Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-25

ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

granted Brig. Gen. Frederick K. Ward.
Chaplain Andrew c.. Murphy, 7th Cav
airy, is transferred to the 9Th Field Artil-
lery.
The following named officers are de-
| tailed for duty at the camp of instruction
| for officers and non-commissioned officers
OF the organized militia of Missouri to We
held at Nevada. Mo-, July to II. 1910:
Capts. James A. Lynch. 2Sth Infantry;
Edgar T. Collins. 9th Infantry, and Rob-
| ert McCleave, I'd Infantry.
First Lieut.. Francis NJ. Wall. Medical
Corps. at Fort Niche, N. Y, and First
Lieut. William j. Enders. Medical Corps.
at Fort Greble. R. l.. have been ordered
to the Philippine Islands for assignment
to duty.
BY direction of the President. and upon
| the application of First Sergt. William A.
Albrecht, Company F. 10Th Infantry, that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list
Capt. julius n Kilian. commissary, will
proceed to Chicago to take a course Of
instruction with the Middeby Oven Manu-
featuring Company in building. setting up
and repairing Marshall and Middleby
ovens.
Naval Orders.
Commander A. H. Davis, from the
Georgia to command the Tacoma.
Lieut.. Commander R. X. Crank, when
discharged from treatment at the naval
medical school hospital, Washington, D.
c., to the Wisconsin.
Lieut. Commander Y. Stirling, jr, from
the Connecticut to the Bath iron works,
Bath, Me, in connection with the fitting
out Of the Paulding, and duty in COM
mand when she is placed in commission.
Lieut.. Commander L. McNamee, from
the works of the General Electric Com
pany. Schenectady, N. Y, to the Con-
necticut.
Lieut.. E. T. Constien. from the Office of
naval intelligence. Navy Department. to
the Naval War College, Newport, r. l.
Lieut.. R. w. Henderson from the Mary
land, to the General Electric Company,
Schenectady. n. Y.
Assistant Paymaster f. G. Morsell, to
| the reserve torpedo fotilla, Charleston,
S. C.
Assistant Paymaster ]. F. OMara, from
the reserve torpedo flotiIIa, Charleston,
S. c., to the navy yard, Charleston.
Naval Constructor l.. Bankson, from
the bureau of construction and repair.
Navy Department, to the Fore River
Shipbuilding Company, Quincy. Mass.
Naval Constructor H. G. Gillmor, from
the Fore River Shipbuilding Company.
Quincy, Mass, to the bureau Of construc-
ton and repair, Navy Department
Paymaster's Clerk w. J. Clarity has
been appointed; duty at Philadelphia.
F. H. Baasen's appointment as a pay
masters clerk in the navy on the Texas
is revoked.
masters clerk in the navy. for duty with
the reserve torpedo fiotilla, Charleston,
S. c., is revoked.
Changes in Ordnance Department.
By direction of the President, the fol-
lowing-named officers are detailed for
| service in the grade of first lieutenant
in the ordnance department, for Pc
Rod Of four years:
First Lieuts. Charles T. Harris, jr,
Coast Artillery Corps, and Harry K.
Rutherford, Coast Artillery Corps
Second Lieuts William j. McCaughey,
9th Cavalry: William E. Dunn, 3D. Field
Artillery; James II. Burns, list Field
Artillery; Richard E. Cummins. 14th
Cavalry; Greedy G. Sheppard, Coast Ar
fantry; Raphael r. Nix, Coast Artillery
Corps, and James L. Walsh. Coast Ar
tillery Corps.
Maj. William A. Phillips is detailed
as major in the ordnance department.
The following-named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are detailed as
captains in the ordnance department
for period Of two years: Capt. Jesse
G: Nichols, First: Lieut. Lueian b.
Moody and First Lieut.. Earl Mcfarland.
The following named officers of the
ordnance department are detailed as
captains in the ordnance department. to
complete a period of four years detail
in that department:
First Lieuts. Charles G. Mettler, Joseph
H. Pelot, Morgan l.. Brett, Richard H.
Somers, Thomas L. Coles and John b.
Rose.
Capt. William l. Westervelt, ordnance
department, Is attached to the 9th Field
Artillery, with station at Fort Riley.
The fOllowing-named officers are re-
lieved from detail in the ordnance depart
ment:
Capts Edward NJ Shinkle. Charles M.
Allen. James B. billiard, David c. Sea-
grave and John Lund.
Capt. Allen is attached to the list Field
Artillery, at Fort Sill. Okla.
Capt. Seagrave and Capt Lund are at
tached to the I'D Field Artillery. at Fort
Myer, Va.
Tompkins Succeeds Hines.
Commander John F. Hines has been
succeeded as executive officer of the bat
tleship Iowa by Lieut.. Commander John
T. Tompkins. Because of a sprained an
kle he sustained by falling down a coal
shaft aboard the Iowa at the Norfolk
navy yard a few days ago Commander
Hines is unable to go on the summer
practice cruise to foreign ports with the
brigade of midshipmen. The Iowa, which
is the flagship of the cruising squadron,
is at Annapolis.
George Pollitt died at his home near
Loretto Md last night after lingering