Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


| Second Lieut.. Resolve P. Palmer. 9Th
Infantry. is detailed for duty pertaining
| to the national match for 1909 at Camp
Perry. Ohio.
| BY direction of the President and upon
the application of First Sergt. Hoyle
Marshall, Troop A. 10th Cavalry. that SOL
der will be placed upon the retired list.
! Lieut. Col Robert X. Evans. general
| staff, will proceed via this city to Camp
Perry Ohio. on official business pertain
\ ing to his duties as executive officer of
| the national match and upon the COM
| petion of his duties at that place Will re-
turn to his present station at Newport
r. I.
| Capt. William w Reno. Medical Corps.
| is relieved from duty as surgeon of the
| transport Fitzpatrick, and Will proceed 10
Fort Mckinley. Me.
Leave of absence for one month IS
granted Second Lieut.. Ben F. Ristine
21st Infantry.
| Capt Francis H. Pope. 18th Cavalry.
| assisted by Veterinarian Robert c. Mus
| SER 14th Cavalry. is detailed to inspect
| public animals to be delivered under con-
| tract with E. T. Taylor at Caldwell
| Idaho, and Ontario and Baker City. Ore
| Maj. Frank f. Harris. Coast Artillery
Corps will proceed to Fort Schuyler. n
y. and assume temporary command OIL
| that post.
Leave of absence for one month and
seven days with permission TO go beyond
| the sea is granted Lieut.. Col. William
d. Crosby. Medical Corps.
! BY direction Of tho President. FIRST
| Lieut. George r. Tyler Medical Reserve
Corps, is honora bly, discharged from the
| service of the United States. his services
| being no longer required
| First Lieut.. Thomas W. Jackson. Medl-
cal Reserve Corps. at New York city. Will
proceed to Washington barracks. ID. e.,
| for temporary duty, relieving Capt. Sam
uel J. Morris. Medical Corps. who will
proceed to Fort jay, n. Y.
| Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Maj. David J. Baker jr, 18th
Infantry.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Commander T. A. kearney, from
the Illinois to duty in connection with
target practice, United States Atlantic
| fleet.
| Lieut.. Commander F. II. Clark, from
! staff. Pacific fleet, Tennessee. to duty as
| fleet engineer. Pacific fleet. Tennessee.
Lieut.. Commander c. n. Offiey. from
| the Tennessee to home and wait orders.
Medical Director w. S. Dixon, retired,
| from the naval dispensary, Washington.
d. c., to home.
| Surgeons ]. I. Johnson and ]. ]. A. Nc
Mullin have been appointed acting as
| SiStant surgeons in the navy.
Boatswain A. ID. Warwick, from COM
| mand of the Tecumseh to the Michigan.
Chief Gunner c. Morgan. retired, from
naval station, Key West. Fla, to home.
| Pharmacist J. Mcmahon, retired, from
| navy yard, Norfolk Va, to home.
Naval Movements.
| The cruiser Olympia has arrived at
Newport: the gunboat Dolphin at New
York: the torpedo boat Porter al Prov
incetown; the sunboat Marietta at Guam
tanamo: the cruiser Prairie at Phiadel-
pha: the collier Lebanon at Boston, and
the cruiser California at Mare Island.
The gunboat Marietta, at Guantanamo,
Cuba. has been ordered to the navy yard
Portsmouth y. H., for an overhaulns.
The submarines Adder and MOccasin
have been placed out of commission at
the navy yard. Norfolk. These small
boats are to be taken 10 the naval sta
ton, Cavite, P. L., on the collier Caesar.
which will start on the long voyage from
Norfolk in a few days.
Retired as a Major.
Capt. John d. Yost, Medical Corps, hay
ing been examined for promotion by a
board of officers and found physically
disqualified for the duties of a major in
the Medical Corps. by reason of disability
| incident to the service, his retirement, by
the President, from active service as a
major is announced to date from March
| 13. 1909 the date upon which he would
| have been promoted to that grade by rea-
| son of seniority ii found qualified.
Maj. Yost served as first lieutenant and
| surgeon in the Sth California Volunteer
| Infantry during the Spanish war and was
| appointed an assistant surgeon in the
| army in February, 1901. He reached the
| grade of captain in July, 1905. He was
| born in California. but was appointed to
| the army from Massa chusetts He has
been recently stationed at Camp Lawton,
| Washington.
From Navy to Army.
| Midshipmen koenig of Maryland and
| Stephenson of Nebraska. who resigned
| from the navy Immediately after gradu-
ating last June. have been appointed sec
| ond lieutenants in the Coast Artillery
Corps of the army.
| E. c. Hanford of Washington. who re-
| signed his Office as second lieutenant of
| the LIST u. S. Cavalry. also has been ap-
! pointed second lieutenant in the Coast
| Artillery Corps. AS he was West Point
graduate and had military experience
| the usual mental examination was waived
| in his case. as il was in the cases of the
Naval Academy graduates who applied
| for appointment in the army.
| To Inspect Quartermaster Affairs.
Orders have been issued for Brig. Gen.
James r. Aleshire. qua rtermaster general
1 or an officer representing the office of the
! uuartennaster general, accompanied by
| the necessary clerk or clerks, To visit
/ Fort Myer, Va. Washington barracks.
! and if necessary other nearby posts, from
/ time 10 time. to investigate and observe
/ the general conduct of affairs pertaining
! to the 0uartermaster' department at
those posts.