Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Army Orders.
Maj. Jay E. Hoffer, ordnance depart
ment, is relieved from duty in the Office
Of the chief Of ordnance. and will proceed
| to the proving ground, Sandy Hook. N j.
for duty.
The following named officers. detailed in
| the ordnance department, will proceed
to this city and report to the chief Of
oils and First Lieut.. Lucian b.
Moody. Coast Artillery Corps.
| Leave Of absence for four months is
granted First Lieut. Robert E. Grim
stead. 23d Infantry.
First Lieuts. Charles s. Donavin. ROLAND
w. Case and Joseph H. Pelot, ordnance
department, are relieved from duty at the
United States Military Academy. and will
Hook. n. j., for duty.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Maj. ]. F. Reynolds Lands, 18th
Cavalry, militia attache.
First Lieut.. Earl Mcfarland. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, to proceed to New York
city for duty at the Sandy Hook proving
ground, amended so as to direct Lieut..
Mcfarland to proceed at the proper time
to Watertown. Mass. and report in. per-
son to the commanding ofncer Of the
Watertown arsenal for duty.
Second Lieut.. James L. Walsh. Coast
Artillery Corps. to proceed to proving
| ground. Sandy Hook, N. j., for duty.
Second Lieut.. Lawrence W. Mcintosh.
| 9th Cavalry. to proceed to the Water
town arsenal for duty.
| Capt. Charles NJ. Wesson Is relieved
! from duty at Watervliet arsenal. Water
vliet. n: Y, and will proceed to Water
town, Mass, for duty.
Omcers Of the ordnance department on
duty at the proving ground. Sandy Hook.
n. j., have been assigned to other sta
| tions as follows: Capt. B. o. Mahaffey.
|
Waller. to Frankford arsenal. Philadel-
phia First Lieut.. c. 6. Mettler. to the
| Watervliet arsenal, New York; First
Lieut.. M. l.. Brett to the WATERFOWL
| arsenal. Massachusetts,: First Lieut.. John
| B. Rose. to the Watertown arsenal: First
Lieut.. A. d. Minick. to the Springfeld
armory, Massachusetts; First Lieut.. Fred
H. Coleman. to the Frankford arsenal.
| Philadelphia: First Lieut.. Thomas l..
Coles, to the Picatinny arsenal. Dover.
| Del.
First Lieut. Herbert H. Sharpe. Medical
Reserve Corps. to duty at Fort Niagara.
First Lieut. William F. H. Godson. 10th
Cavalry. Is detailed for duty with Troop
| A, LIST Cavalry. organized militia Of Wis
| consin, during the practice march Of that
troop. beginning at Milwaukee.
First Lieut.. Alexander g. Gillespie,
Coast Artillery Corps, will report to the
Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe.
| Va, for the purpose Of taking the regular
course at that school.
Leave Of absence for four months is
granted First Lieut.. Robert E. Grinstead.
| 23d Infantry.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Maj. j. F. Reynolds Lands, 18th
| Cavalry. military attache.
| completion Of the Army War College staff
ride at Gettysburg, Pa, will return to
their proper station in this city:
Lieut.. Col Hunter Liggett, 18th In
| fantry.
Maj Guy Carleton, General STAFF.
Maj. Carl, Reichmenn. oath Infantry.
Capt Robert A. Brown 4th Cavalry.
Capt, Edwin Landon.s Coast Artillery
Corps.
Capt. Malin Craig, General Staff
The following changes In the assign
ments Of officers of the Coast Artillery
Corps are ordered:
Capt. Joseph B. Douglas. to the Goth
Capt. Harry W. Newton from the nth
| Company and will report to commanding
officer Artillery District of Pensacola for
| duty on his staff.
| Second Lieut.. Charles T. Richardson
| from the Doth Company and will report to
| the commanding Officer. Artillery District
| Of Pensacola for duty on his staff."
Maj Edward p O'Hern ordnance de-
| partment. is detailed as member of the
| joint army and navy board appointed for
| the purpose Of considering specifications
| for the manufacture and test of smoke-
less powders. vice Maj Jay e. Hoffer,
| ordnance department. relieved.
Naval Orders.
Lieut. w. Norris, from navy yard, New
York, to duty in connection with the
| Florida.
Midshipman W. A. Edwards, to the
| Michigan.
Passed Asst. Surgeon r. E. Hoyt. to
the navy recruiting station. Buffalo, N. Y.
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naval station. Guam. NJ. l., and wait or
| ders.
| Pay Director H. E. Drury. from charge
Of navy pay office. Newport. r. l.. and
placed upon the retired list of the navy
from August !, 1910.
Asst. Paymaster r. K. Van Mater, from
| the Albaross. settle accounts and wait
orders.
Asst. Paymaster ]. F. O'Mara, from navy
yard. Charleston, 8. c.. to the Albatross
Chief Carp, NJ. B. Pollock, when dis
charged from treatment Naval Hospital
New York, to navy yard, Portsmouth,
n. H.
Chief Machinist E. G. Affleck, to works
| william Cramp & Sons Company. Phila-
delphia. in connection with the Wyoming
E. H. Grooms. resignation as pay
masters clerk In the navy accepted to
| take effect August 20. 1910.
Movements Of Naval Vessels.
| The Charleston has arrived at Chefoo;
the Salem at Bar Harbor: the Ozark
Patapsco and Mohawk at Washington
the South Dakota at Valparaiso; the
Nansham at Shanghai: the Grampus
Pike. Fortune and Justin at San Pedro
| The Brutus has sailed from Newport
News for Culebra: the New York from
Alexandria for Port Said; the Castine
form New York. yard. for Boston;
the Reid and Smith from Newport
| for New London: the Stringham, Mac
donough and Bailey from Norfolk for
Annapolis: the New Orleans from
Shanghai for Marking: the Hector from
Rio de Janeiro for Hampton roads: the
Yorktown from Astoria for Victoria; the
Prometheus from San Francisco for Hon.
olulu; the Des Moines from Monrovia for
Cape Palmas.