Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
ARMY AND NAVY
Army Orders.

A board Of ordnance officers, to con-
sist of Majs. Jay E. Hoffer. William H.
Tschappat and Edward P. O'Hern. Is
appointed to meet at the Sandy Hook
proving ground, n. j., October ~. to pre-
pare questions and instructions for the
examination of captains and lieutenants
of the army at large who may apply for
detail in the ordnance department.
Capt. Campbell F. Babcock, 4th Infan-
try. will assume charge of construction
work at Fort Crook, Neb., relieving Sec
ond Lieut. Arthur w. Lane. 4th Infantry
Each of the following named second
lieutenants of the Coast Artillery Corps
recently appointed from civil life. is at
tached to the company indicated, and will
proceed to Fort Monroe for a course of
instruction; Fred NJ Green 9th Com
pany; Delmar 5. Lenzer, 163th Company:
Austin NJ. Mcdonnell. :s3th Company;
Roland w. Pinger. 16ath Company: Don
aid Armstrong, 41st Company; Franklin
BabcoCk, 1jiSth Company; Hermann #.
Zornig. 6th COMPANY; Gladden. NJ.
barnes. 1tSth Company: Earl J. w. RArs-
dale. tath Company: Raycroft Walsh,
1G8th Company; Harvey e. Allen. I'D
Company: Edward 3. Dennis, 11Sth Com
pany.
pany l.. oath Infantry: Commissary Sergt.
First sergt. Otto Ay EdenhoIm. Company Company;
f. 18th Infantry. and First Sergt.
Lucius T. Scouten. Company b. 9th In
fantry, have been placed on the retired
list of the army their own applica
tions.
Chaplain Henry l.. Durrant recently
appointed. is assigned to the 18th In
fantry. at Fort Thomas. Kentucky.
First Lieut. Stephen Abbot. Coast Ar
tillery Corps. will proceed to his home
preparatory to his retirement from active
service. He is granted leave of absence
to February Is, 1911.
Col l.. Mervin Maus, Maj. Ebert E.
Persons and Maj. John H. Allen. Medical
Corps, are detailed to represent the medi-
cal department of the army at the meet
ing of the Association of Military Sur
geOns to he held in Richmond, Va, No
vember l to f. 1910.
The resignation by Second Lieut.. Will
liam A. Dallam, 18th Cavalry, has been
accepted by the President, to take effect
at once.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of First Glass Sergt. John
j. Lee Hospital Corps, that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
Second Lieut.. Spencer 3: Akin. oath In
fantry,. will proceed to Washington bar
racks for temporary duty.
BY direction of the President and upon
the applications of First Sergt. William
Hunteman. Troop X, I'd Cavalry; Corp.
Andrew Scott. Troop /, 9th Cavalry, and
Sergt. Alexis Galland, Company X, Sd
Infantry, thosse soldiers will be placed
upon the retired list.
The following officers of the
Medical Corps will report for examina-
ton to determine their fitness for promo
ton: Capts William ?. Woodall, Glenn
ent C. Whitcomb, George H. Crabtree.
Wilson T. Davidson. Herbert NJ. Smith.
Cosam ]. Bartlett, Lloyd LIE r. Grebs
and Park Howell.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted First Lieut.. Samuel T. Mackall.
18th Infantry.
Capt. Bertram T. Clayton, quartermas-
ter, will proceed to Fort H. G. Wright
and Fort Terry, n. Y, for the purpose
of making an examination Of local condi-
lions affecting the water supply at those
posts.