Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-25
ARMY NAVY.
Army Orders.

II
fantry. having been found by an army
| retiring board incapacitated for active
| service on account of disability incident
thereto. and such finding having been
approved by the President, the retire
ment of Lieut.. Felker from active serv-
| ice Is announced.
Battalion Q. NJ. Sergt Jesse C. Hous-
ton. Engineer School detachment. Wash
ington barracks, will be discharged by
purchase.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt. George E. Mitchell. 9th
Cavalry.
Second Lieut. Stiles M. Decker. Coast
Artillery Corps, will repair to this city
and report to the chief of STAFF for tenn
porary duty in his office.
First Lieut.. Franklin F. Wing is re-
lieved from duty in the Philippine de-
partment, and will proceed to Fort Nc
Dowell, Cal, for duty. relieving First
Lieut.. Frank H. Wolven, who will pro-
the Preside of San Francisco, Cal. for
duty.
First Lieut.. Mortimer Sanderson. on
leave of absence at Brooklyn, N. Y, is
relieved from further duty at the Let
terman General Hospital. the Preside
coed to Fort Adams. R. l.. for duty.
Maj. Robert S. Alternately, Coast Ar
tillery Corps. is detailed as acting In
McManus. Coast Artillery Corps. re-
lieved, and will repair to this city, for
temporary duty, at the expiration of
which he will proceed to San Francisco
for duty as assistant to the inspector
of that department.
First-class Sergt. George D. Lither-
land, aviation section. Signal Corps, in
this city. will be sent to Manila. P. l..
for duty with the 1st Company, I'd Aero
The detail of Capt. Howard L. Lam
ders, Coast Artillery Corps. on tempo
rary duty in the office of the chief of
stan, is extended until March 1. 1916.
Pay Clerk A. Wilson Butler, Quarter
master Corps. is announced.
Cook David Geary. Troop ]. eth Cav
airy, at Douglas, Ariz.. and Sergt. Mai
Artillery Corps. at Fort Adams. R. l..
are placed on the retired list and will
repair to their homes
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. D. P wickersham, from the
Ohio to the Alabama.
Lieut. (junior grade) c. H. Cobb, from
the Dahlgren to the Duncan.
Lieut. (junior grade) ]. S. Hulings.
from the San Diego to treatment Naval
Hospital. Mare Island, Cal.
Ensign r. D. Kirkpatrick. from the
Chattanooga to receiving ship at San
Francisco.
Ensign F. B. Melendy. from the Pro-
metheus to the Maryland.
Civil Engineer F. r. Harris, commits
stoned chief of bureau of yards and
docks, with rank of rear admiral. from
January II, 1916.
Gunner Frank Kerr. from receiving
Ill Ao1n tn hn ~
Machinist o. T. Miller, to navy yard,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Carpenter F. b. Britt. from the South
Carolina to the navy yard. New York.
Ensign A. w. Dunn, from the Brook
lyn to the Cincinnati.
Machinist J. w. O'Leary, to the
Pay Clerk w. E. Todd. from receiving
ship at Cavite. P. l., to naval station,
Olongapo, P. 1.
Naval Movements.
The Vulcan arrived at Newport News
January "a. the Tecumseh at Washing
ton city January "a. the Pampanga at
Hongkong January IS, the Drayton at
New York January "a. the Cushing at
Key West January "a, the Chester at
Dakar. Sierra Leone. January % and
the Ajax at Hongkong January IS.
The Melville sailed from Guantanamo |
January "a. for Guacanayabo bay. and |!
the Tennessee from Tompkinsvilla jan
narv "a. for Port au Prince, Haiti |
The Hull, at San Diego, has been or |
dered to proceed to the Mare Island |
The Solace, at the New York yard. |
will leave about February 1 for Guam
The Panther, at the Charleston yard,
will leave about February for Nor
folk and thence to Key West.
The Monaghan and Terry. at the |
yard, have been ordered to |
proceed to Pensacola as relief of the |
Sterett and Perkins. Upon being re-
lieved by the Monaghan and Terry the |
Sterett and Perkins will proceed from |
to the Charleston yard