Evening star., 1928-06-03
D. E. NAVAL RESERVE


Plans are being made for the United
States destroyer Abel P. Upshur, train
ing ship of the United States Naval
Reserve Battalion for the District OF Co
lumbia, to make her maiden voyage as
a Reserve ship next Sunday. Repairs
have been completed on the vessel at
the Washington Navy Yard. and in order
TO permit some of the members OF the
local command to become familiar with
her machinery and her pecullarlties
while steaming. she will be taken on
one-day voyage down the Potomac
River.
Tentative plans provide for the vessel
TO leave her dock at 8 O'Clock Sunday
morning, steaming down the river untn
shortly after noon and then putting
about in time to have the officers and
men back in their civilian clothes again
before nightfan
A large number Of applications TO
take the trip have been received, and
II was indicated that such one-day trips
would be very popular with many OF
the officers and men. However, the
approach of the annual cruising season
for training with the scouting feet VIII
prevent many Of these trips being car
ried out by Comdr. Mark L. Hersey. o.
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OF the local Reserves.
While the men have been holding
their drills on ship Monday night, they
DO not get the training that they viii
receive by even so short voyage as is
planned. and il is the desire to give
them q chance TO shake down" In their
assignments before the heavier duties
incident 70 the annual cruises are
undertaken.
While the Upsfur is considerably
larger than her predecessor. the Allen,
as a training ship. nevertheless IL ap-
pears that her complement win be filed
On the first cruise, judging from the
number Of applications being received.
The Sd Fleet Division, commanded
By Lieut. s. W. Stinemetz, which viii
make the first cruise, win turn out close
10 100 Der cent Of its enrolled strength.
This is the top-notch division IN at
tendance also. having held the desig-
nataon for several months as the color
division because Of the fact that II has
continually led IN the weekly attend
2nce.
Following a brief monthly muster last
Monday night the armoTy was turned
cTgr 70 the enlisted men for q smoker
and athletic night, during which q Sc
ries Of boxing bouts were conducted
The following men Of the ID Fleet
Division have been promoted. Joseph
l. HuochirS from fireman, third 20 Sec
ond-cisss; Lance6eld B. Prufst. r..
from seaman. second. 20 first class;
Arthur A. EaSzhl from seaman. second,
20 first ciass: Charles G. Sellers from
seaman, second. 10 first class: Richard
Il Nichols from seaman. first class 20
coxgwaln. and Malcolm z. Sp2Trougn.
from seaman, first class, to quarter
master. third class.
The local Reserve headquarters has
received the records Of transfer Of
Joseph T. Hilton, aviation nachsntgtia
mate, second class, 527 Second street
noytheaSt, from the naval air station,
Hampton Roads. Va: Eugene f.
EaetzEe, 5f6s Mount Pleasant street.
chief radlouaan. from the receiving sta
taon sn this city, and Robert Away,
fireman, first class, from Naval Hos
pstAl here.
George Cecn WIndie. Bradbury
Heights, D. C., Te-enllssed in the local
battalion IS q rad1omaD, third class,
and was assigned 70 the 1d Fleet D4-
Vision
Justice II Chambers, 1910 Connect
CT avenue, enlisted last week as a
fireman. third class. and Was s&~
signed 70 the 56 Division.
The Navy Department has sent
sester 10 c0EanlzEd2nts o. naval dis
tglcts saying that !. h desired that ali
class F-I men cTl2lSe with the divisions
q which tosy are attached. III past
yezxE z5 w2z fixed - ttse maximum
Number u enlisted Eeseryasts VINO
coazld oe accommodated on ceStroyeTg.
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zoE . greater number ~ releasing n1eE
gf their regular crews without ks1owa-
e1xe u the capabilities of the md
v11a8a EeSery1sts.
TYaeeractaogx have been issued that
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dating 5 o41ceEg ard ~ men u the
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