Evening star., 1926-01-17

same time will derive the most ad-
vantageous use from the entire space
within the Pension Office Building.
Your favorable consideration OF
the application now on file Is earnestly
requested"
Problems affecting the future OF the
! United States Naval Reserve Force
| which Will be presented at the annual
convention of the Naval Reserve Off
GERS Association Of the United States
at its annual convention to be held
at the New Willard Hotel January 20
were discussed at the annual meeting
of the District branch Of the national
association Monday night at the local
reserve armory in the Washington
Navy Yard.
The program of matters which Will
| be presented by the local officers was
not completed at the last meeting, but
another meeting is scheduled to be
held tomorrow night to complete the
details which will be presented to the
national body by Lieut.. Comdr. Fin
ney Bascom Smith. who was elected
Monday as director for this district
and delegates to the national associa-
tion. and Lieut.. Harry j. Nichols, re-
firing president, who was elected
alternate.
Other officers elected were Lieut..
S. w. StinemetZ president: Lieut..
Moore. vice president. and Ensign
F. W. Fewell. secretary treasurer. the
latter reelection.
Plans are to be formulated for in
creasing the membership OF the local
chapter by recruiting former mem
hers OF the reserve force, as the con-
stitution provides that its member
ship shall he composed Of members
and former members. 1t is the view
of the leaders OF the local reserve that
those who have served in this unit
should keep in touch with its affairs
and It Is the desire to make the asSo-
citation meetings so attractive that all
former officers will want to come In.
Annual training cruisers of the local
Naval Reserve force will be made this
year aboard the L. ). Destroyer
Allen. their training ship, now docked
a the Washington Navy Yard, accord
ing 10 an announcement of the Navy
Department. The program provides
for two separate training cruises, the
first from July l to 10 and the second
from August 13 to 2S. On these two
cruises the Allen also will take the
reserves of Baltimore, Md. and In ad
dition viii make a separate cruise for
the Baltimore reserves from July %
TO August s. the announcement says
Other reserve organizations, which
no not have u vessel assigned them
will be cruised aboard the scouting
feet destroyers. and the Allen will
join the fleet for both cruises
The schedule of employment for the
nret cruise follows: July l to 5. EN-
bark reserves. and proceed to Fourth
Of July ports for liberty, which. in the
case of the Allen will be New York
city: July 6 to @, exercises in the
vicinity Of GARDENERS Bay, off Long
Island; July 10 and H. week end at
Newport. K: L.; July Il to 10. exer-
cises in vicinity OF GARDENERS Bay. en-
route to ports Of emba rkation
The second cruise schedule follows:
August l3 to Is. embark reserves and
proceed to rendezvous at Newport,
K. L.; August 16 to 20 exercises vi
cinity of GARDENERS Bay: August u
and 22, week end at New York City;
August % to %. exercises vicinity of
Gardeners Bay, en- route to ports of
deharkation.
Upon her return to this city. the
Allen will be laid up at the Washing
ton Navy Yard for another year.
Heretofore, the local reserves have
had four cruises each year aboard the
Eagle No. So, but the larger vessel
necessitates only two cruises. How
ever, this year the vessel will be in
command of a regular officer.
The Navy Department Is putting
into effect this year the same paper
theory for training reserves that II
has used for years, and which, II IS
pointed out, has failed, yet those di-
recting the affairs do not seem to
profit by il. 1t is the practice of send
ing the reserves out on regular craft
with regular compliments, instead Of
sending them out aS IA reserve unit