Evening star., 1914-04-26

to represent the service at meeting Of
the section for the eradication OF maIa-
ria of the drainage congress to be held
at Savannah. Ga, April %.
J. c. Perry. surgeon. granted forty-six
days leave of absence. with pay. from
April "a, 1914. and twelve months leave
Of absence. without pay. from May 30.
1914. with permission to go beyond the
seas
J. A. Nydegger. surgeon. directed to
proceed to the immigration station. Ellis
Island. n. Y. when most convenient and
remain for few days. for the purpose Of
witnessing the various tests there used
for the determination of mental develop
ment
c. Fl. Lavinder. surgeon. relieved from
duty in charge of the Marine Hospital at
Savannah. Ga. and directed to proceed to
Ellis Island. N Y and report to the
chief medical officer for duty.
J. ". Schereschewsky. surgeon. direct
ed. after having completed the necessary
steps preliminary to the investigation into
the sanitary condition of the garment
workers trade and the physical status OF
the employees engaged therein in New
York. y. Y. to return to Washington, D.
c.. for preliminary work in regard to
methods for the determination of the
presence OF noxious gases in the air. and
in connection with hygienic conditions OF
illumination.
c. c. Pierce. surgeon. directed to pro-
ceed to Gaithersburg. Md. April IL, 1914.
and to Brookville, Md. May IL. 1914. for
the purpose of delivering lectures ON
Rural Sanitation
Hugh de Nalin. passed assistant sur
geon, directed to proceed to LaytonsviIle.
Md, May s. 1914. and to Silver Spring.
Md. May IL. 1914. for the purpose of de-
livering lectures on Rural Sanitation"
nj
directed. upon receipt of instructions
from the officer in charge of the investi-
cation of the pollution of the Ohio river.
to proceed to Cincinnati. Ohio. to famil-
iarize himself with the organization,
scope and plans of the investigation
T. c. Galloway, assistant surgeon. d.
rected to report to commanding ofacer Of
the revenue cutter Unaiga at San Fran
cisco. Cal. for duty on summer cruise in
Alaskan waters.
J. Y. Porter. quarantine inspector. d.
rected to proceed to Havana for confer
ence with Cuban authorities relative 10
plague infection at that port.
David G. Willetts. technical assistant.
directed to proceed via Washington, D.
c.. to Milledgeville. Ga. for duty in field
of the public health.
CASUALTY.
Acting Assistant Surgeon B. F. Duke
died at Pascagoula, Miss. April Z. 1914
BOARDS CONVENED.
Boards of medical officers convened 10
meet Monday. April %. 1914. at 10
o'clock am, for the physical examina-
ton and the presentation of questions for
the mental examination Of candidates for
appointment as assistant surgeons i'm the
public health service. as follows:
Marine Hospital, Stapleton, n. Y.-De-
tail for the board: Senior Surgeon 6. W.
Stoner. chairman; Assistant Surgeon c.
p. knight. recorder.
O.
Detail for the board: Surgeon r. NJ.
Woodward. chairman; Surgeon ]. NJ.
Holt. recorder.
Marine Hospital, Chicago. Ill-Detau
for the board: Surgeon J. o. Cobb chair
man; Assistant Surgeon Joseph Bolten,
Marine Hospital. Chelsea, Mass.-De-
tail for the board: Surgeon H w.
chairman: Passed Assistant Sur
yeon G. L. Collins. recorder.
Marine Hospital. st. Louis. Mo-Detail
for the board: Surgeon NJ. J. White,
chairman: Acting Assistant Surgeon H.
:. Wakefield. recorder.
Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La
Detail for the board: Assistant Sureeon
T. ]. Liddell. chairman: Assistant Sur
seon c. V. Akin. recorder.
Board convened for re-examination Of
llien Jacob Wesuschin, landed from
steamship Main, to meet at Baltimore.
Nd. on call of chairman-Detail for the
BOARD: Senior Surgeon H. r. Carter,
chairman: Surgeon J. A. Nydegger, men-
yer: Assistant Surgeon c. E. Waller re-
order.