Evening star., 1933-12-17

put to them that it would brirc
credit for efficient training
While the examinations will be COM
pleted this week, the battalion will
keep up its intensive training, as word
Is being expected at any time frcrn the
departmental board announcing the
dates for the annual inspections in this
city.
The board this week is getting close
TO Washington, as it is scheduled to
inspect two divisions in the 5th
Naval District. 1t will inspect the
Newport News Division on Tuesday and
the Richmond Division on the following
day, it was announced by the Navy De-
partment. The board is headed by
Capt. c. T. Osburn, U. S. Navy, and
the other member is Lieut.. Comdr.
o. o. Kessing, U. S. Navy, from the
Navy Department here
Each division to be inspected is given
six weeks notice of the time for the
inspection, and as notice has not yet
been received here it will be we'll after
the first Of the year before the in
Spection is held here, it was said. In
the meantime, the battalion, under the
new commander, will keep up its in
tensive class room work, with view
to passing a high inspection mark,
and at least to considerably improve
the report from last year, when the
board found the battalion In such a
condition that there was a general
shake-up in the officer personnel.
The Naval Communication Reserve di-
vision here is facing a reorganization,
according to Lieut.. j. H. Nicholson,
commanding officer. He said that be-
ginning next month the division will
be reorganized to conform with the new
regulations issued by the Navy Depart
ment He added that this will call for
new assignments of duty for all officers
and men and will require some active
participation of all members in order
to maintain their standing. Full de-
tails of the reorganization plan will be
announced later, Lieut.. Nicholson said
The Naval Reserve was on the air for
half an hour last night. It was a pro-
gram arranged to acquaint radio listen
ers with the objects of the Reserve
and to tell what Is being done by these
citizen sailors. There were selections
by the Navy Band. short talks by Rear
Admiral w. D. Leahy, U. S. Navy,
chief of the Bureau of Navigation: Capt.
John Dowres. director of Naval Reserve
personnel at the Navy Department, and
by Lieut.. Comdr. Frank M. Harris. U.
S. Naval Reserve. Of San Francisco.
The Naval Reserve Glee Club of Chi
cago also rendered selections,
Lieut.. Comdr. F. w. Benson, in
spector- instructor in charge of the To-
cal battalion. in announcing the broad
cast, pointed out that in this area there
are a battalion of three divisions. an
aviation division, a Naval Conaflunica-
ton Reserve group, retired Regular Navy
men in the Reserve, and a body Of
Volunteer officers who are specialists In
various activities, totaling more than
500 officers and men.
The Reserve Battalion win give !,
dance at the armory on the night
December 90.
Ensign Stevan Mandarick has bee
ordered transferred from the Voluntae
to the Fleet Reserve and assigned to IT,
1st Fleet Division here for duty.
Raymond z. Landon has been or
dered transferred from the Volunteer
to the Fleet Reserve and assigned to TIE
Sd Division.
Charles A. Conrad, seaman, second
class; Winfield H. Ellis, seaman, first
class, and James Pyne, seaman. frs
class. also have been ordered trans
ferred from the Volunteers. to the Fleet
Reserve and assigned to the I'd Dir
vision.
The following have been transferred
from the Fleet to the Volunteers: Frank
T., Jordan, seaman, second class, ID
Division; Emanuel @. Carr, mess at
tendant. first class. 1st Division: Ray
naond L. Furby, officers cook. third
class.