The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-14
MAI. gen. BARRYTO
GO TO west POINT
Commander of Department Will
Be Relieved This Week
by General Bliss
Captain FERGUSON His Aide de
Camp, Is Expected TO Re-
main on the Coast

MAJOR General Thomas H. Barry. who
VIII be relieved this week as command
er Of this department by General Task
er H. Bliss. viii leave for West Point
on sunday next. he win be accom-
panied by his aide de camp. Captain
Robert {. Davis, seventeenth infantry.
captain Frank K. Ferguson. aide de
camp 10 General Barry. has as vet re-
ceiNeo no orders, bait II is understood
mat he VIII remain here as coast de-
tense officer Of the department.
General Barry, accompanied bv Can
taln Davis, returned the call yesterday
morning of Admiral de Castries of the
French cruiser Montcalm.
Major Cornelis de w. Wilcox. Goa ST
artillery corps. who arrived on the
transport Logan from Manila, is spend
lng several days here en- route TO West
Point, where he is ordered IS professor
OF modern languages.
MAYOR Delsmore Skerret coast artil-
iery corps, arrived yesterday on the
Korea and IS guest at the Palace for
rev days Major Skerrett was a pas
senger on the Logan as far as Homo
lulu, where he left the transport and
travelled to this city on the liner. He
Is en- route 70 station at Fort Greble,
Rhode Island.
Chaplain T. P O'Keefe. thirteenth
cavalry who arrived on the Logan, is
patient at the general hospital,
Preside of San Francisco.
Major George Blakely. assistant TO
the inspector general, department of
California, is at the Preside of Mont
Grey on tour of inspection
captain Frank K. FERGUSON. coast
defense of1cer. who has been in San
Diego as umpire at the target practice
At Fort RosecranS, is expected TO re-
turn TO this city today
Captain Frank P. Helm, formerly of
the navy and now chief OF the bureau
- navigation in Manila. arrived on the
Logan and Is a guest at the Palace, &C
companied by Mrs Helm He is on
leave and returns 10 the United States
after an absence Of II years.
Lieutenant Rollin L. Tilton. coast ar
tllsry corps, has been ordered 10 as
sumo command of the twenty ninth
company, Preside Of San Francisco,
this week, on the departure of Lieu
tenant Harry SchWaber for the coast
artillery school at Fort Monroe. Lieu
tenant II. K. Loughry, who leaves also
for Fort Monroe, viii be succeeded as
commander OF the thirty-eighth COM
pany at the Preside by Lieutenant
Francis p. Hardaway.
Major James ". FurIow. Philippine
scouts. who arrived on the last trans
port, is governor Of the province of
Davso, in the Island Of Mindanao. He
IS here on leave OF absence.
Colonel Frank L. Denny, senior Of
Gcer Of the quartermaster department
Of the United States marine corps, ar
rived in this city a day or two since
and assumed his duties in charge of the
qUartermaster depot at 1872 Second
street yesterday.
Major H /. Roosevelt. assistant
Quartermaster. viii remain as assist
ant TO Colonel Denny and will be dis
bursting officer for the Pacific coast and
Honolulu.
Colonel Denny denied with amuse-
ment the statements that he was dis
pleased at the orders placing him here
and said that. on the contrary, he was
delighted 70 come here. He will be
Joined little later by Mrs. Denny and
Miss Denny, the latter debutante of
TWO seasons ago in Washington, d. c.