Evening star., 1909-02-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders,

| Army Orders.
| BY direction Of the President and upon
the application of First Serst. John
| Lynch Military Academy detachment OF
army service men. quartermasters de-
partment, that soldier will. be placed
upon the retired list.
| First Lieut.. George P. Stalman Medi-
| cal Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty
! in the Philippines division, and will pro-
| ceed to San Francisco.
First Lieut. Henry c. Pillsbury, Med
| ical Corps, is relieved from duty in the
| Philippines division. and is assigned to
duty in the army transport service. with
| station at San Francisco.
4 board of officers of the Medical Corps.
| to consist of Capt Fred w. Palmer and
| Capt Clarence LeR. Cole. is appointed to
meet at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind.
| for the examination of applicants for APP
pointment as first lieutenant in the Med
ical Reserve Corps.
Lieut. Col. Isaac W. Littell, deputy
quartermaster general. will proceed to
Quincy, Mass. to attend the trial trip OF
the new steamer Gen. A. NJ. Randol
about February -. 1909.
Capt. Wesley w. X. Hamilton, Coast
Artillery Corps, is assigned to the oath
Company.
The following-named officers of the
Medical Reserve Corps are relieved from
duty at the stations designated and will
proceed to the Philippine Islands: First
Lieut. Edmund w. Bayley. Vancouver
barra cks Washington; First Lieut. James
c. Ballard, Fort Sam Houston, Texas:
First Lieut.. Waller II. Dade, Fort ID. y.
Russell. Wyoming.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. r. NJ. Griswold; orders to COM
mand the Navajo revoked; continue duty
the ST. Louis.
Lieut.. ]. D. Wilson, from the ST. Louis
to temporary duty in command the
Navajo.
Ensign F. \. Todd. to the New Hamp-
shire.
Passed Assistant Paymaster L. w. L.
Jennings, to navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa
Naval Movements.
The cruiser Des Moines has arrived at
Curacao, the auxiliary Yankton in Hamp
ton roads, the collier Hannibal at New
port News, the torpedo boats TinGey and
Wilkes at New Orleans and the De Long
at Mobile.
The tugs Powhatan and Pawnee have
sailed from New York for Horizons Point,
the Potomac from Charleston and the
Standish from Annapolis for Norfolk.
The destroyer Decatur was placed out
of commission today at the naval station,
Olongapo, Z. !.
Retirement of Col. Adams.
Col. Milton B. Adams, Corps of Eng
necrs, in charge of river and harbor
works in the vicinity of Grand Rapids.
Mich, will be relieved of that duty
March / by Maj. Charles Keller, Corps
of Engineers, stationed at Detroit, Mich,
and will proceed to his home to await
retirement April II next. Col Adams
is the senior colonel of his department.
He was born in Pennsylvania, and was
graduated at the United States Military
Academy in June. 1863. He was station.
ed at the War Department for several
years under Gen. Casey, and reached the
grade of colonel in April. 1904.
Ordered Before Retiring Board.
Lieut. Col Robert +. Ames. 18th In
fantry. with his regiment at Fort Mag
ara. \. Y. has been ordered to report
to the Hall retiring board in this city
for examination to determine his fitness
for further active service. Col. Ames
is from New York, and was appointed
to the United States Military Academy
in September. 1874. He reached his pres
ent grade in May. 1907
To Represent the Army.
Veterinarian Lester T.. Williams, 1st
Field Artillery. has been detailed to at
tend the annual meeting of the Amerl-
can Veterinary Medical Association to
be held at Chicago, ILL.,, from September
II to II. 1909.
Home From the Philippines.
The adjutant general is advised that
the transport Buford has arrived at San
Francisco from Manila. Philippine Is
lands with the following military pas
sensers: Capt. Paul A. Wolf. 4th In
fantry: William A Alfonte. first leuten-
ant 18th Infantry: Malvern Hill Barnum,
captain sth Cavalry: William Brooks.
captain quartermaSters department.;
Mark l.. Hersey. captain 9ih Infantry;
Albert G Love. first lieutenant Medical
Corps: Archie Miller, first lieutenant 9th
CaSalry: Edward p. Nones. captain
quartcrmastcr's department.: Louis NJ.
huffman. captain subsistence depart
ment; Edwin w. Ricl, captain Medical
Corps: Ii. Clay NJ. Supplee first lieu
tenant 26th Infantry; First Leuts. Bow
man, Hadra McPheeters, Patterson,
Medical Reserve Corps. and Capt James
*. Parsons. 10Th Infantry; forty-one cas-
uaS and fifteen sick.