Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
ID. C.. NAVAL
RESERVE

Strides made during the year by the
I'd Fleet Division of the 1st Battalion,
United States Naval Reserves of the
District of Columbia, were the subject
of praise during the week by the COM
manding officer Of the local Reserve
organization, Lieut.. Samuel w. Slime
metz. He said for some time the unit
has been second to none in appear
ance and for the last quarter it is said
to have led in attendance.
The officer personnel of the battalion
Is expected to be brought up to its full
quota within short time following
recommendations made to the Navy
Department containing the names of
three officers to fill the existing vacan-
cies. Two officers recently were trans
ferred to the volunteer branch of the
Reserve for failure to maintain eff
cheney by participation in recent an
nual cruises, while a third has been
transferred at his own request.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Edwin M. Ora
ham, who was only transferred to the
fleet branch short time ago, has been
returned to the volunteers. 1t was said,
at his own request on account of bust
ness reasons.
All of the officers who have been
recommended for transfer to the feet
branch, 1t was said, have been showing
active interest in the weekly drilling at
the battalion's armory and for that
reason were selected to fill the vacan-
cies. While two of the vacancies are In
the I'd Fleet Division, it was decided
not to assign two new officers to this
organization, according to Lieut.. Slime
metz. Therefore, Lieut.. (Junior Grade)
John B. Cleland, jr., has been ordered
transferred from the Sd to the I'd Fleet
Division.
Ensign Gordon Reed, engineer. has
been recommended for transfer to the
Fleet Reserve and assigned to the LIST
Fleet Division: Ensign H Gordon DYKE
has been recommended for Fleet Divi-
SION detail and assigned to the I'd Fleet
DIVISION, while Ensign Bertram H.
Llndman is to go to the Sd Fleet Division,
II the recommendation for his transfer
from the volunteers is approved.
ms assignment, it was pointed out,
puts only one of the three of the new
officers In each of the Fleet Divisions
and gives three experienced officers to
officers.
In addition to these assignments. an
other medical officer has been allotted
TO the local battalion to assist the chief
surgeon, Lieut.. Comdr. T. j. Kennedy
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Stanton X. Liy-
lngston Medical Corps, has been trans
1erred from the volunteers to the Fleet
reserve and assigned to the headquar-
ters division.
The following were discharged dur
1ng the week on account of exniration
OF enlistment and Immediately re-
enlisted: William H. Williams, quar-
termaster, frst class, I'd Fleet Division;
waiter j. Bosse. fireman. first class.
I'd Fleet Division; Clark H. Briggs, sig
mailman, second class, I'd Fleet Division.
Robert z. Bair, former Regular serv-
ice man, was discharged from the F-2
branch and has re-enlisted in the feet
branch, known as FL. as an cleo
trician's mate, third class, and as
signed TO the ID Fleet Division. The
F-2 branch, it was said, is the one
10 which men are automatically as
signed upon completion CT an enlist
ment in the Regular establishment
Charles C. Willard has been enlisted
as a yeoman, first class, In the 1st Avi-
alton Division, VN-6R, by special au-
thority of the Navy Department
Upon the recommendation OF Lieut..
Rounds, commanding officer of the local
Reserve Aviation Division, Ensign Mar
cellus B. johnson has been ordered
transferred from the volunteer to the
meet branch and assigned TO aviation
here.
Organization of the Naval Reserve
Athletic Association. it was said was
perfected during the week and mem
bers will be accepted in it tomorrow
upon payment of the quarterly dues
The money received in dues it was
said, will be used TO form a fund from
which will be paid bills for equipment
and for entertainment incident TO the
arranging of athletic competitions be-
tween the local branch and teams from
Naval Reserve organizations in various
parts Of the country.
With the completion of the officer
personnel assignments work will be
started promptly ON pushing the train
ing Of the unit with a view to putting
1t closer TO the top of the list of