Evening star., 1933-08-20
D. c.. Naval Reserve

Oficers and enlisted men Of the 1st
Battalion, United States Naval Reserves
of the District Of Columbia, will have
q whole week to drill aboard the U. S.
destroyer Hamilton, prior to the de-
parture Of two of the divisions on their
annual training cruise aboard the YES
sci, 1t was announced at the local re-
serve headquarters at the Washington
Navy Yard.
The Hamilton, the Atlantic training
division ship assigned to the fifth naval
district, Is due to dock at the Navy Yard
next Friday, being now engaged in a
training cruise with members Of the
Baltimore and Pittsburgh naval bat
talions aboard. These citizen sailors
will be disembarked here and the vessel
will remain until it Is time for her to
leave with the members of the 1st and
I'd Fleet Divisions Of the local battalion
on September 2.
The members Of the local battalic-
have not had an opportunity for ship
board drill for many months, as the
Hamilton has been engaged on other
duties. While here, prior to beginning
the training cruises, it is expected that
the local divisions will make full use OF
the vessel, particularly the gun crews,
the members Of which will familiarize
themselves with the guns and the fire
control apparatus, In an effort to perfect
their training prior to the time they go
ON the range for their annual big gun
battle practice.
During the training cruise the vessel
will cruise in the North Atlantic and
will go to New York City on the week
end In the middle Of the cruise to give
the reservists shore liberty.
Week end cruises on the motor launch
still continue to hold the enthusiastic
interest Of the reserv1sts and greatly as
sist in practical training Of the reserve
units. Last week the cruise under the
direction Of Ensign Douglas G. Wright
took two full days, the vessel having
left on Friday, instead of Saturday.
The commandant of the Washington
fer Of Lieut.. (Junior Grade) George D
Sullivan and Ensign Carl G. Drescher
to the Fleet Naval Reserve to fill va
cancies in the I'd and 1st Fleet Divisions
respectively.
Ensign Harry r. Tlrkel and Ensign
Bernhard H. Hartman are now per-
forming training duty without pay
aboard the U. 8. cruiser Indianapolis.
Lieut. (Junior Grade) Lester M.
Lucas has Just successfully completed
Navy Department correspondence
course In Navy regulations.
Five Navy observation planes Of the
local Reserve Aviation Division and
three training planes. manned by re-
serve pilots. are scheduled to fly eight
officers Of the Communication Reserve
Division to the Naval Air Station at
Norfolk, Va. for q conference with
other Communication Reserve officers.
Weather permitting, the eight planes
station here at $50 this morning and
will return in the afternoon.
Lieut. M. M. Cloukey. commander OF
the local Reserve Aviation Division, has
filed q report of the recent training of
the division at Cape May, N. j. The
division, he reported, has completed
the most successful annual gunnery
and bombing period in the history Of
the division. Thirteen officers and "a
men formed a regular squadron or
ganization during the 13-day training
period at the old Naval Air Station,
Cape May, N. J. Eighteen enlisted men
were trained as aerial free machine
gunne!s, while II ofhcer pilots received
intensive training as fixed machine
gymnen and dive bombers.
The squadron hved and provided tt
own comnAssaYy arrangements IN The
vacant Coast Guard barracks known "a
"Cold Spring Quarters" Cots, bedding
mess gear. trucks, ETC., were borrowed
from various accommodating establish
ments Of the Regular Navy and Marine
Corps.
The eight planes Of the division were
parked nightly in the huge Navy dirigi-
BILE hangar at Cape May. One Of the
cotton doors Of this hangar had to be
opened and closed daily by manpower
which was accomplished, according to
the report, by walking the cat" around
an old-fashtoned capstan, which was
geared to q steel cable pulling the door
on its heavy tracks. Thus, the COM
mandtng on1cer says, there was no lack
Of swedish exercise" for all hands, Of
f1cers as well a. men.
The daily routine Of work at Cape
May began at O'Clock am. Flight
operations were over at 4:30 O'Clock
pm. and evening chow ut s O'Clock.
Then followed several hours devoted to
surf bathing, fishing, athletics or other
recreation before taps, at 10 o'clock pm
He said that nearly score Of off,
GERS Of the Regular Navy and Marine
Corps new to Cape May to inspect the
training operations Of the division, in
cluding Rear Admiral e. ]. King, U. s.
NJ, chief Of the Bureau Of Naval Aero
nautics: Col. H. g. Reisinger, U. s.
Marine Corps, Maine Corps headquar-
terS here; Capt. W. @. Child, q. s.
Navy, Naval Air Station. Anacostia, D