GENERAL ORDERS, No. 87. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, November 25, 1889. By direction of the Secretary of War paragraph 1467 of the Regu lations is amended to read as follows: 1467. To entitle an officer to travel allowance the travel must be covered by a specific order in each case, issued previous to the commencement of every journey. Such order should recite that the travel therein directed is necessary for the public service, and should direct the officer to return to his station upon completion of assigned duty, if such return is contemplated. An order for travel, part of which is to be made with troops, should call upon the Quartermaster's Department to furnish the necessary transportation for so much of the journey as is to be performed with troops, in order that the officer may receive travel allowances for the remaining portion. BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL SCHOFIELD: OFFICIAL: J. C. KELTON, Adjutant General. Assistant Adjutant General. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 88. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, November 30, 1889. The resignation by 1st Lieutenant John Pitcher, 1st Cavalry, of his appointment as aide-de-camp on the staff of the Major General Commanding the Army is hereby accepted, to take effect December 1, 1889, and he will report for duty with his regiment at Fort Custer, Montana, on or before January 10, 1890. The travel enjoined is necessary for the public service. 2d Lieutenant Avery D. Andrews, 5th Artillery, is hereby appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of the Major General Commanding the Army, to rank as such from December 1, 1889. BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL SCHOFIELD: OFFICIAL: J. C. KELTON, Adjutant General. Assistant Adjutant General. |