Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
D. C. Naval Reserve

| able to Naval Reserve organizations
until it begins the annual cruising perl
cd during the Summer.
Lieut.. Stiemetz has issued a detailed
order for the inspection. He has di-
rected all officers and men to be pres
ent and in uniform in time for assem-,
bly, at 730 o'clock The battalion will
be formed with the 1st Division in COM
pany front formation on the right, with
the I'd and Sd Companies formed in
column of platoons on the left and the
Headquarters Company on the extreme
left of the line. The colorS Will be
formed to the right of the I'd Company.
The uniform for officers has been set
for service dress blues with blue caps,
side arms leggings and gloves. The en-
listed personnel Will be in dress blues,
white hats, legg1ngs, belts and bayonets.
Special instructions have been given to
the enlisted personnel to have their
uniforms trimmed with the regulation
braid on the cuffs and collars OF the
| jumpers.
The inspection board will be COM
posed of Capt G. A. Blakley, Comdr
| r. A. White and Ccmdr. G. G. Slayton
1t will be assisted while here by Lieut.
B. j. Dayton, inspector OF
the local battalion.
On Thursday night Of this week, 1t
was announced by the Navy Depart
ment, the first three officers named will
| go to Baltimore Md, to inspect the
Reserve battalion of the Monumental
| City. It will be assisted there by Lieut.
L. P. Padgctt jr., attached to head
quarters, Fifth Naval District.
Capt. C. F. Macklin is in command
| of the First Battalion in Baltimore, and
the following officers command the di-
visions: Headquarters, Lieut. Comdr. A.
M. Norris; First Division, Lieut.. G. G.
Mckinney; Second Division, Lieut.
Comdr. j. S. Fulton, jr.; Sd Division,
Lieut.. E. H. Cole.
The two officers and five enlisted men
of the local Reserve who were placed
on active duty and assigned to the
Battleship Wyoming for its recent
cruise to New orleans have been re-
| lieved and have reported back here, 1t
was announced Officers of the bat
| talon said that they reported that they
had very fine voyage, and obtained
much valuable training. AS soon as
| they reported aboard the vessel they
were assigned billets with the regular
divisions and performed their duties
alongside the Regulars during the en-
tire time they were aboard the ship.
Those on this voyage were: Ensign
Gordon Reed, Sd Fleet Division, and En-
| sign James T. Hoffman, volunteer Re-
serve; John w. Irwin, bcatswains mate,
second class. First Fleet Division
Antonio F. Lancaster, fireman, third
class, and Chester E. Fox, quarter
master, second class, both of the I'd
Fleet Division, and Philip r. Klein
and Joseph G. Terrier, both flremen,
third class. and both Of the Sd Fleet
/ Division.
| The following enlisted in the bat
| talon during the week: Dean E. Nc
Laughlin, fireman, third class, s2l2o
Eighteenth street, and William D.
Swetham, Is Ninth street southeast,
seaman, second class, both assigned to
| the Third Fleet Division for duty.
In explaining further the composition
of the Reserve, the Navy Department
points out that all promotions Of on
GERS to the grade of commander and
above are made upon recommendations OF
selection boards composed of officers OF
the Regular Navy. The officers selected
are required to qualify physically and
professionally. Due to the fact that a