Evening star., 1921-07-17
NEWS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE

Six destroyers and five battleships OF
| the Atlantic fleet have been assigned
for use in taking naval reservists out
+, for their annual training cruises. ac-
cording to information received from
| the Navy Department at the local re-
serve headquarters by Lieut.. J. p.
Judge, U. S. NJ, the officer in charge
Of the enrolment office.
The Arizona will take those from this
I district, and can accommodate three Of
ficers not above the rank Of lieutenant
commander and fifty enlisted men.
Owing to the small naval appropria-
| tions for this year, officers and men will
be held to a minimum of fifteen days for
each cruise, and only one cruise during
the summer.
| The six destroyers which have been
| assigned for this duty can accommodate
each four officers and at least fifty en-
listed men. They are the Hspewell. Nc
Kean. Gridley, Bell. Harden and Charles
Ausburn, and are based on Norfolk. but
during the naval reserve cruising period
| will make Philadelphia port of call
to pick up the officers and men.
| Embarkations snd debarkations will
1 be made on Saturdays in order to per-
nit the vessels to maintain their sum-
mer cruising schedules. The dates for
! starting each cruise are July %, 30
August 6, 10. 20 and 27.
! Reservists in order to take the cruises
| must announce their intention by Mon
| day Of the week on which they seek to
| take the cruise, 1t was announced. and
the letter announcing the cruises also
| calls attention to the requirement Of
law that reservists perform two months
| Of active sea duty in each enrolment,
in addition to attending thirty six
drills.
! Members Of the local reserve force
are being urged to take part in these
| cruises In order to maintain their naval
| efficiency and at the same time pro-
tect their annual retainer pay, which is
to be refused them unless they meet
the laws requirements.
The number which each destroyed
in the practice squadron can accommo-
date is not the limit. according to the
force commander. but is the limit which
can be handled by destroyer transporta-
ton from Philadelphia The force, the
latter say. can and will accommodate at
any time an additional number up to
thirty officers and six hunderd men that
the District cares to get to and from
Newport. R. l.. by any other than de-
stroyer transportation.
/ While aboard the ships officers and
men will be assigned regular stations.
Shortage of officers of the regular Navy
for instruction purposes aboard the
destroys will necessitate in many cases
the reserve officers relying largely on
their own initiative to make the best
out Of their training.
Notices have been sent to all local
reserve officers and men by Lieut.. ]. P
Judge. giving detail for the payment OF
retained pay Briefly. the order directs
that men who have not performed the
reQuired number of drills for each quar-
ter will have their retainer pay held up
Those who have their retainer pay held
up because Of failure to get in the
requisite number Of drills for each
quarter cannot make it up by attend.
ing an additional number Of drills during
the following quarter.
The L. S. Subchaser No. 210, training
ship Of the local reservists. is scheduled
to leave her dock, at Water and
streets southwest. at 10 o'clock this
morning for a cruise down the Poto.
mac. No stops at any Of the rivei
landings are scheduled. Lieut.. Com
mander Hoefer. executive officer Of thu
organization, has directed that the yes
sci continue cruising during the entir,
time she rs out, and that, except for the