Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-18

Wagner. tst Infantry. Illinois National
Guard. il accepted by the President.
The fo1lowing-named officers Of the
Medical Reserve Corps are ordered To
York. N Y: First Lieuts. William b
Parsons, jr.; Jerome Wagner. Francis
E. Weatherby. Magnus J. Myers and
Alan D. Smith.
Each of the following-named officers
will report for examination to deter
mine their qualifications for rating as
Junior military aviators: Capt. John
N. Reynolds. Coast Artillery Corps. and
First Lieuts. Arnold N. krogstad. 22d
Infantry; Jack w. Heard, 18th Cavalry;
Patrick Frissell, 18th Infantry; James
R. Alfonte. infantry; Harry NJ Brown,
r22d Infantry; Written J. East, infantry;
Michael F. Davis, infantry; Hubert X.
Harmon. Coast Artillery Corps, and
Adlai H. Gilkeson, infantry.
The transfer to the active list Of the
army of First Lieut.. Sylvester c. Lor-
ing. retired, with the rank of captain
of infantry. is announced.
Sergt. Spencer Brainard of the Signal
Enlisted Reserve Corps will take station
at the Signal Corps Aviation School.
Mineola. Long Island. n. Y.
Maj. Gerald E. Griffin, veterinarian. at
Fort Myer, Va, on leave of absence,
will report to the commanding officer
of that post for duty.
First Lieut.. William T. Boyd, jr,
Coast Artillery Corps. will report at
coast defenses of Baltimore for duty.
First Lieut. Charles NJ. Strotz, Medical
will proceed to Fort Slocum. N. Y. for
duty.
Field Clerks Calvin A. Leuthold, Ches-
ter L. Wyman and John Gordon. Quar-
termaster Corps. will proceed to
Charleston, s. c. for duty.
Sergt. John F. Kneale of the Signal
Enlisted Reserve Corps. on active duty
at the Curtiss Aviation School, Miami,
Fla. will be discharged. his services
being no longer required.
Maj. Arthur Williams, Corps of En-
gineers, 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 Maj. Williams from active
service is announced.
Sergt. George w. Wheeler of the
Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps will
take station at the Signal Corps Avia-
ton School. Mineola, L. /.
First Sergt. Maurice A. Plaut. Com
pany +, 18th Infantry, is placed upon
the retired list at Douglas. Ariz.. and
will repair to his home.
The sick leave of absence granted
Lieut.. Col. Peter Murray, 10th Infantry,
is extended six months on surgeons
certificate of disability.
Q. NJ. Sergt. Arthur E. Daman, Quar-
termaster Corps, at Fort Leavenworth.
National Guard of Kansas.
First Lieut.. Martin ]. Seid. Medical
Officers Reserve Corps, is assigned to
active duty at Alcatraz. Cal.
Chaplain Zachary T. Vincent, recent
ly appointed. is assigned to the 37th
Infantry.
Private (first-class) Gilman Gates.
ordnance detachment. Fort Monroe,
Va. will be sent to Hampton, Va, for
duty at the experimental station and
proving grounds.
Sergt George W. Wheeler of the Sig
nal Enlisted Reserve Corps, at Mine
ola, Long Island, N. Y, will be sent to
Newport News. Va. for duty.
Private (first-class) Samuel Elman
and Private Walter D. Landlord. medi-
cal department. Walter Reed General
Hospital. are transferred to the Army
Medical School detachment. this city.
for duty.
Privates George w. Whitehead. Lewis
ence G. Zearfass, Carl o. Seidensticker.
Gordon " Thomas. Edwin B. Larus and
BYRON 8. Jacoby. Signal Corps. Fort
Wood. N. Y, will be sent to Fort Sam
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The following changes in the stations
of the Medical Corps are ordered:
Capt. John P. Fletcher, from Fort
Bayard. N. NJ. to Ell Paso, Tex, reliev,
Corps, who will repair to this city.
Mai. Repben B. Miller Medical Corps.
is relieved from station at the Army
Medical School. and mill report to the
surgeon general of the army for duty
in his office.
Lieut.. Col. John B. Bennett, 18th In
fantry, and Mai Benjamin D. Foulois,
signal Corps. will proceed to Toronto,
Canada, for duty in connection with
the investigation of the Canada avia-
ton school system.
Lieut.. Col. Maury Nichols. retired, is
detailed for general recruiting service
at Richmond, Va.
Capt. Frederic w. Hinrich. jr., retired,
will repair to this city and report to
the chief of ordnance for duty in his
office.
Sergt Trad NJ Hidden of the Signal
Enlisted Reserve Corps will take sta