Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
ARMY--NAVY
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. Harold Geiger, Coast Ar
| tillery Corps. and Second Lieut.. Frank
NJ. Kennedy, 10th Infantry, will pro-
coed to Hammondsport. N. Y. via New
York city. for temporary duty to take
course of instruction in aeronautics at
| the factory of the curtiss Manufacturing
Company, and upon the completion of
| this duty will return to their proper sta
ton, College Park. Md.
Leave Of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. James +. Abbott,
| I'd Cavalry.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Maj. Harley B. Ferguson. Corps
| of Engineers.
Mai. Daniel B. Devore, general staff,
will remain on duty as assistant to the
chief of staff of the central division until
August %, 1912. when he will repair to
this city and report in person to the
chief of staff for duty.
Mai. Samuel Reber, Signal Corps. will
proceed to Fort Omaha. Neb.. for the
purpose of delivering a lecture to the Of
ficers Of the Army Signal School on
"AerOnautics, and conducting their prac-
teal instruction therein.
First Lieut.. Michael E. Hughes. Medf-
cal Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty
at Fort Rodman. Mass. and will proceed
| to his home. He Is granted leave OF ab-
sence to October 2, 1912.
Each OF the following-named officers OF
the ordnance department will proceed to
South Bethlehem, Philadelphia and Ches-
ter, Pa, on official business pertaining to
the operation Of the ordnance depart
ment: Capts. Adam F. Casad. Ohio v.
Kean, Birch o. Mahaffey and Richard II.
Somers and First Lieuts. George X. Nor
ton, Everett s. Hughes. Thomas J. Smith.
| jr., and Leo J. Ahern
| BY direction Of the President, and upon
the application Of First Sergt. Julius H.
Howard, 25th Infantry, that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list
Leave Of absence for four months is
granted Capt. Frank A. Barton 30
Cavalry.
The following changes in the stations
Of officers Of the Signal Corps are Or
| dered:
Capt. Holland Rubottom. from Fort
Capt. Alvin c. Voris. from Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, to Fort Omaha. Neb.
First Lieut.. Henry A. Meyer. jr-. from
| the Preside of San Francisco to Fort
d. A. Russell, Wyo.
First Lieut.. Howard c. Tatum. from
Seattle. Wash, to the Preside Of San
Francisco.
First Lieut. Girard L. McEntee. jr.. to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
First Lieut.. Karl Truesdell. from Fort
Leavenworth Kan, to Fort Omaha, Neb.
Leave Of absence for one month Is
granted Lieut.. Col. William c. Brown.
cavalry.
Leave of absence for three months is
10th Infantry.
First Lieut.. Charles A. bravo. Signal
Corps, is relieved from duty at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and will proceed to
| New York city for duty as commanding
officer of cable boat Cyrus w. Field. re-
lieving First Lieut.. William s. Barriger.
| Signal Corps. who becomes commanding
officer of the cable steamer Joseph Henry,
relieving First Lieut.. John A. Brockman.
Signal Corps.
Naval Orders.
Commander c. p Eaton, from in
spector eighth lighthouse district to
home.
Lieut. Commander II. B. Soule. from
navy yard. Washington, D. c.. to COM
mand Albatross.
Lieut. Commander Arthur Macarthur.
jr., from command Mccall, wait orders.
Lieut. II. w. Osterhaus, from Idaho
to command Mccall.
Lieut.. S. l.. H. Hazard, from Connecti-
cut to Celtic.
Lieut.. tjunior grade) r. S. Crenshaw.
from Celtic to command Stringham and
reserve torpedo group, Annapolis, Nd
Lieut.. junior grade) ID. p. Morrison,
from command Stringham. walt orders.
Lieut.. junfor grade) ID. S. II. How
ard, to Iowa.
Lieut.. dunior grade) A T. Beaure-
gard. to Kentucky
]. T. Duhigg has been appointed act
ing assistant surgeon.
Chaplain H. NJ. T. Pearce. from Tu-
tuila. Samoa, wait orders.
Chief Boatswain Frederick Muller, to
navy yard. Portsmouth. N. H
Paymaster's Clerk r. p. Smith, resig-
nation accepted.
Lieut. Commander v. A. Kimberly.