Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

The newly organized Communication
Deserve, which is operating in connec-
ton with the LIST Battalion, United
States Naval Reserves Of the District OF
Columbia, held q general meeting at
the Reserve Armory, in the Washing
ton Navy Yard, Monday night. Lieut..
G. A. Briggs, who Is in command Of this
important adjunct of the Naval Re
serve, announced that the organization
has begun its instruction and drill
periods.
Lieut.. Briggs says that the District
of Columbia is now represented in the
national radio drills by his station, the
naval call, NED, being assigned to him
| for this purpose. He also announced
that these drills are conducted, start
! ing at 9 o'clock each Thursday night,
between the various naval districts of
the United States and its possessions on
frequency of 4,045 kilocycles. Local
| ReServiSts tuning in on this drill, he
asserted, hear stations participating as
far away as the Pacific Coast and the
island possessions.
Lieut.. Briggs further says that the
local radio drills conducted directly by
District of Columbia ReservistS are
scheduled on a frequency of $500 kilo-
cycles. This, he declares, is harmonic
Of WRC. While WESC will cause in
reference, he pointed out, the harmonic
provides a convenient point to which
the transmitters can be tuned. It is
| believed that the local stations will be
strong enough to operate through the
interference caused by WRC. If not,
he says, another frequency will be
chosen.
Local stations which have already
made provision for adjusting To this
frequency are W3PN, operated by w. j..
Swenson; W3BEG operated by r. O..
Corderman; W3BAT, operated by M. r.
Briggs. For drill purposes these con-
stitute units. other stations are soon
to be added to this list
The last drill was for the purpose of
giving instruction TO the Reservists
through their receivers. and naval pro-
cedrre was practiced through the trans
mitters. In a short time, Lieut. Briggs
says, slow-speed practice transnissions
will be arranged at suitable times to
instruct ReserVistS who are learning the
code.
The following enlistments were re-
ported during the week: James r.
Hutchinson, seaman, second class, 1861
| Upton street, assigned to the Second
| Fleet Division; William E. Howe,
yeonaan, third class, 622 Portland street
| southeast, and Francis Leer, seaman,
second class, 1918 3 street northeast,
assigned to the First Fleet Division
Edward w. Wilson, seaman, second
class, 1906 Trinidad avenue northeast,
and David 9. Crowell, IT., seaman, sec
assigned TO the Headquarters Fleet
| Division.
The following have been ordered
| transferred from the First Fleet Di-
vision to the Volunteer Reserve because
their civilian occupations are such that
they cannot attend drills: Everett l.
Kirkpatrick, seaman, first class; Harry
| Wilkie, electricians mate, third class
and Earl M. Thomas, fireman, SECOND
class.
John o. Conway, mess attendant
third class, and Leon A. Jones, mes,
attendant, first class, have been ordered
transferred from the Headquarters Fleet
Division to the Volunteer Reserve be.
cause OF failure 70 maintain efficiency
Roy L. Boyd, fireman, first class, has
been ordered transferred from the
Volunteer Reserve to the fleet branch
and assigned to the LIST Division.
The eight destroyers Of the training
| squadron, scouting Fleet, nave beer
assigned to naval districts for tenn
porary duty in connection with the
| training Of Reserves as follows: First
naval district, Destroyer Tillman; thirc
| naval district, Destroyers Evans, Phillip
and Wickes; fourth naval district
Fairfax: fifth naval district, the Ham
ilton; sixth and seventh naval districts
the Taylor. and the eighth naval dis
trtct, the Claxton.
The department announces that these
vessels are under the direction of the
commandments of the districts only q
far as duty in connection with Reserve
training is concerned. It also said that
In all matters affecting discipline, per-
sonnet, repair periods and details Other
than these incident directly to Reserve
/ training the vessels are to be considered
as ships Of the Training Squadron, and
therefore, under the direct command OF
the commander, Training Squadron
Scouting Fleet.
Vessels except the Claxton are now
under orders to proceed to station.
The Secretary Of the Navy has com.