Evening star., 1915-02-14
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Capt. Alvin B. Barber. Corps of En-
gineers. who has been stationed at San
Francisco for more than two years
past, has reported at the War Depart
ment for duty in the Office of the chief
OF engineers. He has been detailed as
an assistant to Lieut.. Col. E. E. Wins
low. in charge of the division of per-
sonnel and fortifications. and takes the
place of Capt Robert r. Ralston, who
has been transferred to duty at Cleve-
land. Ohio. Capt. Ralston recently un-
derwent an operation at the Walter
Reed Hospital for appendicitis, and
may be discharged from further treat
ment in a few weeks.
Col Robert V. Van Vliet, command
ing the 4th Infantry. at Galveston,
Tex. on his own application. will be
nine years service. He has been
granted leave of absence for four
months. He is a son of the late Col.
Stewart Van vliet, assistant quarter
son in the army-Second Lieut.. John
H. Van Vliet. 18th Infantry. He will
first go to San Francisco to see the
Panama-Pacific exposition, later re-
turning to his home in Shrewsbury,
N. J.
Gen. kingman, chief of engineers. has
resumed his duties at the War Depart
ment. after a weeks illness.
Mai. Herman Hall, infantry. has been
made chief of the Philippine Constabu-
larry, with the rank of brigadier gen.
Mai. Hall first went to the Philippines
in January. 1899. and returned to the
United States three years later. He
went back to the islands in 1905. and
was detailed to the Philippine Con-
stabulary. Maj. Hall became aid to
Governor General Francis Burton Har-
rison in the fall of 1913. and succeeded
Maj. William c. Rivers. cavalry, as as
sistant chief of the constabulary, with
the rank of colonel, January 1. 1914, be-
April l last. He only served for about
three months, when he was relieved.
Lieut. Col. William V. Judson of the
Engineer Corps. formerly Engineer
Commissioner Of the District, is under
going treatment for intestinal trouble
at the Army Hospital at Hot Springs.
Ark. He is stationed at Chicago.
Harry E. Galleher of the carpenter
shop was on the sick list last week.
Edward Dunn of the correspondence
division was confined to his residence
last week by reason of illness.
Edwin Lawton of the disburSing office
has been suffering from a severe cold
for the past few days.
Gen. Frank Mcintyre. chief of the bu-
reau of insular affairs, and Col Charles
c. Walcutt. jr., of the same bureau Wis
tied New York during the past week on
official business.
Gen. Francis v Greene was a visitor
at the insular bureau during the past
week
The following employees of the Philip
pine government registered at the bu-
reau of insular affairs Turing the past
week: Thomas H. Cassidy of the bu-
reau of education, W. T. Root of the
bureau of public works. John A. Weeks
of the bureau of constabulary, H. H
Ladson of the bureau OF agriculture E.
s. Gee of the bureau of public works.
Francis f. Gillen of the bureau OF
public buildings and grounds, who has
been under hospital treatment for sew
eral weeks for severe injuries to his
nose and face as a result of pre-
mature explosion of dynamite at Me-
ridian Hill Park, he's recovered suf-
ficiently to be able to resume his official
duties.
Capt. Arthur N Tasker. Medical
Corps, L. S. A. who has been stationed
at Fort Hancock. N. J.. for the past
two and one-half years, has been
transferred to Fort Wood on Bedloes
Island, New York harbor. He will
teach tropical medicine at the Post
Graduate School. New York city. and
at the Long Island Medical College,
Brooklyn, ny.