Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-14
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

The following named officers of the
Medical Corps will report in person to the
examining board at the Army Medica
Museum building, Washington. for exam
nation for promotion: First Lieuts. Al
bert G. Love. Harold w. Jones. Omar w
Pinkston, Mathew A. Reasoner. Louis II
Hanson and Ferdinand Schmitter.
Leave of absence for two months anC
ten days is granted Maj. Edward L. Nun
son. Medical Corps.
Capt. William H. Waldron. 23d Infan-
try. will proceed to Honolulu. Hawaii ter.
ritory. for consultation with the eng1neee nee
place on official business pertaining te
fire-control installations.
Nv direction of the President, and upor
the application OF First Sergt. Jonr
O'Brien. Troop A: sth Cavalry. that sol
The leave Of absence granted Maj
Wallis 0. Clark. 18th Infantry. is ex'
tended to July 10. 1909.
Capt Casper H. Conrad. 5r., Sd Cav
airy, is detailed for temporary duty il
the ouartermaster department. He will
repair to this city and report to the
ouartermaster general of the army fol
duty in his office.
Leave OF absence for four months !:
granted Col, Richard T. Yeatman. 11tf
Infantry.
Ry direction of the President, Capt
Harold p Howard, 14th Cavalry. Is de-
tailed for service and to fill vacancy ir
the quart ermaster's department, vice
Cant. Ola W. Bell. quartermaster, who is
assigned to The 1ith Cavalry:
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. O. F.. Cooper, from Octopus to the
works of the Fore River Shipbuildins
Company Quincy. Mass.
Lieut.. p P. Blackburn has been com
mssioned.
Lieut. j. E. Lewis. from Connecticut to
Louisiana.
Lieut.. c. c. Moses, from South Dakota
to Vicksburg.
Lieut.. z. E. Briggs. from navy yard
Puget sound. Wash. to Vicksburg.
Ensign c. w. NimitZ, to command frs,
submarine f1otilla. and additional duty In
command Plunger.
Ensign L. B. Anderson. from Missouri
and wait orders.
Ensign p P. Bassett. from command
first submarine f1otilla to the works of the
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Ensign c. A. Richter. from Illinois te
Paducah.
Midshipman NJ. B. Willett. from Chester
to Ohio.
Midshipman c. n. Hinkamp. from Ken.
lucky to the second submarine flotilla.
Surgeons w. IT. Bell and r. M. Ken
nedy. from bureau Of medicine and surge
ry. Navy Department. to I. S. Nava
Medical School. Washington, D. c.
Chief Boatswain T. Sullivan. from train
ing station. Newport. r. l.. to naval sta
ton. Narragansett bay. r. l.
Chief Boatswain T. w. Healey. from
second naval district. Newport, r. l.. L
Constellation. training station. Newport
r. 1.
Machinist WE. Davis to the works o.
the William Cramp & Sons Ship and En-
CINE Building Company, Philadelphia, Pa
Naval Movements.
The cruisers California and Buffalo
have arrived at Magdalena bay. the scou
cruisers Salem. Chester and Birmingham
at Tompkinsville and the cruiser Prairie
at Hampton roads.
The collier Nero has sailed from New
port News for Bradford. r. l.
Promotion Of Retired officers.
By direction of the President the follow.
ing-named majors on the retired list have
been advanced to the grade of lieutenant
colonel on the retired list: Ferdinand r
ayette E. Campbell. William N. Water.
bury, John r. Brinckle, Edward q
Mathey, James n. Morgan. Edmund Il
Russell. Henry M. Kendall, Thomas
Sharp, Washington /. Sanborn, Henry r
Ritzius, James M. Burns and William II
Kell.
The following-named captains on the re-
tired list are advanced to the grade o.
major on the retired list: John A. Payne
George X. Spencer. William w. Tyler
billiard II. Clark. William o. Cory. Chris
topher w. Harold, Lewis Merriam. Will
liam NJ Williams. John II. CLIFFORD and
Edward /. Grumley.