Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt. Melvin w. Rowell. 18th Cavalry,
will assume charge of construction work
at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. relieving
Capt. John NJ Morgan. 18th Cavalry.
Veterinarian Robert Vans Agnew. 9Th
Cavalry. will proceed to Fort Yellow
stone Wyo. for duty.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of Post Quartermaster
Sergt. William D. Hammond. that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
Capt William A. Phillips. ordnance de-
partment. will visit the works Of the
f. l. du Pont de Nemours Powder Com
pany Carneys Point Wilmington, DEL,
on official business pertaining to the In
spection of material in process OF manu-
facture for the ordnance department.
Leave of absence for twenty days is
granted Capt. Leo f. Foster, commissary.
airy. is relieved from duty at Fort Shell
ing Mimi, and will repair to this city
and report TO the officer In charge of
public buildings and grounds for duty
under his direction.
Capt Hiram Mel. Powell. retired. upon
his own application is detailed as pro-
fesSor of military science and tactics at
the University of Arizona. Tucson. Ariz-
Capt Carroll F. Armistead 21st Infan-
try at his own request is relieved from
duty al the University of Arkansas. Fay
etteville. Ark. and will join his company.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Carroll +. Armitead, 21st
Infantry.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt Oliver Fl. Dockery, jr., 10Th
Infantry.
Capt Oliver II. Dockery jr., 9th In
fantry, will report to the commanding
assignment to station pending the arrival
of his regiment.
Naval Orders
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office of naval intelligence Navy Depart
ment TO the Rhode Island.
Lieut.. Commander r. Stone from the
Solace to the New York.
Lieut. Commander X. NJ Bennett, to
the Missouri.
Ensign r. Nj. Fawell. from the New
Jersey. and granted leave one month.
Carpenter E. S. CoVey, from the Dol
phin to the Lancaster, navy yard, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Chief Sailmaker NJ. W. Watkins, from
| training station, Newport. r. L., to home.
Twice a Hero.
For the second time this year the name
of Felix c. A. Jennings, a seaman at
tached to the U.S.S. Arethusa, has been
brought to the attention of the Navy
Department for heroic action in saving
life. In the latest case Jennings jumped
overheard and rescued j. NJ. Moore, coal
passer, who had accidentally fallen over
board from the tug Dart.
| Secretary Meyer has written a letter
| to Seaman Jennings in which he says it
| gives the department great pleasure to
again commend him for saving the life
| of shipmate. He said that the depart
| ment will submit his name to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury with the recon-
mendation that he be awarded life
saving medal.
| Movements Of Naval Vessels.
| The converted yacht Eagle has arrived
at Guantanamo, the monitor Cheyenne at
San Francisco, the collier Abarenda at
| Newport News. the gunboat Callao at
| Shanghai. the cruiser Tacoma at Porto
| Cortez and the cruisers Charleston
Cleveland and Galveston at Annoy.
| The supply ship Glacier has sailed from
Magdalena bay for San Diego the tug
Nina from Norfolk for Annapolis and the
transport Dixie from Tompkinsville for
Pensacola.