Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

While all the feet divisions making
up the LIST Battalion, United States Ma
val Reserves Of the District Of Column
bia, have completed their annual tours
| Of sea duty aboard the U. 8. destroyer
Hamilton, there are sim some ofiicers,
| attached to the Headquarters Division,
who must make cruises aboard Other
ships, among them Lieut.. Samuel w.
| Stinemetz, commander of the battalion.
! These in most cases, will be sent to
cruisers Of the Atlantic Scouting Fleet,
While the destroyer Hamilton was
scheduled to lay over at the Washing
ton Navy Yard during the last week,
! she received orders the latter part Of
the week to proceed to Hampton Roads,
there to take aboard the foot ball squad,
proceed to Annapolis, debark them, and
then return to washington in time to
prepare for another two-week cruise
with other Reservists aboard.
A contingent of Reservists from the
Pittsburgh, Pa, battalion, arrived here
Yesterday by train and were promptly
placed aboard the ship, while the
Richmond, Va, division, which also
came by train late yesterday afternoon
also boarded the ship. The vessel was
scheduled to get under way To-Day for
another voyage to Bermuda. upon COM
Richmond and Pittsburgh organizations
viii be disembarked here.
With the completion Of the annual
cruising period for the local contingent
of Reserves, the battalion will be
started in earnest on its annual armory
drill schedule, which will be carried up
to the annual inspections by board OF
regular naval officers next Spring.
The commanding oficer shortly viii
- ENF-
ficers who viii begin the work OF ex-
aiming men selected as q result OF eff
ficiency shown during the annual
cruises for promotion to the next
higher grades. These examinations
usually take most of the armory drill
year. as each man has to be examined
individually by the board, owing TO the
many branches prevailing IN the naval
service.
However, 1t was indicated that there
will be little opportunity for advance
ment in the higher ratings during the
current year, unless the departure Of
rated men from the city creates them
The divisions of the battalion are now
said to be practically at full strength,
and there are only two or three petty
oficer vacancies. However, men in
the seamen and engine room branches
may be rated, the former from seamen,
SSC0n0 10 uTSL Class, ana LnS, ldCteF
from fremen, third to second class
There is said to be no limit on the
number of these, but there is. however,
kept q very rigid limitation on the
petty oficer ratings.
In addition to the fact that too many
petty officers would make the organise
ton top heavy, they also create a drain
on the appropriations allotted to the
Naval Reserve for training, for every
promotion carries an increase Of pay
for the next higher grade.
When the Hamilton leaves port today
there will be two washington Vclun-
teeF Reservists aboard. They are WI
liam G. I.ascom and Rupert W. Leslie,
both radiomen, third class, attached to
the local communications Naval Reserve
They wiz be assigned to the radio room
during the voyage
Three local aviation officers have
been ordered to Is days Of training at
the Naval Air Station at Anacostia, 1t
was announced at the local Reserve
headquarters. They are Lieut.. A. B.
Craig, Lieut.. M. M. Bloukey and Lieut..
G. G. Rowe.
Two Reserve officers, one Q volunteer