Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-20
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt. George c. Burnell, Signal Corps,
Is detailed to enter the hext class at the
Army Signal School at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.
Capt, Edgar r. Collins. 9th Infantry,
will proceed to Fort I.eavenworth Kan,
forf dirty at the Army Service Schools
Capt, Bertram T. Clayton. quartermas-
fer. will praceed to Fort Robinson, Neb.
Fort William Henry Harrison. Mont.
Fort Yellowstone WyO.. and Fort Meade,
S. D.. on official business pertaining to
rthe question of water supply at those
posts.
|, Leave. of absence for three months is
granted Second Lieut.. Ephraim F. Ora
hahn. 10Th Cavalry.
Capt. Edward I. Hartmann. 5th Infan-
try. will assume charge of construction
work at Plattsburg barracks. n. Y, re-
lieving Second Lieut.. Jesse w. Boyd, 9Th
Infantry.
Capt Frank A. Grant. quartermaster.
will repair to this city and report 10 the
quarteimaster general of the army for
consultation on official business
Leave of absence for four months Is
granted Capt. Charles G. Dwyer. paymas-
ter and he is authorized to go beyond the
sea.
Naval Orders.
Ensign w f. Jacobs from Illinois and
granted leave one month.
Surgeon 7. W. Richards. from Kansas
| to bureau of medicine and surgery, Navy
Department.
Chief Boatswain G. B. Moncreff, to duty
Hartford
II. c. La Motto. resignation as a carpen-
ter i'm the navy accepted, to take effect
from March -, 1909.
Marine Corps Orders.
! Capt Harry Lee to Pensacola, Fla.
Mai p NJ Bannon. from marine bar
! racks Philadelphia. Pa. to recruiting
duty same city. relieving Maj. S. d.
/ Butler. who is ordered To marine bar
racks, navy yard same city.
First Lieut.. c. 3. Matthews. to An
napolis, Md.
FRS. Lieut.. Ward Ellis, to marine bar
racks. Mare Island. Cal
Lieut.. col. T. F. Kane. from head
quarters USING. to navy yard. Ports
| mouth y H.. to command marine bar
| racks there. relieving Col. I'll. *. White,
who is ordered to navy yard, Norfolk.
Va.
Second Lieut.. II. G. Daniels. from head
| quarters U.S.M.C.. to Marine Officers
School. Port ROYAL. S. c.
Capts. f. NJ. Wise. n. 6. Burton,
A.Q.M. and First Lieut. FL. f. Wing
man. appointed board of survey. marine
corps depot of supplies, Philadelphia, Pa.
/ Capt. J. \. Wright, appointed judge
! advocate general court-martial, navy
/ Nalu, fenSdcOid. Id.
Inspecting Military Colleges.
! The annual INSPECTION Of the military
! departments of various educational insti-
I tutions will be made this year by Capts.
j. A. Penn. NJ. j. Lehman. Peter c. Har-
ris and p. d. Locnridge. all of the gen
! eral staff corps, OF the military col
leges in Maryland and Virginia, Capt.
Penn will visit the Maryland Agricultural
College, College Park. Md; st. John
! College Md, and Fcrk Union Military
Academy, Fork Union, Va. and Capt
I.enihan will visit the Virginia Poly
| technc Institute. Blacksburg. Va, and
| the Virginia Military Institute. Lexing-
| ton Va.
Captain of Army Teams.
Capt. William III. Hay. 10th Cavalry
| on duty at the Pennsylvania State Col
lege, has. been designated as captain OF
| the army cavalry team to be entered
| in the national team match for 1909, and
First Lieut.. George c. Shaw eth In
| fantry, who has just returned from,
| Cuba, has been designated as captain of
| the Army Infantry team.
Naval Movements.
| The torpedo boat Rowan has arrived a
| San Deigo. the converted yacht Eagle al
| Port Antonio. the collier Justin at Mare
Island. the torpedo boat Gwin at New
port. the collier Ajax at Guantanamo
and the supply ship Culgoa at Hampton
roads.
The collier Hannibal has sailed from
! Culebra for Guantanamo the torpedo
| boat Rowan from San Deigo for Ma Eda-
| lena bay. the transport Dixie from Bos-
ton for New York and the torpedo de-
stroyer Lawrence from Mare Island for
San Deigo.
So r&a