Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-08
big meeting at the Auditorium and an
overflow gathering at the Hippodrome
War Department
Issues Orders
Number of Recently Promoted Off
GERS Are Assigned to New
Stations.
Grom a STAFF Correspondent

Trom d STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-(Special Tele-
gram -Assignments to regiments of Of
ficers recently promoted have been ordered.
The list Is as follows: William l.. Buck
from major Of the Tenth infantry to lieu
tenant colonel, August Is. assigned to Fifth
infantry; Samuel Seay from captain of the
Twenty-Jhird infantry to major, August
IS. assigned to the Tenth Infantry; Haldin
DIN from first lieutenant OF the Thirueth
infantry to captain, August rs, assigned tu
the Twenty third infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Buck will proceed to
join the regiment to which ne is assigned
Major Seay will, upon the expiration OF his
present leave OF absence, proceed to join
the regiment to which he is assigned
Captain Olin will report to his regimental
commander for assignment to a company
and station.
A board Of officers is appointed to meet
at Fort Leavenworth for the purpose oil
taking such action as may be necessary in
preparation for the competitive examina-
ton Of candidates for appointment to the
grade OF second lieutenants, beginning No.
vember l. The board includes these Major
John a. Murtagh, medical corps; Captain
William I. Littebrant, Fifteenth cavalry
Captain William I. Johnston, Fifteenth
cavalry; Captain James Bourke, medlca
corps; Second Lieutenant Dew Milling
Fifteenth cavalry. The Junior member Of
the board, other than a medical officer
viii act as recorder
Major John II. Rice, ordnance depart
ment, will proceed to Sandy Hook proving
ground on official business pertaining tc
material under manufacture by the ord
nance department.
First Lieutenant f. d. Bunker, coas
artillery corps, is detailed for general re
cruiting service. He will proceed to For
Slocum and report to the commanding OF
ficer Of the recruiting department of tina
post for duty, relieving First Lieutenant A
NJ. Hall, Twenty eighth infantry.
Second Lieutenant d. l. Sultan, corps Of
engineers. will proceed to South Bend OF
official business pertaining to the inspec
ton Of engineer material In process o.
manufacture.
Colonel James Rockwell. ordnance depart
ment, now at the Walter Reed genera
hospital. District OF Columbia is relieved
from duty as chief ordnance officer, De
partment of Dakota, and Is assigned L
duty in the office Of the chief of ordnance
with station at this city.
captain ii. ii. scott, coast artillery corps
is relieved from assignment to the Twelfth
! company, coast artillery corps, and place,
on the unassigned list. He will report t,
the commanding officer, artillery distric
Of New London, for assignment to dut,
on his staff.
Leaves Of absence granted: Second Lieu
tenant c. Brant Ninth cavalry, for tw
months and twenty days; First Lleute
nant b. R. Camp. Ninth cavalry, on
month; Captain b. o. Mahaffey, ordnanc
department. one month -
Dr. s. A. Young has been appointed pen
sion examining surgeon at Canton, g. d.
| vice DIR. F. p. Smith, resigned.
Stanley ID. Gessard OF Herman, John H
Koehler OF osceola and Harry E. Matte o
Omaha have been appointed railway mai
| clerks.
Thomas C. Dawson Of Council Bluffs an
family will close their home here this wee
and leave for New York to sail for tn
Isthmus of Panama. September is. MI
Dawson was recently appointed Unite.
States, minister to Panama