Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-21

tillery are announced as follows: Lieut..
Col. Alfred NJ. Hunter. to be colonel;
Maj. George Blakely, to be lieutenant
colonel, and Capt. Joseph B. Douglas
to be major.
Leave of absence for two months is
Artillery Corps.
First Lieut. Laurance o. Mathews,
4th Infantry. is detailed as professor OF
military science and tactics at the Ran
sas state Agricultural College, Mammal
tan, Kan, relieving First Lieut. Roy "A.
Hill. eth Infantry. who Will JOIN MS
regiment.
CAPT. Ernest r. Gentry. Medical Corps,
will proceed to Jacksonville Fia'' io'
duty during the matches: Ma
First Lieut. Daniel b. Edwards. NED
ical Reserve Corps. is ordered 10 ac'i'e
duty at Fort Screven. Ga. =.
Leave of absence for one mohtn Is
granted Second Lieut. Gilbert L. Sure
linger, 9th Infantry.
Cant. Robert NJ. Cutler. Medical Corps,
is relieved from duty at Fort ROOM,
son. Neb., and will proceed 10 Ho'
Springs, Ark. for duty. relieving APP,
Howard H. Baily, Medical Corps, VINO
will proceed to Jacksonville, fla'' ioi
duty during the matches.
Leave of absence for three months, on
surgeons certificate of disability. Is
granted Capt. Frederick B. Shaw' 2otn
Infantry. ,,,o,..,. &c
l.
nlaced upon the retired list AT Fort
Strong. Mass, and will repair to his
home. .,,s
Leave of absence for three months
and one day is granted FIRST hleu..
Thomas A. Eurcham. Medical Reserve
Corps.
The following transfers in the cavalry
arm are made:
Second Lieut.. Clarence F. t.ilefsoh'
from the 7th Cavalry to the Sd Cavalry.
7 II. 70 {,
from the Sd Cavalry to the 9Th cavalry.
First Lieut.. Thomas A. Burcham'
Medical Reserve Corps, is renewed irol u,
duty at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, ana Will
proceed to his home o.,
Second Lieut.. John b. Brooks. loth
Cavalry, will proceed TO the Letterman
General Hospital. the Preside OF San
Francisco, Cal. with "a view TO ms eN-
to determine his htnesS ior
detail, in the aviation section Of the Sig
mat Corps.
Can't. Joseph F. Siler. Medical Corps.
is relieved from duty as attending sur
geon New York. y. Y. ana VIII repair
to this city and report to the cohlhaa IN
dant of the Army Medical School for
the purpose of taking SPECIAL course
of instruction at that school.
Leave of absence for fifteen days IS
granted Capt. Roy &. Harper, quarter
master Corps.
of the Medical Corps is relieved from
duty at the station indicated and VIII
repair to This city and report to th2
commandant of the Army Medical
School for the purpose of taking a
sneciaI course of instruction at that
cant L1cius l.. Hopwood. Ambulance
Company. No. >, Preside of san Fran
cisco. Cal.
Cant Lee R. Dunbar, Fort Leaven-
Ont william, s Shields Galveston,
Tex. and from station at Omaha. Neb.
Capt Craig r. snyder Columbus bar
racks, Ohio.
Cant Charles L. Foster, Jefferson bar
racks, Mo.
Naval Orders.
Commander \. f. Irwin, to the general
board. Navy Department.
Lieut.. A. c. Pickens. from the Brook
Ign to fleet gunnery officer. Asatic fleet
fleet.
Lieut.. (junior grade) r. L. Montgomery,
to the Hannibal.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) F. Van Ealken-
burgh, from the Connecticut to the Naval
Academy. ANNAPOLIS, Md.
Lieut.. Gunior grade) S. P. Tracht,
placed on the retired list of officers of the
navy from September IA, 1915.
Lieut.. Junior grade) Z. S. r. Brandt to
the San Francisco.
Ensign ]. r. Kyle, jr., has been COM
missioned.
Ensign II. H. Jalbert, from the YER
mont to the Connecticut.
Ensign G. p Lamont, from the Kansas
to the Kentucky.
Ensign w. S. Hactor, from the Han
cock to the kearsarge.
Ensign f. S. McCoach. from the Kan
sas to the Kentucky.
Ensign G. C. Krner, from the Hancock
to the Kearsarge.
Boa tswain John Evans, to the receiving
ship at New York.
Chief Gunner Henry Rick. to the navy
yard. New York. n. Y.