Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Lieut. Col. Lea Febiger. 9th Infantry, is
detailed as member of the general staff
corps. He will report to the command
ing general. Philippines Division, for duty
as chief of staff of that division. relieving
Col William P. Evans. infantry.
| First Lieut., James f. Abbott. cavalry,
is assigned to the % Cavalry, in the
Philippines Division.
| Col. Grin B. Mitcham, ordnance depart
ment. will proceed to Fort Howard. Fort
McHenry, Fort Carroll. Fort Smallwood
and Fort Armistead. Nd, on official bust
ness pertaining to the inspection Of arma-
ment and the work Of the mechanics en-
gagged thereon
| Leave of absence for four months, with
permission to go beyond the sea, Is grant
ed Capt. Harold Hammond. paymaster.
Maj. George W. Read. recently promot-
ed, has been assigned to the Sth Cavalry.
and Capt. Wilson G. Heath, recently pro-
noted has been assigned to the 1th Cav
| airy.
| First Lieut. Henry H. Robert, Corps of
| Engineers is relieved from treatment at
the General Hospital. Fort Bayard. N. M,
and will take station at the Dales, Ore.
and report to Maj. Jay J. Morrow, Corps
| of Engineers for duty under his 1mmedi-
ate orders.
Lieut.. Bates Tucker. nth Infantry. will
report to an army retiring board at San
Francisco for examination.
Leave of absence for FIVE months, with
permission to go beyond the sea, is grant
ed Col. William II. Comegys, assistant
paymaster general
| Officers recently promoted nave neeh as
signed to regiments as follows: Loi. VII.
liam p Evans. to the 25th Infantry:
Lieut. Col. John s. Mallory, to the I'm
to the 25th Infantry; Maj. Thomas G'
Hanson. to the 9Th Infantry: Capt: sam
uel B. Mcintyre. to the letn 1hlant ny
First Lieut.. Everett N. Bowman: to the
4th infantry; First Lieut.. Homer N. res
ton, to the I'd Infantry.
Naval Orders.
Can't. E. ". Hodges. from command
Wisconsin to Naval Medical School Hos
pital. Washington, D. G., for observation
and treatment.
Commander ]. Strauss. from command
Montgomery and wait orders.
Commander E. f. Capehart, to duty as
assistant to the bureau of ordnance,
Navy Department,
Commander V. o. Chase. from bureau
of ordnance, Navy Department, to COM
mand Montgomery.
Lieut. Commander W. r. White, from
bureau of navigation. Navy Department.
to New York Shipbuilding Company,
Camden, N: ].
Ensign w. H. BoOtl, IrOil IfdHie lo
Kansas
Ensign A. S. Hickey, to Dolphin.
Midshipmen "A. G. Dibrell and ]. H.
Brooks. from Missouri to Prairie.
Mldshipman l.. r. Warren. from reserve
torpedo division, Charleston, S. c., to
Cuttlefish
Paymaster G. W. Reeves. jr., to Naval
Hospital, Las Animas, Col.
Passed Assistant Paymaster G.. X
Crapo from Naval Hospital, Las Animas,
Col. and wait orders.
Machinst Z. F. Holmes, from Rhode
Island to navy yard, Washington, D. c.
Machinist r. p. Noel from Virginia to
navy yard, Washington, D. G.
Illness of Capt. Hodges.
Capt. B. w. Hodges was taken i'll re-
Gently while in command of the battle
ship Wisconsin of the Atlantic fleet. He
has been brought to this city for obser-
walton and treatment at the Naval Medi-
cal School Hospital. He has been in COM
mand Of the Wisconsin since December,
1902.
To Command Montgomery.
Comm ender volney o. Chase has been
detached from duty as assistant to the
chief of ordnance at the Navy Depart
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