New-York tribune., 1909-04-17
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Secretary Meyer Takes an I'm portant
Step.
CFrom The Tribune Bursau.I

TO STUDY NAVAL ENCINEERINCf.-The Secs
retary of the Navy has taken important step
toward the resumption. OF naval engineering as =
speciality among officers. Since the enactment OF
the personnel bill. which merged tne old engineer
corps with the line, there has been steady de-
crease in the number OF officers assigned sngi-
neering duty. although some attempt has been
made 10 have line officers stand watch in the en-
gine rooms OF ships. There have occasionally been
details of junior officers instruction in naval
engineering. but the system has been carried
out regularly, and nothing the kind
tempted in the absence Of the Atlantic feet its
cruise around the world II promptly pointed
TO Secretary Never that the time would
when there would have 10 be another branch
take the place the Old engineer corps. and it
is believed by some that the present chief
cbinists would naturally aspire this advance
ment. In any event. II considered that there
were advantages in having the duties of naval en-
gineers performed by commissioned officers. esps-
ciaIy that duty which has do with the design Of
marine engines 1t is purposed 10 establish a
in that work the Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology, at Boston. where there is course
OF instruction for naval constructors
ORDERS ISSUED-The following orders have
been issued:
following assignments officers recently promotes
Colonel I.EzVI P HUNT 14th cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel
EDWIN p. ANDRCS. % Cavalry; Major DANIEI. L
81 CavaIry: First IItutenaHts GF1ORIi8 d PRICE
and ISAAC : aARTIN I4IR gagairy' 81 sI FTs FSz-
IIeutenal 1t GEORGE r SOMERVILLE. 18Th Cavalry
GEoRGI: FE5EzTE;R ~ Infantry: FIRST Lieutenant
HENRY " FLEET. 18Th Infantry @ First Lieu
Lieutenant JOHN {. AsEiBJ-RN 19Th Infantry
faniry: First Lieutenant HUGH NJ. KELLY. 2Oth In
Maior WILLIAM F. FLYNN. 18th Cavalry Fort Lsas-
Major WILLIS o. CLARK. from 18Th to Cd Inf Infsntsy
Major wkTg n GqP2T from nm "a infsIty to 18th hi P65
Captain THOMAS n. CoRCORAN 18th cavalry. from
Fort
captain aATHEw E sAvILLE 27tn Infantry. assume
fqae ft 1san9 BaT EolS S0T + MfLIsR a7s R
Captain WILLIAM : GRAVES 2oth Infantry. detailed
First Lisutensat GLENN / JONES. medical
First Lieutenant EDWARD II. DE ARMOND. 9th Field
Artillery. from Fort Riley TO West Point Military
Leaves Of absence: Captain GEORGE I FEETER. Tts
Infantry. month and seventeen days, First Lieu
tenant = = 41f{ST % n II GyF M ar5 e.Sair 1a s fJ13
months. Chaplain TIMOTHY P OREEFE. 12th Cav
NAVY.
Commander ". A GILL detached navy yard. New rorki
H. " r F ARk d.2ssss ss5,aa ne Nsvs mssa
school hospital. washington Ensisns W T. HAL
5 iachsd III the asf5 Eentckg and 9 R RoBINs6N Ss
f5e 9sfsefsi 5As he kentIc7. ahd Midshipmsn B A.
STRAIT; all 10 reserve torpedo fotiila- navy yard.
Ifeutenant T L. ozBoRN detached command the Tezass
1ieuteHsa,s ". H Toaz and L P. TREADwELI.
Ensign r. B sTRsssBu B5ER, detached the Birmins-
Ensign H J. FHE2,cFf. detached home.
,ldshpman r A. BURG. detached the Kentucky; to ths
Ohio.
MARINE CORPS
Nato~ g g. REID detached navy yard. PhfIsds,phtas
to charge re5rli-ing district. headquarters as
Mai6r L. r. MOSES detached marine barracks. Guam.
Washington. report % major general con1E1anda-t
Major II DAVIS. detached navy yard. New York 20
command marine barracks, naval station Guam
Captain p z CHAMBERLIN. detached he Hancock 20
command marine detachment the Rhode Island
CAPTAIN II N-DOTtiAL. first lieutenant s A MEF-
RAM and Second Lieutenant p : KEYSER.
rne corps camp q instruction. sea Grt special tenn
C.otetn + n CLINTON. detached marine
Captasn WILLIAM BRACKET and Captain WILLIAM
HOPKINS detached headquarters TO marine bar
racsz navy vari washington
J. 4
command detachment the Hancock
FIRST r DYER detached marine carTacsa,
Ciuaurans1nr 10 marine detachment- the Montana
First Tis1-enaur r. TTI-EG. detached marine bar
racks. Guantanamo u mafin3 dttarhfle1t lne NoF'1
Frs. fs,r17qn- W A MNEILI detached marine bar
-a~Es san Juan. marine barracks. Culebra-
Efrs+ Tfarrp0aur a II tt detached uartns ea--
racks washington 90 command marine barracks
naval station KEY West
r-trst Tie.te1ant T n BARBER. detached navy yard
T77sror- 70 marine yard. Portsmouth
Lieutenant : WILLING detachsd headquar-
marine barracks. Philadelphia
o.vs- ~ aNre~ca- First LieutenantS D NJ RANDALL
a,5 ST. WATSON. month. F1rsr Lieutenant
Y I MORRISON. six weeks; Captain H L SOU IL
two months