Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-17
ARMY AND NAVY. NEWS.
MIDsHIPMEN PROMOTED.
President Taft Advances Ninety
Nine to the Grade of Ensign.

L ms Is the largest list of naval nOnlna-
tiOns sent to the Senate at any one time
by Mr.. Taft since he has been President.
In the list are ninety nine midshipmen
promoted to ensfgns. most of them MEM
bers of the Naval Academy class Of 1905.
Several. however, are appointed on re-
examination from the class of 1897.
The complete list follows:
Ensign to be a lieutenant, junior grade
Isaac F.. Dortch.
Mdshipman to be an ensign-Edmund
r. Norton
Mdshipman to be professor of math-
ematics-fiuy *. Calhoun.
Gunners to be chief gunners-Willlam
T. Baxter, William I'll. Leitch and Frank
lin Helms.
.Midshipmen to be ensgns-Archer M.
r. Allen. Henry d. Mcguire. john W.
Barnett, jr.: John E. Meredith. Paul II.
Bastede, Boyce, X Muir, Robert ..
Beisel, James L. Oswald. j 5hn r. Beardan.
William c. Owen. Frank r. Berg, Nelson
w. Pickering, Owen ST. y. Botsford'
David c. Patterson jr': Fred T; Berry
Albert NJ. Penn, Ernest F. Buck. Maui
rice r. Pierce, Harold De +. Burdlck'
William H. Pashley Joseph !. Broshek,
William r. Purnell, Halter Bait John "
Rankin, Abel T. Bdwell. Francis W.
c. Ross. Andrew w. Carmichael. George
W. Strube, Alexander NJ Charlton. Oscar
Smith, ir; Rensselaer, w Clark William
r. Smith. ir.; Edwin F. Cults, Richard
G. Saufley. Howard ~ Crosby Jonn D.
Staley. Francis T. Chew. Carl \: Schipfer,
John c. Cunningham, Frank r. Smith. il;
Henry F. D. Davis. John l.. SchaHer'
kirkwood H. Donavin, Charles II. steer
Charles II. Davis, jr., Richmond n.
Turner. Andrew D. Denney. William W
Turner. Archibald H. Douglas. Henry 6.
Taylor, John W. DuBose. Clarence g.
Thomas. Harry G. Donald. n: r: Van
der Veer. William II. Dague. jr., James
{. Van de Carr John H. Everson: Rich
ard c. White. Robert r: NJ Emmett,
Frank J. Willie, Harry H. Fergus, Eugene
E. Wilson, Edward J. Foy. Clyde ~
West. William F. Gresham. William W.
Wilson, Paul L. Holland, Lee f. Warren
Harry b. Bird. Ralph V. Walling. Charles
A. Harris, Charles NJ. Yates. Harry NJ.
Hitchcock. Robert S. Young. jr.. Victor ~
Herbster. John L. Iseman. Jr., charles NJ.
James, Walter X. Fitzpatrick, Sidney NJ
Knerr, Rufus King. Edward H. Lotion
Howard NJ Lamers Jabez S. Lowell
Dallas c. I.aizure and Michael a. Leahy
Detailed to National Match.
Officers have been detailed for duty at
the national match for 1910 at Camp
Perry. Ohio. as follows:
Maj. James H. Frier. 10th Infantry;
Capts. William r. Dashiel. oath In
fantry:z Arthur Thayer, Sd Cavalry; John
T. Haines. 18th Cavalry; William New
man. 1st Infantry: Marcus b. Stokes, 10th
Infantry; Julian r. Lindsey, 18th Cavalry;
George S. Goodale. I'D Infantry; Charles
E. Stodter, 9th Cavalry: Ralph B. Par
rott. 9TH Infantry: Theodore A Baldwin,
jr.. 18th Infantry: Alvan c. Gillem, 18th
Cavalry; j. Willard Little, 2Sth Infantry;
Louis r. Ball. 9th Cavalry. and William
H. Menges, Coast Artillery Corps. First
Iieuts. Morton c. Mimma, I'd Cavalry:
Samuel r. Gleaves. LIST Cavalry; Robert
d. Carter. 18th Infantry; Cad Morgan.
fantry; Leo A. Dewey. 18th Infantry;
William ST J. Jervey. jr.. 10th Infantry;
George c. Marshall jr.. 24th Infantry.
and Thomas c. Musgrave. 18th Infantry.
and Second Lieuts Victor S. Foster. 18th
Cavalry: Resolve p Palmer, 9th In
fantry; Joseph a. Atkins, 18th Infantry,
and Frederick j. Osterman, 18th In
fantry.
Names for Battleships.
Nevada and Oklahoma have been Sc
lected as the names of the two battle |
ships authorized by Congress at its pres
ent session. The next two battleships |
will be named Arizona and |
New Mexico.
Launch of the Warrington.
The torpedo boat destroyer Warrington
will be launched at Cramps shipyard. |
Philadelphia, tomorrow. She will be
christened by Mrs Richard Hatton, great |
granddaughter of Commodore Lewis
Warrington, in whose honor the vessel
is named
Army Orders.
First Lieut.. William E. Hall, Medical
Reserve Corps, at San Francisco, will
proceed to Whipple barracks, Arizona,
for duty.
Leave of absence for four months. with
permission to go beyond the sea. is grant
ed First Lieut.. William S. Wood 4th
Field Artillery.
Capt. James +. Hughes, 18th Cavalry, IS
detailed for duty at the camp of instruc
ton to be held at Leon Springs. Tex.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Douglas McCaSkey, LIST Cavalry, is eX
tended one month.
Capt. Ernest D. Scott, 9Th Field Artil-
lery, will proceed to Fort Sheridan, Hi
nois, for duty.
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut. William Paterson,
Coast Artillery Corps.
Capt. Jesse M. Baker, quartermaster,
will proceed to his home, where he will
await retirement from active service.
Capt John w. Barker. Signal Corps.
will report at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
for the purpose of taking special course
Of instruction at the Army Signal
School
First Lieut.. Albert II. Eber. Medical
Reserve Corps, will proceed to Fort Moul-
trie, South Carolina. for duty.
First Lieut.. Harold C. Fiske. Corps Of
Engineers, will proceed to Gettysburg
Pa for duty pertaining to the test of an
experimental automobile surveying outfit
in connection with the duties of the en-
gineer troops at the maneuvers. He will
then proceed to Pine Camp, N. Y, for
similar duty.
Capt. George o. Cress. 4th Cavalry. is
detailed to enter the next class at the
Army War College in this city.
Capt. Brooke Payne, Sd Field Artillery,
is relieved from duty at Fort Sam Hus-
ton, Texas, and will join his battery at
Fort Myer. Virginia.
By direction Of the President. and upon
the application of Ordnance Sergt Waldo
mar N. Erickson, that soldier will be
placed upon the retired list.
First Lieut.. Charles T. Dulin, Medical
Reserve Corps, will proceed to Fort
Bayard, New Mexico, General Hospital
for observation and treatment.
Capt. James NJ. Burroughs. recently
promoted, is assigned to the I'd Cavalry.
First Lieut.. Dorsey Cutler, Cavalry. UNI
assigned. is assigned to the I'd Cavalry.
Capt. Ira l.. Reeves, retired, is relieved
from 6uty at Miami MiIifiary institute