Evening star., 1930-06-22
ID. G.. Naval Reserve

The first step in the preparations for
the annual cruises of the lst Battalion
Onlteo states Naval Reserves of the
Dlstrlct OF Columbia. this Summer, to
get In their requisite sea duty. was taken
last week, when orders were sent out to
the officers and men of the I'd Fleet Di-
vision to report for duty on July 5.
rms division Is commanded by Lieut..
John F. Moore, and the other officers
VINO nave been ordered to make the
voyage to New England waters are
Lieut.. Henry L. Shenier and Lieuts.
Junior Grade) Ralph H. Hudson and
Homer 0. Eimers, attached to the di-
vision; Lieut.. Walter c. Lockhart, SEN
LOT engineer officer, attached to the bat
TALON headquarters, and Chief Radio
Electrician Frederick B. Monar.
Both officers and men were informed
some time ago of the dates for the
cruise, but the issuance of orders will
permit them to show them to their en-
ployerS, so that they may make ar
rangementS for their leaves.
In addition to the contingent from
the local battalion, a feet division from
the Baltimore outfit is due to arrive
here on July 5 and board the vessel
and make the same cruise, which will
be made aboard the U. S. destroyer Abel
ship OF the battalion. The vessel has
been at the Norfolk Navy Yard for the
past month undergoing her annual over
maui, including dry-docking for paint
ing her underwater hull, but she is ex-
pected here today.
II she arrives on schedule. It is
planned to start tomorrow night to give
the gun crews of the I'd Division train
ing at the big guns aboard the ship, so
as to perfect the teamwork which is SO
important in loading and firing of the
piece: During the time that the vessel
mas been at Norfolk the members of
the gun crews have had to confine their
drilling entirely to the loading machine
winch Is set up in the armory. How
ever. this does not provide any train
ing Tor the pointers, trainers and sight
settlers.
With the short period Of training ex-
pected to be provided aboard the ves-
sci while at the Washington yard. the
"a DIVISION officers hope to have the
members OF the gun crews in such a
fine state of training that they will
make excellent scores when they go on
the range in the Atlantic off the coast
OF Long Island during the second week
of the voyage.
Information was oLGained at the To-
cal Reserve headquarters this week that
Lieut.. Dayton, u. S. NJ, who relieved
Lieut.. Comdr. r. S. Field when that
officer relinquished the command of the
Upshur at the Norfolk Navy Yard and
returned here as aide to the comman-
dant of the Washington Navy Yard,
would remain in command OF the ship
during all the three cruises which will
be required to give the local sailors their
annual sea training
Since the arrival 0f the vessel here
1t has been in the command of a
Lieutenant commander. Lieut.. Dayton
was executive and engineer officer 1t
also indicated that the Navy Depart
ment will assign another regular Of
flcer, junior to Lieut.. Dayton, to the
ship during the period of the annual
cruises.
1t was also said that Lieut.. Harold
E. Richardson, recently assigned as
executive officer of the battalion and
commander of the headquarters di-
vision, possibly would be ordered to
duty aboard the Upshur for the first
cruise. AS no special cruise is pro-
vtded for the headquarters division,
Lieut.. Richardson, 1t was said, made
application to make the first cruise,
and his request has been forwarded to
the Navy Department.
The ship will return from the first
cruise on July 10, and, after laying
over a week for the purpose of re-
stocking its supplies, will leave on July
26 with the Sd Fleet Division, COM
manded by Lieut.. Charles H. williams,
which will remain at sea until August
9. After another weeks stay in port
the ship will leave on August 16 on
the third and last cruise of the season,
with the 1st Fleet Division. Lieut.. John
M. Fewell, commanding, aboard. This
voyage will end hWe on August 30.
While the vesse will base on New
pert during the pNsiod Of the cruise