Evening star., 1909-03-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of Post Commissary
Sergeant Otto Denner. that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
The leave OF absence granted FIRST
Lieut.. Duncan Elliot, Sth Cavalry. is ex-
tended to April l.
BY direction of the President. and upon
geant Ludwig Nissen, that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Commander E. L. Bisset. to COM
mand the Supply.
Lieut.. Commander G. E. Gelm. from
the Wisconsin to the Naval Academy. An
napolis. Md.
Lieut.. Commander j. H. Sypher. from
the Missouri to home and wait orders.
Lieut.. Commander w. G. Briggs. from
the Panther to the Naval Academy. An
napolis. Md.
Lieut.. B. A. Long, from the Connecti-
cut to the Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md.
Lieut.. ]. J. Hannigan. from the Chey-
enne to the Naval Academy. Annapolis,
Nd.
Lieut.. c. H. Bullock. from the Illinois
and leave for one month
Lieut.. w. d. Greetham. from the Mis-
souri, and leave one month.
Lieut.. c. r. kear. from the Rhode
Island to Naval Academy. Annapolis,
Md.
Lieut.. G. F. Neal. to the Cheyenne.
Ensign w. l.. Calhoun, from the New
jersey and leave one month.
Ensign e. b. Armstrong. from the Min
nesota and leave one month.
Ensign W. II. Toaz, from the Virginia
and leave one month.
Ensign j. S. Mccain. from the Connecti-
cut on leave one month.
Ensign A. w. Frank, from the Yankton
to navy yard, Boston. Mass.
Ensign r. T. Hanson. from the Ver-
mont TO the navy yard, Boston. Mass.
Boatswain G. Dahiman, from the
Franklin to the Prairie.
Boatswain J. He'll, from the Prairie to
home and wait orders.
w. E Winant, appointed a carpenter in
the navy from March 8. 1903.
officers to Be Promoted.
The follow1ng-named officers will report
for examination to determine their fit
ness for promotion: Captains Robert J.
Duff. sth Cavalry: Matthew F. Steele, 9Th
Cavalry; George H. Cameron, 4th Cav
airy; Robert D. Walsh, 18th Cavalry, and
E. H. Macdonald, list Cavalry: First
Lieutenants Joseph r. McAndrews. 1st
Cavalry: Albert A. King, Sth Cavalry,
and Dorsey Cullen. Sd Cavalry. and Sec
ond Lieutenants Milton G. Holiday, 18th
Cavalry; Robert r. Love, 9th Cavalry
Leon r. Partridge. 18th Cavalry: Myron
b. BoWdish, 10th Cavalry; Edmund A.
Buchanan, 9th Cavalry: William F.
Wheatley, 9Th Cavalry; William III. Bell
jr. 1st Cavalry, and David l.. Roscoe,
1st Cavalry.
Retirement Of Capt. Hathaway.
Capt. Henry S. Hathaway has been
placed on the retired list of the army on
account of disa bilities incurred in the
line Of duty. Capt Hathaway is from
Massachusetts and served as second lieu
tenant in the volunteer army during the
Spanish war. He then served two years
In the ranks Of the regular army, and
in February, 1901. was appointed first
lieutenant in the Signal Corps. He reach
ed the grade of captain in December,
the infantry arm. He was recently sta
toned at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
Staff of Assistant Secretary Win
throp.
Assistant Secretary Winthrop of the
Navy Department has decided to make no
changes in the personnel of his immedi-
ate staff Of assistants at the Navy De-
partment. c. H. Mccarthy, formerly of
the United States Marine Corps who was
private secretary for Assistant Secretary
Satterlee, will serve Mr.. Winthrop in the
same capacity.