Evening star., 1915-05-16

entire country. For many years he has
conducted the rifle practice and rifle
competitions on the Congress Heights
range and in the gallery. He was ap-
pointed first lieutenant and inspector OF
rifle practice of the oth Battalion,
March Is, 1890, and June >, 1896, was
promoted to captain and inspector of
rife practice He served in this capacity
until June -. 1895. when the 1st In
| fantry was disbanded He was muster
ed into the United States service May
/ II, 1898, as first lieutenant of Company
| b, 1St District of Columbia Volunteer
( infantry, and served until November 20.
| 1898. He was commissioned major and
/ inspector of small arms practice Feb
ruary Il, 1911.
Capt Frank w Holt has also applied
| for retirement. He enlisted in the En-
gineer Corps October IS, 1890. March
| 20. 1891, he was appointed acting first
| lieutenant and adjutant: January -,
1895. acting captain of Company y. En-
| gineer Corps: May ,. 1897. captain Com
pany B. ID Battalion. He resigned
! May 1899. and in the same month was
| appointed 4 first lieutenant in the ord
nance department December u, 1910.
| he was commissioned captain IN the
| ordnance department..
! The following officers of the ordnance
i department have rendered their resiG-
| nations: First Lieut.. Harry c. Caldwell,
! First Lieut. Richard Powers and First
| Lieut. Douglass S. Bliss. IT is under
stood that Capt Thomas f. McAnany
{! viii retire resign and that First
| Lieut. Herbert l.. Harries will tender
| his resignation.
! Three officers and three non commits
/ stoned officers of the Signal Corps Com
| pany have been ordered to report at
Fort Leavenworth. Kan. at the school
| of instruction, June 5. for a course OF
! instruction extending over ten days.
| Those designated are Capt. o. G..
Terry, commanding the Signal Com
pany. First Lieuts. Russell NJ. MacLen-
/ nan and George NJ. Landis and First
class Sergts. William f. Rink, Lewis
| C. Winters and Edward A. johnson.
! This detail is scheduled to leave
Washington June . and to return June
| is.
| Three officers of the Medical Corps
of the National Guard of the District
of Columbia have been ordered up for
! examination for promotion, and one
physician before the same board for
appointment to the corps.
Capt. Charles II. Bowlier will take
the examination for promotion to the
| rank of major. and First Lieuts. Car
ence NJ Dollman and Eugene T. Ste
phenson for captain DIR. Henry w.
Jaeger Will take the examination for
appointment to the corps.
Maj. Joseph c. Castner, United States
Army detailed to the District Militia
as adiutant general with the militia
rank of lieutenant colonel has been
ordered by the War Department to as
sumo his new duties Thursday.
Maj. Castner has been pursuing a
course of study at the Army War Col
lege at Washington barracks.
The 1st and I'd Battalions. 1st Infan-
try. under command OF Maj. Joseph f.
Hodgson. have been ordered to parade
as escort to the Grand Army of lne
Republic to Arlington for the Decora-
tion day exercises there May 81
A call for a meeting of the Non Com
missoned Officers Association of the
lst Infantry in the room OF Company
f. 1st Infantry. at O'Clock Friday
night has been issued by Sergt. Harlan
Frey, Company NJ. recording secretary
of the organization