The evening times., 1896-12-19
NAVAL RESERVE IN SHAPE
New District Organization Has
Ninety Members.
NEED oF.A PRACTICE SHIP
secretary Herbert FavOrs the Bill
on Behalf of the Reserve Intro
duceti in Congress-TheE Election
of Officers and Makeup OF Two
Crews-The New Quarters.

The Secretary of the Navy heartily favors
| the formation of naval reserve battalion
of the National Guard in the District Of
| Columbia.
| IL Is understood that he will lend every
assistance in procuring the use Of gov
ernment vessel for practice drills and
cruises during the summer.
| The commandment OF the navy yard Las
| anted the use OF a room over the boat
house in the yard, and win give members
OF the battalion passes by which they may
enter at night. The new quarters is large
| enough for practice with small arms and
| with a boat.
Commander Haines is satisfied that The
naval reserve bill now before Congress
| will pass without opposition and that the
reserve will be in fine shape before sum
| mer comes.
THE CREWS.
W.T.. Gray, formerly of the United States
Naval Academy, has been made a senior
. lieutenant and Samuel Allen, ensign.
Two crews have been organized, as fol-
lows: No. l-Coxswain, John Rhodes; viii
liam Gaspar. Henry A. Frazier, ]. F.
Davis, W. E. Suit, j. +. Schmidt. Z. Van
Horn, John Cole, +. j. Morgan. E. offit,
G. NJ Seix John Southban, ID. +. Eliiott,V V.
Buncslin and W. C. Farquhar.
No. 2-Coxswain, John Hogan, NJ. Con
ner, Joseph McCarten, Andrew Houlahan,
William G. Zimmerman. Robert Thornton,
Richard Ballinger, John Morris, W. Z.
Young. Joseph A. Nash, a. M. Ebberly,
John Cooksy, Edward McAleer and Nat
thew Bayly.
IA l,aa IN,
crew No. /; Lieut. Caldwell To crew No. 2;
Lieut.. Stewart to crew No. 3;LIeut tminor
grade, Kimhail TO crew No. 2, and Ensign
Lee to crew No. 3.
There are now about ninety members OF
the battalion, and that number will lie
largely increased at the next meeting,
December 2S. The bill in Congress has
been refe rred TO :he Committee on Naval
Affairs Of each House, and Secretary Her
bert will be asked To re port upon it His
favorable action is anticipated
THE BILL
The principal feature of the bill provides
that The President may assign officer.
of the navy to act asinstructorand inspector
of the Naval Reserve Battalion; provided,
however, that the officer SO assigned shall
receive no other pay than that to which
his rank in the navy entities him.
That the Naval Reserve Battalion shall
be provided with such ordnance and ord
nance stores, clothing, equipage and sup
plies as may be under the control of the
Secretary ef the Navy and are necessary
for proper training, instruction and serv-
ice. Such property shall be issued To The
comm anding general of the militia Of the
District OF Columbia from the stores and
supplies appropriated for the use Of the
navy. The property shall remain and CON
tinue to be the property of the United
States, and shall be accounted for by the
commanding general at such times and in
such manner as the Secretary of the Navy
may require
THAT the Secretary OF the Navy is au-
thorized to provide such facilities for the
practical instruction of the Naval Reserve
Battalion as he may deem expedient, and
may detail such commissioned and petty
Officers OF the navy to assist in their in
struction as he may deem proper"