Evening star., 1911-06-05
ARMY -NAVY
Army Orders.

AAAAy OAAASs
The leave Of absence granted First
Lieut.. William S. Dowd, Coast Artillery
Corps. is extended one month
The. following-named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps will report to the
examining board at Fort Monroe. Va,
for examination for promotion: First
Lieuts. Lewis Turtle. Wflford J. Haw-
kins and Paul ID. Bunker.
The following-named officers of the
Coast Artillery Corps will report to the
examining board at Galveston. Tex, for
examination for promotion: First Lieuts
Louis c. Brinton, jr.; Quinn Gray and
Louis r. Dice.
Capt. Stanley D. Embick. general staff,
is detailed a member of the board of
ordnance and fortffication. vice Mai Gen.
Arthur Murray, general staff relieved.
BY direction of the President, Maj
George p. Howell, Corps of Engineers, Is
detailed to supervise the construction or
repair of aids to navigation In the sixth
lighthouse district relieving Col. Dan c.
kfngman, Corps of Engineers.
Second Lieut.. Earl J. Atkisson. Corps
of Engineers. will proceed to Washington
barracks for duty at the Engineer School.
Leave of absence for four months is
fantry, unassigned.
Chaplain John E. Dallam. 18th Infan-
try. will report to Lieut.. Col. Charles
Wilcox. Medical Corps. president of the
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for examination to determine his fitness
for promotion.
Leave of absence for two months and
fifteen days. to take effect on or about
August Is. 1911. Is granted Capt. Charles
F. Morse, Medical Corps.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Commander r. D. White, from
the Connecticut and wait orders.
Lieut.. C. r. P. Rodgers, from the Tai
lahassee to command the Sylph.
Lieut.. G. o. Carter. from the North
Dakota to naval training station, North
Chicago.
Lieut.. J. Downes. from command the
Sylph and continue other duties.
Lieut.. r. T. Menner, from the Rhode
Island to the New Jersey.
Ensign r. G. Thomas, from the Culgoa
to the Michigan.
Ensign H. H. Crosby, from the Con-
necticut to Newport News Shipbuilding
Company. Newport News. Va. connection
the Monaghan.
Ensign S. F. Helm. from the Nebraska
to the Smith.
Ensign ]. G. Stevens. from the Celtic
to the Michigan.
Ensign L. S. Stewart, from the Du-
buque to the Missouri.
Ensign T. j. Keleher, from the Du
buque to the Maine.
Midshipman r. Moses, from the Con-
necticut to the Ohio.
Midshipmen D. j. Friedell and c. A.
Lucas, from the Georgia to the Nash
vile.
Midshipman w. ]. Carver. from the
North Dakota to the Culgoa.
Midshipman S. A. Manahan, from the
Nebraska to the Celtic.
Midshipman r. P. Myers, from Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Nd. and await or
ders.
Passed Assistant Surgeon ]. Q. Dow
ney, from the Prairie to the Chester.
Paymasters c. S. Baker and w. c.
Fite to membership on board. Navy
Department.
Machinist w. D. Sullivan. from the
North Dakota to the Patapsco.
Machfnist c. s. Wolf, from the Pa
tapsco and await orders.
Naval Movements.
The Rocket has arrived at Indian Head,
the Helena at Ichang, the Ajax at
Charleston. the Dolphin at Washington.
the Hercules at Tangier sound. the Ster-
ett at Boston. the Louisiana, Kansas,
New Hampshire and South Carolina at
Stockholm: the Patapsco at Boston. the
Idaho at New Orleans. the Caesar at
Culebra and the Pontiac and Reina Mer-
cedes at New York.
The Virginia has sailed from Province
town for Boston: the New Orleans, from
Yokohama for Kobe: the Delaware, from
Tompkinsyille for Portsmouth, England:
the Prometheus, from San Diego for
Mare Island: the Vulcan, from Hampton
roads for Queenstown: the Colorado, from
Bremerton for San Francisco: the York
town. from Panama for San Juan del
Sur. and the Eagle. from San Juan for
Portsmouth. N. H.
Retirement Of Col. Scott.
Col. Walter s. Scott of the 18th In
fantry, who entered the army as second
lieutenant in the 25th Infantry in Oc-
tober. 1874. has been ordered to his home
preparatory to retirement from active
service June 20 next. He is granted leave
of absence until that date. Col. Scott was
born in Arkansas. but was appointed to
service has been in the infantry arm.
He was attached to the 25th Infantry for
twenty-five years. and subsequently serv-
18th Infantry 11th Infantry and 18th In
fantry. He has had command of the
18th Infantry since October. 1905. That
regiment has been stationed at San An
tonic. Tex, for some time past.
New Commander Of Sylph.
, Lieut. c. r. p Rodgers has been de-
tached from duy from the monitor Talla-
hassee and ordered to assume command
of the naval yacht Sylph as the relief of
Lieut.. John Downes. who will, however,
continue his other duties at the Wash
ington navy yard. Secretary Meyer is
making cruise to naval stations at
Newport and other points in Long Is
land SOInd