Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

The following named second lieutenants.
Philippine Scouts. recently appointed.
will proceed to Manila Philippine Islands,
for assignment to duty.
Max Sebald. appointed from post quar-
termaster sergeant. Fort Smelling, MINI.
John Mcneil. appointed from sergeant
major, 10Th Infantry. Fort Bliss, Tex.
John w. Strohm. appointed from pri-
vate. 5tth Company. Coast Artillery
Corps, Fort Totten. n. Y.
Chief Musician Wilfred o. Thompson
band, Gath Infantry. Madison barracks.
\. Y. is transferred to the band. 18th
Infantry. in the Philippine Islands.
Leave Of absence to March >. 1909. is
granted Capt. Lutz VAIL 21st Infantry.
Leave of absence for four months. with
permission to go beyond the sea, is grant
ed Capt. George E. Bell. 10th Infantry.
By direction of the President and upon
the application of First Sergt Charles
Reynolds. Company *, 18th Infantry. that
soldier will be placed upon the retired list
Maj. Richmond P. Davis and Capt
Henry J. Hatch, Coast Artillery Corps
will repair to this city for consultation
with the chief Of Coast Artillery on off,
cial business pertaining to the revision
of the drill regulations for Coast Artillery
BY direction Of the President. and upon
the applications of Post Commissary
Sergt. Howell l.. Green. and Sergt- of
Ordnance George Clark. those soldiers will
be placed upon the retired list
Naval Orders.
Capt T NJ. Potts, from navy yard
Washington, D. c., to command the
Georgia
Capt f. 3. Underwood when discha rged
treatment United States Naval Hospital
Mare Island, Cal, granted sick leave three
months.
Lieut.. Commander w S. Crosley. from
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duty on the Newark. thence to the Des
Moines.
Lieut.. R. W. Henderson, to the Mary
land.
To Command the Georgia.
Capt. T. NJ Potts. on duty at the Wash
ingtOn navy yard. has been selected to
command the battleship Georgia. in place
Of Capt. Edward F. Qualtrough, who was
suspended from duty following trial by
court-martial at Gibraltar. Capt. Potts
last sea duty was in command Of the
cruiser Des Moines.
To Return to Pacific Coast.
Orders have been sent to Rear Admiral
Swinburne directing the eight armored
cruisers of the first squadron of the Pa
ciic fleet to proceed to their home yards
on the Pacific coast for repairs after the
Magdaiena bay The squadron is ex-
pected to reach the target grounds about
April 1 and complete its work about
April 80
Resignation of Capt. Stewart.
The resignation by Capt. Cecil Stewart
commissary cavalry OF his commission
as an officer of the army has been ac
cepted by the President, to take effect
June 80, 1909 and the officer has been
granted leave of absence until that date
Capt. Stewart Is from Virginia and was
graduated at the United States Military
Academy in July. 1885. He was attach
ed to the cavalry until April, 1907, when
he was detailed to the subsistence depart
ment He reached the grade Of captain
in February, 1901, and has been recently
stationed at San Francisco.
Second Lieut. Robert c. Garrett. Coast
Artillery Corps, recently appointed from
civil life, is assigned to the oath Com
pany.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Allan l.. Briggs, 10Th Infantry, is
extended one month.
Leave of absence for three months on
surgeons certificate of disability is grant
ed Maj. Herbert J. SlocuEl, 9TH Cavalry.
Veterinarian Walter r. Grutzman. 18th
Cavalry. upon the completion of his duties
in connection with the transfer of animals
of the 18th Cavalry from Cuba to the
United States will proceed to Fort Sheri-
dan. ILL.,, for duty.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Hugh S. Brown, Coast Ar
tillery Corps.
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Charleston has arrived at
Cavite. the auxiliary Panther at Funchal