Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
SENT TO NEW STATIONS.
Changes in Duties of Officers of Pub
Z lie Health Service,

Changes in duties and stations of COM
missioned and other officers of the United
States public health service are announc-
ed by Surgeon General Blue. as follows:
Surgeon B. W.. Brown. relieved from
duty at Yokohama, Japan, and directed
to proceed to San Francisco. Cal, and re-
port arrival to the bureau and there await
orders
Surgeon c. II. Lavinder. relieved from
temporary duty at the hygienic labora-
tory and directed to rejoin station at ma
rine hospital, Savannah, Ga.
Surgeon N. j. White on request of the
industrial commission of Indiana. directed
to proceed to Indianapolis and other
points within that state to cooperate
with said commission and representatives
on investigations of sanitary conditions
of factories ar4 workshops and studies
Of physical status of workers.
Surgeon L. D. tricks. directed to pro-
coed to Victor. Mont. for the purpose of
carrying on operations for the prevention
of the interstate spread Of Rocky noun
tain spotted feve-.
Surgeon J. S. Borgess., relieved from
duty at the Mobile quarantine station and
directed to proceed to Yokohama, Japan.
for duty in the Office of the American
consul general
Passed Assistant Surgeon II. b. Par
ker relieved from, duty at Ellis Island.
\. Y. and directed to proceed to Guaya-
quill, Ecuador, for duty in the Office of
the American consul general
Passed Assistant Surgeon G. L. Collins,
relieved from duty in connection with the
trachoma clinic at Hindman KY, and d.
rected to proceed to Boston, Mass, and
report to the medical officer in charge Of
the marine hospital for duty and assign
ment to quarters.
Assistant Surgeon D. c. Turnipseed, re-
lieved from, duty in the quarantine service
of the Philippine Islands and directed to
proceed to San Francisco, Cal. and re-
port arrival to bureau and there await
orders.
Assistant Surgeon J. B. Laughlin. re-
lieved from duty at the gulf quarantine
station and directed to proceed to the
Mobile quarantine station and assume
charge, relieving Surgeon J. $. Boggess.
Assistant Surgeon Joseph Bolten le-
lieved from duty at Detroit. Mich, and
directed to proceed to Chicago, ILL.,. and
report to the medical officer in charge of
the marine hospital for duty and assign
ment to quarters.
Prof Carl Voegtlin. directed TO proceed
to Spartanourg, s. c., for conference with
Passed Assistant Surgeon r. A. Herring
to determine the availability of that loca-
tom for special studies of metaboism in
relation to the causation of pellasra.
Acting Assistant Surgeon #. +. Wick
life, directed to proceed from Hyden to
Jackson. KY. to take charge. Of the ira
choma work at the latter place.
Sanitary Chemist Harry B. Homman.
directed to proceed to Baltimore and
Luray. Md. and other places on the Po
tomac river watershed to make special
field studies OF sanitary wastes.
Pharmacist w. L. Stearns. reassisned
to duty at the marine hospital, Stapleton,
n. Y, effective March "a. 1914.
Pharmacist l.. c. Smith, directed to pro-
coed to Blackbeards Island, to arrange
for the transfer OF property to the Sa-
vannah quarantine station, to be utilized
in pellagra investigations.