Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-29
ARMY
Army Orders.

The following named officers OF the
Coast Artillery Corps will report to the
examining board at Fort Monroe, Va, for
examination to determine their fitness for
promotion: Capts. Joseph Wheeler, jr.,
Robert E. Callan. Edwin Landon and
Clarence H. Mcneil.
Capt. Verge E. Sweazey, Medical Corps,
having been examined for promotion by a
board of officers and found physically dis
qualified for the duties of a major in the
Medical Corps, by reason of disability in
cident to the service, his retirement, by
tho President, from active service as a
major, Is announced.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application of Post Quartermaster
Sergt. Alister NJ. Macnab, that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
Mai. William P. Burnham. general staff,
and Capt. William X. Jones, paymaster,
will proceed to Jefferson City. Mo-, for
the purpose of reading papers December
National Guard Association, state of Mis-
souri,.
Capt. Joseph L. Knowlton, Coast
Artillery Corps. will report to the eXamin-
cisco for examination for promotion.
Capt. Arthur S. Cowan. Signal Corps,
will proceed from this city to New York
city on official business pertaining to the
inspection Of material being manufac-
tured under contract for the Signal Corps.
The following-named officers are desig-
mated captains Of the respective army
teams to be entered in the national team
match for 1911:
First Lieut.. George C. Shaw, 9th In
fantry, army infantry team.
First Lieut.. William H. Clopton, jr..
18th Cavalry, army cavalry team.
Capt. Edwin G. Davis. United States
Army, retired, at his own request is re-
lieved from duty with the organized mill
tia of Idaho.
First Lieut. W. Cole Davis. Medical
Corps. is relieved from duty at Fort
Ethan Allen. VT. and will proceed to the
Philippine Islands for duty.
First Lieut.. Wayne H. Crum, Medical
Corps. is relieved from duty at Madison
Barracks. N. Y. and will proceed to the
Philippine Islands for duty.
First Lieut.. Philip Remington, recently
promoted, is assigned to the 18th Infan-
Philippines division.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral c. g. Sperry, retired, from
Naval War College. Newport. r. l., to
home.
Midshipman E. ]. Estess. from the Per-
kins to the Celtic.
Assistant Naval Constructor E. o.
Fitch. IT.. placed upon the retired list
of the navy from December %. 1910.
Chief Boatswain J. w. Angus, from
the Birmingham to home and wait orders.
Chief Carpenter c. s. Kendall. from
the Buffalo to home and wait orders.
Chief Carpenter E. H. Hay. retired.
from works Fore River Shipbuilding
Company. Quincy. Mass. to home
Carpenter ]. A. Davis, from the Bir-
mingham to home and wait orders.
Gunner ]. Sperle. tr., to the Massachu-
sets.
Naval Movements.
The Dubuque has arrived at New York,
the Yorktown at Amapala and the Mas
sasoit at Key est
folk for Washington. the Leonidas from
Sewall point for San Juan, the Paulding.
Terry and Roe from Key West for Ha-
vana, the Georgia, Nebraska, Rhode
Island and Virginia from Gravesend for
and the Des Moines from
Las Palmas for Monrovia.
To Examination for Retirement.
Two more army officers have been or
dered to this city for examination by the
army retiring board. of which Inspector
General Darlington Is president, in order to
determine their capability for further ac-
tive duty. One is Maj. Edgar w. Howe,
9th Infantry. stationed at Fort Sheridan,
near Chicago. The other officer Is Second
Lieut.. James p. Wayland. 9th Cavalry,
stationed at Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo.
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