Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt. Mervyn G. Buckley. Coast Artil-
lery Corps, is assigned to the 93d Com
pany. He is relieved from further duty
with the Signal Corps.
BY direction Of the President and upon
the application OF Principal Musician
Fred Miller band. 9th Cavalry, that sol
der will be placed upon the retired list.
The leave Of absence granted First
Lieut.. Leon r. Partridge. Sd Cavalry, is
extended one month.
Capt. James A. Shipton, Coast Artillery
Corps will proceed to Fort Monroe. Va.
on official business pertaining to the de-
velopment of submarine mine material
(automatic anchors).
Leave of absence for one month and
fifteen days is granted Second Lieut.. John
G. Winter. 9th Cavalry.
The following transfers are ordered:
Capt Edward n. Jones. jr.. from the 18th
Infantry to the Sth Infantry; Capt Sam
uel T. ansell, from the Sth Infantry to
the 18th Infantry: First Lieut.. John A.
Brockman. from the 18th Infantry to the
26th Infantry: First Lieut.. Clifton Nj.
Butler from the 18th Infantry to the 18th
Infantry.
Lieut. Col Frank f. Eastman, deputy
commissary general will proceed to
Sturgis. :. D.. for the purpose of inspect
ing subsistence supplies purchased at that
place.
First Lieut. William W. Resell, Signal
Corps, will repair to this city and report
in person to the chief signal officer of
the army for temporary duty pertaining
to the proposed storehouse to be erected
on Bcdloes Island. n. y.
Naval Orders.
Capt. r. T. Hall, from Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, to
Mosher Boiler Company, Ossining, N. Y.
Commander Is. McAlpine. from navy
yard, Norfolk, Va; to Newport News
Shipbuiding and Dry Dock Company.
Commander G. r. Evans. from board Of
inspection and survey, Washington, d. c.,
TO command Salem.
Commander J. ]. Knapp. from New
Orleans and wait orders.
Commander r. Welles, from New
Hampshire to New Orleans.
Commander Albert L. Key, from COM
mand Salem, to Atlantic fleet chief Of
staff.
Commander F.. c. Bowers. from Mosher
Boiler Company. OsSining, n. Y, and
continue other duties.
Lieut.. A. w. Pressey, to navy recruit.
ing station, New York, n. +.
Ensign r. +. Rogers. to Dolphin.
Ensign l. C. Bogart, from Wolverine, to
Mississippi.
Ensign w. f.. Reno. to New Hampshire
Midshipman G. Church. from Connecti-
cut, and continue treatment Naval Hos
pital, New York.
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md.
BOatswan c. e. Beach and Chief Car
penter L. II. Hay, placed upon the re-
tired list of officers of the navy.
G. {. Alger, appointed a paymasters
clerk in the navy, duty Michigan.
Marine Corps Orders.
Second Lieut.. c. c. Riner, to Naval
Medical School Hospital. Washington, D.
c.. for observation and treatment
Second Lieut.. j. B. Wilcox, qualified for
promotion.
First Lieut.. f. L. Bigler appointed
judge advocate of a general court-martial
at the navy yard. Portsmouth, n. H.
Second Lieut.. F.. A. Perkins, granted
SICK leave of absence for two months.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Nanshan has arrived at
Cavite. the tug Navajo at San Diego and
the gunboat Tacoma at the Cape Cruz tar
get grounds.
The torpedo boat winslow. loaned to the
Massachusetts volunteer militia, has been
returned to the Navy Department and
placed in reserve at the navy yard, Bos-
ton.
Changes in Medical Corps.
Maj. Francis A. Winter, Medical Corps.
U. s. A. has been detailed to duty as as
army, relieving Maj. Merritte w. Ireland
who has been detailed to charge of en-
listed personnel. relieving Maj Charles
Lynch, who will give his entire time to
the work begun by him some months ago
of preparing complete manual for the
medical department. On the completion
OF that work he will be detailed to special
work with the Red Cross Society.
To Retire Commander Key.
Commander R. G. Evans has been de-
tached from duty as recorder of the
board of inspection and survey in this
city and ordered to assume command of
the scout cruiser Salem. He will relieve
Commander A. l.. Key, former naval aid
to President Roosevelt, who will be
transferred to the battleship Connecticut,
flagship of the Atlantic fleet, for duty
as chief of staff of Rear Admiral
Schroeder, commander-in-chief.
To Command New Orleans.
Commander Roger Wells, at present ex-
ecutive officer of the battleship New
Hampshire, has been ordered to duty in
command of the cruiser New Orleans.
which is now being prepared for sea
service.