Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Henry w. Eliot, Medical Reserve
Corps, is extended one month.
Capt. Laurin L.. Lawson, 4th Field
Artillery, now in this city under medi-
i cal treatment, will return to his proper
station
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Edward H. Pearce. 18th Infantry,
is extended fifteen days.
| Leave of absence for three months is
granted Capt. Alexander NJ. Miller, jr.,
quartermaSter
| Dental Surgeon Frank L. K Lafamme
will proceed to Rock Island, ILL.,, for
duty.
Capt. Patrick H. McAndrew, Medical
| Corps. will report to the examining
| board at the Army Medical Museum
building for examination for promotion.
| BY direction Of the President, and
upon the application of Cook Robert B.
Moore, Troop d. 10th Cavalry. that sol@
| der will be placed upon the retired list
Capt. William II. Wafdron. 23d Infan-
try. is relieved from further duty with
the Signal Corps.
| First Lieut.. Irwin L. Hunsaker. 9th
Cavalry. is detailed for general recruit
| ing service at New Orleans, La, reliev-
| ing First Lieut.. William p. Screws, 10Th
| Infantry.
| lieved from station at Indianapolis, Ind,
| to Davenport Iowa:
| Col. Henry A. Greene, 10th Infantry.
Maj. George Bell, jr., inspector general.
Capt James P. Harbeson, 18th Infantry.
Capt March B. Stewart, Sth Infantry
Capt John l.. De Witt, Goth Infantry.
Leave of absence for one month and
twenty-three days is granted Capt. John
| H. Poole. Corps of Engineers.
Leave of absence for four months is
| granted Capt. Henry B. Farrar, LIST Field
Artillery.
| First Lieut.. Francis NJ. Wells, Medical
| Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty at
Fort Robinson, Neb, and will proceed 20
Fort Apache, Ariz.
Two More Retirements.
Lieut.. Col. Edward E. Gayle. 4th Field
| Artillery, has been granted leave Of alb
sence until April 30 next. when, on his
own application. he will be placed on the
retired list, after more than thirty-seven
years service. Col, Gayle is a native of
Virginia and was graduated from the
| United States Military Academy in June,
1876. and from the Artillery School In
| 1888. His entire service has been in the
| artillery arm, and he has been attached
| to the 4th Field Artillery since August.
| 1908. He has been recently stationed at
Fort d. A. Russell. Wyo.
First Lieut.. Robert w. Lesher, I'd Cav
| airy, has been retired on account of disa-
| bility not incident to the service. He is
| from Pennsylvania and rose from the
! ranks. He was appointed second lieu
| tenant, 10th Cavalry. in February. 1901,
| and was promoted first lieutenant I'd
| Cavalry, in December. 1907. He is now
in this city on leave Of absence.
Naval Movements.
The battleship Missouri has arrived at
Tompkinsville: the torpedo boats Wilkes,
Thornton and Tingey at Charleston.
| The cruiser Des Moines has sailed from
Port Limon for Greytown; the gunboat
Tacoma from Cristobal for Port Limon
| the collier Sterling from Newport News
| for Portsmouth, n. H., and the collier
| Pompey from Cavite for Guam.
| The submarines NarwhaI, Stingray
TarpOn, Bonita and Grayling have been
placed in commission at the navy yard,
Boston.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Commander r. K Crank dis
| charged from treatment at the Naval
| Hospital, New York. n. Y; to United
| States Army and Navy General Hospital,
Hot Springs. Ark. for treatment.
Ensign w. o. Wallace, from the String
| ham to the Albany.
| Midshipman A. W. Carmichael from
| the Salem to the New Jersey.
Midshipman H. Belt. from the New Ter
sey to the Salem.
Assistant Paymaster D. B. Wainwright.
; to naval training station, Newport, r. /.
bureau of yards and docks, Navy Depart-
ment. to navy yard. Boston, Mass
Boatswain j. Law, to naval training
station. I~eWpOrt r. I