Evening star., 1932-04-24
ID. C.. Naval Reserve

While the training cruises for all fleet
Naval Reserve organizations have been
cancelled for the current Summer, the
Navy Department has Just announced
q plan for giving instruction to Naval
Reserve officers of all classes 1t pro-
vides for the establishment Of educa-
tional centers in three seaport towns,
but no provision is made for instruc-
tions of officers who may not be located
so es to take advantage of the new Sys-
TEN, except correspondence courses.
The centers are to be established at
New York, New Orleans and San Fran
cisco. They are expected to open about
June Is.
Orders have been issued to the fol-
lowing officers of the Regular Navy to
serve at these eenters
Condr Henry d. MCGUIRE, now COM
nanding the U. S. S. Kittery, who will
take charge of the New York station;
CoR1dr. Selah NJ. LaBounty, now Serv-
ing as navigator aboard the Battleship
Arkansas, who will 60 to New Orleans,
and Comdr, Harry j. Albeit, now serv-
ing as executive ofleer Of the U. 8.
Cruiser Chester, who will head the San
Francisco establishment.
Correspondence courses for fleet. gen.
eral and special classes Of the Naval
Reserve, it was announced, will be eS-
tablished as follows: Navigation, visual
communication, strategy and tactics,
conducted by the Naval War College;
international law, also conducted by the
Naval War College; engineering, gun
and torpedo fire control; general naval
information, regulations, customs; sup
ply officers course, to be conducted by
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
For the merchant marine reserve
only, the following courses are to be
prepared: @h
Navigation. visual communications
and convoy tactics, international law,
engineering, gunnery, defensive Tor mer-
chant vessels, and general naval m1or-
nation, regulations and customs.
Libraries and reading rooms are to be
provided for the officers of the Naval
Reserve, and it Is proposed to conduct
lecture courses in addition to the corre-
spondence courses at the three centerS.
Upon the completion Of the oorrespon-
dence courses, ii was announced, a GER
tificate of completion will be issued and
a notation made In the officers record.
It is contemplated that in due tine
completion OF the courses which are
applicable to each grade in the Naval
Reserve will be made part Of the re-
quirements for promotion, or at least
will give certain credits toward promo
llCH, 10 C16O1Io given 1OI
pletion Of active training duty.
The Cnited States Naval Reserve In
xpection Board, of which Capt. John
Downs is president, will conduct an in
spection Of the Reserve unit in Balti-
more, Md next Thursday. it was an
nounced. The board that will make this
this inspection, in addition TO Capt.
Downes, will be composed of Capt,
Alexander Sharp, jr.; Capt. r A. White
and ComdT C. T. OSburn from the
Navy Department. Lieut.. Lemuel P.
Padgett, jr., attached to Headquarters,
5th Naval District, viii aid in this in
spection.
The Baltimore unit is the one whose
divisions always come to Washington
during the Summer months to partici-
pate in the annual cruises with the local
units.
Carrying the Naval Reserve yacht
pennant around the world for the first
time, the Alva, owned and commanded
by Lieut.. Comdr william K Vanderbilt.
United States Naval Reserve, has COM
pleted cruise of $4,000 miles, the Navy
Departne nent announces. The Alva sailed
from Miami, Fla, on July H. 1881, on
a world cruise, during which she visited
the Society Islands, Australia. the East
Indies, Indian Ocear. the Mediterra-
mean, Cape Verde Islands and Porto
Rico arriving at Miami on March 4 last.
Upon completion of the cruise Lieut.
Comdr. Vanderbilt called al the Navy
Department and left with Rear Admiral
Walter r. Gherardi, q. S. N hyCrog-
rapher. valuable data he had gathered
concerning the ports visited and the
route followed.
Marion H. Baker, seaman, first class,
having moved to Syracuse, N. Y, his
records have been transferred to head
quarters, Sd Naval District.
Jofe Beltran, officers cook, first class,
has been transferred from the Omaha
10 the Reserve here, and George G.
Duffy has been transferred to the Re-
serve in this city from the receiving
ship at New York Both men have Just
completed % years OF service in the
regular establishment.
Council A. Duke. storekeeper, seconC
class. has been ordered honorably dis
charged from the Reserve upon CON-
pletion Of a four-year assignment.
Charles Z. Gorrie, yeoman, third class
I'd Fleet Division, has been ordered
honorahly discharged upon completion
Of his enlistment.
Oscar r. Harlow. nachinists mate,