Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-20
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

Brig. Gen. Erasmus NJ Weaver, chief
of coast artillery. is detailed as a MEM
Der of the joint board of officers of the
army and navy appointed for the pur-
pose of making a report upon the sub
ject of the necessary defenses for the
Panama canal.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Peyton G. Clark, 18th Infantry, is ex-
tended one month.
Capt. Edwin B. Winans. 4th Cavalry,
will proceed to Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
to take a special course of instruction
arranged for officers TO he detailed to
duty pertaining to the organized militia.
Capt. Lewis S. Morey. cavalry. is de-
tailed for duty as Observation-Disclosures OF
the organized militia of Massachusetts
during an encampment to be held in Es-
sex and Middlesex counties during the
month of July. 1911
First Lieut. Campbell B. Hodges. in
fantry. is detailed s professor of mill
tary science and tactics at the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College. Baton Rouge. La
Maj. lie Roy S. Lyon. Inspector general,
will proceed to Fort d. A. Russell. Wyo.,
for temporary duty. and upon the com
pletion thereof will repair to this city.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of Sergt Maj. George W.
Harvey, Coast Artillery Corps, that SOL
der will be placed upon the retired list.
Second Lieut.. Anton c. Cron, 10th In
fantry, is detailed as professor of mill
tary science and tactics at the Michigan
Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich.
The leave Of absence granted First
Lieut. Thomas A. Clark. Coast Artillery
Corps. is extended one month.
First Lieut.. John P. Kelly. Medical Re-
serve Corps. is relieved from duty at
Fort Hamilton, N Y. and will proceed
to College Park. Md. for duty
Capt. Harold P. Howard, quartermas-
ter. will proceed to New Castle, Wyo., on
official business pertaining to the inspec-
ton and purchase of horses.
Maj. Arthur W. Yates quartermaster,
will report to the quartermaster general
of the army for duty in his office.
Officers of the infantry arm have been
promoted to the grades indicated and
assigned to regiments as follows: Lieu
tenant colonel-Henry C. Hodges. jr.. un-
assigned. Major-John H. Wholley. TO
the I'd Infantry, and Peter Murray, to
the 22d Infantry.
Candidates for Medical Corps.
have been appointed to meet in various
parts of the country for the purpose OF
| conducting the preliminary examination
of applicants for appointment in the
Medical Corps of the army. The board
to meet at the Army Medical Museum
building in this city consists of Maj
Frederick F. Russell and Capts. William
A. Duncan and Harold W. Jones.
Retirement Of Col. Edwards.
BY direction of the President. Col
Frank A. Edwards of the cavalry. viii
be transferred to the retired list of the
army August II. on his own application
after more than thirtyseven years serv-
ice. He is granted leave of absence tc
that date He was born in Pennsylvania
Cavalry, in October. 1873 from the Dis
trict Of Columbia He has been attached
also to the Attn and 18th regiments OF
cavalry and reached the grade Of colonel
in March last. He is now on visit te
this city.
Division Entirely Fit.
Nearly 500 officers of the Nationa
Guard, distributed over the entire coun
try, have received instruction at the
maneuver division at San Antonio. Tex
To inure this reserve force in the art OF
warfare the militiamen during theil
brief stay at the camp accompanied thu
regular officers on all their duties.
Gen. Carter, comma nder of the division
regards the continued low rate Of sick
ness among his soldiers as phenomenal
1t is only one-half the normal garrison
rate The large number of recruits as
signed to the division imported measle!
and humps from the recruit depots, ant
in view of that fact, the low rate is con
sidered remarkable. Gen. Carter say:
the division Is entirely fit for active serv