Evening star., 1909-06-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Naval Movements.

The dispatch boat Dolphin has arrived
at Washington city; the cruiser Prairie
at Newport; the battleship South Da-
kota at Panama, and the gunboat Pa
ducah at Porte Cortez.
The scout Chester has sailed from
Sierra Leone for Dakar, Senegal: the
collier Abarenda from Newport News for
Bradford. and the yacht Eagle from
Guantanamo for Annapolis.
Army Orders.
Col Joseph w. Duncan. general staff.
wilI proceed to Cincinnati. Ohio. on Off
cial business pertaining to the securing
of land for a target range.
First Lieut. Walter Singles. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is transferred from the
3Oth Company to the 1O6th Company.
Capt. Henning F. Colley, ordnance de-
partment, is assigned to the Both Com
pany.
Capt Edwin c. Long, Coast Artillery
Corps. is relieved from assignment to the
10th Company and placed on the unas-
signed list.
Capt. Robert E. L. Niche. 10Th Cavalry.
will proceed to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, for
duty with the two troops of the 18th cav
airy now there, and will proceed with
those troops to the Philippine Islands on
the transport leaving San Francisco about
July 5, 1909.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application Of First Sergt. Charles
M. Wright, Company c. 23d Infantry.
that soldier will be placed upon the re-
tired list
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Jacob NJ. Coffin Medical Corps, Is further
extended eighteen days.
Leave og absence for two months IS
Infantry.
Capt. Frederick l.. Dengler. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is assigned to the 3Sth
Company.
granted First Lieut.. Daniel w. Harmon,
Medical Reserve Corps.
Leave of absence for two months is
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Leslie j. McNair, ordnance
department.
Veterinarian Gerald E. Griffin. Sd Field
Artillery, will repair to Washington for
temporary duty, and upon the completion
thereof will proceed to Fort LeavenwOrth,
Kan. for duty.
Leave of absence for three months, with
permission to 60 beyond the sea. is grant
ed Lieut.. Col Hamilton S. Wallace, dep
uty paymaster general.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Lieut.. Col. Alexander 0. Brodie,
adjutant general.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral C. F. Goodrich, from
general inspector navy yards and stations
to home.
Capt. w. Winder. retired. from navy
yard, Boston, to home.
Capt Charles Laird, retired, from navy
yard. Washington. D. c., to home.
Capt. c. c. Calkins, retired, from naval
training station. Newport. r. L., to home.
Capt ]. d. Cow. retired, from navy
yard. Boston. to home.
Commander G. w. Cline, from the
Georgia to duty commanding the Castine.
Commander J. d. Mcdonald. from COM
mand of the Castine to Sd Squadron, Pa
cif1c fleet.
Lieut. Commander A. H. Davis, from
works Of New York Shipbuilding Com
Lieut. z. II. Madison. to photographic
Office, bureau of equipment, Navy De-
partment.
Ensign c. S. Joyce. to the Celtic.
Midshipman A. G. Dibrell. from the
Idaho and leave of one month
Midshipman H. Gibson, from Naval
Academy, Annapolis. Nd. to treatment
at naval hospital at that place.
Acting Assistant Surgeon 8. d. Hart.
to Naval Hospital, navy yard. New York.
To Command Philippine Battalions.
BY direction of the President the fol-
lowing named officers are detailed as ma
jors to command battalions of Philippine
Scouts:
Capt James P Harbeson, 18th Infan-
try, vice Capt. Stuart Heintzelman, 9TH
Cavalry.
Capt. Raymond Sheldon. 18th Infantry.
vice Capt George H.. McMaster, Sth In
fantry, heretofore relieved.
Assignments Of Army Surgeons.
Oficers OF the Medical Reserve Corps.
having completed the course of instruc-
ton at the Army Medical School in this
city, have been ordered to duty as fol-
lows: First Lieuts. Charles +. Doerr.
Rozier c. Bayly and Thomas j. Leary to
Company A, Hospital Corps, at Fort D:
A. Russell, Wyo.; First Lieuts. William
S. Shields, Daniel P. Card and Robert w.
Kerr to Company b. Hospital Corps. at
Leuts. Alexander D. Parce, James A.
Wilson and Ralph H. Godthwaite to
Company C, Hospital Corps, at Fort
Niagara, n. Y.
Changes in Medical Corps.
The following changes in the stations of
officers of the Medical Corps are ordered:
Capt. Fred W. Palmer. from Fort Ben
jamin Harrison. Ind. to Fort William
H. Seward, Alaska. relieving Capt Paul
c. Hutton, who goes to Fort Smelling,
MINI.
Capt. Alexander Murray, from Fort Du
Pont. Del. to Fort Egbert, Alaska.
relieving Capt. Jay w. Grissinger. who
goes to Fort Gibson, Alaska. relieving
Capt. James F. Hall, who goes to Fort
Brady, Mich.
Capt. Arthur NJ. Whaley, from Fort
Sam Houston, Tex. to Fort st. Michael
Alaska. relieving Capt. Verge L. Sweazey.
who goes to Plattsburg barracks. N. Y.
First Lieut.. Charles c. Demmer. from
Fort Ontario. N. Y, to Fort Rodman.
Mass. relieving First Lieut.. Chaunoey l..
Chase who goes to Fort Gibson, Alaska.
First Lieut. Daniel w. Harmon, having
completed the course of instruction at the
Army Medical School In this city. Will
proceed to Fort Davis. Alaska, and report
in person to the commanding officer of
that post for duty and by letter to the
commanding general. Department of the
Columbia.
Assigned to Stations.
The following-named officers of the
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