The Washington herald., 1914-04-04
ARMY ORDERS.

Capt. Albert G. Love, Medical COrrS y relieved
from duty in the Office Of the Surgeon General Of
the army. and viii proceed 10 Fort Gibbou. Alaska.
for duty.
Lieut. Col. Charles B. Wheeler, Ordnance Depart
ment. will repair to this city Official business
pertaining to the operations Of the Ordnance De
psrtment and upon the completion Of this duty viii
ntun TO his IrUTer station.
board of officers Of the Ordnance Department
to consist Of Col. Edwin b. BAbbitt, Lieut. Col.
Charles b. Wheeler. Lieut.. Col. George Mont
guneTy Lieut.. Col. Jay 4. Hofer. and Mai. Id
ward T. O'Hern is appointed 10 meet at the Sandy
Hook Proving Ground Sandy HOOK. y. j.. at II 10
a. m. on "Wednesday. April Is. for the purpnse OF
making recommendation for detail Of officers to the
Ordnance Department In the grades Of majOr. cap
tain. and first lieutenant. Those eligible for detail
will be the oiicers serving in the Ordnance
DEPARTMENT and those found qualified from the
army al large. Provision will be made for filing
the following anticipated vacancies on or about
June %, 1914 provided sufficient number OF ON
csrs be found qualified for each of the corresponding
grades: Two majors. nine captains. and four hrst
heutenAnts.
Msjors or CAPTAINS with service in the Ordnance
Department who have been commissioned majors
OF captains in other branches Of the srrJice. who
will be commissioned prOr TO June %. 1914. will
be eligible for detail as majors in the Ordnance De
partment
Captains and first lieutruantS Of the army at large
who may be found qualified. including hrt heutcn-
ants in the Ordnance Department who are also first
hsutrnants in the other branche- Of the service.
will bc eligible for detail as captains in the Ord
nAncr Department
First and second Heutcnants Of the army who may
Be qualified will he eligible for detail FIST lieu
tenants in the Ordnance Department.
The board should take into consideration senio-ity.
character. and ability Of thosr eligible for detail
the nature Of their -sryioc examinations which they
concentrations submitted b. their superior ofIcers
In regard to them. and in general every clement
concerning them which is within the knowledse Of
the board and should make recommendations for
detail in aoro@daDce with the best interests OF the
seTTiur. The proceedings Of the board should be
conducted under slch special instructions a. may
be received from the Adjuisnt General Of the amy.
whom the rcnrds Of the proceedinss Of the board
should lie forwarded.
First Lieut. Thomas F. Mcneil. Coast Artircr,
Corps is relieved from duty In New York City and
will return to Fort Mouroc. Va, for duty at the
Coast Artillery School.
The following changes in the assignments q oficers
Of the Coast Artillery Cons are ordered:
First Lieut.. Thomas A. Tey is relieved frnm
assignment 10 the Sixtceuth Company. plsced on tht
unassigned list and will report To the commanding
ofcr. coast deenses Of Charleston. for assignment
to dnty.
First Lieut.. Richard s. Dodson is relieved from
duty on the stah Of the commanding Officer. cuaSt
defenses Of Charleston is assigned tn the Seventy
eighth Company. and will jOin that COMPANY.
So much ot parAgnph IS. special orders. No. IS,
April l. 1914. War Department, directs Capt.
Bernard Sharp. L. s. n. retircd. to prOorrd TO
Raleigh. " C.. is revoked. Capt. Sharp will take
station at Tryon. y. c.
Chaplain John =. Rockford. Coast Artillery CorTs.
is assigned to station at Fort SlocIm. y. Y.
A board of officers tn Cousis, Of Mai Wallace De
Witt Medical CorTs: Mai John 8 winn. Second
Cavalry: Mai. William y. Clark. Second Cavalry !.
Capt Charles W. Fenton, Second Cavalry. and
Cart William r. Bartlett Medical Corps is sp-
pointed to mset at Fort Ethan Allen. Vt. at 10
O'Clock a m. "Wednesday, April 9. 1914. or as soon
thereafter pacticablc. for the purpose Of con-
duc1ng the examination Of applicants for commits
sOns in volunteer forces to determine their qualih-
cations for the cnnmand Of troops the perform
Snce q stat duties in such forces.