Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

Army Orders.
Capt. Lewis NJ Koehler, 4th Cavalry
and Capt. Robert E. L. Niche. l2t
Cavalry. will report to the examining
board at Fort Riley, Kan, for examina
ton to determine their fitness for promo
ton.
Leave of absence for two months, witt
permission to go beyond the sea, is grant
ed First Lieut.. Lewis w. Cass, i2tl
Cavalry. g.
First Lieut.. Sam P Herren. retired. i
relieved from duty at the Hitchcock Mill
tary Academy, San Rafael. Cal.
Leave of absence for two montns y
granted Capt. Robert F. Woods, Coas
Artillery Corps. .u,
CAPT James Totten. Coast Artiller!
Corps, is relieved from assignment to TN
S1st Company and will report to the con-
handing officer. eastern artillery olstric
of New York, for duty on his stan. .,
The following changes in the corps VI
Engineers are ordered:
First Lieuts. Joseph III. Earle and Har'
old S. Hetrick. from their present s'a
tions to the Philippine Islands.
First Lieut.. Ernest Graves, from Ma
Mia. Philippine Islands, to Fort ~ -
Russell. Wyoming.
First Lieut.. Francis Is. Wildly, from
Manila, Philippine Islands. to Washington
barracks, District Of Columbia
Second Lieut.. Glen F.. Edgerton. IRON
his present duties and detailed as mem
missioners. vice Capt. Francis A. Pope
relieved Lieut.. Edgerton will report IN
this city to the senior member or tne
board for duty, and will then proceed tc
Valdez Alaska. for duty.
The leave of absence granted capt
John j. TOffey jr., 1th Infantry, Is eX'
tended one month.
Capt. John ]. .Toffcy. jr.. 9TH infantry
is relieved from treatment at the Gen.
eral Hospital. San Francisco. and VIII
proceed to Fort Leavenworth. Kan. :
Leave Of absence for four months Is
granted First Lieut.. Richard M. Thomas
18th Cavalry.
BY direction of the President. Lieut.
Col. Edgar a. Mearns. retired. is relieved
from further active duty, and Will pro-
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut.. Gideon H. Williams
2Sth Infantry
Second Lieut.. William II. Rucker. x
Field Artillery, is relieved from Treatment
at the General Hospital, the Presidio o.
San Francisco. and will proceed to Van
cOuver barracks. Wash, for duty.
First Lieut.. John w. McKie, Coast Ar
tillery Corps. will assume charge or con
struction work at Fort Dade and For
De Soto. Fla RELIEVING First nras Lieut. JONI
Maj. Joseph T. Davidson, quartermaS
ter. is assigned to permanent duty a!
depot quartermaster at Jeffersonville
Ind.
Capt. Leroy r. Hillman. ordnance de
partment, will visit Newport News, Va.
on official business pertaining to the In
spection of material being procured b,
the ordnance department.
Capt Clyde d. V. Hunt, quartermaster
having been examined by an army retir
ing board in this city. is relieved from
further treatment at the hospital, Ho
Springs, Ark. and will return to hi!
proper station.
B ydirection Of the President. and upoI
the application of Post Commissary Ser
geant Edwin e. Lear, that soldier vii
be placed upon the retired list.
Leave of absence for one month i!
granted First Lieut. Alfred A. HickoX
18th Infantry.
Leave OF absence for one month on sur
eeon's certificate Of disability is granted
First Lieut.. John Lund, Sd Field Artillery
The following changes in the Coast Ar
tillery Corps are ordered: Col. Frederick
Marsh, from his present duties to For
Totten. n. Y, and assume command OF
that post and of the eastern artillery dis
trict of New York.
Maj. John D. Barrette from his present
duties to Fort Moultrie. s. c.. and assume
command of that post and Of the artillery
district Of Charleston.
Maj. Frank E. Harris from For'
and assume command Of that post.
Naval Orders.
Passed Assistant Surgeon H. L. Smith.
to duty Hancock. navy yard. New York.
Naval Movements.
The Glacier has arrived at Mare Island.
the Tallahassee at Washington, and the
Cyclops at Sewall point.
The Lebanon has sailed from New
York for Boston. the Minnesota, Idaho.
Mississippi and Vermont from Brest for
Guantanamo, and the South Carolina
from Weymouth for Hampton roads.
Retirement of Col. Banister.
Col. John NJ. Banister, Medical Corps.
was placed on the retired list of the
army today upon his own application
He was born in Alabama August II, 1854
Appointed an assistant surgeon from Ala
bama in 1872. he was promoted colonel
on January 1. 1910. Col. Banister re-
ceived the degree of A. b. from Wash
ington and Lee University in 1874. and
that of NJ. d. from the University OF
Virginia In 1878. He is a great-grandson
of Col. John Banister, who commanded
Virginia volunteer regiment during the
revolutionary war.
New Pacific Fleet.
The Pacific feet will be reorganized to-
morrow according to orders issued by the
Navy Department. Under the new arrange
ment the first division will be composed
Of the West Virginia 01agship of the COM
chief, Colorado and Pennsyl-
vania. The second division will include
the California (hagship), Maryland and
South Dakota. The base of the first divi-
sion will be the Puget Sound naval sta
ton, while the Mare Island navy yard
will be the home of the second division.
Examination of Mr.. Dommitt.
A board of officers, to consist of Capts
Lincoln c. Andrews, 18th Cavalry, and
Howard Fl. Bailey. Medical Corps, and
Second Lieut.. Joe r. Brabson. Sd Field
Artillery. has been appointed to meet al
<1nry