Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-02
NAVAL BATTALION
READY TO SAIL
D. c. Officers and Men Leave
Tonight for Their An
nuai Cruise.

There was plenty of action in and
around the armory of the Naval Bat
TALON of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia at Water and .
streets southwest today. as the oH-
GERS and men were making prepara-
tions for the annual cruise OF the BAT
TALON. They are scheduled to leave at
GAS o'clock this evening on the NOR
folk and Washington steamer North
land for Old Point Comfort. of which
the United States battleship kearsarge
will be awaiting for them tomorro"
morning.
Long before the scheduled time TOT
rerorting at o'clock this morning
MANY of the members were at .he
armory making preparations lo' 'ne
cruise. Their hammocks had been iosh-
ed long ago, but their clothing ac
counts had - be checked up ny Kay
master John Lane Johns
Each OF the four divisions We
n,arched to the drill hall floor, wner
The clothing bags of the men ,a;d
nn.ned and the clothing neatly iaau
ope" ,,,biIs the paymaster went over
them AS each division was setticu ~
hsmmocks and bags We're .iea .Ue a.
md neatly piled on the arm nan n eSre
not TO be touched untii shol roen
o.cIock this evening. when the IN
Iii, march from the arniorS 10 ny
s,eamboat dock. a sentry kept VAIN
over the material during tae 9;S
At IL O'Clock the men were Si o nSranse-
20 20 home and make maj az a"s
ments for their departure. ne!
tmrned IT 1880 O'Clock. and Commanuei
Joseph A. Dempf, commanding .ne -
TALON put them through a series ~, ~,
hoat and signal drills. as well as gun
drills. while a moving picture camera
clicked OFF Yards and yards OF MIN.
Bugle Call at 8 O'Clock.
The bugler. according TO present
Dlans. will sound the drill recall shol.iS
after 3 O'Clock. when the men VIII oe
,iyen a brief rest before starting 1of
the steamboat wharf. Before they iease
tho articles for the government Oh .he
NAVY will lie read to them ana warn ,:,
given the men to observe them "ii'ie
aboard ship. .,, ,,,rd;ns
,nothers fathers. wives. Sweethearts.
aisters and brothers to say nothlns ..
uncles aunts and cousins. VII! pe at
the dock this evening 10 give we IT,
a good send-ofr and 20 bid them poh
VOYAGE. There always is crowd 10
bid the citizen sailors goodbye. ana IL
is probable that this evening Will De
no exception. $50
aboard the Northland at 5:15 O'Clock IN
order to get supper. Once aboard they
will not be permitted by Commander
Dempf to go ashore for anything.
Eleven officers and $50 enlisted men
will compose the Districts force aboard
the kearsarge. The officers who are
going to make the cruise are Com
mander Joseph Dempf. commanding
the battalion: Lieut.. Frank W. Sigour-
ney. executive officer: Lieut.. Frederick
H. Morhart. surgeon: Lieut.. John Lane
Johns. paymaster; Lieut.. William r.
Eoefer. ordnance officer: Lieut.. Fred
e.ick J.. Nudge, comma adinE the fourth
division: Lieut.. Paul V. Thompson
the first division; Ensign "ilbert Z.
Locklin. commanding the third divis-
ion: Ensign Charles S. OConnor. the
second division. and Ensign Harold
Crawford, acting navigator.
Schedule of Trip.
According to the present schedule of the
Kearsaga. she will leave Hampton roads
tomorrow afternoon, going to Gardeners
bay, at the eastern end of Long Island,
there to make preparations for target
practice. From there she will proceed
with the battieship Kentucky with the
naval militia of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey aboard to Newport. r. l.. where
the Atlantic feet will be modified After
two days at Newport. July 9 and 10. the
ship will return to GARDENERS bay for tar
get practice. and proceed thence to New
York city for two days. July 10 and IA.
Liberty will be granted the men both at
Newport and New York city.
The kearsarge is scheduled to return
to Hampton roads July l6. when the Dis
trict OF Columbia men will disembark
? leaving that evening for Washington and
arriving here at o'clock the morning of
July II.