Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

The following named officers of the
Corps of Engineers will report for exam
nation to determine their fitness for pro-
motion: Capt. George NJ. Hoffman. Capt
William D. Conner. First Lieut.. William
A. Mitchell. First Lieut.. Warren T. Han
mum, First Lieut. Robert r. Ralston
Second Lieut.. Edward D. Ardery and
Second Lieut.. H. A. Finch.
Leave Of absence for fifteen days is
granted Capt. Edward Carpenter, Coast
Artillery Corps.
The leave of absence granted Capt. Car
A. Martin, 4th Infantry. Is extended one
month.
So much of special orders of August g.
1909. War Department, as directs Firs,
Lieut.. James w. Hart, Medical Reserve
Corps, at Fort Hunt, Va, to proceed tc
Henry barracks, Cayey. Porto Rico, is re-
voked.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Maj. George F. Landers, Coast
Artillery Corps.
Naval Orders.
Capt. ]. NJ. Orchard has been COM
missioned.
Lieut. Commander j. l.. Sticht, from
Naval War College, Newport. r. l.. to
Boston. Mass.
Lieut. G. D. tombstone, from the Dixie
and granted leave thirty days.
Lieut. ]. Grady, from charge navy re-
cruiting station, Boston, to home and
wait orders.
Ensign D. G. Copeland. from the Kan
sas to the Dixie.
Ensign A. T. Church, to Annapolis, Md
Ensign c. Humphrey. from the Con-
nectcut to the Castine
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. Seaman,
to Naval Hospital. navy yard. N. Y.
Boatswain II. n. Huxford from navy
m or
ton, Guam, NJ. I.
Chief Gunner ]. c. Evans. from naval
| station, Guam, and wait orders
Chief Gunner J. T. Swift, from the
Rhode Island to naval magazine. Iona
Island, n. Y.
Chief Gunner L. Roll. from the Rhode
Island to naval torpedo station, Nara
gansett bay, r. l.
Chief Gunner J. Hill. from naval maya
zine, Fort Mifflin. Pa, to the Rhode Is
land.
Chief Gunner C. B. Babson. to duty
navy yard, Boston.
Chief Gunner J. c. McDermott. from
naval torpedo station, Newport, r. l., to
Gunner w. j. Creelman. from naval
magazine, Iona Island, N Y, to duty
navy yard, N Y.
Second Lieut.. D. M. Gardner has been
commissioned a second lieutenant in the
Marine Corps.
Naval Movements.
The cruisers Charleston, Cleveland
Denver and Galveston have arrived al
Manila. the torpedo boat Worden and flo
tilla at New York. the cruisers Tennessee
California and South Dakota at Hilo, Ha-
wall; the cruiser Dixie at Tompkinsville.
The gunboat Tacoma has sailed from
Cristobal for Bocas del Toro. and the
torpedo boat Macdonough and fotilla
from Memphis for Cairo.
The collier Caesar which is taking two
submarines to the naval station at Olong'
apo P L. will leave Manila about De-
cember 1 for Boston via the Suez canal
The supply ship Supply will leave Guam
in a few days for Shanghai. Nagasaki
Kobe and Yokohama. for the purpose OF
giving liberty to the officers and en-
listed men stationed at Guam The Sup
DIV will return to Guam about Deem
Der l.
Marine Corps Orders.
Capt. N. G. Burton, A. @. NJ, to Wash
ington, D. c.
Capt ]. c. Breckenridge. granted fifteen
days leave with permission to leave the
United States.
A general court-martial, to consist of
the following named officers, ordered to
convene at the marine barracks, WASH
ington. D. c., September 81: President,
Capt l.. NJ. Gulick; members. Capts. Will
liam H. Clifford, William Hopkins. r. P.
Williams and Logan Tucker, A O. M:
judge advocate, First Lieut.. V. l. Morri-
son.
Maj. G. c. Reid, from charge recruit
ing district of Michigan to duty at ma
rine barracks, Norfolk, Va.
First Lieut.. E. 3. Miller, from marine
barracks. navy yard. Washington. D. c.,
to charge of recruiting district of Mich
igan.
Maj. l.. H. Moses. from charge of re-
cruiting. New York, n. Y, to command
marine barracks, Newport, r. 1.
Capt. Logan Feland. from marine bar
racks, navy yard. New York, to charge