Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
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f. Is. Sprague, surgeon, relieved from
duty at Key West. Fla. and directed to
proceed to Ellis Island, n. Y, and report
to the chief medical officer for duty.
w. G. Billings, passed assistant sur
geon. relieved from duty at Ellis Island.
n Y. and directed to proceed to San
Francisco. Cal, for duty in connection
with sthe medical examination of arriving
aliens.
Carl Ramus, passed assistant surgeon.
relieved from duty as chief quarantine
officer of Hawaii and directed to proceed
to Port Townsend. Wash. and assume
command of the Marine Hospital at that
port.
T. B. McClintic. passed assistant sur
geon, directed to proceed to Missoula.
Mon, and other places in that vicinity
to make an Investigation into the origin
and prevalence of Rocky mountain spot
ted fever and the measures necessary for,
its eradication. J
ID. IT. Currie, passed assistant sur
geon, directed to take temporary charge
OF plague-suppressive measures in Call
fornia
F. f. Trotter, passed assistant sur
geon. relieved from duty at the San Fran.
cisco quarantine and directed to proceed
to Honolulu, Hawaii. for duty as chief
quarantine officer of Hawaii.
A. }. Mclaughlin passed assistant sur
geon. detailed to represent the service 1t
the meeting of the Illinois Water Supply
association to be held at Urbana, ILL.,.
March J-6.
M. w. Glover passed assistant surgeon.
relieved from duty in connection with the
examination of arriving aliens at San
francisco. Cal. and directed to proceed
to Angel Island quarantine station and
assume command of the service.
J. I. Burkhalter. passed assistant sur
geon, relieved from duty at the gulf
quarantine station and directed to pro-,
iced to Key West, Fla. and assume
command Of the Marine Hospital
A. M. Stimson. passed assistant sur
geon, directed to proceed by way of Phil
adelphia, Pa, and New York to Austin.
Tex. to confer with the state health
of1cer relative to steps to be taken to
prepare Acknowledgements and other
serums for the prevention OF the spread
OF infectious and contagious diseases.
Z. l.. Collins passed assistant surgeon,
granted one months leave of absence on
account of sickness. from February Is.
E. A. Sweet, passed assistant surgeon
relieved from duty at the Marine Hos
pital. Stapleton, n. Y. and directed to
proceed to the gulf quarantine station
and assume command Of the station.
J. p. Leake, assistant surgeon relieved
from duty on the United States revenue
cutter Algonquin and directed to report
to the director of the hygienic laboratory
for temporary duty.
Nelson d. Brecht. assistant surgeon. d.
rected to proceed to the United States
Marine Hospital at Boston, Mass, and
report to the medical officer i'm comma nd
for duty and assignment to quarters
A. u. Drew. acting assistant surgeon
granted thirty days leave of absence
from February ~
Promotions: II. s. Mathewson, passed
assistant surgeon, commissioned sur-h
geon. to rank as such from February 2
I. Clark passed assistant surgeon, CON-
missioned surgeon, to rank as such
from February 2.
appointment: DR.. Nelson d. Brecht.
commissioned an assistant surgeon In the
public health and marine hospital service
Boards convened: Boards of medical
officers convened to meet for the re-
examination of alien immigrants as fol-
lows:
Boston. Mass.--Detail for the board:
Acting Assistant Surgeon NJ. v. Stafford,
chairman; Acting Assistant Surgeon H.
b. c. Reimer, recorder.
Baltimore. Md-Detail for the board:
Passed Assistant Surgeon John McMul-
len. chairman; Passed Assistant Surgeon
III. MEG. Robertson, recorder.
Casualty: Acting Assistant Surgeon r..
c. White died at Pensacola, Fla, Febru-
airy II.