Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
ARMY-NAVY
Army Orders.

fhe following changes in the stations
and duties of quartermasters are ordered:
Capt. James Longstreet is relieved from
Camp Yosemite. California, December Is.
and will proceed to Fort Mcdowell Cal,
and report In person to the recruit depot
Tor assignment as quartermaster, reliev-
ing Capt. Leon B. KRONER.
Capt. KRONER will proceed to the Fort
keogh remount depot. Fort Keogh. Mont,
and report for assignment to duty.
Capt. Augustus B. Wa-field lis relieved
from Fort Keogh remount depot, Fort
keogh. Mon. and will proceed to San
Francisco, Cal, to take transport Febrtl-
airy for the Philippine Islands. and upon
arrival at Manila will report for assign
ment to duty.
Capt. Charles B. Gatewood. ordnance
department. will proceed to Augusta, Me-:
Exeter. N. H, and Lawrence, Mass, to
inspect ordnance material of the organ
lied militia.
Leave of absence for one month and
fifteen days, to take effect on or about
December Is, is granted Capt. Edgar
King. Medical Corps
First Lieut.. John A. McAlister. jr.. dem
tai surgeon. Is relieved from Fort Leav-
enworth. Kan. and will proceed to JEFF
ferson barracks, Missouri, and report for
duty, relieving First Lieut.. Hugh q.
VOORHEES,. dental surgeon. who will pro-
coed to Fort Leavenworth and report for
duty.
The following officers of the Medical
Corps will report March \ to Lieut.. Col.
Charles NJ. Candy. Medical Corps. presi-
dent Of the examining board at Manila,
Philippine Islands. for examination to de-
termine fitness for promotion:
First Lieuts Henry c. Coburn. jr.:
Charles e. Doerr. Daniel p. Card, Ralph
II. Goldthwaite. James c. Magee, Corydon
G. Snow. Norman L. Media rmid, Leon e.
Garcia and George ID. Heath jr
Capt. Robert s. Welsh. guartermaster.
will repair to this city for conference with
the quartermas,er general of the army.
and upon the completion thereof will pro-
coed to Greensboro and West Durham,
N. c.: Anderson. S. c.; La Grange and
Columbus. Ga; New York city and Bos-
ton and Lowell, Mass to investigate and
report upon the manufacture of olive drab
cotton uniform cloth for the quartermas-
ter's department. Upon completion of
duty Capt. Welsh will return to this city
and report to the quartermaster general
OF the army.
Capt. Louis H Bash. 9Th Infantry. is
detailed for service ard to fill vacancy
in the subsistence department. December
%, vice Capt. Douglas Settle commissary.
who is relieved December -. and as
signed to the 9Th Infantry December 23.
Col. Matthias w. Day, cavalry, unas-
signed. upon own application Is retired
from active service. to take effect Febru-
airy 2S, after more than thirty-eisht years.
service.
Leave of absence to and including Feb
ruary 2S. 1912, Is granted Col Matthias
W Day, cavalry. unassigned.
Capt Charles H. Danforth. 10th Infan-
try, is relieved at Baton Rouge, La, and
will proceed to Ned Orleans. La. and
take station in connection with his du-
ties as inspector ins tructor Of the Organ
lied Militia of Louisiana.
The leave of absence granted Lieut.. Col.
Edward A. Millar, 5th Field Artillery. II
extended three days.
Naval Orders.
Capt. H. o. Drum. to special duty Navy
Department Washington, d. G.
Civil Engineer F. H. Cooke. detached
duty bureau of yards and docks, De-
cember 80, 1911: to duty Isthmian Canal
Zone.
Boa.swain H. N Huxford, to duty navy
yard. Norfolk. Va.
Chief Machinist G. Crofton. detached
duty Montana, December 5. 1911; to home
Movements Of Naval Vessels.
Nanshan. arrived at Hankow: Wheeling.
arrived at Puerto Plata; Monaghan. from
Hampton roads to Charleston; Arethusa,
arrived at Key West. November 80: DOL
phin and Mayflower. from navy yard.
New York, to Washington; Yankton,
from navy yard. New York. to Hamp-
ton roads; Cyclops. arrived at Nor
folk; Oregon. from San Francisco
to Bremerton: New Jersey, arrived
at Boston: Yorktown. from San Juan del
The Buffalo will leave San Francisco
about December Ii with men and stores
for the Asiatic station.
The Glacier will leave San Francisco
about December Is for Honolulu with
rrovi eiona for the Pacific fleet.