
try. is relieved from duty at headquarters.
Department Of the East, and will join his
regiment in the Philippines division.
Col. Tweedale's New Duties.
Col John Tweedaie, U. S. A.. retired.
has been designated as a member and as
secretary of the Chickamausa National
Military Park commission to take effect
July 81. vice Brig. Gem. Frank G. Smith.
u. 8. A., retired, who is relieved at his
own request. Col. Tweedale was for
morly chief clerk Of tire War Department
and was afterward appointed to the
army. He was retireed in June, 1905. as
colonel in the adjutant generals depart
ment.