Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-22
ARMY-NAVY
Army Orders.

Capt. Palmer E. Pierce. 18th Infantry.
will proceed to West Point, N Y, and
report at the United States Military
Academy for temporary duty.
Leave of absence for one month. with
permission to go beyond the sea, is
granted Capt. Henry D. Thomson, Med
ical Corps.
The following transfers of officers of
the Coast Artillery Corps are ordered:
capt. Allen D. Raymond, from the 34th
Company to the both Company
Capt. James r. Pourie. from the 130th
Company to the 34th Company.
First Lieut.. Edmund T. Weisel. Coast
Artillery Corps, will report in person to
the examining board at Fort Monroe. Va,
for examination for promotion.
First Lieut.. Weisel is relieved from his
present duties, and will proceed to Ma
Mia, F. l., and assume command of the
United States Army mine planter Gen.
Maxwell Murray, Coast Artillery Corps.
Lieut. Maxwell Murray is attached to
the 18TH Company, and will return to
the United States.
granted First Lieut.. Adelno Gibson, Coast
Artillery Corps.
Capt. Guy v. Rukke, Medical Corps,
having completed the duty for which he
was ordered to this city. will return to
his proper station.
a board of officers to consist of Lieut..
Col. David ]. Rumbough, 1st Field AR
tillery: Capt. Dan T. Moore, 9Th Field
Artillery. and Capt. Jesse G. Langdon.
LIST Field Artillery. is appointed to meet
at Fort Sill, Okla. January 2. for the pur-
pose of formulating detailed plans relat-
ing to The establishment Of school OF
fire for field artillery at that post or at
some other suitable locality.
The following transfers of officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps are ordered
Second Lieut.. Harold L. Gardiner from
the 18TH Company to the 162d Company.
Second Lieut. Marcel s. Keene. from
the 141st Company to the I'D Company.
First Lieut. John O'Neil, Coast Artil-
Iery Corps. is relieved from his present
duties. and will proceed to the Philip
pine Islands and assume command of
Cen Henry Knox, relieving First Lieut..
William E. Shedd. jr.. Coast Artillery
Corps, who is assigned to the 18TH Com
pany in the United States.
John A. Dapray, United States Army. re-
tired. upon his own application, Is de-
tailed as professor of military science
and tactics at the Peacock Military Col
lege San Antonio, Tex.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application Of Chief Musician VIII
Allen, band, ID Field Artillery. that SOL
der will be placed upon the retired list.
Second Lieut.. Charles MICH. Eby, I'd
Cavalry, is transferred at his own re-
quest to the 18th Cavalry.
The resignation by First Lieut.. Dillis S..
Conner, Medical Reserve Corps, of his
commission in that corps has been &C
cepted by the President, to take effect
December 81, 1910.
The leave Of absence granted Lieut..
Col John c. F. Tillson. 18th Infantry,
is extended one month.
Naval Orders.
Chief Boatswain W. Brooks and Phar-
macist T. N. Phillips have been placed
upon the retired list of officers of the
navy from December Is. 1910.
Naval Movements.
The Birmingham has arrived at Nor
folk, the Yankton at San Juan and the
Drayton and Paulding at Key West.
The West Virginia, Maryland, South
Dakota. California. Colorado and Penn
sylvania have sailed from San Diego for
San Francisco. the Ell Cano from Manila
for Hongkong. the Lebanon from Nor
folk for New York, the Hannibal from
Norfolk for Guantanamo and the Culgoa
from Weymouth for Gravesend.