Evening star., 1914-04-05
out under orders they would receive s.
a day.

out under orders they would receive 81
a day.
The credit for the rigid discipline en-
forced at the local naval militia, is due
to the efficiency of the nasters-at-arms.
or, the sailor men call them Jimmy
legs" They are the police force of the
| navy. The chief of police of the local
naval militia is Chief Master-at-arms J.
j. Connors, and with him, as assistants,
are First Glass Master-at-arms Forest
Mcmahon, and Third Glass Master-at-arms
Roberts.
1t is these fellows who are all eyes.
and they always keep a constant vigil
over the government property and over
the men, while they are on duty on
drill nights. They see that the men are
at their drill stations at the proper time,
and if they are not they are hauled
local battalion know that when any mem
Der of this police force says thing
| must be done, it must; SO 1t is really
not a difficult job to enforce the disci-
pine once the men have been made to
understand what they must expect.
They catch the stragglers as they come
in late for drill. and hustle them to the
officer of the deck. who sees that they
are put on report. And there are very
few who are able to escape their eagle
eyes, constantly on the alert. But while
they insist that there must be no in
fraction of the navy regulations, at the
do not insist upon mems names going
on report" to use nautical phrase, un-
less it is for something serious.
The annual inspection of the Naval
Battalion will be made next Thursday
night by Maj. Leroy W Heron. in
ration for this event Commander
Dempf had the command mustered on
the drill hall floor last Thursday night
to make certain that every man was
prepared for the inspection. He ex-
amined every piece of clothing, and ex-
planned that next Thursday night every
sailor in the organization must have
in his locker every piece of govern
ment property that has been issued to
him. with the exception of that which
he is wearing at the time of the in
spection.
A detail of men from the third di-
vision of the Naval Battalion was or
dered by Ensign Frank w. Sigourney,
commanding that branch of the battal
ion, to report at the armory this morn
ing to complete the work on the whale,
boat which has been recently assigned
to that division. 1t is proposed by the
enlisted men of this command to scrape
off the old paint on the vessel and to
repaint and decorate it before 1t is
launched for work during the coming
summer The gunwale was cleaned last
Sunday. and this will be finished in
the natural color, while the dull gray
of the hull will be replaced with white
enamel, making one of the finest look
ing boats of it's class on the river.
All of the men Of the division are TAX
ing an interest in this work, and while
an order was issued for certain Of them
to report. it is merely a naval formality.
because the men declared they were anx-
ous to get the vessel finished SO that
she can be put overheard Under the
direction of Chief Boatswains Mate
ward and Quartermaster Nolte a racing
crew is being organized In this division.
and it is proposed to race with other
divisions in the battalion.
Commander Dempf hs announced that
he will offer flag to be competed for by
the racing crews. and 1t is likely that
during the coming summer some boat
races, they are held in the regular
navy. will be held on the Potomac.
X 4 4
Chief Hospital Steward Martin A.
Dempf has been ordered honoraly dis
charged from the Naval Battalion on his
own application.