Evening star., 1909-06-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

L II 81 tldiidHu SIiiiIllltSl. NSul-
cal Corps. will proceed to St Louis. Mo-,
for temporary duty in charge of the med
ical supply depot.
BY direction of the President. Firs,
Lieut.. Sylvester F. O'Day. Medical Re-
serve Corps. is honoraby discharged from
the service of the United States his serv-
ices being no longer required.
Wrist Lieut.. Charles B. Gatewood, ord
nance department. at the Sandy Hook
Watertown arsenal, Mass. for duty.
Leave of absence for twenty-eight days
is granted Capt Jacob NJ. Coward, Coast
Artillery Corps.
nance department. at the Sandy Hook
proving ground. n. j.. will proceed to
Watervliet arsenal. N. Y. for duty.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieut.. Benjamin F. Castle, 10Th Infantry.
is extended two months.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut. Beauford r. Camp,
9th Cavalry.
airy, is detailed for duty with the Massa-
chusetts militia during the encampment
to be held from August IA to 21, 1909.
First Lieut.. Mark l.. Ireland ordnance
department. at F'rankford arsenal. Phila-
delphia, will proceed to Watertown ar
senal. Mass, for duty.
Capt Romuus F. Walton, retired is
detailed for duty at the encampment of
the militia of New York. to be held at
Farnham, n. Y, July 81 to August u,
1909.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut. Mark L. Ireland. ord
nance department.
Leave of absence for twenty-one days is
granted Capt. Herman W. Schulz ord
nance department.
Leave of absence for two months with
permission to go beyond the sea. is grant
ed First Lieut.. Julian A. Benjamin, sd
Cavalry.
The leave of absence granted Lieut. Col.
Hiram NJ. Chittenden. Corps of Engineers.
is extended to October 81, 1909, on ac-
count of sickness.
The leave of absence granted Brig. Gen.
Winfield S. Edgerly is extended twenty
days.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Alexander W. Maish.
The following-named officers are detail
ed for duty at the encampments of the
militia of New York, to be held at Crown
Point and at Plattsburg barracks n. Y,
between June 81 and July II. 1909: Capt.
Frederick w Lewis. Goth Infantry. and
Capt. Romulus F. Walton. United States
Army retired.
Maj Weston P Chamberlain, Medical
Corps, is detailed as a member Of the
board of medical officers appointed for
the purpose of studying tropical diseases
as they exist in the Philippine Islands.
First Lieut.. George T. Tyler, Medical
Reserve Corps. at Plattsburg barracks
y. Y, will proceed to the Philippine Is
lands, for duty.
First Lieut. James E. Maloney. Medical
Reserve Corps, will proceed to Fort
Niche, n. Y for temporary duty.
First Lieut.. William ]. Enders. Medical
Reserve Corps. will proceed to Fcrt Lev
EFT, Me. for temporary duty.
A board of officers, to consist of Capt
William P. Wooten. Corps of Engineers,
Capt. Guy v Henry, 18th Cavalry: Capt
John w. Hammer. Medical Corps; Capt.
Lloyd l.. Smith Medical Corps Second
Lieut.. Francis H. Farnum. 18th Infantry.
is appointed to meet at West Point. n. Y,
July 13, 1909. for the purpose of conduct
ing the examination of applicants for
commissions in volunteer forces, to de-
termine their qualifications for the COM
mand of troops or for the performance of
staff duties with such volunteer forces.
First Lieut.. Dawson Olmstead. 5th Field
Artillery. is detailed for duty pertaining
to the national match for 1909 at Camp
Perry, Ohio.
Naval Orders.
Lieuts. c. L. Hand, c. W. Mauldin, j.
]. McCracken and A. X. Shoup have
been commissioned.
Lieut.. c. R. Kear. from the ! pjted
States Naval Academy. Annapolis. Md,
and leave for one month.
Surgeon r. B. Williams has been COM
missioned.
surgeon X. NJ. henneQy, TO command
United States Naval Hospital, San Juan.
Porto Rico.
Surgeon NJ. X. Johnson, from United
States training station, Narragansett
bay, r. l., to the South Dakota
Surgeon L. L. Won Wedekind, from the
South Dakota and wait orders.
Surgeon w. B. Grove, from the Mime
sofa to the naval training station, Mar
ragansett bay. r. I.
Surgeon a. r. Alfred from the VOL
VERNE to the Minnesota.
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. A. Dunn
from the Independence, navy yard, Mare
Island, Cal, and leave for two months
Passed Assistant Surgeon L. r. Webb,
from the United States Naval Hospital.
San Juan, Porto Rico. to home and wait
orders.
Assistant Surgeon c. B. Munger. to the
United States naval training station San
Francisco.
Assistant Surgeon A H. Robnett, to
United States Naval Hospital, Boston.
Assistant Surgeon w. G. Steadman,
from the Louisiana and continue treat
ment United States Naval Hospital, Nor
folk, Va.
Assistant Surgeon E. L. Reed, to
United States Navy recruiting station,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Assistant Surgeon |. F. Cohn. to United
States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia
assistant Surgeon E. L. Woods, to
United States Naval Hospital. Annapolis, |
Md.
Assistant Surgeon G. NJ. Woods. to
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