Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-20
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


Maj. Frederick P. Reynolds, Medical
Corps. will proceed to st. Paul, Mimi,
for temporary duty as chief surgeon OF
that department.
Capt William r. Smedberg. jr.. 18th
Cavalry, assisted by Veterinarian Henry
w. Peter, 18th Cavalry, is detailed to in
spect public animals to be delivered at Os-
den and Garland Utah: Caldwell, Idaho;
Ontario Ore, and Lima and Dillon, Mont.
First Lieut.. J. Marchal Wheate. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. will proceed TO Fort
Smelling, Mimi. for temporary duty.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Edgar w. Miller, Medical
Corps.
The following changes in the stations of
officers of the Medical Corps are ordered:
First Lieut.. Albert G. Love. at San
Francisco. Cal, TO Columbus Barracks,
Ohio, relieving Capt. Leartus J. Owen.
who will proceed to Fort Benjamin Har-
rison. Ind, relieving Capt. Clarence lie r.
Cole, who will return to his proper sta
ton, Fort Thomas. KY.
Naval Orders.
Midshipman G. X. Calhoun, from bu
reau of navigation, Navy Department, to
the Bagley.
Paymaster J. r. Sanford, from the New
Jersey to home, settle accounts and wait
orders.
r. A. Ashton. appointment as pay
masters clerk in the navy, duty to the
New Jersey, revoked.
Paymaster ]. W. Morse, from the navy
yard, Boston, Mass, to the New Jersey.
Paymaster F. G. Pyne, from navy yard
New York, n. T., to the Georgia.
Assistant Paymaster E. H. Van Patten,
from the Georgia to home, settle accounts
and wait orders.
G. G. Schweiser, appointment as a pay
masters clerk in the navy, duty to the
Georgia, revoked.
F. NJ. Varrell. appointed paymaster's
clerk in the navy, duty navy yard, Pen
sacola, Fla.
Uniform System of Enlistment.
A board of officers has been appointed
to meet March 1, Jefferson barracks. Mo-,
and later at other places for the purpose
Of investigating and reporting upon the
methods and apparatus used in the eX-
animation of applicants for enlistment.
with view to the adoption of uniform
methods and apparatus Tor sucn exam-
nations and for the purpose Of cOnsid-
ering such other matters relating to the
recruiting service as may be referred to
the board.
The detail for the board is Majs. Alfred
e. Bradley, Henry c. Fisher and Henry
A. Shaw, all of the Medical Corps.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Yankton has arrived at
WaShington; the torpedo boats Tingey
and Wilkes at Natchez: the cruiser Buff
falo at Mare Island, Cal: the torpedo
boat Gwin at Newport: the tug Potomac
at Norfolk and the gunboat Dolphin at
Washington.
The cruisers North Carolina and Mon
tana have sailed from Hampton roads to
meet the Atlantic fleet; the torpedo boat
Gwin from Newport for New London and
the torpedo boat Severn and the tug
Standish from Norfolk for Annapolis.
Death of Lieut.. Bradbury.
Lieut.. Edward Emerson Bradbury, Us.
NJ. retired, died at his home in Bradford,
Mass. the 18th instant He entered the
naval service as a yeoman February 4.
1867. and served as yeoman and paymas-
ter's steward on the U.S.S. Kensington
from that date until August IL, 1858:
served as paymasters clerk on the U.S.S.
Hendrix Hudson from September 10.
1868 to November Is, 1865; as paymas-
ter's clerk on U.S.S Saco from February
&, 1884. to May "a, 1864: was appointed
an acting masters mate in the volunteer
navy August 20, 1854. and during the re-
mainder of the civil war served on the
U.S.S. Rhode Island and Metacomet. Sub
seouent to the close of the civil war he
served an acting masters mate on diff
ferent vessels and stations until March
10. 1871. when he was transferred to the
retired list as master in accordance
with an act of Congress authorizing the
transfer to the retired list of certain vol
unteer officers. His title OF master was
changed to lieutenant (junior grade) by
an act of Congress approved March 3,
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