Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-16
To Examine Army Candidates.

Boards of officers have been appointed
by the War Department to meet at posts
in various parts of the United states TOT
the mental and physical examinations OF
such candidates for admission to the
United States Military Academy as may
be authorized to appear he1ore mem
The detail for the board to meet at w ASH
ington barracks Is Maj. Charles r. Key
noIds. Medical Corps; Maj. William D.
Conner. Capt James F. Bell and First
Lieut. Roger G. Alexander. Corps OF En-
gineers. and First Lieut. Leopold Mitch
ell, Medical Reserve Corps
Retirement of Col. Payson.
Lieut.. Col. Francis l.. Payson of the pay
department, who is stationed at Hono-
lulu. Hawaii has been placed on the re-
tired list of the army on account or as
ability incurred in the line of duty. he Is
the pay department in March. 1900. He
has held the rank of lieutenant colonel
and deputy paymaster general since April,
1908. Before his appointment to the reg
ular army he served for about SIX ,. months M nj
as a quartermaster, with the rank OF cap
tain, in the quartermaster department OF
the volunteer establishment.
Promotion of Army Officers.
Officers Of the Coast Artillery Corps
have been promoted to the grade indi-
Gated: Colonels, Clarence p. Townsley
and Charles II. Hunter; lieutenant
colonies, Writ Robinson. George F. Ian
ders and George w. Gatchel: majors.
George T. Patterson, Frank X. Fergu-
son. Robert $. Abernethy, Edwin Q. Sar-
raft, Lawrence S. Miller. Mervyn G.
Buckley and Frederick E. Johnson cap
tains, William F.. DeSombre, Carl +.
| Wiggin, Glen +. jerks. Edmund I. Wei
sci. Clarence B. Ross, Richard Fl. Jor-
dan William S. Bowen, John M. Page.
Samuel c. Cardwell. James B. Taylor,
Brainerd Taylor, Guy G. B. Hanna. Rich
ard r. Winslow. Avery ]. Cooper, Frank
Geere, George L. Wertenbaker. Walter {.
| Baker, George p. Halves. jr., Richard !.
| Mckenney. Charles A. Clark: James Nj.
Fulton Charles. e. Wheatley. William
Crawford. Wade II. Carpenter. Adam +.
Casad John T.. Munroe. Myron 5. Crissy.
Walter X Wilson, John p. Terrell, Nal
| colin =. Andruss. Offnere Hope. Franc
Lecocq John O'Nei1 Charles f. T. Lul
and owen c. Collins: first lieutenants.
Warren r. Bell. Arthur G.. Campbell
John T. Rowe, Frederick l.. Martin, Har-
old L. Gardiner and Marcel 5. keene.
officers of the infantry arm are. pro-
NOTED TO the grades indicated and as
signed to regiments as follows:
Captains-Andrew c. Wright. 18th In
fantry: Wilbur A. Mcdaniel, 18th Infan-
try; Evert r. Wilson. nth Infantry;
Henry A. Wiegenstein, oath Infantry
ward b. Mitchell. oath Infantry; James
H. Como, 18th Infantry: Harold d. Co
burn, 10Th Infantry: Allen J. Greer. 18th
Infantry: Robert Whitfield. 22d Infantry
Arthur W. Brown. 18th Infantry; Abra-
ham L. Loeb, 9th Infantry; William b.
Baker, sth Infantry; Constant Cordier
| 26th Infantry. James NJ. Loud. 18th In
fantry, Edmund s. Saver, jr., 2lst lnfan-
| try and ]. DeCamp Hall. 4th Infantry
| First leutenants-Char F. Thompson
| 18th Infantry: Augustus b. Van Wormer
| Sth Infantry: Thomas l.. Crystal. 9TH In
| fantry; Arthur ID. Budd. 25th Infantry
| Ralph r. Glass. DIST Infantry: Erie NJ
| Wilson, 9th Infantry; Merrill E. Spalding
| nth Infantry; John d. Burnett, 1r., Htn
| Infantry: Joseph A. McAndrew. 70 Imam.
| try; Robert 3. Hewitt fth Infantry. AND
William F. l.. Simpson, 9Th Infantry
Army Orders.
| BY direction of the President. MAJ.
| Arthur NJ Edwards, commissary, Will
| report TO an army retiring board at
| San Francisco for examination
Mai. Frank T.. Woodbury.. Med1cal
| Corps. is relieved from further duty
| at Fort Assinniboine. Mont.
| Leave Of absence for two months Is
| granted Capt. Joseph +. Janda, lst
| Infantry.
The following named officers are