Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Coast Artillery Corps, will assume
charge of construction work at Fort
Adams. Fort Greble. Fort Getty. Fort
Wetherill and Fort Philip kearny.
r. l.. relieving Capt. Willis c. Metcalf,
quartermasttr
The following named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are relieved from
assignment to the companies Indicated
and placed on the unassigned list:
Capt. John c. OhnStad. the 131St Com
pany.
First Lieut.. Norris Stayton. the 13Sth
Company.
First Lieut. Thomas Duncan. the 43d
Company.
First Lieut.. John G. Hotz. the sSth
Company.
Capt. Edward A. kreger. acting Judge
advocate, is detailed for duty with the
seth Iowa Infantry during the encamp-
ment at West Okoboji, Iowa, from Au-
Second Lieut. Carlin c. Stokely, Sth
Infantry, is transferred to the 18th In
fantry.
The following named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are assigned TO
companies follows:
First Lieut.. Alexander G. Gillespie, to
the 120th Company
First Lieut. Wyatt 0. Selkirk, to the
SSth Company.
First Lieut. Henry w 7. Eglin, to the
-
First Lieut. Edward W. Putney. TO
the I'd Company.
First Lieut.. Thomas A. Terry, to the
21st Company.
First Lieut.. Ray l.. Avery, to the
18th Company.
Maj Thomas r. Dugan. 18th Cavalry.
is relieved from command of Fort Nc
Dowell. Cal. and will proceed to Fort
Logan, Col. to assume command of that
post.
Mai u-;lii,n, pbilIipS ordnance do
pa ri ment, will proceed from Frankfort
arsenal. Philadelphia. Pa, to Camp
Perry. Ohio, in connection with his du-
tics as ordnance officer of the national
match for 1909
First Lieut. Dawson OlmStead, 9Th
Field Artillery, will proceed to Fort
Riley. Kan. for duty relating to the
Of field artillery lines OF
communication.
The folIowins-named officers will re-
port at Fort Riley. Kan, for cNamina-
ton for promotions:
First Lieut.. Charles II. Boice 18th
Cavalry.
First Lieut.. Delphcy T. F.. Casteel,
9TH Cavalry.
First Lieut. Albert r.. Sloan. Doth In
fantry, at Milwaukee. Wis. will report
at Fort Porter. New York, for duty.
Maj. James ID. Glennan and capts. Rod
eric r. OConnor. Louis Brechemtn, Jr..
and Herbert NJ. Smith, Medical Corps. arc
vision and will proceed to San Francisco
for further orders
So much of special orders OF July q,
1909, as directs Maj. Franklin Q. Johnson,
to make payment at the ar
tillery district of Chesapeake bay August
Ii to -, 1909. is SO amended AS to di-
rect Mai. Johnson to make payment at
that artillery district between September
10 and %, 1909.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. e. c. Oak from Maine and wait
orders.
Ensign r. Jacobs from Kentucky to
Franklin. "a
Ensign w. B. Howe TO Pennsylvania
Ensigns F. Common and l.. j. CULVER
from Kentucky to Franklin.
Midshipman J. c. Hunsaker from navy
yard Boston. Mass, leave one month.
Passed Asst. Surgeon A. FL. Robnett has
been commissioned
Pay Inspector w J. Litten from Ala
bama continue other duties
Paymaster E. I. Hopes from Maine
Passed Asst Paymaster G. r. Grape
from navy yard. Boston, to Naval Hospi-
tai. Las Animas, Colo.
Passed Asst. Paymaster w. j. Hine
from Kearsarge. continue other duties.
Passed Asst. Paymaster II. w. Brown
ing from Alabama; continue other duties.
Paymaster's Clerk A. j. Barnum, APP
pointment Maine revoked.
Paymaster's Clerk r. r. Barton. ap-
pointment Kearsarge revoked; continue
other duties.
Frank Hunt appointed paymaster's
clerk in navy; duty fleet clerk, third
squadron, Pacific fleet, Charleston.
More Officers for Maneuvers.
Maj. Frank c. Baker. Medical Corps.
nd nj Era T ioSa
have been ordered to Governors Island,
n. Y. to report in person to Brig. Gen.
Tasker H. Bliss, general staff. for duty
pertaining to the maneuvers to be held in
August II to y, 1903.
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Rainbow has arrived at
Hongkong. the scout Salem at Rockland,
Me-; the battleship Kentucky at Norfolk.
the gunboat Wolverine at Escanaba,
Mich; the scout Chester at New York,
the cruiser Prairie at Hampton roads, the
auxiliary Supply at Mare Island. the
cruiser New York at Provincetown, the
yacht Mayflower at Boston and the sub
marine f1otilla at Newport.
The tug Standish has sailed from New
London for Annapolis.
Army Officers at Naval Practice.
Sixteen officers of the ordnance depart
ment and the Coast Artillery Corps of
the army have been ordered to Fort Mon
roe. Va, for the purpose of witnessing the
target practice of the United States At
lantic fleet off the capes of Chesapeake
bay from August 16 to about September
9. The officers for that duty are Lieut.
Col. Charles j. Bailey, Coast Artillery
Corps: Lieut.. Col. Clarence p. ToWnsley,
Coast Artillery Corps; Maj. Odus G. Hor-
ney, ordnance department. Maj Tracy
- fnt
John D. Barrette Coast Artillery Corps:
Maj. Richmond p. Davis, Coast Artillery
Corps; Maj. Frank W. Coe, Coast Ar
tilery Corps: Capt. Harrison Hall. Coast
Artillery Corps; Capt. Percy P. Bishop
Coast Artillery Corps: Capt. William F.
Hase. Coast Artillery Corps: Capt. Ed
ward Carpenter. Coast Artillery Corps,
Capt. Jesse c. Nichols. Coast Artillery
Corps: Capt. Stanley D. Embick, Coast
Artillery Corps; Capt. John w. Gulick,
Coast Artillery Corps: Capt. Claudius NJ.
Seaman. Coast Artillery Corps, and Capt.
James b. billiard. ordnance department.