The Washington herald., 1921-03-06
Naval Reserve Notes.

Active recruiting for the United
States Naval Reserve in the District
Of Columbia will be started tomor-
| row night. Plans have been per-
fected by the officers in charge for
promoting a campaign to increase
the number of the local outfit.
Those who enter this service now
| and start course in any of the
several schools that are planned. it
was pointed out, would have the
groundwork which would At them
for commissions in the reserve in
time of war. That is the purpose
of the regular meetings Of the re-
serve.
Glasses are being outlined in navi-
cation. ordnance and gunnery, sea-
| manship. radio and signal work.
They will be directed by competent
officers, men who served their coun-
try at sea during the war. and who
know all Of the practical work OF
the navy as we'll as the theories
There will be beginners and sd-
vanced classes in each subject.
All men IS years of age or over
are eligible for this service, and
upon application they will be given
a medical examination under the di-
| rection of Lieut.. Comdr. Albert p.
Tibbets. Medical Corps. and IL found
qualified will be enrolled for a Pc
riod of four years
| With the arrivals of the open sea-
son in the Potomac River regular
weekly training cruises will be
| taken down the river aboard the
! training vessel assigned to the local
| reservists. This will enable those
| who attend the classes during the
week to put ito practical use what
they learn. Pleasure as we'll as in
| teresting work is combined with the
| cruising. and applications from
| those who want to take the cruises
| usually exceed the numbers which
can be taken. So much interest al
ready is being displayed If these
| weekly cruises by men already in
the outfit that it is planned to re-
quest the Navy Department to as
sign additional vessels here.
The first class, that in navigation,
| will be formally inaugurated next
week. There will be two divisions,
| one in charge of Lieut.. Comdr. John
| 'oiS" lioou lHt HtdOeO
by Lieut.. Comdr. p. d. Johnston.
Efforts are being made to organ
| ize among the Naval Reserve OH
| branch of the United States Naval
Reserve Officers Association. The
| following letter. signed jointly by
Commander A. B. Clements. LiSut.
Commander w. r. Hoefer and Lisut.
4 N Nd ii D. 11A
| sent during the week to all reserve
officers living here:
The United States Naval Reserve
omcers' Association was formed in
1918. Its object is to cooperate
with the constituted naval authori-
ties of the United States in main
tanning an efficient reserve force.
and to advance the interests OF the
naval service as a whole.
"As international diplomacy is
apparently moving it Is to the ut
most Importance that the United
States maintain an efficient naval
reserve. The army Is to be reduced
| to our low peace basis. The aspect
of military strength is apparently
to be borne by an extensive naval
materiel. With such policy on ac-
count OF expense IL Is necessary to
reduce the operating expense Of the
active regular establishment to the
minimum. Such policy passes the
potential naval strength to the re-
serve. for II is absolutely impossible
to operate all the materiel Of the
navy in existence and projected
with the existing active personnel
will you support this organiza-
tion? We know that every ofiicer
who served in the navy during the
war cannot afford the time to ad-
here to the active reserve or make
the necessary annual sea cruise.
But every patriotic citizen who
has had naval training should give
the beneht Of such to his govern
ment through this association. The
change in administration portends
much. The whole status. of naval
reserve and its personnel will de-
mand and receive attention. a
meeting of the national association
Is to be held shortly and It is de-
sired that the local section be or
ranized that IL may be represented
BY its proper quota If defesatea