Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
u. G.. Naval Reserve

Another opportunity for members OF
the United States Naval Reserves. who
have leisure time and some money. to
make cruise aboard q battleship has
been provided by the Navy Department,
according to notice received at the
headquarters Of the 1st Battalion,
United States Naval Reserves Of the
District of Columbia.
Ten commissioned officers and 5C)1 en-
listed men from the east coast naval
districts will be allowed to make a vow
age aboard the battleship Wyoming
from yorktown, Va, to Galveston, Tex,
and return to Philadelphia. While the
Naval ReservtStS who are selected will
form part OF the ships complement
while aboard, they will not be paid for
their time, nor will they receive tray
cling expenses to Yorktown nor railroad
fare from Philadelphia TO their home
stations upon return. While officers who
accept the departments offer will be
required to pay their mess bills while
aboard the ship, the enlisted men will
be rationed during the time they are at
tached to the vessel.
The Wyoming Is q part Of the newly
formed Atlantic Training SQUADRON.
composed of two battleships and eight
destroyers, which has the function of
taking out ReservistS and Reserve Of
flcers training units during the Sum-
mer months for practice cruises. They
operate on short compliments, except
when the Reservists are aboard.
The training squadron ship recently
and return for practice purposes and
last year a large group went with the
ship to Gulf Coast ports during the
time of the New Orleans Mardi Gras.
The wyoming will be present at the
sesquicentennial celebration at York
town, Va, and Is scheduled to leave
that place on October l9 for Galveston.
Reservists who accept the departments
invitation to make the voyage must
report aboard the vessel at the Vir-
ginia port prior to the departure of
return Will require month and the
Reservists will be disembarked at Phil
adelphia on November 81.
Lieut.. Samuel w. Stinemetz, who re-
linquished command of the local Re-
serve Battalion and was transferred to
the volunteer Reserve on his own re-
quest, was rendered a dinner by the
officers OF the battalion. Lieut.. Harold
E. Richardson, who succeeded Slime
metz in command, acted as toastmas-
ter at the dinner and spoke in the
highest terms of the successful efforts
OF the retiring commanding officer to
raise the efficiency marks Of the bat
talon during the two years that he
headed 1t. Lieut. w. F.. Hinckley,
U. S. N, inspector instructor, assigned
to the local battalion, also spoke of the
progress made by the local outfit. Lieut..
Stinemetz replied, expressing his regret
that the pressure Of his private busi-
ness made it necessary for him to sever
active work with the organization, but
pointed out that his stepping down
from the command was the elimination
OF his own requirement that officers and
men OF the active Naval Reserve who
did not make annual cruises must step
into the Volunteers. He said that he
was unable to make a cruise this year
because of his business affairs and,
therefore. applied for relief and trans
fer to the volunteer group.
Members Of the Naval Communica-
ton Reserve, who made the recent voy-
age aboard the battleship Wyoming to
Halifax, discussed information derived
from and experiences arising out of this
tour of duty at their drill last Thurs
day night.
The radio drills conducted over the
air by the Naval Communication Re-
servists Of this city, 1t was announced,
will begin, until further notice, at tbs
o'clock on Thursday night Of each week
when a Reservists' station will transmit
for five minutes a standardizing fire.
1uency Of $3.50 kilocycles, to which the
other stations should be adjusted. At
800 o'clock announcements will be
made, the station roll call will be called
and the various features Of the drill will
be conducted.
The local drill via radio last week
was conducted by Station W3CAB,
which sent standardizing signals. The
Reservists participating were w. j.
Swenson, RADIO man, first class, Station
W3PM, and w. S. Williams, radio man,
second class, Station W3OZ. B. E.
Stahl, chief radio man, assisted at NED
in the national radio drills.
Lieut. C. A. Briggs, commanding the
local Naval Communication Reservists,
pointed out that the local men should
make every effort to get their stations
on the air for the drill next Thursday
night at tbs o'clock. or to be present
and report at some Reservist's station
to aid.
The national radio drills, it was fur
Their announced, are conducted on
Thursday evenings, beginning at 9
n.
cycles. Lieut.. Briggs says that much
will be gained by local Reservists who
listen in on these drills to qualify
themselves to operate in them at 1u-
ture times.
Emanuel G. Carr re-enlisted as a
mess attendant, first class, and was re-
assigned to the headquarters division.
The following enlisted in the or
eanization during the week and were
assigned to the division following their
names:
Sd Fleet Division, 4309 Thirteenth
street northeast; Stanley r. Chase,
vision. 1922 High street southeast:
Robert j. Royster, seaman. second
class. I'd Fleet Division, gao Tenth
street southeast; Arthur C. Lott, sea-
man, second class, I'd Fleet Division,
2102 H street.
Every available bit of time which
can be spared without the sacrtf1ce OF
other necessary training will be given
in the preparation for the new feature
of the annual inspection, which was
recently announced by the Navy De-
nartment's Inspection Board-a battle
nrobleu. it was indicated by Lieut..
Richardson, the new commanding Of
ficer.
ing has been seized upon with much
interest by the ReservistS and both
oficers and men are preparing to do
everything possible to gain for them.
selves a high mark when the board
makes it's inspection next year. The
first drill schedule issued by Lieut.:
Richardson since he assumed command
proyides for training in the battle
problem during the drill period each
Monday night. 80
The problem work was started iaSt
Monday night by the flrst division wnlcn
had Emergency drills and the battle
traininr The second division divided
its time between Infantry and class
room instruction, while the third divi-
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