Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
NAVAL RESERRNSTS
BEGIN SEA CRUISE
Eight Officers and SO Men
From Capital and Baltimore
on 2-Week Training Trip.

With two weeks of hard sea service
ahead Of them, eight officers and SO
men of the United States Naval Reserve
Battalions of this city and Baltimore
today are heading up the Atlantic Coast
aboard their training ship, the United
States destroyer Abel P. Upshur, COM
manded by Comdr Mark L. Hersey,
u S. N, for Newport, r. 1. The reserv-
lists are citizens who give two weeks of
their time, many of them their annual
vacations, in order to keep themselves
efficient for immediate service with the
fighting fleets in the event the United
States is confronted with a war
en- Urgency
The vessel left shortly before noon
yesterday from the Washington Navy
Yard. and after steaming slowly down
the Anacostia, put on burst OF speed
in the Potomac in order to reach the
Chesapeake Bay several hours before
shutdown, so that the officers could
swing ship" in the vicinity of Smith
Point light. This was one of the most
important maneuvers at the beginning
of the voyage to determine the error of
the compaSses.
Families Bid GoOd-By.
There was crowd of friends and
relatives on the dock to bid bon voyage
to the citizen sailors, and to watch the
ship out of sight. Long before the
scheduled hour of starting. thousands
Of pounds of stores were put aboard,
and every officer and man was assigned
his particular duty for the cruise. All
hands will be engaged in the gun drills.
which will eliminate in the actual
firing of the big guns off the New Eng
land coast next week.
Lieut.. Harry j. Nichols. executive
officer Of the battalion, was detailed
by Comdr. Hersey as executive and navi-
eating officer of the Upshur
Lieut.. Samuel w. Stinemetz, COM
mander of the Sd Fleet Division of the
District, which is making this first
cruise, was assigned as gunnery officer
of Washington contingent, as well as
watch and division officer. Lieut.. Wal
ter c. Lockhart. chief engineer Of the
battalion, was assigned as senior en-
gineer officer. Lieut.. (junior grade)
Henry L. Shenier OF Washington was
assigned as Junior watch and division
officer
Lieut.. George H. Burnham, Baltimore,
was detailed as first lieutenant. COM
munications officer, watch and division
officer and gunnery officer for the Bal
timore unit Lieut.. (junior grade)
Charles H. Tiemeyer, Baltimore, was as
Lieut. (junior grade) George w. Nc
Cready, Baltimore, was named as as
sistant navigator and junior watch and
division officer. Lieut.. Junior grade)
Warren Viessman, Baltimore, was as
signed as assistant engineer.
Due at Newport Tonight.
The vessel was scheduled to pass out
to sea through the Chesapeake CapeS
early last night, and today is heading
for Newport, r. /, where it is due to-
night. 1t viii put TO sea early tomor-
row and join up with the Atlantic
scouting fleet with which it will ma
neuver during the two weeks at Men
en1Sha Blight. These operations will
continue until Tuesday night. when the
Upshur will sail for Vineyard Haven,
Mass, where she vii anchor and put on
her full dress of vari-colored flags for
July Fourth, While in this port the
crew will be given leave.
Early Thursday morning the UpShur
will put to sea and join up with the
scouting feet for several days of oper-
alton, being detached on Saturday for o
trip to Boston for Saturday and sun
day afternoon liberty for the crew
Monday OF next week viii see the
UpShur again maneuvering with the
scouting fleet, serving until the latter
part, when 1t will have target practice,
and then leave on Friday for wash
ington. arriving Saturday morning.
The vessel will remain in port for a
week. when 1t viii start the second OF
the three cruises which will be made
this Sumreer.
There were officers and IS men
from Washington aboard. and off,
GERS and so men from Baltimore. In
addition there were % washington
reServists permanently attached to the
vessel as Shipkeepers.