Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Harbeson, 10Th Infantry.
Maj. William A. Phillips, ordnance de-
partment. is detailed as ordnance officer
of the national match for 1910.
Capt. Alfred w. Bjornstad. 18th In
fantry, will proceed to San Francisco for
duty pertaining to the camp OF instruc-
ton at Atascadero, Cal.
First Lieut.. William E. Murray, Coast
Artillery Corps, is relieved from assign
ment to the I'd Company, and will report
to the commanding officer, Artillery Dis
trfct Of New London, for duty on his
staff
Capt. John c. Gilmore, jr, Coast Ar
| tlllery Corps, on leave of absence in this
Artillery for temporary duty in his
Office.
By direction of the President. and upon
| the application of First Sergt. William
Lehman, Troop K, 18th Cavalry that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list.
First Lieut.. Frederic III. Smith, Coast
Artillery Corps. will assume charge of
construction work at Fort Hancock. N.
j.. relieving First Lieut.. Chester j.
Goodier, Coast Artillery Corps Of that
duty.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Capt. Reuben B. Miller, Medical
Corps.
Maj. George NJ Ekwurze1. Medical
Corps, will proceed to Fort Mckenzie,
Wyo.. for duty.
| Leave OF absence to June u. 1910, is
lgranted First Lieut.. William A. John
lson. Corps of Engineers
Lieut.. Col. Walter l.. Finley. general
lstan, is relieved from treatment at the
Army and Navy General Hospital. Hot
ISprlngs, Ark. and will return to his
proper station.
Capt. George E. Ball, 10th Infantry
Will proceed to Fort LeavenwOrth, Kan,
Tor the purpose of taking preparatory
lcourse in practical surveying.
nf q f0r nd
Item days is granted First Lieut.. Luke
B. Peck, Medical Reserve Corps
BY direction of the President. Capt.
James e. Normoyle, 4th Infantry. is de-
in the Quartermaster's department.
Maj. John K. Cree. Coast Artillery
CORPS, will proceed to his home pre-
lparatory to retirement from active
lservice.
Leave OF absence to September q
1910, is granted Maj. John K. Cree,
Coast Artillery Corps.
Leave of absence for two months on
lsurgeons certificate of disability is
granted Second Lieut.. William l.. Pat
lterson, 18th Infantry.
BY direction Of the President. and
upon the application of Cook Henry
lTraynOr, Company L. 10th Infantry.
that soldier will be placed upon the
retired list.
Artillery Corps. will assume charge of
upon the applications of Sergt. Maj.
| JAMES L. holnlIle, uaI1l, ZUtn 1HldHCTy, anu
First Sergt. Gustav Weston, Troop X.
| 9th Cavalry, those soldiers will be placed
| upon the retired list.
leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. Francis H. Lomax. Coast
| Artillery Corps.
First Lieut.. Oscar A. Russell, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is relieved from assignment
to the 61st Company and placed on the
| unassigned list.
| Capt. William L. Luhn, 10th Cavalry. is
detailed for duty with the national match
for 1910.
! First Lieut.. Robert O. Edwards, Coast
Artillery Corps. Will assume charge of
construction work at Fort Caswell, N.
c., relieving First Lieut.. William r. Nc
Cleary. Coast Artillery Corps.
Leaves of absence for three months.
with permission to go beyond the sea, is
granted Capt. Berkeley Enochs, 10th In
| fantry.
The leave Of absence granted First
| Lieut.. William S. Sinclair, 9Th Infantry,
is extended one month.
| Fist Lieut.. Edward A. Reyes. 18th
| Cavalry. is detailed to enter the next
class at the Mounted Service School, at
Fort Riley, Kans.
Naval ORDERS
Lieut.. W. n. LETTERS, to Naval Medical
School Hospital, Washington, D. c., for
treatment.
Lieut.. s. w. Bryant, from Naval Acad-
envy, Annapolis, Md, to Nebraska.
Ensign w. f. Madden. when discharged
treatment Naval Hospital. Las Animas.
Col, to home and wait orders.
Midshipman f. w. Rockwell, from
New Hampshire to Montgomery
Midshipman w. A. Hodgman, from
Rhode Island to Montgomery.
Midshipman j. L. Doxey from Mssis-
sippi to Montgomery.
| Midshipman A. W. Carmichael from
New Jersey to Montgomery
Midshipman r. r. NJ. Emmett. from
Connecticut to Montgomery.
Midshipman c. NJ. Dolan, from New
Hampshire to Montgomery
Midshipman II. r D. Davis, from
Rhode Island to Montgomery.
| Machinist j. G. Stein, from Georgia
and granted leave two weeks
Lieut.. Foster Dead.
The Navy Department is informed that
Lieut.. Charles A. Foster, United States
Navy, retired died suddenly at Biloxi,
Miss, May g. 1910. Lieut. Foster was
born i'm Akron, Ohio. January L. 1850,
and entered the naval service of the
United States as a midshipman July %,
1866. graduating June ). 1871. He was
promoted to ensign July II. 1872: to mas
ter March Il, 1876 Uhe title of master
was changed to lieutenant. junior grade,
in 1889. and to lieutenant August "a,
1883. In the last named grade he served
on L. S. S. Wachusett, 1SS3-4-5: at naval
torpedo station, 1866; on L. S. S. Min
nesota. 1SS6-7-S L. S. S. Omaha. 1850:
u. s. s. MOnocacy. 1SS9-9O-91-92; u. S. S.
Enterprise. 1S92-3-45. April %. 1895, he
was transferred to the retired list on ac-
count of physical disability incurred in
line of duty. During the Spanish-Amer-
lean war he was assigned to active duty.
serving on board the L. S. S. Wabash
from May 2. 1898. to January o. 1899.
He was again assigned to active duty in
charge OF the branch photographic Of
| fee, New Orleans, La, from March -,
1901, to February %, 1904, that being his
last active duty.
Naval Movements.
The Navy Department is informed that
| the Justin has arrived at San Francisco,
Sioux at Boston. South Carolina at Lynn
haven bay, Montana, Tennessee, South
Dakota, Chester and Mars at Montevideo.
lWhipple, Hull, Truxtun, Perry. Paul
Jones. Preble, Stewart. Lawrence, Colds
borough and Rowan at San Diego and
Dixie at Washington.
| The Leonidas has left Guantanamo for
Hampton roads. the Dolphin from Wash
ington for New York, the Hector from
Norfolk for Rio de JaneirO and the Vul-
can from Portsmouth, n. H., for Hamp-
| ton roads.
| The cruiser Dixie arrived at the Wash
ington navy yard this morning from Nor
folk. She brought 500 bluejackets to