Evening star., 1931-12-06
d. c.. Naval Reserve

Oficers Of the lst Battalion, Unitec
States Naval Reserve of the Dstric
of Columbia, were started last week on
the first Of series Of lectures on bat
tie problems, subject in which they
viii be examined for the first time durins
an annual inspection next Spring by Q
board of officers from the Navy Depart
ment Lieut.. Condr Clarence Gull
branson U. S. N. commanding Officer
of the U. S. Destroyer Hamilton, train
ing ship of the Atlantic Squadron, as.
signed to this area for instruction 'oi
the citizen sailors, instituted the course
Monday night.
Comdr Gulbranson, after giving
some preliminary instruction at the
armory in the Washington Navy Yard
submitted several elementary problems
to the commissioned personnel to be
worked out by them.
Comdr. Gulbrsnson also inspected
the battalion. 1t was the regu-
lar night for the commanding officers
inspection, and Lieut.. Harold Z. Rich
ardson, commander of the Reserve bat
talon, invited the ship commander tc
examine the Organizations makeup,
The regular officer 1t was said, declared
that he was favorably impressed by the
showing made, and congratulated the
officers and men.
The Hamilton, which also is the ves-
sci assigned to take the local Reservists
on their annual sea training voyages,
will remain here for about three months.
during which both the facilities of the
ship and the knowledge of the regular
officers and men will be made available
to the Reservists for training and in
struction purposes. Upon completion
of her duty here, the vessel viii be dis
patched to some other port in the area
where a Naval Reserve unit is located,
and when the vessel leaves here after
its present stay probably will not return
until time to start the first of the an
nual cruises next Summer,
Lieut.. Richardson indicated that he
intends to make full use of the facilities
available on the Hamilton, and the en-
gineer forces will be sent aboard her
each drill night to gain as much first
hand instruction as possible in the
engine and fire rooms Of the ship.
Lieut.. Comdr. James w Whitfield,
executive officer of the Hamilton, plans
TO lecture TO the officers of the battalion
tomorrow night on some modern instru-
ments in navigation.
The following changes in Reserve
personnel have been announced by the
Navy Department:
Appointments-Lieut (Junior Grade
Orville D. Adams, Ensign Reed M. B.
Adams, Lieut. (Junior Grade Julius
L. Alpert Lieut.. Bernard Berg, Lieut.
(Junior Grade) Sam G. Bostic, Lieut.
(Junior Grade Benjamin A. Fisher
Lieut.. Thomas A. Hanes, Lieut.. (Junior
Grade Wayland K. Hicks Lieut.
James A. Irwin, Lieut.. Comdr Sidney S.
Jaffe, Lieut.. (Junior Grade Edward W.
Jones, Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Franklin
A. Mason, Ensign Joseph A. Often
heimer, Ensign William R. Shelley, En-
sign John H. Smith, Ensign Delber T
Snider, Ensign Alfred F. Page, jr.;
Lieut.. Comdr. George C. Sprague, Lieut.
Clarence A. Stock, Lieut.. (Junior
Grade George W. Tarry, Lieut.. Earl M
Thacker, Ensign Frank B. Thompson,
jr.; Lieut.. Junior Grade Irven Travis
and Ensign Robert G. Turner.
Retirements-Ensign James Phelan
and Comdr. H. A. T Candy.
Resignations-Ensign w. c. Fowler
Lieut.. (Junior Crade) r. ]. Scoheld
Lieut.. c. E. McElwain, Lieut. (Junior
Grade c. S. Clark, Lieut.. CJunior
Grade H. r. Grumann, Ensign T. w
Christian, Lieut. Comdr. F. L. Hum
phreys and Ensign r. c. Vail.
Discharges-Ensign j. S. Brock, En-
sign D. C. Richardson, Lieut.. v. G..
Burden, Lieut.. r. B. Cadman. Lieut..
j. J. Cancelmo, Lieut.. Junior Grade
r. v. Ahlstrom, Ensign M. B. Britain,
Lieut.. w S. Hayes, Ensign J. F. Bruton
and Ensign H. C. Tingey.
Deaths-Comdr. j. l.. Ackerman and
Ensign N. r. Buechner.
The Secretary of the Navy has ad-
dressed letter of commendation to
Lieut.. (Junior GradeJ L. e. Sherouse
for his action in maintaining communi-
cations during the recent hurricane at
Belize, British Honduras.
The Bureau of Navigation has an
nounced that, owing to lack of funds
1t will not publish new register of
Naval Reserve officers this year.
In accordance with directions to re-
ouce expenditures, the Navy Depart
ment announced in circular letter, it
mas been found necessary to apply a
proportionate share of the enforced re-
ouction TO the Naval Reserve.
The abolition of headquarters d.
VISIONS" says the statement, has been
ofhcially directed In Reserve circular
~NSv~As bAAS u dAlSlGi Vi dll men
these divisions to be completed by
March 81, 1882. Until all men now in
headquarters divisions have been so
transferred to other feet divisions no
new vacancies in feet divisions may be
nled in any other manner. Such men
as have not been transferred from
headquarters divisions to other divisions
On March 81, 1882, will have TO be
transferred to volunteer status, except
those men now in aviation headouar-
ters divisions, who may be transferred
10 other divisions as in excess and so
carried until June 80, 1882. Slight in
creases IN quotas of all divisions will
provide a few additional vacancies. but
it is hardly to be expected that enough
vacancies will occur to take care of all
men now in headquarters divisions"
Many applications for commissions in
the Naval Reserve are being received at
the Bureau Of Navigation, it was an
nounced, but the department is unable
10 act upon them due 10 the fact that
they are not accompanied by finger
prints, and evidence Of citizenship
Inls, II was pointed OUT, is required in
all cases except Merchant Marine Off
GERS.
The radio station. which was estab-
hshed at Akron, Ohio, for use in the
acceptance tests of the new giant naval
oirigible, Akron, 1t was announced will
oe turned over to and operated by the
Naval Communication Reserve.
In order to demonstrate the co-opera-
ton Of the Reserve communication or
ganizstions Of the Army and the Navy,
messages were recently relayed from
the San Francisco Signal Post of the
American Signal Corps Association to
the chief of naval operations and the
chief signal officer, U. S. Army. Replies,
1t was said. we're transmitted and de-
livered in San Francisco approximately
two hours from the time. the original
messages were written
The stations participating were given
as follows: Naval Reserve Radio Station
NDH, Chicago; Naval Reserve Radio
NDS, Chicago Naval Reserve Radio
NDN, Washington, and the Army Anna