Evening star., 1924-06-01

struction identical to that given Navy
recruits. Upon completion of their pre-
liminary training drafts will be sent to
the various vessels being placed In COM
mission.
w. n. Derby have been assigned as
liaison officers, respectively, to the
training stations at Newport. r. L., and
Hampton Roads, Va.
Approval! has been given by the Navy
Department of the following itinerary
of the L. S. $. Pittsburgh. The ar
rival dates at the various ports of call
are as follows: Gravesend, June
Cardiff. June II; Cherbourg. June %
and LIE Havre, July z.
The advance base maintained by the
aircraft squadrons, battle fleet, at VIII
msngton, Calf, for the use of planes
operating with the fleet during gunnery
exercises has proved of great value.
The planes are serviced at the field
after their arrival from the naval ali
station at San Diego, thus increasing
their time and operating range while
engaged in work with the vessels at
sea. Inspection of planes and minor
repairs are carried on at the advance
base. thus obviating the necessity OF
trips to San Diego In cases of minor
trouble.
AS a result OF the recent decision
made by the Navy Department for pro-
viding a relief for the destroyers on
duty in European waters, Destroyer d.
vision 26 has been ordered to sail from
Newport, r. l.. for these waters on
June II. They will relieve the destroy
ers of Division SO, which have been on
duty in the Mediterranean and are now
en- route to the United States Division
&c consists of the following vessels :
Worden, flagship, Commander Allen B.
Reed. L. S. N; Bfllingsley, Commander
mander, G. NJ. Courts, U. S. N; Flusser,
Lieut.. Commander d. A. McElduff ;
Dale. Commander Raymond A. Spru-
ance. and Converse, Lieut.. Commander
A. McGlasson.
The Worden, Billingsley, Reid and
Flusser will proceed to Cherbourg and
the Dale and Converse to Gibraltar.
These ships will be under the comma nd
of Vice Admiral Philip Andrews, L. s. s.
Pittsburgh, flagship.
More than 400 graduates of the
Naval Academy gathered at Annap-
oils on May 81 for the graduate re-
union, which is the first general re-
union held since 1916. Glasses from
1863 up to the present time were rep
resented. Admiral c. NJ. Chester rep
resented the class of 1863, ]. N. Hemp
on hand for the class of 1867. Among
those who were present We're Secre-
tary of the Navy Wilbur, Secretary
of War Weeks, Robert NJ. Thompson.
Homer l.. Ferguson and Lee Palmer.
band composed of natives of
the Virgin Islands. will shortly make
a trip north and give concerts in
Norfolk. Philadelphia and Boston. 1t
is the only band organized in the
islands and is regular enlisted black
band and all natives of the Virgin
Islands. Their leader has taken a
special course in music at New York.
About seventy pieces compose this
musical organization.
In the signal competition for bat
tleships of the battle fleet, the U. S. S.
Tennessee won the championship of
the 5th Division. and the L. S. S.
Mississippi that of the 4th Division
The Cd Division championship will
not be decided until the arrival Of the
Oklahoma. This competition is held
annually for the trophy presented by
the commander-in-chi of the battle
fleet
A cup presented by the American