Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07


has been designated to take the officers
and men of the LIST Battalion, United
States Naval Reserves Of the District OF
Columbia, on their annual sea training
cruises during the current season. Is due
to arrive at the Washington Navy Yard
on June ls, according to ofncial advices
received from her captain, Lieut.. Conldr.
Clarence Gulbranson.
The vessel is scheduled to leave here
on Juns 20 with members of the Sd
Fleet Division, as well as q contingent
of the Baltimore Reserves. which Will
come to this city for embarkation. and
proceed to Bermuda, where there will
be a stay of three days to give the crew
time for sightseeing on the islands.
Condr. Gulbranson was attached TO
khs eattleship Ohio during the war and
bad the very important duty Of organ
izing and directing the engineering
school for the development of petty Of
ficerS for this duty. With the rapid
and sudden expansion of the Navy, In
Guiding the commissioning of number
of transports, the need of engineering
the present commander Of the Hamil-
ton. He also was engaged in the train
ing OF armed guards for the merchant
ships.
With this background, it was said, the
local ReServiSts are fortunate in having
this vessel assigned here for cruising
duty, and 1t Is expected that they will
receive much valuable training during
the voyage to and from Bermuda.
While on the annual cruises the Reserv-
lists will take their annual target prac-
tice with the big guns aboard the vessel.
John F. Stone, jr.. and Clarence Z.
tached to the I'd Fleet Division, have
been recommended for transfer to the
volunteer branch of the Reserve for
failure to maintain efficiency.
A committee of enlisted men, headed
by Francis D. Courtney, last Monday
night called on Lieut.. B. j. Dayton at
his home and expressed the apprecia-
ton OF the enlisted personnel of the
battalion for the aid he had given them
IN their Reserve training work during
the two years that he was here.
Lieut.. Dayton left here for Annapolis
last Thursday, where he boarded the
battleship wyoming of the Training
Squadron to assume his new duties.
ofhcer OF the destroyer Abel P. Upshur,
formerly assigned as training ship.
Upon the transfer of Liel.z. Comdr r.
S. Field as aid to the commandant Of
the Washington Navy Yard, he was Or
dered to command the Upshur and to
duty as nSpector-instructor of the Re-
serve battalion. He remained in COM
rnand of the ship until it was ordered
oecommiSSioned during the naval econ
omy drive, and then remained as in
spector-instructor until a week ago.
Prospects of obtaining a larger and
more suitable armory for the local citi-
zen sailors went further in the offing
last week, when orders were given for
the expenditure of funds for Improve
ments on the present building at the
washington Navy Yard The structure
used as a drill hall, which is more or
less Of a lean-to placed around two sides
OF the brick building, is to be sheathed
on the outside and insulated in an eff
fort to make 1t more comfortable during
the cold weather.
1t Is also understood that wardroom
quarters will be constructed for the
commissioned officers on the second
floor of the brick building At the
present time the officers have no pri-
vacy and must transact official business
at desks set out on the floor, around
which people are hocking during drill
nights
The work provided for, however, will
not give the battalion any more room.
Conditions in the building are SO
crowded now that it is difficult for one
company to drill efficiently during the
Winter months, much less the entire
battalion. When the entire organiza-
ton Is drawn up on the floor, there Is
no room for maneuvering.
ing OF the enlisted personnel in small
boats, such as would be provided by an
armory on the water front.
Charles L. Croft took the oath of
Office at the armory during the week
as an ensign in the Naval Reserve Sup
ply Corps.
The Bureau of Navigation Of the Navy
Department has inaugurated the policy
OF permitting a limited number Of
graduates of the Naval Reserve Officers
Training Corps to be commissioned as
ensigns in the Supply Corps of the
Regular Navy. The number to be COM
miSsioned each year will depend upon
the number of vacancies to be filled.
For the calendar year 1881 six and
possibly seven appointments will be
made. In case unit fails to present
a candidate, the quota of that unit will
be filled from other units. In such
event the Examination Board is to rec
ommend TO the Navigation Bureau the
name or names Of candidates consid-
cred best qualified for appointment.
In no case, however, will more than two
candidates be chosen from the same
unit.
The following changes among the
of1cer personnel of the Reserve have
been made:
Appointments: Lieut. Comdr. Everett
p. Lesley, Lieut.. Eric Askenback, Patrick
II. Gallagher, Gavin L. Field and Patrick
j. Quinlan; Lieuts. Gunior Gradel WAL
ter Campbell, Roy c. Corderman, Dan
lei M. Ogden, Walter " Corners, James
M. Mailman and Hilbert D. Rosa; En-
signs Henry K. Bradford, Savilion H.
Fraser, Charles w. Jones, George E.
Margetson, George B. Rind, Paul v.
Tierney, Charles S. Weber, Gerard A.
Caulf1eld Willard Davis, jr.; George L.
Eastman, John j. Gillian, Harry A.
Long, Nicholas Polk. William C. Scho-
field. Thomas F. Walsh and Samuel A.
Young.
designations: Lieut.. (Junior Grade)
John H. Morgan, Ensign Frederick C.
Hartman, jr.; Ensign Paul A. Wells,
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Paul A. Thomp-
son, Ensign Hugh SEVERN, Ensign
George B. Fowler, Lieut.. Comdr. F. j.
Kalteyer, Ensign John L. Frazer, Ensign
Charles S. PayZant, Ensign George w.
D. Waller, Ensign Howard F. Diehl,
Ensign Percy H. Clark
Retirements: Lieut. Joseph Bonn, En-
sign Ralph D. Chamberlain, Ensign
Joseph II. Mulligan
Honorable discharge: Ensign Otis G.
Vincent.
Discharges: Lieut.. (Junior Grade)
Walter C. L. Callahan, Lffit. (Junior
Grade Blair NJ. Fuller, Ensign George
= Mann, Ensign Ralph S. Pinkham
Ensign William D. Potter