Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Col. StanhOpe Il. Blunt, ordnance ue-
partment at Springfield. Mass, will repair
to this city for consultation with the chief
of ordnance on official business pertaining
to the manufacture of small arms. and
upon the completion of this duty will re-
turn to his proper station.
First Lieut.. Luke B. Peck, Medical Re
serve Corps. is relieved from duty at Fort
Andrews, Mass, and will proceed to Fort
Banks. Mass, for duty.
Capt James a. ShiptOn, Coast Artillery
Corps. will proceed to Fort Monroe. Va,
for consultation concerning the expert
mental casemate power plants TO be
tested by the artillery board.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut.. Evert r. Wilson,
18th Infantry.
Maj George Montgomery. ordnance de-
partment. will visit Frankfort arsenal,
Philadelphia. on official business pertain
ing to the introduction of a system of
property accounting at that arsenal
Maj. Odus G. HOrney. ordnance depart
ment. will visit the works of the f.. l. du
Pont de Nemours Powder Company. Will
tory. Indian Head, Md. on official bust
ness pertaining to the manufacture of
smokeless powder.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. G. Arthur Hadsell, 18th
Infantry.
Second Lieut. Thomas f. Cathro. 18th
Cavalry. at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,. will report
to the commanding officer of that post
for duty.
Capt David c. Seagrave, ordnance de-
part ment, will visit the works of the +. |.
du Point de Nemours Powder Company
Wilmington Del, on official business per-
tanning to the manufacture of smokeless
powder.
First Lieut.. George T. Tyler Medical
Reserve Corps. is relieved from duty at
Fort Porter. n. Y, and will proceed to
Plattsburg barracks. n. Y, or duty.
Maj. Charles P. George. retired, upon
his own application is detailed as profess
sor of military science and tactics at the
New Mexico College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, Agricultural College,
N. M.
The following transfers are ordered:
First Lieut.. Charles w. Van Way. from
the 18th Cavalry to the 9th Cavalry; First
Lieut.. Frederick NJ. Jones from the 9th
Cavalry to the 18th Cavalry.
Maj. Henry A. Weber Medical Corps.
is relieved from duty at Fort Banks,
Mass. and will proceed to Fort Niagara,
n. Y, for duty.
First Lieut.. Wallace E. Sabin, Medical
Reserve Corps. is relieved from duty in
the Philippines and will proceed to San
Francisco.
Chief Musician Wilfred o. Thompson,
band. 9th Infantry. Madison barracks,
y. Y, is transferred to the band, 9th
Infantry. at Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
Dental Surgean S. Davis Boak is re-
lieved from duty in Cuba and will pro-
coed to Vancouver barracks. Wash, for
duty.
Mai. John r. Lynch, paymaster, is re-
lieved from duty in the Philippine Islands
and will proceed to San Francisco. Cal.
and upon arrival report by telegraph to
the adjutant general of the army for fur
Their orders.
Naval Orders.
Capt. J. Hubbard. from command Min
nesota to duty as aid to the assistant sec
rotary of the navy, and duty as member
Of the general board. Washington. D. G.
Commander W. G. Miller from Mime
sofa and wait orders.
Commander II. o. Dunn, from charge of
the navy recruiting station. Baltimore,
Md. to navy yard. New York
Commander w. ]. Maxwell. from navy
yard. New York. n. Y. to duty with the
general board. Washington. d. c.
Commander w. S. Sims. from duty as
inspector of target practice, Washington.
d. C.. to command Minnesota.
Lieut. Commander J. r. Edie. to charge
of the navy recruiting station, Baltimore,
Md.
Lieut.. Commander {. J. Lang. to office
of naval intelligence, Navy Department.
Washington, d. {.
Lieut. Commander W. X. Harrison, to
Minnesota as executive officer.
Lieut. Commander o. p. Jackson, to
Minnesota.
Lieut.. r. |. Curtin. from Maine to Min
neSOta.
Passed Assistant Surgeon f. H. Fl. Old,
from navy yard, Washington. D. c., to
training station. Newport. r. l.
Boatswain G. Z. Plander. retired and
Carpenter r. H. Lake. from Hartford to
Severn.
Lieut. G. P. Brown and Ensign G. S.
joyce from California to the Naval Hos
pital, New York, n. Y, for treatment.
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Montgomery has arrived at
Pensacola an dthe collier Lebanon at Nor
folk.
The cruiser Des Moines has sailed from
for the target grounds, and
the tug Triton from Norfolk for Wash
ington.
To Represent the Army.
Mai Weston p Chamberlain. Medical
Corps. at New Orleans. has been detailed
to represent the medical derSrtment of
the army at the meeting of the American
Society of Tropical Medicine to be held
in this city April 10. 400. Maj Chamber
lain will repair to this city in time to at
tend the meeting. and upon its adjourn
ment will return to his proper station.
To Inspect Military Colleges.
A board of officers, to consist of Capts.
julius A. Penn. Michael ]. Lehman, Peter
G.. Harris and P. D. Lochridge, all OF the
general staff has been appointed for the
purpose of making the annual inspection
of the military department. OF educa-
tional institutions at which officers of the
army are detailed as professors or mill
tary science and tactics.
Examination Of Col. Kingman.
Col Dan c. Kingman, Corps of Engineers.
in charge of river and harbor works In
the vicinity of Savannah. Ga. is undergo
ing examination by the Hall retiring
board at the War Department today. to
determine his physical fitness for further
active duty.
Secretary Wright Delayed.
Secretary Wright. who went to New
York TO attend "A banquet given by the