Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

The following named officers are de-
tailed for duty at the camp OF lnstruc-
ton to lie held at Gettysburg, Pa, during
July, 1910: Capts. William r. Dashiell.
2ith Infantry; Edgar a. Fry, 18th In
fantry, and Ralph Il. PARROT. nth In
fantry, and First Lieuts. Samuel r.
Gleaves. LIST Cavalry, and Ronald b.
Fisher, 18th Cavalry.
Capt. Edward A. Shuttleworth. I'd In
fantry, will assume charge of construc-
ton work at Fort Thomas. KY. relieving
Capt John II. Wholley. I'd Infantry.
Capt Harry +. Jordan, ordnance de-
partment, is detailed as chief ordnance
officer of the camp OF instruction to be
held at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.
Leave of absence for one month Is
granted to First Lieut.. John Scott, 9Th
Infantry.
Leave of absence for one month and
eight days is granted First Lieut. Thomas
l.. Coles. ordnance department.
The following transfers are ordered:
First Lieut.. Robert l.. Weeks from the
10th Infantry TO the 18th Infantry: First
Lieut.. Jesse CASTOR from the 10th In
fantry to the 10th Infantry.
Can't. Philip W. Huntington. Medical
Corps is detailed for duty I'm the bureau
of navigation. PHILIPPINE Islands.
Mai. William F. Blauvelt, paymaster. IS
relieved from treatment at the Genera
Hospital. Hot Springs, Ark, and will re-
the post paymaster.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral w H. H. Switzerland.
Engineer-in-Chief J. X. Barton. retired
Capt. q. r. Clark and Commander III. A.
Wiley have been commissioned.
= Lieut.. r. Williams. from the Michigan
to staff commander-in-chief of the United
States Atlantic fleet. on the Connecticut.
Lieut. tiunior grade) w. E. Eberle has
been commissioned.
Ensign II. c. Needham, from the Naval
Academy. Annapolis Md, to the Mime
sofa.
Ensign r. S. Edwards. from the Penn
sylvania to the Wheeling.
Ensigns J. H. Conditt. T.. ID. Amy, Nj.
J. Torlinski, ". T.. Sherlock. jr.. II. II.
Ritter. +. T. Stevenson. \. l.. Nichols. 5.
r. Heinz c. :. Keller, i. II. Williams. l..
c. Scheibla. G. NJ. Dallas. c. T. Osburn.
c. Mex. Lynch and G.. y. Barker have
been commissioned.
Passed Assistant Surgeon f. Fl. Stibbsns
has been commissioned
Chief BoatSwain 4. Shanahan and Gun
ner j. II. Aigner. from the Nebraska and
await orders.
To Represent Army at st. Louis.
Majs Merritte w. Ireland and Deane c.
Howard. Medical Corps, have been de-
tailed to represent the medical depart
ment of the army at the meeting Of the
American Medical Association to be held
at ST Louis. Mo-, June Z to 10. 1910.
Upon its adjournment they will return 10
their proper stations.
Disqualified for Promotion.
BY direction of the President. First Lieut.
David j. Gilmer Philippine Scouts, hav-
for promotion to the grade of captain by
an examining board, has been honorably
discharged from the service of the United
States.
No Necessity for Court.
The case Of Col. Charles A. williams.
a1st Infantry. who applied to the War
Department for court of inquiry, has
been settled through the action of the
Secretary of War in informing the
commanding officers in the Philippines
that Col Williams was enormously
superseded in his command, to which
he has been restored The Secretary.
therefore, holds that court of inquiry
is not necessary.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
The South Carolina has arrived at
Norfolk: the Lamson and F'lussar at
Delaware breakwater: the Charleston at
Yokohama; the Saturn at Bremerton:
the Wolverine at Erie; the Hector al
Rio de Janeiro and the Leonidas at
Charleston.
The Dubuque has sailed from Blue
fields for Cristobal the Whipple, Hun
and Truxtun from San Diego for santa
Cruz; the Paul Jones. Preble and
Stewart from San Diego for Santa
Barbara: the Lawrence, Goldsborough
and Rowan from San Diego for San
Pedro, and the Reid and Vestal from
Provincetown for Delaware breakwatef.
Retirement of Lieut.. Talley.
Second Lieut.. David B. Talley. Sd Cav
airy, now in this city, has been ordered
to his home preparatory to his retirement
August 80 next. He is granted leave OF
absence until that date. He Is from
Tennessee and served two years in the
ranks Of the army until October. 1Ss2.
when he was appointed second lieutenant
in the Sd Caviar: