Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-08
Promotion of Field omcers.

6TO"OC1Ou OF 91e1o VmCeIS.
Promotions in the infantry arm of the
army are announced as follows:
Lieut.. colonies to be colonies: Charles
Mcclure, William c. Butler, James s.
Rogers, George s. Young. Robert L. Bull
lard. Edwin F. Glenn. George r. Cecil,
William A. Mann. Willard F. Waltz,
William A. Nichols, Alexis r. Paxton,
William Lassiter, Robert c. Van Vliet,
Edward H. Plummer and Henry Kirby.
Majors to be lieutenant colonies: Sam
Charles M. Truitt. George Bell. jr., John
S. Parke. Frank B. Mccoy. Charles r.
Moves, Richard NJ. Blatchford. John H.
Beacon, Willis T. May, Lawrence J.
Hearn,, Walter X. Wright, Edwin p. Pen
dleton. Charles w. Penrose. Daniel L.
Kennedy. Thomas w. Grinith. George w.
McIver, Wilds p. Richardson, Charles H.
Barth, Omar Bundy, Everard E. Hatch.
David c. Shanks, William H. Allaire
William F. Blauvelt. Harris L. Robert,
and Walter H. Chatfield.
Army Orders.
Capt. William B. Cochran, quartermas-
ter. will repair to this city and report
for duty in his office.
permission to go beyond the sea, is grant
ed First Lieut.. Charles Abel. 4th In.
fantry.
First Lieut.. Francis A. Ruggles, cav
airy. will repair to this city and report
to the chief Of stan for temporary duty
in his office.
Second Lieut. Robert c. Rodgers, 4th
Cavalry, will proceed to the Walter Reed
General Hospital for observation and
treatment.
First Lieut.. David c. seagrave. Sd Field
maneuver division, San Antonio, Tex,
and will return to Fort Myer. Va.
The resignation Of Veterinarian Thomas
H. Edwards, 9TH Cavalry, has been &C
cepted by the Secretary Of War, to take
effect August Is. 1911.
First Lieut.. Joseph e. Bastion. Medical
Corps. Is relieved from duty with the
maneuver division. San Antonio. Tex,
and will return to the Walter Reed Cen
eral Hospital.
Cavalry. having been examined for pro-
motion by a board Of officers and found
physically disqualified for the duties Of q
first lieutenant Of cavalry. by reason OF
disability incident to the service. his re-
tirement from active service as first
lieutenant is announced from March 4.
1911. the date upon which he would have
been promoted to that grade by reason
OF seniority II found qualified.
Naval Orders.
Commander " Blue. from United
States Pacific feet to general board,
Navy Department.
Lieut.. Commander L. NJ. Overstreet,
to bureau of ordnance, Navy Depart
ment..
Lieut.. Commander A. Watson has
been commissioned.
Lieut.. L. B. Porterield. from Naval
Academy. Annapolis. Md. to the Alba
tross.
Lieut.. Uunior grade) W. E. Madden
to Naval Hospital. Las Animas. Colo.
for treatment.
Midshipman f. L. Gunther, from the
West Virginia to the Hartford.
Chaplain c. .. Wright. from the navy
yard. Philadelphia. Pa. to the navy
yard Mare Island, Cal.
Chief Machinist J. w. Murray, from
works New York shipbuilding Com
pany to navy yard. New York. N. Y,
connection ftting out Ohio.
Chief Machinists II. E. Fish. B. B.
Bowie. B. Christensen and Chief Car
penters c. J. Kerr and e. L. Bass have
been commissioned.
A. r.. Hunter has been appointed a
paymasters clerk in the navy, duty
Massachusetts,.
l.. S. Sutliff has been appointed a
paymaster's clerk In the navy, duty
Missouri.
Naval Movements.
The Supply has arrived at Kobe; the
Fox and Davis at Mare Island; the
standish. Puritan and Bailey at Nor
folk: the Vestal at Tompkinsville: the
Vulcan at Lamberts Point: the Chester
at Guantanamo. and the Paulding.
Drayton. Roe. Terry and Mccall at
New York.
The Justin has sailed from Bremen
ton for San Francisco. the Hector from