Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23

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| New Jersey districts.
! Commander F. c. Bowers. from bureau
steam engineering, Navy Department, to
works of the Babcock & Wilcox Company
pany.
Commander ]. W. Oman. from Naval
War College, Newport, X. l.. to navy
| yard. Philadelphia.
Commander B. c. Decker, from Naval
War College. Newport r. l.. to bureau
steam engineering. Navy Department.
Lieut.. Commander P. abin. from naval
MAGAZINE. ST Juliens Creek, Va. to Jer-
i sey City, n. J.
Lieut. Commander S. v. Graham and
Lieut.. Commander F. Lyon, from Naval
War College: Newport, r. l., and granted
leave for one month.
| Lieut.: Commander B. F. Hutchinson,
from Naval War College, Newport, r. l.,
to Washington. D. c.. duty in hydro
graphic office
Lieut.. w. R. White. from the Montana
to Washington. D. c.. duty in bureau of
/ navigation, Navy Department.
| Lieut.. ]. l. Hileman. to the Montana.
| Lieut.. w. X. Workman. from Naval
war College, Newport. r. l., to the Wis
lconsin.
Ensign T. A. Thomson, to the Birming-
| Ensign H. A. Jones. from the Ohio and
wait orders.
Surgeon R. p Crandall, to the Han
| cock.
Pay Director ]. S. Carpenter has been
commissioned
Machinist W. 8 White and Machinist
r. ]. NJ. Parduhn. to Newport News,
| va. connection the Delaware
NJ. r Coombs has been appointed a
paymasters clerk in navy for duty at
| Naval Academy
Paymaster's Clerk N. Steele. retired
IRON Naval Academy. Annapolis, Nd,
Naval Movements.
The torpedo boat Macdonough and
| hotilla have arrived at Memphis. the COL
lier Leonidas at Norfolk, the collier Celtic
at New York
The torpedo boat Worden and hotilla
| nave sailed from Lewes for New York.
the auxiliary Glacier from San Francisco
| for Honolulu and the torpedo boat Rarnev
from Norfolk for Charleston.
Reserve Surgeon Ordered to DUTY.
The following named first liautenants
Medical Reserve Corps. recently appoint
ed. are ordered to active duty at the
tposts designated.
Lyman N. Cohen. Fort Rodman. Mass;
| William c. Lyon, Fort Du Point. Del
Harley J. Hallett, Fort Totten, n. Y:
Herbert II. Sharpe. For Jay. n. y: John
W. Sherwood. Fort Williams. Me-: L. A.
Lavanture. Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.
John c. Griffin. Fort Howard, Md R. w
H., +
erick. Fort Oglethorpe, Ga: C. w. Dave
Fort Thomas. KY; V. E. Mttenbereer
Fort Riley. Kan.
Courage Recognized.
For his courageous conduct in saving
the life of a sailor Michael j. Conlon
of Woodbridge. n. j., and a first-class
boatswain's mate Of the United States
Navy. has been recommended by the Sec
| rotary Of the Navy for a life-savins
medal. Conlon rescued ]. R. Maggie. an
ordinary seamon who fell overheard from
the Kansas while on the southern drill
| ground August 49, 1909. In falling Nagle
struck the vessel and was rendered I'M
conscious. Conlon jumped overheard at
the first alarm and succeeded in tying a
bovine around the seaman.
Commissions for Enlisted Men.
Boards of army officers have been an
pointed to meet at various posts in the
United States November l. 1909, for the
competitive examination of enlisted men
and other candidates for appointment to
the grade of second lieutenant in the
Philippine Scouts. The board to meet al
Fort Myer, Va. Is composed of the fol-
lowing named officers: Maj. F. A. Win
ter. Medical Corps; Mai F. S. Foltz, 18th
Cavalry: Capt. F. B. Hennessy, Sd Field
Artillery: Capt H. H. Baily, Medical
Corps; First Lieut.. Ben Lear. jr., 18th
! Cavalry. This board will examine Corp
Eugene c. Matthews, Battery D. Sd Field
Artillery.
Retirement Of Lieut.. Col. Cooke.
BY direction Of the President Lieut.
Col. George F. Cooke 22d Infantry, upon
his own application. is retired from active
service, to take effect January T. 1910
after more than twenty-four years service
Col. Cooke is from Ohio and was appoint.
ed second lieutenant. 18th Infantry, ir
October 1873 He became lieutenant col.
onel, 22d Infantry. in July. 1905. and has
been recently stationed with that regi-
ment in Alaska.
To Army Medical Museum.
Capt Charles F. Craig. Medical Corps
L. S. A.. has been relieved from duty
as attending surgeon in New York city
and will repair to this city for duty al
assistant to the curator of the Army
Medical Museum.
Retirement Of Maj. Steedman.
Mai. Richard r. Steedman. 9th United
} States Infantry. has been placed on the
retired list Of the. army on his own ap.
plication, after more than thirty-thres
years service. Maj Steedman is from
Pennsylvania. and entered the army In
February. 1875, as second lieutenant 18th
Infantry. He has been major 9Th In.
fantry since February. 1906 and has
been stationed recently at Fort Lincoln
N. p.