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


col Milton B. Adams, Corps of En-
gineers. will proceed to his home and
there await retirement for the convenience
| of the government.
| Leave of absence for four months Is
granted Capt Thomas NJ. Moody, pay
| master.
| First Lieut. Louis H. Hanson, Medical
Corps. is relieved from duty at Fort Sam
Houston. Texas, and will proceed TO hot
Springs, Ark, for duty.
Mai Henry A. Webber. Medical Corps;
is relieved from treatment at the general
hospital. Hot Springs. Ark.
Cant Fred II. Gallup, Field Artillery.
is relieved from his present duties and is
attached to the 1st Field Artillery at Fort
Sill, Okla
Leave of absence for three months and
fifteen days is granted First Lieut.. W.
Church Griswold, Medical Reserve Corps
BY direction Of the President, and upon
Bailey, 10th Cavalry. that soldier Will DC
placed upon the retired list.
Leave of absence for one montn is
granted Second Lieut.. George w. Hall,
Philippine Scouts.
Can't. Michael NJ McNamee 18th Cav
alry. upon the completion Of his duties at
Fort Ethan Allen. VT. will join his proper
station, Fort Sheridan. Ill.
Naval Orders.
| Rear Admiral c. F. Goodrich. from COM
mand navy yard and station, New YORK.
and continue other duties.
Capt. F. II. Eldridge. from naval ex-
amining board, Washington. d. C.. to duty
as inspector of engineering material for
the Connecticut district. headquarters
| Hartford, Conn.
Can't. J. B. Murdock. from command
Rhode Island to the navy yard. New York.
n. y, and assume duties OF commandant
10 Mnv <
Commander w. A. Gill, from navy yard,
Mare Island. Cal. to navy yard New
York. n. Y.
Midshipman G. X. Calhoun, from Bagley
to temporary duty bureau OF naVlSatloh'
Navy Department
Gunners c.. L. Bridges and M case
from Hancock, navy yard. New YORK. n.
V. to temporary duty torpedo testing
Carpenter A. r. Hughes to works Of the
New York Shipbuilding Company. Cam
den. y. J.
warrant Machinists o. T. Purcell and
J. P. Knecht. from Louisiana to Franklin
navy yard. Norfolk, Va.
Warrant Machinist o. r. Hewitt, from
Minnesota to Franklin.
f. F.. Artois, appointed a paymaster's
clerk in the navy. duty Georgia.
Rear Admiral G. S. Sperry. from COM
mander-in- chief United States Atlantic
fleet. to Naval War College. Newport
r. l.
Rear Admiral s. Schroeder. to duty as
commander-in-chief United States At
lantic fleet, hoisting flag on board the
Connecticut. March 8. 1909.
Rear Admiral R. Wainwright, to duty
as commander third division, second
squadron, United States Atlantic fleet.
Commander G. r. Slocum, from navy
yard, Puget sound Wash, and wait or
ders.
Commander NJ. Johnston. from COM
mand the Galveston to duty navy yard.
NUaoh
Paymaster H. H. Balthis from navy
yard Norfolk. Va. and wait orders
Paymaster w. B. Rogers from navy
yard. Boston. Mass. to navy yard. Nor
Assistant Paymaster T. r. LIE Compte.
from navy yard. Norfolk. Va, to the
Marietta.
Assistant Paymaster T. P. BaIIenger.
from the Marietta and wait orders.
Pharmacist s. w. Douglass. from naval
ma gazne. Iona Island. n. y, to the
United States Naval Hospital. Mare Is
land, Cal.
G. A. White. appointment as pay
masters clerk in the navy, duty navy
yard, Norfolk, Va, revoked.
New Names for Monitors.
The President has approved the. chang
ing of the name of the monitor Arkansas
to Ozark and that of the monitor Nevada
to Tonopah, cities in the states named.
These names were selected by the Sec
retary of the Navy because the stat
names have been given to two battleships
now under construction.
To Command New York Navy Yard.
Formal orders detaching Rear Admiral
Caspar f. Goodrich from duty as COM
mandant of the New York navy yard
and assigning Capt. J. B. Murdoch of the
Rhode Island to that duty May Is have
been issued at the Navy Department.
Wireless Operators Commended.
Secretary Newberry has requested Rear
Admiral Sperry, commanding the Atlantic
fleet, to inform T. F. Whiteside of the
.Alabama and c. o. VIII of the Connect
cut, both electricians, of the department.
appreciation of their proficiency as wire
less operators in transmitting IL long mes