Evening star., 1909-05-14
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


Capt. John p. Ryan. 9Th Cavalry. is re-
| lieved from treatment at the General
Hospital, Fort Bayard. N. NJ. and will
duty.
granted Maj. Walter A. Bethel. judge ad-
| vocate.
Capt Frank A. Grant. quartermaster is
relieved from duty at Newport News, Va.
and will proceed to Governors Island, N.
Leave Of absence for four months. with
permission to go beyond the sea- Is
granted Capt. John b Christian. 9th
Capt. George c. Martin. 9Th Infantry.
having been found by an army retiring
board incapacitated for active service on
| such finding having been approved by the
President. the retirement of Capt Martin
from active service is announced
Second Lieut. Frank l. Beals, retired,
with his consent Is assigned to active
duty and will report to the acting chief
Of star for duty with station In this city.
The leave OF absence on surgeons cer-
tiflcate Of disability granted Chaplain
Timothy p. O'Keefe, 10Th Cavalry. Is
further extended one month on account
The following named officers have been
ordered to examination to determine their
fitness for promotion: CaptA Louis r
Burgess and James A Shipton. and First
IAeuts. Claude E. Brigham, William It'd
ball and Marion 8. Battle all Of the
Coast Artillery: John E. Morris, 10th In
fantry. and William G. Doana I'd In
fantry.
their own applications. Sergt. David e.
shufl, 165th Company. Coast Artillery
Corps. and First sergt. Peyton g. Hold
erby, Company D goth Infantry have
been placed on the retired List OF the
The foIlowin9-named officers ere de-
tailed to enter the next class at the
Army Signal School at Fort Leayen-
Second Leut. Thomas o. Esty. 9th
First Lieut.. Robert Davis. ID Field
First Heut1Walter Fl Prosser. sd Field
First Lieut.. James n. Riley 9Th H1ead
First Lieut. Asa Z. Singleton, 9th IN
Second Lient. Joseph o. Mauborgnet eth
First Meut. Paul M Goodrich. 9th In
Second Lieut. Everett N. Bowman. 18th
Infantry.
First Lieut. James, A. HigEina. 18th On
fantry.
Leave Of absence for one month Is
granted Maj. Elias Chandler. U.SA. re
Capt. Harry e. Mitchell 4th Field Ar
tillery, will report in person to the army
retiring board at Fort George Wright,
Wash. for examination by the board.
upon his own application. is detailed as
professor Of military science and tactics
at the Massachusetts, Agricultural Col
lege, Amherst. Mass.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral D. G.. Pendleton. from
duty as commandant navy yard and sta
| ton, Philadelphia, Pa. May 25. 1903. to
home.
Rear Admiral U. r. Harris. to duty as
commandant navy yard and station, Phil
adelphia, Pa. May q. 1909.
Commander v. 8. Nelson, from COM
mand the Panther to navy yard, Mare
Island. Cal.
Commander A. s. Halstead, from navy
yard, Mare Island, Cal. to command the
Vicksburg.
Commander J. w. Oman has been COM
missioned
Lieut.. Commander G. r. Cooper, orders
orders.
Lieuts. c. A. Richards, e. c. Oak. D..
w. Bagley and p. e. Dampman have
been commissioned.
Ensign L. Noyes. to the Missouri.
Ensign R. Lee. stover has been COM
missioned.
Assistant Naval Constructor J. E. OF
terson. from Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology to navy yard. Boston.
Chief Boatswain B. H. Shepley, from
the Buffalo to duty the Iroquois and
naval station. Hawaii. T. II.
Boatswain p j. Kenney, from detached
duty the Iroquois to the Buffalo
F. E. Crossman, appointed as a pay
masters clerk in the navy. duty the New
Hampshire revoked
Paymaster's Clerk o. G. Haskett has
been placed on the retired list of officers
of the navy, completion of thirty years
service.
E. E. Artais. appointed a paymaster's s
clerk in the navy, duty the Galveston.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Wolverine has arrived at