Evening star., 1911-08-23

Army Orders.

Maj Percy NJ. Ashburn. Medical Corps
is relieved from duty at the general hos
pital, the Presidio of San Francisco, and
will proceed to Manila, Philippine Islands.
for duty as a member of the board of
medical officers appointed for the purpose
of studying tropical diseases as they exist
in the Philippine Islands.
Leave OF absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Leonard j. Mygatt,
5th Infantry.
BY direction of the President. and upon
the application OF Commissary Sergt.
Michael Foley, Goth Infantry, that soldier
will be placed upon the retired list.
Officers recently promoted have been
assigned to regiments as follows: First
Lieut. I. P. Swift. to the I'd Cavalry;
First Lieut. Joseph D. Park, to the o.n
Cavalry, and First Lieut.. A. H. Wilson,
to the 1st Cavalry.
A board of officers is appointed to meet
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, September l,
1911, for the competitive examination Of
such enlisted men as may be ordered
before 1t to determine their fitness FOR
promotion to the grade Of second lieu
tenant in the cavalry. field artillery or
infantry. The detail for the board is Maj
John A. Murtagh, Medical Corps: Maj
Michael ]. Lenhan, 7th Infantry: Capt
James w. Furlow. 7th Infantry: Capt
Douglas Macarthur, Corps of Engineers
First Lieut.. William II. Thearle, Med
ical Corps.
arm are made: Lieut. Col. James a.
Nancy, from the I'd Infantry to the 1'th
Infantry: Lieut.. Col Wilson \. Stamper
from the 10Th Infantry to the I'd Infantry.
The leave of absence granted irst
Lieut.. William H. Bell, 11th Cavalry, Is
extended one month.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted First Lieut.. Henry c. Pratt, cav
airy, unassigned
The resignation of Capt. William D.
Shepard, Philippine Scouts. has been ac-
cepted by the President, to take effect
August 81, 1911.
Col. George F. Bushnell. Medical Corps.
q detailed to represent the medical de-
nartment of the army at the annual meet
ing of the New Mexico Society for the
Study and Prevention Of Tuberculosis, to
be held at Las Vegas, n. NJ, September
q to 8, 1911
ical Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty
at Fort Mcintosh, Tex. and will proceed
to Fort Lawton, Wash, for duty as
surgeon of the transport Dix, with sta
ton at Seattle. Wash.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral B. A. Fiske has been
commissioned.
Lieut.. Com. w. G. Roper. from Ia
coma, to Florida.
Lieut. E. e. Scranton, to Yorktown.
Lieut. X. l.. irvine, ITOH 1oTktOWH
and await orders.
Lieut. c. A. Richards, from Tennessee
and await orders.
Ensign w. w. Smith. from navy rifle
team and granted leave one month.
Midshipman +. L. Riefkohl, from
Maine TO Florida
Midsdpmen F. s. Craven, F. S. Hatch
and w. d. Chandler. jr., from Delaware
to Utah.
Midshipman r. S. King. I'd, from North
Dakota to Utah.
Midshipmen r. NJ. Griffin. o. G. Badger.
e. d. Capehart and I. z. Hammond.
from Minnesota to Utah.
Passed Assistant Surgeon NJ DonelsOn.
from Naval Hospital. Newport. r. l.. TO
Glacier.
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. r. Dykes.
from navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H., to
Naval Hospital, Mare Island, Cal.
Paymaster j. Brooks, to charge OF the
provisions and clothing depot, New York.
Chief Boatswain G. Freudendorf, from
navy yard. New York, TO Florida.
Boatswain H. N. Huxford. from naval
station. Guam. M. l., to home and. wait
orders
Chief Machinist r. Iverson, from navy
yard, New York. to Florida.
Chief -Machinfsts il Mccormack and