Evening star., 1927-10-30

The District of Columbia Naval Re-
serve entertained Thursday night a
large number Of relatives and friends
OF its members at its armory on the
Eleventh street side of the Washing
ton Navy Yard. For several hours II
went through drills and exercises, IN
cluding infantry, signals. seamanshlp
and gun loading, for the entertain
ment of the large crowd which
cramped the small quarters, and then
the organization held dance.
1t was part of the celebration of
Navy day, and the local reserves had
as their official guest Senator Tasker
Oddie of Nevada. who has been OF
material aid in the past in obtain
ing equipment for the reservists here.
Ensign Frederick r. Gordon has
been commissioned in the supply
Corps of the volunteer reserve for
general service.
Charles A. Chase. officers cook, first
class, upon completion of 16 years OF
service in the Regular Navy has been
transferred to the Reserve list ana
assigned to the local Reserve. lie mas
just completed a tour of duty aboard
the battleship Florida.
Thomas John Clagett. Il member
of the first fleet division of the locai
battalion. has been honorably dis
charged, t. permit him TO enlist as
fireman, third class, in the Regular
Navy.
John Thomas Clarke, aviation chief
machinist's mate, who has just COM
plcted Is years of service in the Navy,
has been ira ransferred to the Reserve
list, and assigned to the local outf1t::
He has been on duty at the Naval
Air station at Anacostia.
John Frank Dominick, pharmacist $
mate. first class, who has just COM
pleted one enlistment in the Navy
has been assigned to Fleet-2, under
the local battalion. He was trans
ferYed from the Naval Hospital at
Norfolk, Va.
James A. Flood has been retired
after completion of 80 years of service,
twenty of which We're spent in the
Regular Navy and 10 in the local Re
serve.
The local battalion headquarters last
week received the transfer papers of
Samuel NJ. Hendrix, machinist's mate.
second class, who has completed one
enlistment in the Regular Service and
then was assigned to the Reserve. He
has been on duty aboard the yacht of
the Secretary of the Navy. stationed
at the Washington Navy Yard.
William Henderson, chief boat
sWain's mate, has been transferred to
the local Reserve after completion OF
l6 years of service in the Regular out
fit. He has been at the receiving sta
ton in this city.
From the Fifth Naval District head
quarters at Norfolk has been received
the transfer papers of John Lee Roy
HutcheSon. who has completed 10
years of service in the Regular Navy.
Candido Mediran. mess attendant.
first class, has been transferred to
Fleet Reserve from the receiving
station in this city after completion OF
one enlistment.
William NJ. Price, chief turret cap
tain, has been transferred from the
local Reserve to the Fourth Naval
District, with headquarters at Phila-
delphia. Pa.
Arthur NJ Russett has been dis
charged from the local Reserve to per-
nit him to to enlist in the Regular
Navy.
Miguel Sanquillo, officers steward,
first class, upon completion of rs years
in the Regular Service. has been trans.
ferred to the local Reserve from the
Fifth Naval District at Norfolk.
James Madison Statesman, officers
steward first class. has completed 20
years in the Regular Navy and has
been transferred to the local Reserve
DE has been on duty aboard the II. s
S. Nokomis.
Ensign 0. j. Whitney has just COM
pleted Is days of active duty for train
irg at the United States Naval Air