Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10

Steaming into her berth at the Wash
ington Navy Yard here day ahead OF
schedule, the U. s. destroyer Abel p.
Upshur completed the second of three
cruises mapped out this year for the LIST
Battalion, United States Naval Reserves
of the District of Columbia. The Sd
Fleet Division, under the command OF
Lieut. c. H. Williams, was on the second
voyage, which carried the local citizen
sailors, as we'll as contingent from
Baltimore, TO New England ports, where
the vessel operated in war games with
the Atlantic Scouting Fleet destroyers.
While 1t was pointed out that it has
been the practice in the past for the
ship to return its crew here on the
third Saturday of the cruise, it was
added that general orders have beer
issued by the Navy Department for al
of the destroyers having Naval Reserve
training crews aboard to put into port
on the Friday before the last day of the
cruise. 1t was explained that this wa
for the purpose OF getting the pay &C.
counts Of the officers and men straight
ened out so that they could be paid or
the last day. However, 1t was indicated
that there has been no trouble on this
score in the local contingent, as a sys-
tenn has been devised whereby the nee
essary information is mailed to head
quarters here, where Chief Clerk Daw-
kins makes out the necessary papers, sc
that when the ship comes in all the
officers and men have to do Is to report
to the Navy Yard paymaster.
The new practice cuts the reservistS
out of a part of a day and night OF the
cruise, and makes 1t necessary for the
vessel to head for home a day earlier
than usual. The men as well as the
-Ma IA apixE an
Friday night and were required to re-
turn to the vessel Saturday morning
for the dual purpose Of receiving their
pay and to be formally relieved from
active duty.
The vessel will remain In port all OF
this week. The skeleton crew of re-
serviSts on indefinite active duty during
this period will load aboard hundreds
of pounds Of sea stores and the vessel
will be refueled preparatory to starting
on the third and last cruise next Satur-
day, with the 1st Fleet Division aboard
This division Is commanded by Lieut.
John M. Fewell, and the other division
officers are Lieuts (Junior Grade) B. M
Coleman and j. e. Sullivan. and Ensign
Edwin NJ Graham. Lieut.. Paul v.
Thompson, attached TO the Volunteer
Reserve, also has been authorized to
take this voyage. He was formerly
active with the local Fleet Reserve Bat
TALON and is a veteran of the World
War. He will be assigned to engineer
ing duties. In addition to the local
unit there will be another division OF
Reserves from the Baltimore, Md, Bat
talon, come to Washington to board the
Upshur for this trip.
Upon completion of the three train
ing cruises the vessel will remain idle
until the cruises for next Summer.
However, it is expected that there will
be a change in the command within the
next few weeks. Lieut.. Dayton, former
executive officer of the ship, who as
sumed command when Lieut.. Comdr.
r. S. Field was transferred as aide to
the commandant of the Washington
Navy Yard, is to be relieved by Lieut..
Comdr. P. " H. Weems, who also prob
ably will assume the duties of Inspector
instructor of the local battalion. This
latter assignment has been held by
Comdr. Field in addition to his duties
as aide to the commandant. The exact
date Of the change is unknown to ON
cials of the local Reserve.
A number of officers of the Reserve