Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt James T. Watson, 7th In
fantry.
Leave Of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. Leon R Partridge.
Sd Cavalry.
By direction of the President. Capt.
Cornelius C. Smith. 14th Cavalry. is de-
tailed as major to command the 10Th
Battalion. Philippine Scouts. in place OF
Maj: George B. Duncan Captain 4tn
The following named officers OF the
Coast Artillery Corps are transferred as
indicated:
Capt. Malcolm Young from the 18th
Company to the 16Oth Company.
Capt John G. Goodfellow from the
4th Company to the 25th Company.
First Lieut.. Francis j. Behr from the
16Oth Company to the 45th Company.
First Lieut.. Lewis Turtle from the
111th Company to the 104th Company:
First Lieut.. Philip Mathews from the
143d Company to the 41st Company.
First Lieut.. Marcellus H. Thompson,
from the 4lst Company to the 111th
Company.
The following named officers Of the
Medical Corps will report to Lieut.: Col.
Henry P. Birmingham. Medical Corps.
president Of the examining board at
the Army Medical Museum building.
Washington. for examination to de-
termine their fitness for promotion.
Majs. Charles B. Ewing. william =;
q. Bradley, Charles Wilcox. Euclid
B. Prick. Frank R. Keefer and Thomas
u. Raymond.
Leave Of absence for twenty days Is
granted Capt. Robert H. Allen, 18th IN
fantry.
First Lieut. Frank Suggs. Medical Re
serve Corps, Is relieved from duty at
Fort Niagara, N. Y. and will proceed TO
Fort Michae. N. Y, for duty.
First Lieut. Ernest F. Slater, Meoical
Reserve Corps, Is relieved from duty al
Fort Adams. r. l., and will proceed to
Fort Mansfield, R. l., for duty. relieving
First Lieut. Marion F. Marvin, Medical
Reserve Corps.
First Lieut.. William H. Bell. jr.. re-
Gently promoted. Is assigned to the li'h
Leave Of absence for twenty days is
granted Second Lieut.. Edgar q. Steever'
Sd, 18th Infantry.
Onicers recently promoted have been as
signed to regiments as follows: Col. L. A.
Lowering, to the 28th Infantry; Lieut..
Col. William Lassiter, to the 4th imam
try: Mai. Edward NJ. Lewis, to the 10th
Infantry; Capt. C. A. Dolph, to the Sth
infantry: First Lieut.. W.. v. Galiagher'
to the 9th Infantry. and First Lieut..
G. M Butler. to the 18th Infantry.
Naval Orders.
y.
office of judge advocate general, Navy
Department. to home and wait orders.
Ensign r. Jacobs, from the Franklin
to the Indiana
Ensigns r. F. Frellsen, G. w. Haines
and J. II. Towers. to additional duty in
connection with the Michigan.
Ensign L. ]. CULVER. from the Frank
lin to the Wabash.
II a
New York and continue treatment at
Naval Hospital, New York.
Pay Director ]. A. Ring will be placed
upon the retired list OF officers Of the
navy from September Is. 1909.
Pay Inspector 8. MCGOWAN, to navy
yard. Charleston, S. c.
Paymaster c. w. Ehason. from navy
yard. Charleston, s. c.. to navy yard,
New York, N. Y.
Paymaster G. r. venable. from navy
yard. New York. to navy yard Ports
mouth, N. H..
Chief Boatswain J. Laven. to naval sta
ton. Narragansett bay. and the Reina
Mercedes.
Chief Carpenter W. E. Powell. from the
Chicago to Bath Iron works, Bath. Me.
Machinists G. H. Paul and w. Heidel-
berg, designations accepted upon arrival
at Honolulu, H. T.
Capt. D. w. B. Blake has been placed
upon the retired list Of officers OF the
MdIluc SOTPS IIOIi 0cPlOibUcA - Inv.
Naval Movements.
The gunboat Helena has arrived at
Hongkong, the torpedo boat Stringham at
Norfolk, the yacht Mayfower at Beverly
and the cruiser Albany and the torpedo
boats Lawrence, Goldsborough and Davis
at Santa Monica.
The gunboat Concord has sailed from
Guam Tor Bremerton and the cruiser Dies
Moines has left New York for short
cruise.
The GOLFERS Nero, Lebanon and Aba
renda have been placed out Of service.
the first named at the navy yard. New
York, and the other two at the navy
yard, Norfolk.
Marine Corps Orders.
Mai. M. ]. Shaw, appointed member
general court martial at navy yard. Puget
Sound. Wash.
Col. Lincoln Karmany. granted leave
for one month.
Mai. D. D. Porter. granted leave Tor
one month.
FIRST Lieut.. H. B. Pratt. granted leave
TOE Second ons Lieut. Lieut.. F. A. Gardener. from
marine barracks. Island o. Guam. to
Wa shinxtorl. D. c.
cant J. Ii. saIladay appointed presi-
dent: Capt. r. C. Dewey, acting quarter
ma ster: First Lieuts. r. B. Creecy, Rob-
art Tittoni and Bennett Puryear, jr. and
second Lieuts. e. H. Brainard. l.. A.
Clapp, II. II. Parsons. Robert w. Voeth