Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-02
Public Health Service.

| The following changes in duties and
stations of officers of the United States
public health service were announced to-
| day by Surgeon General Blue:
| Surgeon L. L. Williams, granted three
| months and twenty-three days leave of
absence. with pay, from November 81,
and three months leave of absence, with
| out pay, from March is, 1913.
Surgeon c. P. Wertenbaker, directed to
| return to station via Richmond, Va, for
conference with railroad authorities rela-
tive to car sanitation.
Surgeon T r Clark, directed to visit, in
addition to places named in bureau order
of September 13. all such places in Mchi-
gan as may be necessary for the investi-
cation of contagious and infectious dis
eases among the Indians.
Surgeon Mark J. White. directed to in
spect, in addition to places named in
bureau order of September IL. the Sac
and Fox Indian reservations and schools
station at Detroit, Mich.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Claude c.
Pierce, directed to report to Surgeon j.
c. Perry at Ancon, Canal Zone, by whom
questions, prepared by the board con-
vened to meet at the bureau by order
dated November 81. will be submitted to
determine his fitness for promotion to the
grade of surgeon.
, rem, detailed to represent the Service at
the second national conference on hous-
ing in America, to be held at Philadel-
pha, Pa.
Acting Assistant Surgeon H. A. Will
lans. granted six months leave of alb
sence, without pay, from December IS.
Pharmacist E. NJ. Holt directed to pro-
coed to Darien, Ga, to dispose of launch
Blackboard, formerly in use at South At
lantic quarantine station.
Board of commissioned medical officers
convened to meet at the bureau Decem-
Der 10 COR the examination of Passed AS
sistant Surgeons, Joseph Goldberger
| Charles w. Vogel, Joseph w Scheres-
| chewsky, Clarence w. Willie, Robert l..
Wilson, Allan ]. Mclaughlin, Edward
| Francis. John T. Burkhalter and Benja-
| min S. Warren to determine their fitness
for promotion to the grade of surgeon.
General w. J. Pettus. chairman; Surgeon
! Hugh S. Cumming. member; Surgeon l..
l.. Lumsden, recorder.
Board of commissioned medical officers
| convened to meet at the United States
Marine Hospital San Francisco. Cal, De-
cember 10 for the examination of Passed
Assistant Surgeons Donald H. Currie,
John NJ Holt, Mervin w. Glover. Baylis
Lloyd to determine their fitness for pro-
motion to tthe grade of surgeon. Detail
| for the board: Surgeon Rell NJ. Wood
ward, chairman: Passed Assistant Sur
geOn Harvey G. Ebert, recorder.
! Board of commissioned medical officers
| convened to meet at the United States
| Marine Hospital New Orleans, La, De-
cember 10 for the examination of Passed
| Assistant Surgeons Gustave NJ. Corrupt
Louis p. II. Bahrenburg and John S.
Borgess. to determine their fitness for pro-
| motion to the grade of surgeon. Detail
for the board: Surgeon ]. II. White
chairman; Passed Assistant Surgeon A
ID. Foster, recorder.
Board of commissioned medical officers
convened to meet at the immigration sta
ton, Ellis Island, N. Y, December 10 for
the eXaminatio of Passed Assistant Sur
geons Carl Ramus. Dunlop Moore Will
liam \. KOrn and Matthew X. Gwyn to
determine their fitness for promotion to
he grade of surgeon. Detail for the
board: Senior Surgeon George W. Stoner.
chairman; Surgeon f. X. Sprague, re-
cOrder.
Board OF commissioned medical officers
convened to meet at Manila P T., upon
the call of the chairman for the examina-
ton of Passed Assistant Surgeon Carroll
Fox to determine his fitness for promo
ton to the grade of surgeon. Detail for
the board: Passed Assistant Surgeon Vic
tor u. Heiser, chairman; Passed Assistant
Surgeon Robert Olesen recorder
Board of medical officers convened to
meet at Honolulu, Hawaii, Tuesday De-
cember 10, for the examination of Passed
Assistant Surgeons Frederick E. Trotter
and George. wv. Mccoy to determine their
fitness for promotion to the grade of sur
geon Detail for the board: Passed AS
sistant Surgeon Edward R. Marshall,
chairman; Acting Assistant Surgeon w
f. James, recorder.