The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-12
DESTROYERS IN PORT FOR TWO
 DAY STAY HERE
Sixth Destroyer Squadron Arrives Today with .s Naval Reservists

With approximately 800 men ana officers aboard, regular Naval forces, and Naval Reservists from the Pacific Northwest, the Sixth Destroyer squadron, Fourteenth Di- vision, United States Navy, arrived il; port this morning for two day visit. Division Commander Leigh Moves is in command of the squadron which is composed of the Twiggs, No. 127; Tatnall, No. 125; Badger, No. 126; Rabbit, No. 128; Jacob Jones, No. 130 and Ham ilton, No. Al.
 Waiting on Commander Moves, Mayor T. B. Judson, H. G. Watson President of the Chamber of Com merce; Lieut.. J, Simpson Mac. Kinnon, U. s. N, retired, and aide to Gov. Parks; H. O. Adams, Chair man of the Entertainment Com mittee of the Chamber of Com merce, and Claud Helgesen, Com mander of the local American Le- zion Post, formally welcomed the Squadron Co Juneau.
 Twiggs First in Port
 The Twiggs, Commander Noyes's flagship, was the first ship to ar rive. It is piloted by Capt. w. c. Ansell, chief pilot, who is a vet eran navigator of Alaska waters, commanding the old Alki and sev- cral other oldtime Alaska steamers. It docked at 8:35 am. and was followed by the other units of the squadron at about 30 minute in tervals. Shortly after Il am. all of them were moored to the Gov ernment dock and liberty parties began to make their appearance up town
 In addition to the regular Naval personnel and crews, reservists from Seattle, Portland Aberdeen. Ta- coma and Bremerton are aboard on their annual training cruise. The vessels will remain in port until Monday morning when they sail for the south, taking the outside pas sage. Target practice will be stag ed on the voyage south.
 Rendezvous at Port Angeles
 The squadron's rendezvous was at Port Angeles It sailed from that port on July 5, stopping at Alert Bay, Swanson Bay and Prince Rupert enroute here. A two-day stop was made at Prince Rupert.
 This is the first stop and will be the only one, made in Alaska waters. The squadron came through Chatham Strait and around Point Retreat.
 The Twiggs is commanded by Lieut.. Commander T. Starr King with Lieut.. James A. Crocker as Executive Officer and Navigator. It carries reserves from Bremen ton
 Lieut.. Commander F. B. Conger. Ir. is in comamnd of the Tattnall, and Lieut. M. D. Sylvester is Ex- ecutive Officer and Navigator.
 The Badger is commanded by c. L. Best and Lieut.. H. S. Nell son is Executive Officer and Navi- gator. These two ships have reserv- ists from Seattle.
 Lieut.. Commander E. w.. Broad bent commands the Rabbit, and Lieut.. K. c. Caldwell is Executive Officer and Navigator. It has re- serves from Tacoma.
 The Jacob Jones is under com- niand of Lieut.. Commander w. Perkins, and w. w. Warlick is Executive Officer and Navigator. Aberdeen reserves are aboard it.
 Lieut.. Commander c. H. Fort is in command of the Hamilton and Lieut.. Commander N. N. Gates is Executive Officer and Navigator. It has reserves from Portland.
 Smoker and Baseball
 A smoker and three baseball games will be staged for the en- tortainment of the visitors tonight and tomorrow. The first ball game will be played at 6:30 pm. today between a picked team from the American Legion and Elks teams of the City League and the squad ron team. At 8:30 p. m. the Le- zion smoker will be staged.
 A double header ball game will he played Sunday afternoon. In the opening game, the Elks City League club will take on the squad ron team. The second game will be the regular league contest be- tween the Moose and the American Legion clubs.
 There will be two dances tonight che at A. B. Hall and the other at Elks Hall. A farewell dance will be given the visitors Sunday even- ing at the Fair building under the auspices of the Chamber of Com nerce.
 A,<ke Fishing Trips %
 Some oa the officers in the squadron, enthusiastic fishermen, were today making plans to fly ts Hasselborg, one of the finest