Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-30
ARMY AND NAVY
Retirement of Pay Director Drury.

Department, to take effect Monday. Oc-
tober 1 next he will be appointed chief
of the bureau in succession to Chief
Constructor W. L. Caps, whose resigna-
ton takes effect on that date. He will
be succeeded at the Norfolk navy yard
by Naval Constructor H. G. Gilmer, now
on duty at the Navy Department.
Gen. Wood to See President.
President Taft will have a conference
with Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of
staff of the army, at Beverly Tuesday
next.
President since he took up his detail as
chief Of staff. and it is believed President
Taft's general policy for the army will
be outlined at the conference.
Gen. Wood had planned a visit to his
old friend. former President Roosevelt,
at Oyster Bay last Sunday, but a tricky
automobile prevented it.
Fever on the Des Moines.
been reported on board the protected
cruiser Des Moines at Baker, Senegam-
bia, Africa. One of the patients is Pay
masters Clerk Hunter. The black fever
is an aggravated form. of typhoid or ma
larial fever which is common along the
west coast of Africa This. however, is
one of a very few instances in which it
has broken out in the navy. The ships
surgeon recommended a change of CHI
mate for the patients
Army Orders.
Capt. Arthur S. Cowan, Signal Corps
is detailed for duty in connection with
the encampment cf the organized militia
of Pennsylvania at Gettysburg, Pa
August II to 10. 1910.
First Lieut.. w. Church Griswold. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty
at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga. and will proceed
to the Philippine Islands.
Chaplain John A Ferry. 10th Infantry.
will proceed to Fort Leavenworth. Kan,
for duty at the United States military
prison. relieving Chaplain Francis B.
Doherty. 18th Infantry, who will join
his regiment.
Capt. Arthur Thayer Sd Cavalry. is re-
lieved from duty at the Army Service
Schools, Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and
will join his regiment.
Leave of absence for twenty days is
granted Second Lieut. Guy B. Lawrason,
Coast Artillery Corps.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted First Lieut. Clifford l.. Corbin,
Coast Artillery Corps.
Capt. Claudius NJ. Seaman, Coast Ar
t1llerv corps, Will proceed 10 the SOUTH
ern artillery district of New York for
the purpose of witnessing the service
practice in that district
Capt. Harrison Hall, Coast Artillery
Corps, will proceed to the artillery dis
trict of Portland for the purpose of wit
Messing the service practice in that dis
trict.
Leave of absence for two months on
surgeons certificate o. disability is
granted Capt Thomas 7. Frissell, oath
Infantry.
Capt Thomas r. Frissell, oath Infantry,
is relieved from further treatment at
the Walter Reed General Hospital, and
will join his regiment.
Capt. Edward r. Hartmann, quarter
master, will repair to this city and report
to the quartermaster general for duty in
his office.
Maj Thales L. Ames, ordnance depart
ment, is relieved from duty in the Philip
pine division and will proceed to the Rock
Island arsenal Rock Island, H., for duty
Leave OF absence for three months, with
permission to go beyond the sea. is grant
ed Maj. Thales l.. Ames. ordnance de-
partment.
Brig. Gen. William H. Rixby, chief Of
engineers. is detailed as a member of the
joint board of officers Of the army and
navy appointed for the purpose Of max
ing a report upon the subject Of the neces-
sary defenses for the Panama canal vice
Brig. Gen. William l.. Marshall, retired
from active service.
First Lieut.. Francis B. Upham. Coast
Artillery Corps. is detailed for general
recruiting service at Portland, Ore, re-
teving First Lieut. John M. Kelso, jr.
retired, who will proceed to his home.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt Harry A. Eaton. I'D In
fantry.
Leave of absence for one month and
Virgil L. Peterson. Corps Of Engineers
The leave Of absence granted First
Lieut.. Wilmont e. Brown, Medical Re-
serve Corps. on account OF sickness IL
further extended three months on account
of sickness.
The following transfers OF officers Of
the Coast Artillery Corps are ordered:
Capt. Henry NJ Merriam, from the 05th
Company to the 154th Company.
First Lieut.: Ray ". L. "a, Avery: from the
Capt Arthur P. S. Hyde, Coast Artil-
lery Corps, is transferred from the 13Oth
Company to the ODD Company.
Capt william P. stokey. Corps of En-
rineers, will proceed to Los Angeles, Cal,
and relieve First Lieut.. Charles r. Leeds,
Corps of Engineers. Of the duties in his
charge pertaining to the Los Angeles en-
cheering district.
cal Reserve Corps. will repair to this city
and report to the chief of staff for tenn
porary duty.
FIRST Lieut. Oscar r. Davis. Medical
Reserve Corps. will proceed to the general
hospital, Hot Springs. Ark. for observa-
ton and treatment.
Tho leave of absence granted Capt. John
A, Clark, Medical Corps, is extended If
teen days.
Maj. Francis A. Winter. Medical Corps,
will proceed to New York city with ref
erence to the purchase of medical sup
plies.
BY direction Of the President and upon
the application of Post q, M. Sergt. Con-
rad Reichherzer. that soldier will be
placed upon tho retired list,
A GooASnead