Evening star., 1932-10-09
D. c.. Naval Reserve

Fourteen enlisted men of the 1st
Battalion. United States Naval Reserve
of the District of Columbia. have filed
applications for permission to take the
competitive examination for admission
to Annapolis next June. The Naval
Reserve for the country at large is
allowed 25 appointments from the en-
listed ranks each year, but since the
law was passed In 1925, it has never
been possible to obtain sufficient men
to fill all the vacancies. However, the
numbers have been increasing from
year to year.
Those who have applied from the
local battalion are:
John F.. Morse, seaman, second class,
1887 California street, attached to the
1st Fleet Division; George E. Meeks,
1908 Myrtle street northeast, seaman,
second class. 1st Division; Willard J.
Dye, 1348 Kearney street northeast,
seaman, second class, I'd Division; Frank
T. Jordan, 1419 West Virginia avenue
northeast, seaman, second class. I'd
Division; David L. Townsend, 1916 @
street. seaman, second class, I'd Fleet
Division; Greer A. Duncan, jr. fireman,
third class. Sd Fleet Division; Clay
Goodloe, 1922 Nineteenth street, seaman,
second class, 1st Division. Henry j. M.
Howard, 81 v street. fireman. third
class Sd Division; Albert w. Crowell,
2258 Cathedral avenue, fireman, third
class, LIST Division; David B. Bell. 803
Rittenhouse So eet, fireman, third class,
1st Division J ohn P. Currie. 632 Keefer
place, seaman. second class, lst Division
Lawrence V. Juiihn. 1920 Thirty-ninth
street, seaman. second class, I'd Division;
Alden W. Mcdaniel, 7 Grafton street.
Chevy Chase, Md. seaman, second
class. Aviation Division: Converse r.
Lewis. jr., 1443 Rhode Island avenue,
seaman, second class. Sd Division.
The Naval Reserve Inspection Board,
of which Capt. Alexander Sharp, U. S.
NJ, is president will conduct inspections
of Reserve organizations at Erie. Pa,
tomorrow; Dunkirk, N. Y, Tuesday;
Buffalo. N Y, Wednesday; Watertown,
N. Y, Thursday; Oswego N. Y, Friday
and Rochester, N. Y. Saturday.
The board which will make this trip,
in addition to Capt. Sharp. will be COM
posed of Comdr C. T. Osborn, Lieut..
Comdr. o. o. Kessing. from the Navy
Department, and Comdr. Stephen DOH
erty, attached to headquarters, Sd Naval
District.
AS Navy day, october 27, falls on
Thursday this year, the usual weekly
drill will be held on that night instead
of on Monday. The monthly command
ing officers inspection also will be held
at that time, and 1t is probable that
other ceremonies will be held, as at
that time the public will be expected to
see lust what the Naval Reserve does.
Following the formal naval cere-
monies the Athletic Association plans
to stage a dance for the entertainment
of the visitors.
Lieut.. w. F. Hlnckley. US N. inspector
instructor of the local battalion. has
called to the attention of division Off
GERS the requirement that enlisted men
must be present in full uniform for the
entire period of the drill in order to
be eligible for drill pay. He pointed
out that at recent drill II fleet re-
Servists appeared without leggins.
He also called attention to the fact
that the uniforms are Federal Govern
ment property and must not be taken
from the armory except by the permis-
sion of the division commanders.
received from Admiral F. B. Upham,
ton, as a result of the score of 97.395
attained by the Naval Communication
Reserve of the District of Columbia in
the national radio competition for the
fiscal year 1882, this being the second
highest score awarded in any district.
As a result, the commanding officer
of the local communication division,
Lieut. C. A. Briggs, in formal order,
has expressed his appreciation of the
loyalty and efficiency of the officers and
men responsible for the score attained,
and added that he looks forward to
their continued effort to achieve the
highest possible rating for the current
fiscal year.
Several changes are being made in
the equipment for training in the local
reserve, in order to build up an efficient
corps of signalmen. The recent report
Of the inspection board pointed out for
the country at large that there was
some deficiency in this training. and
the local reserve is taking prompt steps
to aid in its correction.
The signal bridge in the armory is
being remodelled so that better instruc-
ton may be given, and mast is being
erected on the new training launch
recently assigned here so that when
the men take their week end trips they
may have considerable practice In
visual signalling
Lieut.. Harold E. Richardson, COM
manding officer Of the local reserve
battalion, said that the divisions will be
called upon each Monday night to fur
nish men for the signal class.
The annual examinations Of enlisted
men who have been recommended for
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