Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

! This is expected TO be a busy day ~
| the Naval Battalion armory. foot OF 1th
street Several things are to be done in
the way of planning which VIII De OF
much interest to the local Jack tars.
| The boat crews for the two new whale
| boats will be picked today. There viii
be nine men needed for each boat Fol-
lowing their selection they viii get the
gear for the boats ready and perhaps VIII
take them out for trip in the vicinity
of the ar1nory dock.
Efforts also will be made to organize
a Naval Battalion base ball league. The
local naval organization is divided into
three divisions. first. second and fourth.
Three base bail teams Will be organized.
if possible. and these teams are 10 play
among themselves. Ii is possible. how
ever that one team representing the
entire battalion viii be formed later
and will seek games with outsiders.
Ii is proposed that the men shall hav.
games on the old flats just across the
river from the armory. They VIII go
over in their new whaleboats, and VIII
have the ground practically TO them
selves.
plans also viii be made today for
the entertainment on next general mus
ter night.
There will be no band concert at the
Naval Battalion armory today. Ii is
planned 10 resume them in a couple or
weeks. when the hours VIII be changed
when more persons may conveniently
attend.
The naval organization is still growing.
Five recruits We're mustered in last
Thursday night. Things We're humnline
generally at the armory. The schools
were in session. The men are putting
all Of their energy right into the work
OF maintaining the standard for the bat
talon. as set by Commander Dempf.
A board Of survey has been appointed
To investigate and report upon the con-
dition of one .0-foot cutter, one 2S-foot
whaleboat and one metallic lifeboat. Al
present in the custody OF the Naval Bat
talon These boats are. very old. and
are declared 70 be in such condition that
they are Of no further use 10 the bat
talon For some time they have beer
living on shore in the vicinity of the
battalion's headquarters. The board OF
survey is composed OF Ensigns Joseph
b. Dalton, W. w. Burns and =. {. Get
singer.
Frank W Sigourney has been promoted
from yeoman TO ensign IN the Naval
Battalion. Mr.. Sigourney Is secretary to
the adjutant general. District of Columbia
militia He formerly held a similar com
mission and is familiar with all Of the
details OF National Guard procedure
He has taken quite an interest in the
took charge. and is one Of the most ac-
tive workers on the behalf OF the organ
ization.
The two whaleboats which. it was
announced in this column last Sunday.
were at tie Washington navy yard
were launched at the yard Thursday and
were rowed down the Anacostia river
and up the Potomac to the Naval Bat
TALON dock The men will have regular
drills with these little craft. and it is
hoped that the good ship Wasp will soon
be here so that they may continue thc'-
training on that vessel The whaleboats
will be used every drill night and sun
day. 1t is expected that the active work
with these boats will mark the formation
of teams for the boat races which Ii PLAN
ned to hold In the harbor next month
under the auspices OF the Naval Bat
talon.