Evening star., 1909-04-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.


Chaplain Samuel J. Smith. 10Th Infan-
try, is transferred to the Coast Artillery
Corps.
The leave of absence granted Lieut..
Col Robert l.. Bullard, Sth Infantry. is
extended fifteen days.
Leave of absence for two months and
fifteen days is granted Maj Mason NJ.
Patrick Corps of Engineers.
Leave OF absence for three months. with
permission to go beyond the sea, is grant
ed Lieut. Col Wilber K. Wilder, inspector
general
BY direction of the President, and upon
application Of Quartermaster Sergt. Frank
Litterst, I'd Cavalry. that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list.
A board of officers to cons st of capt
William H. Simons, 9th Infantry: Capt.
Frederick A. Dale. Medical Corps: capt.
Frederick r. DE Funiak. jr., 9th lnfan-
try: First Lieut.. Leonard IL. Cook 6th
Infantry: Second Lieut.. Keith S. Gregory,
9Th Infantry recorder, is appointed To
meet at Fort Lincoln, N D.. April :6,
1909, for the purpose of conducting the
examination of applicants for commissions
in volunteer forces, in order to determine
their qualifications.
Leave of absence for three months IS
granted First Lieut.. John c. Ashburn.
infantry. =.
Leave of absence for four months, with
permission to go beyond the sea, Is grant
ed Capt. Henry f. Eames. 10th Infantry
Leave of absence for twenty days Is
granted Lieut.. Col. Egbert Is. savage
United States army, retired
First Lieut. Burton j. Mitchell, 18th In
fantry. will proceed to Fort Leavenwortn.
Kan. and report to Brig. Gen. FREDERICK
BY direction of the President, Capt.
Louis E. Bennett, Coast Artillery corps.
will report to the retiring board at WASH
ington for examination by the board
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt George J. Holden, paymas-
ter.
Bv direction of the President. and upon
the application of Quartermasfer Sergt.
jeremiah +. Duggan, 18th Infantry. that
soldier will be placed upon the retlred
CAPT Samuel S. O'Connor. Coast Artil-
lery CORPS. will proceed to Washington
barracks general hospital, Tor opserNa-
ton and treatment.
BY direction of the President ana upon
the application of Post Commissary Sergt.
Charles Sandstrom. that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list.
cant Harold p Howard, 14th Cavalry
will proceed to Fort keogh, Mon, FOR the
purpose of making an Inspection Oh tl'e
buildings fences etc. with view 10
submitting an estimate to the quartermaS
ter general of tho army for repairs ana
alterations necessary tn equip Fort keosh
for remount purposes IN connectioh Will
the remount station to be established.
Soldiers Sentence Disapproved.
Private Harvey J. Richardson, 4'th
Company, Coast Artillery, was convicted
by court-martial convened at Fort wash
ington, Md. of being absent without leaNe'
and was sentenced to forfeit ST. oil ms
pay Gen. Wood. commanding the De
partment of the East. disapproved the
sentence and ordered that the accuseu DC
restored to duty.
Retirement of Capt. Fealy.
Capt. Thomas ]. Fealy, I'd Infanty, has
been placed on the retired list on account
of disability incident to the service. Capt.
Fealy was born in the District Of Column
bia and was appointed second lieutenant,
9TH United States Infantry. in September.
1898. He afterward served in the 18th and
1st Infantry, and in February, 1906. he
was appointed captain of the I'd Infantry
For some time past he has been under
treatment in the general hospital al Wash
ington barracks.
Promotion Of Engineers.
The retirement of Col. Milton 3. Adams,
Corps of Engineers, has caused the fol-
lowing promotions in the Corps of En-
gineers: Lieut. Col. S. w. Roessler at
New York, to be colonel: Maj. David d.
3. Gaillard of the isthmian canal COM
mission TO be lieutenant colonel; Capt
William j. Barden, assistan. to the chief
of engineers at the War Department, to
be ma ior; First Lieut.. Arthur Williams.
at Portland. Ore. To be captain; Second
Lieut. William a. johnson, at the En-
gineer School at Washington barracks, to
be first lieutenant.