Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
d. c.. Naval Reserve

Possibility Of q foreign cruise for the
1st Battalion. United States Naval Re-
serves of the District Of Columbia
doomed last week, it was learned on
good authority. While it was pointed
out that there was nothing definite In
the matter, 1t Is understood that the
officials are considering the question fol
the cruise of 1882. It Is also under
stood that II such a cruise is decided
upon 1t will be made contingent on the
local Reservists taking their annual
training in the Spring of 1882, instead
of during the Summer months, as has
been the practice in the past. Also, II
it Is decided upon, there will be nc
cruise for the local outfit during the
Summer of 1881. This Is because all OF
the cruises Of the Naval Reserve are
arranged to take place after the begin
ming of the Governments fiscal year
which beings on July !, at which time
the appropriation acts become effective
The opportunity for q foreign cruise
it was indicated, will come as Q result
of the fact that the newly established
Atlantic Training Squadron, which haa
been formed to give the Reservists Their
annual sea training, will be very busy
during the Summer months. It wa
pointed out by those In close touch with
Naval Reserve affairs that there are %
many Reserve units to be cruised dur
ing the Summer months that the YES
sells assigned to this duty will hnd the
cruises running on the heels Of each
other. That Is, as soon as one organi-
Zation is returned to its home port ct
the conclusion Of a cruise another one
will have to be taken out Immediately
with no period layover for the
training ship While the Reservists
their own use 1t was the practice to
permit the ship to lay over one week
between each cruise to allow opportu-
nifty for the making of minor repairs
and for the purpose Of taking supplies
aboard. It was further indicated that
the cruising dates Of the ReServists will
be so close together that II a break
down occurs with one of the training
ships some organization Is very likely
to find itself without a vessel.
In order not to be caught in such a
possibility, 1t was said that some OF the
units are considering taking their an
nual cruises when the vessels have
little work to do, which will be during
available then for O foreign cruise, with
q period of lay over allowed for the
vessels upon completing the voyages
and prior to the time for starting their
strenuous Summer schedules.
Although q foreign cruise has been
discussed each year when the training
ship was assigned here, no provision
was made for it, although some years
ago the eagle boat went to Havana: II
was indicated that If 1t Is decided tc
provide for a foreign cruise in the
Spring of 1882, it possibly will be TO
the Bermuda Islands or TO Havana.
Foreign cruises have o large appeal
for the enlisted personnel as relieving
somewhat the routine OF cruising al
most yearly in the same areas, and
they serve to keep up the morale In
the organization, it was said. For that
reason, officers seize every opportunity
which may result in getting one OF these
cruises.
It is the hope now that in the event
the department decides to have one OF
the Spring cruises to foreign shores
that the local officers Will be able to
arrange to have their men take it. How
ever, it is likely to occur before the
usual vacation period begins in estab-
lishments here, and for that reason 1t
may be difficult to get enough men Tor
the trip. However, If the foreign cruise
Is announced, 1t was said, the men are
very likely to exert themselves In order
to get leave for the voyage.
Lieut.. Harold G. Richardson, executive
officer of the local battalion, has been
elected president of the local chapter OF
THE United States Naval Reserve ON
GERS Association. Lieut.. John M:
Fewell was named vice president, and
Lieut.. G. H. Williams, secretary-treas-
urer.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Gordon w.
DaiSley was elected director on the
board of the national association and
also delegate to the annual convention
of the organization. which is to be held
here the latter part of this month.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade B. M. Coleman
was named alternate to the convention.
The following enlisted in the local
battalion during the past week: Leslie
F. Hart, 1902 Kearney street northeast,
fireman, third class, assigned to the
I'd Division and Charles D. MacGregor,
Sill Seward Square southeast, radioman,
third class, assigned to the Sd Division.
The following former shipkeepers
aboard the destroyer Abel p. Upshur
have been relieved from further active
duty upon their own requests: William
H. Kelley, seaman, second class, and
Charles A. Reibling, jr., seaman, first
class. With these transfers there re-
main II of the crew of IS which for
merly served as shipkeepers of the YES
sci while it was here for training
1t was said that the men are
gradually finding jobs for themselves
on the outside, and it is expected by
May l that most Of them will have
found employment in civil pursuits.
One, Chief Boatswain's Mate Slattery,
is to remain on active duty at the
armory.
The commandant of the Washington
Navy Yard has been authorized to Sc
lect three members of the Naval Com
Reserve for about three
days of active duty in February. 1t was
said that they win be assigned to duty
In the Bureau Of Operations in the
Navy Department in connection with
q fleet. Nncentration problem, the de-
tails Of wnich are not known. The Sc
lections, while made, 1t was said, have
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