Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Gen. Frank Mcintyre, chief Of the
insular bureau of the War Department,
has arrived in Manila and will make
an inspection Of government institu-
tions in the Philippine Islands for the
information of the Secretary of War.
Coli E. E. Winslow of the Office of
the chief of engineers. War Depart
ment, has gone to San Francisco to in
spect fertilization works on the Pa
cific coast. In his absence Capt. Alvin
B. Barber. Corps of Engineers. is in
charge Of the division of personnel.
Lieut.. Col George W. Gatchell. Coast
Artillery, who has been in command of
the coast defenses Of Portland, Me-,
has received his Commission as colonel.
He fills the vacancy among the coast
artillery colonies caused by the ap-
pointment of Col. Frederick S. Strong
as a brigadier general
Second Lieut.. Robert W. Wilson. I'd
Field Artillery, who has been on duty
in Manila, is to leave the army August
10, his resignation having been &C
copied, to take effect on that date. He
was graduated from the Shattuck
School in 1909, and year later enlist
served until December %, 1911. when
he was appointed a second lieutenant
in the I'd Field Artillery.
Gail b. NdnSuelO OIL SndTlOIIcSNllle,
Va, has been appointed an alternate
candidate for admission to the United
States Military Academy for 1916.
Walter Pedigo: private secretary to
sick list at his home in this city.
Brig. Gen. A. L. Mills, chief of the
militia division of the War Depart
ment, has gone to New England for
Of ff0n
E. R. Rochester has resigned his po-
sitfon as clerk in the adjutant gen.
erals Office.
Walter E. Howard Of the mail and
record division is spending his vacation
in New York city.
John B. Randolph, assistant chief
chief clerk, has returned to this city
from Fairmont. w. Va, where he spent
his vacation.
Miss Caroline whittemore of the
Judge advocate generals office has re-
signed her position and returned to
her former home In Milwaukee.
John A. Brown of Montana has been
appointed a messenger in the mail and
record division.
Fred L. Brigham Of the insular bu-
reau, with his wife, is en- route to the
coast on a visit to the Panama-Pacffic
exposition.
Samuel ]. wardall Of the insular bu-
reau left last Saturday for months
vacation at his home in Tennessee.
r. X Quigley, assistant code clerk
in the insular bureau, motored with his
family last Saturday to Atlantic City,
to be gone about three weeks.
Sydney Cross of the insular bureau
has purchased a house in Virginia. and
entertained his friends with stump
tuous dinner at his new home last Sat
urday.
Threatened further depletion Of the
corps of expert ordnance officers of the
army by designations and retfrements
| to accept tempting offers of high sal
airy and permanent place by the great
! Industrial concerns of the country now
| making war material may cause Sec
rotary Garrison to renew his request to
the Attorney General FOR dem denni to OF
to continue in the government service.
There are now pending before the Sec
rotary designations from Capt. Walter
M. Wilhelm and MAI. w. J: Hawkins Of
the ordnance department and First
Lieut. John J. Thomas of the Coast Ar
tillery Corps In addition to these res
ignations Lieut.. Col. Tracey c. Dickson.
ordnance department., has applied for
he has served more than three years
with the isthmian canal commission.
Including these four officers. twelve Of
the best experts Of the ordnance de-
partment will have within a very short
time retired or resigned from the serv-
ice.
Miss Mary NJ. Craighead Of the Office
of chief of engineers. is at Asbury
Park. N. j.. where she expects to remain
until September Is.
oliver ]. Gregory of the mail and
record division office. chief of engi-
neers, has returned from a visit of three
weeks to Illinois and Michigan points.
Harley s. Pitts of the Office of chief
of engineers. War Department, has re-
turned from a trip to New York and
Thousand Islands. He was absent three
weeks.
Timothy J. Hart, stenographer to the
Secretary of War. has been summoned
| to Seabright, N. J., to assist Secretary
Garrison in the preparation of a spe-
! cial report on military conditions.