Evening star., 1922-08-29
TRIPS LURE MANY
TO NAVAL RESERVE
U. S. S. Eagle 56, Now on
Cruise, to Make Two More
Voyages This Year.
RECRUITS MUST DRILL
Those Signing Up Obliged to At
tend Regular Weekly Meetings
After Training at Sea.
RECRUITS MUST DRILL

With a large number Of recruits en-
listing in the United States Naval Re-
serve here. plans are being made for
taking them on their first training
cruise and giving them taste Of sea-
life in the Navy. Preparations al
ready are being made under the di-
rection of Commander John A. Scho-
field. commanding the reserves resi-
dent within this district, for the sec
| ond voyage Of the U. S. S. Eagle So,
training ship of the local contingent
sci will leave her berth, at the foot
of o street southwest. September 10.
! and will be in command of Lieut..
| Commander John Balch Blood.
| The vessel now is on her first train
ing cruise of the season. IN COM
mand of Lieut.. Commander William
r. Hoefer. While the vessel did de-
Ivelop trouple, due to the failure OF
| the boiler-feed water heaters. this
VIII be repaired upon her return and
! the vessel is expected to be in the
/ very best of condition for the COM
ing trip. 1t is now steaming up the
coast to New York, and is due at her
dock here Saturday.
! New York Only Stop.
!
materially cut down the speed of the
vessel, but does not in any manner
| affect her seaworthy condition, Com
mander Hoefer was unable to main
| tain the itinerary mapped out for him
by the Navy Department, which in
cluded stops at Atlantic City. New
York and New Bedford. New York
will be the only stop made, and after
the crew is given liberty there the
homeward voyage will start.
The itinerary for the second training
| trip has not yet been completed, but il
| is expected that it will be the same as
| mat outlined for the present voyage.
! However, there is some discussion that
| the third voyage, the last OF the season,
| Will be down the coast to New Orleans,
| where the Eagle Sc will be present
with a feet of her sister ships at the
| annual convention of the American Le-
| gion. This voyage, it is estimated. will
! require about twenty days. 1t is tenta-
! lively planned that Lieut.. Commander
| p. d. Johnston will command the ship
on this trip. II is believed, too, that a
| large number OF men will enlist in order
| to take this voyage. However, they will
! be required to attend the weekly drills
! following the training trips.
| Commander Schofield directed last
| night that next weeks drill will be held
| on Tuesday night, owing to the fact
| that the regular drill night falls on
| Labor day. The regular drill schedule
{ Will De formally lnaugurated next Mon
; day night in order to start the large
! number of recruits on their training
| work. so that they will know something
! of the Navy before they start out
aboard the ship for training
| -Four recruits were passed by Lieut.
| Commander Albert =. Tibbets. medical
| officer, last night, and were enlisted by
! Lieut.. J. P. Judge. Their names are:
| Stanley Frank Boswell. seaman second
| class: Edward f. Court. fireman, third
LII,
! class, and Murry Dawson, mess attend
! ant, third class.
! Lieut.. George VI. James and Lieut.
/ Walter c. Lockhart were re-enrolled.