Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

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the DaStr1ct OF Columbia was
started yesterday. when the U.
8. S. Sylvia, the naval training ship as
signed to that organization. left her
dock at o'clock in the morning, start
ing voyage to Colonial Beach, Va.
where the citizen sailors will be given
shore liberty Of day and a half.
The trip to the same place last week
was declared to have been a most sue
cessful one, and 1t Is said to be the
purpose to take these voyages every
week. continuing through the win
ter on such Saturdays and Sundays as
the river is open to navigation.
Much training is received by the Dis
trict 5ackies on these cruises, it is de-
clared, and it is the purpose to supple
ment the regular Thursday night armory
instruction as much as possible with the
trips on the Sylvia. Every branch Of the
naval work Is taught to the men while
on these trips. engineering, navigation,
signaling, the handling of small boats
under oars and power. etc. This time
the men also will be instructed in the
duties of maintaining a shore patrol.
Owing to the disturbance at Colonial
Beach last week when several Of the
sailors became unruly, Commander Dempf
declared that he would follow the sug-
gestion of several of his junior officers
and would establish short patrol when
the men are given their liberty. AL
though the naval regulations require
such a patrol, Commander Demf has new
er ordered any on the numerous trips
which the Sylvia has made to Colonial
Beach and other river resorts under his
command.
The shore patrol acts as a sort of
police force to look after the sailors and
erly and send them back to the ship.
They work in conjunction with the regu-
lar police force of the place visited.
The men on the patrol are In service uni
form and armed. under the terms of the
regulations.
Lieut.. Frank W. sigourney will take the
first shore patrol at the beach, after the
liberty parties are landed and he is to
be followed by Ensign Harold Crawford.
according to the plans made before the
ship left Washington yesterday morning.
The officers reported to have started
the trip to Colonial Beach yesterday
were Commander Joseph A. Dempf,
Lieut.. Charles NJ. Smithson, chief engi-
neer: Junior Lieut.. r. w. Sigourney and
Ensign Harold Crawford. The men on
the trip are Signalman Eller. Plumber
Steurmann. Seaman Apprentices Peake,
White, Russell, Seaman GerwiZ, Ordi-
nary Seaman Boteler, Seamen Flynn and
Yoder, Chief Boatswain's Mate Thomas
Quartermaster Miller. Electrician Max
well, Bugler Erdman and Yeoman Smith
The Sylvia is due back at Washington
about o'clock tonight, and is scheduled
to leave the bach about O'clock
4 X X +
Junior Lieut.. w. w. Burns. command
ing the I'd Division, is on leave Of alb
sence The division is in charge Of Chief
Boatswain's Mate Chauncey 6. Rooney.
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There were busy scenes at the Naval
Battalion armory last Thursday night.
when all drills were suspended while the
naval militiamen received a part Of their
pay for their services on the U. s. s.
Rhode Island last July. The payments
were made by Capt Thomas r. Clark,
paymaster of the National Guard Of the
William ]. Bacon.
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The four hospital pouches containing
medicines and bandages. for giving first
aid treatment have been received at the
District naval militia. These pouches
were issued by the Navy. Department.
which allowed one to each division OF
the naval militia. Applications have
been made to Commander Dempf by the
divisional officers for their pouches, but
SO far they have been refused the prop
erty.
Lieut. Sigourney, commanding the Sd
Division, declared during the week that
he expected any day to see the steam
launch assigned to his division by the
Navy Department to arrive at the bat
talon dock. Part of the equipment of
the launch has arrived, including the
flags and pennants and spare propeller.
This launch, it is declared by Lieut..
Sigourney. Is to be used exclusively by
this division In its practice work. The
idea for obtaining the launch originated
in the Sd Division, and Lieut.. Sigourney
declared that he would see that it is
kept there for the work OF the men
in his division.