Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-20
ARMY NAVY
Col. Porter's Assignment.

advocate, has been relieved from duty
In the Office Of the Judge advocate gen.
eral, War Department, and ordered 10
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, for duty as
senior instructor in the department OF
law in the army service schools at that
post.
Changes Among ouartermasters.
In conformity with the new policy OF
transferring to other stations officers
who have served in this city four years
or more. the following changes have been
ordered in the stations Of officers OF the
quartermaster's department:
Col. John B. Bellinger, from temporary
general to Governors Island. N. Y, as
chief Quartermaster Of the eastern dl-
vision. relieving Col Frederick G. Hodg-
son, who will repair to this city Tor
duty in the office Of the quartermaster
from the Office Of the quartermaster gen.
eral to San Francisco, as depot quarter
master. relieving Maj. H. p. Young. VINO
is ordered to this city for duty; Lieut..
Col. David S. Stanley. from the office OF
depot quartermaster; Maj. James p Nor
moyle, from st. Louis to this city for
duty as depot quartermaster, relieving
Maj. Harry l.. Pettus, who goes to New
uI. n.
from New York. to Chicago; Lieut.. Col.
Daniel E. Mccarthy, from Chicago to this
city; Mai. 3. +. Cheatham, from the office
of the quartermaster general to Honolulu,
III. T., in charge OF construction work
and the quartermaster's depot; Capts.
Clyffard Game and Frank B. Edwards
are ordered to Honolulu as assistants to
Maj. Cheatham.
Change in Surgeon Generals Office.
Lieut.. Col Charles NJ. Candy, Medical
Corps, has been relieved from duty in
the Philippines Division and will repair
to this city for duty in the Office Of the
surgeon general of the army. He will
relieve Lieut.. Col. Merritte w. Ireland,
Medical Corps. who on being relieved will
proceed to San Francisco for temporary
duty until August next, when he will
proceed to Manila, p. l., for duty.
Assigned to Regiments.
Second lieutenants in the army recent
ly appointed from civil life have been
assigned to regiments as follows, but
before joining their commands they will
take a three-month course Of preliminary
instruction at Fort Leavenworth, KAN:
Alexander r. Cooke, Sd Cavalry; Alex
ander L. p. johnson, 18th Cavalry: Dex-
ter c. Rumsey, 9Th Cavalry; Walter +.
Winton, 7th Cavalry; Henry L. c. Jones,
18th Cavalry: Edwin OConnor. 9th Cav
airy: Eugene A. Lehman, 18th Cavalry;
Kenneth P. Lord. I'd Cavalry; Edward A.
Millar. jr., 9Th Cavalry; Clyde ]. Nc
Conkey. Sd Cavalry: Augustin G. Rudd.
4th Cavalry; Harold c. Lutz. 18th Cav
Robert w. Wilson, I'd Field Artillery:
Norman p. Morrow, 4th Field Artillery;
Carl NJ. Deakin. 9th Field Artillery;
Lloyd E. Jones, 5th Field Artillery; New
ton N. Polk, 5th Field Artillery; Wes-
sey. 18th Infantry: James A. O'Brien.
18th Infantry; George A. Sanford, 18th
Infantry; Maxon s. Tough, Both Infantry;
Ford Richardson. 18th Infantry; Lester
n. Wheeler r., 2lst Infantry; William R.
oath Infantry; Livingston Watrous. 18th
Infantry; Lester Gehman, 9th Infantry;
J. Pendleton Wilson. 18th Infantry:
Charles s. Little, LIST Infantry; George
n MSoran IN iantrg a Ms Waite
9TH Infantry; Albert NJ. Jones. 10th In
fantry; John e. Creed, 18th Infantry;
Leopold ]. H. Herwig, 18th Infantry;
Harrison McAlpine, 10Th Infantry: James
r. Alfonte, eth Infantry; Glenn r. Will
18th Infantry; Albert S. Kuegle, cath
Infantry.
Army Orders.
BY direction Of the President Capt.
George Med. Weeks, 14th Infantry. is
detailed for service in the subsistence
department.
BY direction of the President and upon
the application of First Sergt. Dennis
Dunno. Troop E, 14th Cavalry, that sol
der will be placed upon the retired list.
Capt. Stanley D. Embick. general staff.
is relieved from duty as a member Of the
General Staff Corps in this city and as
signed to the 9Sth Company Coast Ar
ttllery Corps.
First Lieut. Manuel NJ Garrett, Goth
Infantry, Is detailed for general recruit
ing service ct Fort S 81 Rr;g y: I. ou.r..r
master, will make not to exceed four
visits per year to Mike, Japan. for the
purpose OF experimenting shipments of
coal to the quartermaster department
at Manila, p. T., under contract with the
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Limited.
Capt. George T. Langhorne, 18th Cav
airy, will proceed to Fort I>eavenwortn,
Kans., and report at the Army Service
Schools. for the purpose OF pursuing the
special course in tactics.
Naval Orders.
Commander L. c. Bertolette, from COM
mand Yorktown to home to wait orders.
Rear Admiral Albert Mertz, from COM
mandant naval station, Cavite ana oion-
gapo. p. l., to home.
Lieut.. b. w. Osborn, jr., from Albany
to home.
Lieut.. A. 9. Kibbe and Lieut.. 0unior
grade) II. N. Cooley. from wilmington to
home.
Lieut.. Ouuior grade) r. 8. Mcdonald.
from Saratoga to home
Lieut. A. w. Sears. fum command
PlsCataQu2 to hons.