Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
NAVAL RESERWSTS
SET RECORD SCORE
Capital and Baltimore Men
Win High Praise for
Training Work. !

S6venty-eight young men OF tnLi
city, members OF the Naval Reserve
are back in multi today after Today
cruise and battle practice in New
England waters aboard the destroyer
Allen. The Allen locked at the navy
ward and discharged its crew yester'
day after what the officers enthusias,
tttatlv termed the most successful
trip in history"
The Allen is commanded by Lleut.
(amdr. Alfred S. Wolfe, and its Off
GERS included Lieut.. H. S. Dunbar
II. s. n, and ii Naval Reserve ON
GERS. The enlisted personhe! consist
ca OF 43 enlisted men from Washtng'
ton. 40 from Baltimore and ~ snip
keepers from this city. ,
The cruise. which started WIN a
stroke of bad luck, ended IN a DiaHs
az glory, On the way north TO JOIN
fra feet In the Atlantic the Allen
struck submerged spar and had to
ro into drydock at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard for three days. During TINS
time the men were kept busy with
gun drills in preparation for the com.
Ing target practice. but by the tinie
fhe shin was released it was too iate
to Join the fleet.
Record Remarkable.
The Allen. therefore, held indepef1d'
ant target practice south OK Martnas
VINEYARD. The Baltimors contingent,
fhA first to fire, scored eight hits OUT
~ eight shots. The washington
crsws' out to equal this perfect score,
sec,ed hits with the first six shots,
hut on the seventh the ammunition
TANNED and they had to cease firing.
Cbmdr. Wolfe and the other off1cers
WE'RE full Of praise for the record OF
IA hits out of II shots. Wnlle otneI
ships containing reservists nad nai'
their crews composed or regulars. inc
Allen had a 100 per cent reserVis.
crew. All the officers said the record
they made was remarkaoie' IN saeM
Of the fact that only one man OF sa eau
~ the crews had ever fred a big gun.
THE destroyer left Marthas Vine.
x,ara Thursday afternoon. and headed
south. arriving off the Virginia Capes
al noon Friday in spite of the handi-
cans of strong wind and high seas.
Shs anchored opposite Colonial Beach
Friday night and came on TO ASH
inpton Yesterday morning, arriving at
the Navy Yard at $3.50.
Contingent Released
The Baltimore contingent was paid
nsf and mustered out first, and by lu
O'Clock they had left in two huge
tr,,cks for their home city. The WASH.
ington group was held half an hour
longer, getting away about iV.ao.
Most of the young men We're tahen
TO their homes In truck, but SOM
Of them were met at the oeeh w
, their families or friends,
Before leaving the ship ana agaln
on the dock Just an the trucks were
Yelled out a hearty cheer each 1or
Cssndr. Wolfe and Lieut.. Dunbar.
The washington contingent consis'
4sd Of: tieuts. Harry j. Nichols
paul v. Thompson. Wilbert T.. Lock'
In. John r, Moore, Ensign Walter -:
Dayid. Chief Radio Electrician FREQ
q Monar. and the following enlisted
nsrsonnel: Samuel r. Ball. Thomas
5. Berry. Clark H. Briggs. Albert Z.
burgess. IT,, William j: Byran1, New
fon w. Canter, John H. Carter. Ezra
cole. Roy E. Cole, Francis D. Court
rey. Milton W. Day, Willard 9; Den
nison, Charlie H. Donaldson. vernon
Dofman, Ward "; F1ehar 1 a,, IT,
Chester e. FOX. John e. gramilcn'
r hasert #. o Howard. IT., Robert q.
Tss William NJ, Lewis, Donald l..
fiddle. Richard ". Lorlebere. Harry
j. MCGOWAN, Donald c. Mcpherson.
Donald D. Mcpherson. James FloraI,t
Meline. jerome II. Meyer. Ellsg gersn
Parham, walter L. Burke. James M;
parracott, Charles B. Edmonds. Carl
g Tiske. James Fra nooal Esward w al:
lace G. Nm, Charles E. Kimmen.
Christian s. Lants. jr,, Charles -:
Matson. James A. Mentges., E ssIss,,a
Paimares, Samuel [. Reynolds. James
& Rouzie. Samuel r. simpson, Joseph
T: sIattery; Harry j. s; Smith; H ssrey f. f.
fs.;,,ia,;,s Henry nj. Willoughby. Nal.
com Wilioughby. willian, A; Windlee.
Charles i. ouiiiin, Robert p. Rawl'
inss. John j. Re,ehha T., io wal stsrb a.
d. John L. Sullivan, Frederick Whit
nsid, William H. williams; Clyde F.
Willoughby, George c. Windle.