Evening star., 1933-02-19

Divisions OF the 1st Battalion, United
States Naval Reserve of the District Of
Columbia, began active drills aboard ship
last week, and will continue to have
their weekly drills on the destroyer until
the vessel leaves on February % for a
cruise of Atlantic coast ports. The de-
stroyer Golf is at the Washington Navy
Yard, in connection with the training Of
Reserves, and during the period that the
vessel will remain here her facilities will
be made available for the reservists both
day and night.
In addition to training aboard ship,
sist in the instruction Of the Reserves
and will give lectures on naval work in
the local armory. The first of the talks
was given to officers the latter part OF
last week by Lieut.. Comdr l.. N. Linsley,
commander of the ship.
Lieut.. G. A. Briggs, commanding the
communications branch of the local Re
serve, which is composed largely Of
amateur radio operators, In communi-
cation to his men said that the presence
Of the Gof here provides a means for
gaining information and instruction re-
Specting both communication and gen.
eral matters which will form q more
important addition to the armory in
struction.
He has informed his men that the
Golf may be visited at any time between
9 o'clock In the morning and o'clock
in the afternoon. Reservists who visit
the ship during the day, he says, will
be instructed in the use of the regular
receiving equipment aboard the vessel
and will undoubtedly be permitted to
use the receivers in the radio room.
Radio Station NED, the local Reserve
station, will be made four nights a
week, according to present plans, and
Reservists may be included in the oper-
ating unit by arranging definitely In
advance.
Lieut.. Briggs also announced that
Radio Station W3BVG will be manned
beginning at O'Clock on March and
remaining open to the same hour the
following night, to aid in the reception
of the Governor President relay mes
sages which have been arranged by the
American Radio Relay League. Accord
ing to the plan a message will be start
ed at each State capitol, addressed to
the incoming President and be relayed
via amateur radio to Washington, where
the reception and delivery of the mes
sages to the new President will be part
of the Inauguration events.
Ensign Bertram D. Lindman has been
transferred from the volunteer to the
feet branch to fill a vacancy in the
officer personnel Of the 1st Fleet
Division.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) John L. Card
well, Medical Corps, has been recon-
mended for transfer from the volunteer
to the fleet branch. He Is to be assigned
as assistant medical officer of the local
battalion, to fill the vacancy recently
created by the transfer to the volunteer
list Of DR.. Jasper S. Hunt.
Lieut.. Comdr. Lewis P. Clephane has
been ordered placed on the honorary re-
tired list Of the Reserve, having reached
the statutory age of 81 years, it was
announced at the local Reserve head
quarters.
Eimar Boydler, aviation chief machin-
lists mate, has been ordered placed ON
the retired list upon completion Of SO
years Of service, 20 of which were In the
Regular Establishment.
Lieut.. .(Junior Grade) Ralph H. Hud-
son, formerly attached to the local bat
talon, but now on the volunteer list. has
rendered his resignation, which has been
dCSCptcu, IL Was dllIlOuIlCtQ at IIle local
Reserve headquarters.
AS part Of the efforts of the COM
mittee of the local Naval Reserve OFF,
GERS Association to provide for more
training and instruction for members Of
the volunteer branch Of the Reserve, a
series Of lectures will be inaugurated
here on March 10 at the local Reserve
armory.
The first Of the lectures will be deliv-
cred by Comdr. Theodore s. Wilkinson,
u. S. Navy, secretary of the Naval Gen.
eral Board, who will speak on "The
Navy and It's Relation to Other Gov
ernment Departments.
The first headquarters night was held
at the local battalion during the week
under the new plan of instruction just
inaugurated by the commanding officer
AT that time the division officers and
yeomen were given instruction in meth
DDS Of handling naval correspondence
by John A. Dalkins, clerk at the Reserve
headquarters. He pointed out common
errors that are made, and particularly
those of the method by which shipping
articles should be handled.
Under the new system the division
officers. in addition to drilling their rer
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