Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-30

airy. is relieved from duty at the United
States Military Academy. and will proceed
to the Isthmus of Panama. for duty.
Naval Orders.
| Capt. T. E. D. w. Veeder. from navy
yard. New York. n. Y, to duty in connec-
ton with the Naval Observatory and dut y
as superintendent of the Naval Obscrva
tory, Washington. d. c., on detacE ment
| of Rear Admiral w. j. Barnette US:N.
Lieut. Commander J. H. Holden. from
the Missouri to duty as aid on the staff OF
! the commander-in-chief. United States
Atlantic fleet, on board the Connecticut.
Lieut.. r. w. Vincent, to charge OF navy
| recruiting station. New Orleans La.
Lieut. l. f. Bass. from charge nav re-
cruiting station, New Orleans, La. to the
Wabash, in connection crew for the New
York.
Ensign c. w. Crosse, from the Ohio to
| the Buffalo.
Ensign H. J. Albeit, from the Georgia
| to the Buffalo.
Ensign G.. G. Gill, from the Yankton to
| the New York.
Ensign f. G.. Hargs. when discharged
| treatment United States Naval Medical
| School Hospital, Washington, .. c.,
granted sick leave three months.
| Ensign j. l.. Hydrick, from the Vermont
| to the Birmingham.
Ensign f., +. Johnson, from the New
Jersey to the Chester.
Ensign j. W. W. cumming, from the
Connecticut to the Panther.
| Midshipmen j. r. Beardall and r. o.
Baush. from the Illinois to the New York.
Midshipmen a. II. Vanderhoof and S.
Cochran, from the kearsarge to the New
York.
Midshipman G. Joerns from the Ohio to
the Buffalo.
Midshipman J. S. Hulngs, from the
Chester to the Buffalo.
Midship man A. G. Martin. from the Biz
| mingham to the Buffalo.
w. ii. Common. appointed an acting as
siStant surgeon in the navy.
Chaplain F. Thompson. from navy yard
Portsmouth. \. H., and wait orders.
Gunner NJ. Macdonald. from the Wa
bash, navy yard, Boston, to the Wiscon-
sin.
Carpenter F. Mackle to the Wabash
Warrant Machinist M. J. Clancy, to
works of the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company.
Lieut. Commander G.. TarboN from the
Colorado to United States Naval Hos
pital. Mare Island. Cal. for treatment.
Ensign w. +. Lafrenz from the Penn
sylvania to the United States Naval Hos
pital, Mare Island. Cal, for treatment.
Retirement of Col. Anderson.
Col. George J.. Anderson, Coast Artillery
Corps will be placed on the retired list
of the army tomorrow on his own appli
cation after more than thirty-eight years
service He is from Wisconsin. and was
graduated from the United States Mill
tary Academy in June, 1874. His entire
service has been in the artillery arm, in
which he reached the grade Of colonel in
July. 1905. During his career he has
served in California. Alaska, Pennsyl-
Va; the Army War College. at Washing
ton barracks: ST Petersburg. Russia
Boston, New York city and San Francis
60. He was military attache to the United
py1h at
June, 1897 to May 1908. His latest assign
| ment was at San Francisco. His retire
| ment will promote Lieut.. Col. Clarence
Deems. Coast Artillery Corps. to the
| grade Of colonel.
Two Officers to Walk.
! Col. Robert II. Patterson, Coast Artil-
| lery Corps. commanding Fort Banks
| Mass, and Mai. Basil II. butcher of the
Medical Corps at Plattsburg barracks n.
| Y, have been ordered TO take the physical
| test prescribed by general orders of Nav
| last They have stated their preference
| for the walk of fifty miles i'm three days,
| and will make Fort Banks their starting
point.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
| The cruiser Washington has arrived at
Amapala and the supply ship Glacier at
San Diego.
| The collier Brutus has sailed from Nor
! folk for Guantanamo; the tug Nina from
Annapolis for Norfolk: the scout cruisers
| Chester. Birmingham and Salem from
| Bradford. r. l.. for trial trip: the trans
port Buffalo from Magdalena bay for
| Mare Island: the converted Yacht Eagle
| from Guantanamo for surveying duty.
| the gunboat Marietta from Guantanamo
| for Bluefield. and the cruisers Charleston
| Cleveland. Denver and Galveston from
| Annoy for Shanghai.