The Calumet news., 1912-06-18
Hancock Department
CRUISE PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED
COMMANDER OF NAVAL RE.
SERVES TELLS OF ARRANGE.
MENTs FOR FouRrH.

Commander Grant Stephenson. OF
the Second battalion of the Michigan
Naval Brigade. last evening conduct
ed an inspection of the two Hancocl,
divisions of a naval reserves and gaye
out his plans for the Fourth of July
cruise of the ship. The boat will leave
here on the morning of July 4. with
the Escanaba. Traverse City and Han.
cock divisions on board, the two for
mer coming by rail and sailing for
Mackinac Island, Traverse CITY and
Escanaba. In order that the Escanaba
division may have an opportunity 10
become familiar with ship and boat
work before the annual summer cruise
in August. the boat will be left at Es-
canabe until the time for the rendez-
vous, tho Hancock sailors returning
home by rail on the morning of sun
day, July Z. The Escanaba division
has been reorganized and now shows
promise of becoming a division that
viii be credit to the@ naval
militia of the state, and the
citizens Of Eseanaba have re-
Gently showed n revival of interest
in the work of the citizen sailors that
the presence of the Yantic for period
of four weeks viii tend greatly to in
crease. Ii Is In order that this idea
may be carried out that Commander
Stephenson desires to have the boat
at Escanaba for a short period, but
declares that under no circumstances
as long as he is commander, would he
consider having the boats headquar.
ters anywhere but at Hancock. which
has been the boats home port ever
since II was first assigned To the Han
cock reserves six years ago
August Cruise Plans.
on August 10 the members of tho
First and Fourth divisions of Hancock
will take train for Escanaba, where
they will join the Escanabe and Trav-
erse Nifty division for the rendezvous
ut South Manitou Island on August
~. After the maneuvers of the great
lakes laval reserves are concluded the
boat will be taken to Traverse City to
land the third division of that city and
thence to Chicago. going from there TO
Escanaba, landing the second division
and then returning with the ship 30
Hancock. This plan will greatly re-
duce the expense of rail transporta-
tion as railway fares Will be needed
only for the two Hancock divisions to
Escanaba, instead of having the Trav-
erse CITY and Escanaba divisions come
hmere by rail and return in the samc
manner after the cruise This will en-
able the state to pay the sailors for
all the time they are away from home,
whereas heretofore they have only been
paid for the ten days actually spent
at the rendezvous.
Yeoman Frank Ongie and Boat
swain Johnson will remain with the
ship at Escanaba until the time Tor
the summer cruise. and CommandeF
Stephenson has arranged to have the
decks and bright work cleaned by out
side help so that everything VIII be
I'm readiness when the men go aboard
for the cruise in August. the plan
meets with general approval and j.
regarded Is one that will work TO th'
advantage of all the divisions ano
tend To- make for greater efficiency
Commander Stephenson was accom-
panied by signal and Ordinance ON
Ger Austin and Lieutenant Mashek OF
Escanaba, the former being previously
= sailor I'm the U. s. navy and assist
ing also were Psymaster Baer OF han
cock and Sugeon Rees of Calumet