Evening star., 1909-06-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt Matthew F. Steee, 9th Cavalry,
is detailed recorder of the army re-
tiring board at Washington. vice Capt.
Charles r. Rowland, .1st Infantry, re-
lieved.
Capt Michael ]. Lenihan. general staff,
will repair to this city and report to the
senior member of the college inspection
board for temporary duty pertaining to
the work of the board.
Leave of absence for three months, with
permission to so beyond the sea. is grant
ed Capt Alexander NJ. Miller; jr.. quar-
termaster.
Capt. Park Howell, Medical Corps Is
relieved from duty at the general hospital.
Fort Bayard, n. NJ, and will proceed to
Fort Huachuca, AriZ., for duty. relieving
First Lieut.. Charles L. Baker. Medical
Reserve Corps. who will proceed to the
Preside of San Francisco.
Capt. Frank r. Lang. I'd Infantry, will
report to the army retiring board at
Chicago for examination.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of Sergt. Roam 7. Hunt.
Hospital Corps, that soldier will be placed
upon the retired list
The following transfers are ordered:
First Lieut.. Collin II. Bal, from the 4th
Infantry to the 18th Infantry: First Lieut..
Reginald H. Kelley, from the 9th Infantry
to the 4th Infantry
Capt. Elmer w. Clark quartermaSter,
will proceed to Mebane. ". c., for the
purpose of inspecting the factory and ma
terials of the White Furniture Company
with a view to determining whether or
not contracts should be awarded to that
company for the construction of certain
articles of heavy furniture.
Capt. George c. Saffarrans. I'd Infantry,
will proceed to the Hot Springs. Ark.
general hospital for observation and
Leave Of absence for one month and
five days, with permission TO go beyond
the sea, is granted First Lieut.. Otho V.
kean, ordnance department.
Leave of absence for one month and
fifteen days is granted First Lieut.. Wal
ter NJ Wilhelm. ordnance department.
BY direction of the President and upon
the applicable of Sergt. First Class Jo-
seph Dykstra. Hospital Corps. that SOL
dier will be placed upon the retired list.
Capt. Louis NJ. huffman commissary,
will assume the duty of purchasing COM
missary at Atlanta. Ga
First Lieut.. Thomas G. Holmes. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. is relieved from duty
in the Philippines division and will pro-
ceed to his home, Detroit. Mich. for fur
ther orders.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
George f. Ball, 10th Infantry, Is extended
one month.
First Lieut. w. Church Griswold Med
ical Reserve Corps is relieved from duty
at Fort Du Pont. Delaware. and will
proceed to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, for
duty, relieving Maj. Frank {. Baker.
Medical Corps. who will proceed to Fort
Moultrie. South Carolina.
First Lieut.. Edward II. Pearce, recent
ly promoted. has been assigned TO the
18th Infantry, and First Lieut.. j. 0. Maui
borgne recently promoted. TO the Sd In
fantry.
Naval Orders.
Lieut. E. F. Greene. resignation accept
ed, to take effect from June Is. 1909.
Lieut. R. p. Craft, from Idaho to navy
yard. Washington. D. c.
Lieut.. E. p. Svarz. from Naval Acad-
emy. Annapolis, d., and leave one month.
Lieut.. W. Ancrum and Ensign Conant
Taylor. to Minnesota.
Ensigns H. B. Riebe and H. F. Glover.
to Illinois, and ". s. Mcciintic. 10 ohio'
Ensign F. X. Gygax. to Minnesota.
Ensign S. Danenhower, from Kansas to
Tarantula.
Ensign I. c. Farley. to Kansas.
Midshipman ". D. Herbster, to Mtnne-
sofa.
Professor of Mathematics 4. y. Skin
ner, retired. from Naval observatory.
Washington. d. c., to home.
Boatswain G. e. McHugh. from navy
yard. New York, to Tacoma
Boatswain w. E. O'Connell. from naval
Pennsylvania
Boatswain A. Hamilton from Pennsyl-
vania. and wait orders
Chief Gunner A. HaSler, from navy
ward New York, TO New Jersey:
Machinst p. Fernan, to navy yard, New
York, y. Y.
Paymaster's Clerk y. Steele. retired.
from Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md, to
home.
Marine Corps Orders.
Can't. l.. NJ Harding. report to eXamin-
ing board.
Marine examining board-Lieut. Col. j.
f. Mahoney, president: Lieut.. Col. F. J.
Moses, Maj. w. G. Neville, members, and
Second Lieut.. ]. P. Wilcox, recorder
ordered to convene at marine barracks.
Washington. ID. L.
Capt. Harry Lee, TO command marine
detachment L. S. S. New Hampshire.
Capt T. E. Backstrom, from L. S. S.
New Hampshire to command marine de-
tachment l.. S. S. Wisconsin.
Capt B. f. Rittenhouse, to marine bar
racks. Philadelphia, Pa.
Second Lieut.. r. S. Willing. to Wash
ington, u. G., for examination for pro-
motion.
| Capt w H. Clifford. from 1st Brigade
Marines. Manila. p. L., to headquarters
| United States Marine Corps.
| Col H. *. White, to United States Naval
| War College. Newport, X. 1.
| Lieut. COL f. X. Cole. to Sea Girt
" J.
First Lieut.. {. b. Matthews. from ma
| rine barracks. Washington. d. c., to
| hea dquarters United tSates Marine Corps