Evening star., 1913-10-06
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Lieut. Col. Elmore F.. Taggart, 18th In
fantry. transferred to the 28th Infantry
Col. Frederick g. Hodgson, Quartermas
/ ter Corps. will report to Brig. Gen. Al.
bert L. Mills. United States Army. presi'
dent of an army retiring board at Wash.
ington. for examination
| A board of officers Is appointed tc
meet at the call of the President, after
October 10, 1913, at Washington bar
racks, for examination of persons auth
| orized to appear before it to determine
fitness for appointment as chaplains
Details of the board-Maj Carroll D.
Buck. Medical Corps; Maj. Amos A.
Fries, Corps Of Engineers: Chaplain VIII
liam w. Brander, 18th Cavalry; Capt.
William P. Stokey. Corps of Engineers
and First Lieut. George F. Lulf, Medical
Corps.
Lieut. Col Benjamin .Alword. adjutant
general, will proceed from Chicago tc
Texas City, Tex, and report to the ID
Division. not later than October 13, fol
temporary duty. TO relieve Lieut. Col
Peyton c. March. adjutant general. who
will proceed to Chicago and report to the
Central Department for temporary duty
and upon the completion thereof will re-
pair to this city and report to the adju-
tant general Of the army for duty in his
Office. Leave for three months on sur
geon's certificate of disability, upon relief
from treatment at the Army and Navy
General Hospital. Hot Springs, Ark.
granted Chaplain Edmund p. Easter
brook, Coast Artillery Corps Leave for
one month on surgeons certificate of dis
ability granted Col Thomas Cruise. Quar-
ternaster Corps. Capt. William p.
Screws. 26th Infantry, will proceed to
Sylacauga, Ala. and make special In
spection of Company B, 1st Infantry, Ala
bama National Guard. Capt. Ethelbert
L. D. Breckenridge. infantry, will proceed
to the Walter Reed General Hospital and
report for observation and treatment.
Brig. Gen. William T. Rossell. Chief OF
board Of ordnance and fortification. vice
Brig. Gen. William H. Bixby United
States Army, retired, relieved.
The following changes in the stations
and duties of officers of the Quarter
master Corps are ordered: Capt. George
F. Connolly will report to the Preside OF
San Francisco. Cal, as quartermaster in
addition to his other duties, relieving Mai.
Kensey J. Hampton. Maj. Hampton will
take transport from San Francisco. Cal,
about December 5, to the Philippine Is
lands, and will report to the Philippine
Department. for duty. Maj. William e..
Cannon. relieved from duty in the Philip
pine Islands, December Is. will proceed
to the United States and report to the
adjutant general Of the army.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. J. s. Dowell, detached from the
Cassin; ordered to duty connection fitting
out Texas and on board when commits
stoned.
Lieut.. E. C. s. Parker, detached from
command of the Beale; ordered to the
Rhode Island.
Lieut.. I. F. Dortch, detached from
temporary duty, Navy Department: or
dered to the Cassin.
Lieut. Ounior grade) G. G. Windsor, to
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Lieut.. dunior grade) e. w. Strother,
detached from the Utah: ordered to con-
nection fitting out the Texas and on board
when commissioned.
Lieut.. Gunior krade) Philip Seymour, to
the Utah.
Surgeon w. H. Bell, detached from duty
at navy yard. Norfolk, Va; ordered to
navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa.
Surgeon ]. B. Dennis, detached from
navy yard, Philadelphia. Pa; ordered to
duty connection fitting out Texas and on
board when placed in commission.
Passed Assistant Surgeon L. G. White
side, detached from Naval Hospital, navy
yard, Mare Island, Cal; ordered to the
Jupiter.