Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31
WAR DEPARTMENT.

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Secretary Garrison, who has spoken
in the campaign in New Jersey and
Massa cllusetts. will make his closing
address tonight at Duriands R1din &
Academy. New York. He plans to re
turn to Washington tomorrow or Mon
day, going back to New Jersey TO vote
Tuesday.
Col. +. L. Winslow. assistant to the
chief of engineers OF the War Depart
ment, went to Boston this week to
attend the funeral of his uncle, Rear
Admiral Herbert Winslow, L. $. n, Il
son of the commander of the L. $. s.
kearsarge when she sank the Con
federate privateer Ala bana off the port
of Cherbourg during the civil war
Mai. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, who has
been visiting this city as the guest
of Inspector General Darlington, has
returned to his post at Texas City,
Tex where he commands the Second
Military Division
Capt. Robert r. Raiston of the office
of chief of engineers, who was a mem
Der of the relief expedition in Europe,
has resumed hts duties at the War
Department.
Col W. w Harris. in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds, and Lieut..
Col Edgar Jadwin of the Office of the
chief of engineers, have Just competed
the ninety mile riding test required
annually of all field officers OF the
army.
Col. Henry c. Hodges. jr:;: formerly
secretary of the general staff. has been
assigned to the command of the l. N
Infantry, which regiment has been sta
toned at Texas City, Tex. but soon
will return to its regular station at
Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta, Ga.
First Lieut.. Philip H. Bagby of the
General Staff Corps. who has had
charge of the preparation OF the war
maps at the White House, at the Cap
itol and at the War Department. has
been assigned to the 18th Infantry,
and will leave here in few days to
join that regiment in the Philippines
Probably he will be assigned to COM
John c. Scofeld, chief clerk of the War
Department, is spending his vacation at
Fort Monroe and vicinity. During his alb
sence John B. Randolph of the secre-
tary's office is acting as chief clerk.
Joseph ]. Hittinger, retired officer OF
the army, has come to this city from
Portland, Ore, on business connected with
the installation of the War Department
exhibit at the Panama Pacific exposition
He has charge of the work and will con-
fer with the officials Of the War Depart
ment regarding the allotment OF space
and the character of the exhibits of the
various bureaus.
Messrs Lyons, Kenyon, Ford, Ellingsen
and Holt of the secretary's office are away
on their vacations.
George w. Graves of the mail and rec
ord division and Mrs. Moffett and Mr.
Dunn Of the correspondence division, are
back at their desks.
John J. Cook, chief clerk of the ord
nance bureau. is spending his annual va
cation in Richmond. Va.
Henry D. Saxton, in charge of the ceme-
terial branch of the quartermaster gen
erals office, is away on a months leave
of absence.
Gen. Frank Mcintyre, chief of the in
sular bureau. spent several days In New
York the past week.
Capt. Fred w Richardson, hull inspec-
tor at the port of Manila, visited Wash
ington and his friends in the insular bu-
reau during the week
James c. Scott. a division superintend-
ent of schools in the Philippines, has been
transferred to a clerkship in the census
bureau in Washington
Harry S. Robinson of the bureau of
audits at Manila is visiting in Washing
ton.
Hector E. Ridgway, a teacher in the
Phiilpplne service. is transferred to the
INDIAN service as principal of the Red
Lake School in Minnesota.
Joseph ]. Hood of the insular bureau is
spending several weeks with relatives at
Razurville, Ohio.
Charles A Stancliff of the ips,,,.
bureau was drawn for duty and will
be absent from the office for week
at Rockville, Md