Evening star., 1926-05-23
Naval Reserve.

Naval ncSSTtt.
! The Naval Reserve of the District
of Columbia has the distinction or
sending from it's enlisted ranks one OF
the two successful candidates from
reserve organizations all over the
| country to the United States Naval
Academy. He is John William Allies.
Sd, a seaman apprentice in the local
| organization who lives at 1444 Rhode
Island avenue northwest. He will en-
ter the Academy this Summer. he
was formerly from Pittsburgh. Pa,
and has been in the local outfit nearly
a year, and. according to Lieut..
Comdr Finney Bascom Smith, COM
manding the local outfit. has prof1ted
much from his Naval Reserve. expert
ence and has worked incessa ntly to
make himself a good sailor the while
he was studying for the difficult en-
| trance examinations.
| Under the recent naval reserve re-
! organization act 25 men from the
naval reserve We're allowed to enter
the academy each year, and candi-
dates must have served at least one
year in the reserve, prior to July L
on the year Of entering. Little re-
Sponse was received to the offer this
year. and the Navy Department has
sent out q special circular urging
place the opportunity for appoint
ment before the men in their respec-
tive districts, to the end that the full
number may be obtained for entrance
to the academy next year.
The United States destroyer Allen,
training ship of. the local reserves.
will leave her dock at the Washing
ton Navy Yard at o'clock this morn
ing on her maiden voyage since being
assigned here, with officers and men
of the reserve aboard on a brief train
ing cruise down the Potomac and
back, ending at the yard at 8 o'clock
this afternoon Lieut.. Comdr. Wolf
is in command.
A large contingent of local reserv-
lists, officers and men will be aboard
and plans have been made to obtain
the maximum amount of training out
Of this trip, which probably is the
only one of short duration which will
be made prior to the three cruises Of
two weeks each, which she will take
this Summer to give the local reserv
lists their annual training at sea.
which they are required under the law
to take to maintain their efficiency
for service aboard fighting vessels in
time Of war.
No definite plans have been made
as to n destination, but it is probable
that she will steam slowly at her eco.
nomical cruising speed, probably stop
ping for a short time during the lunch
con period, and then return to Wash
ington.
Before going on her annual cruises
the vessel will proceed to Norfolk to
be drydocked and otherwise prepared
for the strenuous cruising schedule
mapped out for her this Summer.
when she will take both the Baltimore
Md, and the District of Columbia re.
serves. During the cruising period she
will be attached to the destroyer
scouting fleet of the Atlantic fleet. and
1T is expected that the local men will
be given thir week end liberty at
New York City.
Lieut.. Harry j. Nichols. executive
officer of the local battalion, reports
that this organization is showing con-
siderable growth and that interest is
increasing. From a handful of men
who regularly attended drills, when
COmdr. Smith took charge and placed
in operation a regular school course
Of instruction, the battalion COM
mander was able to report % officers
and 107 enlisted men present at the
drill last Monday night. The officers
are much elated over the showing,
and are formulating plans for recruit
ing the battalion up to the limit al
lowed by the funds allotted by the
Navy Department.
Capt. c. r. Train, Z. S. NJ, has been
mentioned in connection with the de-
tail as the head Of the 1927 naval re.
serve inspection board, which will be
composed of three line officers, one
supply officer and one medical officer.
The board this year, which was head
ed by Capt. w. Pitt Scott, head Of the
naval reserve division of the Navy
Department, was only temporary and
conducted inspections only in the third
and fourth naval districts and the
Washington, d. c.. reserve.
1t Is contemplated by the chief of
the Bureau of Navigation that next
years board will make the complete
circuit Of all naval districts, and con-
sideration will shortly be made by the
department of the personnel which
will compose this detail.
1t is prescribed in the naval reserve
regulations that the board or subboard
there Iof will inspect each battalion,
squadron and division Of the fleet re.
serve annually. 1t will not only ar
range the divisions in order of relative
efficiency in two separate lists for fleet
divisions and aviation divisions. but
1t will also arrange all battalions and
squadrons in lists Of relative efficiency.
Trophies will be awarded by the de- ]
partment for the leading divisions of ,
each class and for the leading battal. !
ion, squadron and naval district. 1t |
will come within the province of the |
hoa rd not On1V tn recommend tho ac- |
ton to be taken to improve the eff |
cheney OF the reserve as a whole and |
of such particular organizations as |