Evening star., 1933-07-30
D. C. Naval Reserves

III CkldIBe O1 NAVEL fVeScEvc uIdlLS III
this district, has sent out question
service In this city and vicinity to
on various matters affecting the re-
serve activities here.
He is desirous Of ascertaining
whether the reserve officers would be
interested In attending monthly meet
ings for the purpose Of becoming ac-
quainted, and he asks for suggestions
for making such meetings attractive.
the day OF week or month that would
best suit the majority.
He also would like to know whether
the officers would be interested in a
series Of talks on the various branches
OF the Navy and United States Govern
ment by officers and specialists, as well
as tmpromptu talks by officer members,
and talks on professional subjects by
the inspector
Comdr. Benson also is asking for sug-
gestions as to whether the officers
would like stag dinners, or dinners to
which ladies might be invited, and If
dancing would be included. He also
asks for opinions on the arrangement
Of boxing and wrestling matches by
the reserves. Comdr. Benson also seeks
to know the recreational desires Of the
officers.
Another proposal includes trips of
inspection of naval activities such as
the Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren,
Va; Indian Head Powder Factory;
Bellevue Laboratories; Naval Gun Fac
tory, Naval Academy.
In view of the fact, he says, that all
volunteer officers must do a certain
amount Of active training before be-
ing promoted, he desires to know
whether the officers are interested in
cruising this year and whether they
would be interested in week end cruises
on the motor launch assigned here.
Another proposal is the establishment
OF a reading room at the local reserve
armory and he asks for suggestions for
reading matter to be included in this
project.
1t is Comdr Benson's desire, it was
said, to draw the reserve officers of all
branches here closer together. Only
the fleet reserve officers are required to
attend drills regularly, but in addition
to these there are scores of officers here
who belong to the volunteer branch who
are neither required to drill nor take an
nual cruises. The commandant Of the
Washington Navy Yard this year in
augurated a series Of lectures on naval
subjects for the purpose of giving the
volunteer officers an opportunity to
learn some of the matters concerning
the Navy.
Fourteen officers and SO enlisted men
of the local reserve aviation division
reported at the United States Air Sta
ton at Anacostia for IA days of train
ing and today they will move the entire
squadron by air to the United States
Naval Air> Station at Cape May, N. j.
The squadron is commanded by
Lieut.. M. M. Cloukey and the other Of
ficers are: Lieut.. Junior grade) M B.
Johnson, Lieut. Gunior grade) r. C.
Southworth, Lieut.. junior grade) J. j.
Klak, Lieut.. Gunior grade) c. C. Ward.
Lieut.. Junior grade) r. L. Earle, Lieut..
Comdr. E. w. Rounds. Lieut. Comdr T.
j. Kennedy, Lieut.. H. j. Huester, En-
sign w. E. Coney. Ensign w. S. Carroll,
Ensign T. w. Wagner, Ensign r. j.
Richardson and Ensign P. Dalton.
The enlisted men are: Aviation Chief
Machinist's Mate Cole, j. j. Norwicki,
j. Gordon, r. S. Bush, w. T. Dykes, w.
H. Wardwell. T. j. Lyons. B. B. Schutt,
c. c. Millard, ]. L. Hutchins, c. H.
Gerwig. w. Wimbush. E. w. Simmons,
J. S. Hurlburt, ]. H. Whoolery. H. B.
Smith, r. L. Furbey. E. G. Carr, J. H.
Ward. j. H. Neal, ]. C. Read. L. Gold
smith, B. F. Boyce, c. w. Boyles. P. ].
Clarke, l.. v. Elmer, H. M. Lamb, G. S.
E. F.. McDuffie, D. N. Petit, R. j. Pat
terson, P. Vierling and R. Zittman.
The following new enlistments were
reported in the Fleet Reserve:
Michael D. Fenton, fireman, third
class, Third Division; Charles H. Gouge
seaman, second class, Second Division;
John D. Kendall, jr., seaman, second
class, First Division; Ralph w. Lowe,
fireman. third class, First Division;
Major W. Robb, seaman, second class,
seaman, second class, First Division;
Nelson B. Wilson, seaman, second
class, Second Division.
Willis E. Hatch, boiler maker. second
class, Second Division, and Elmer S.
Welsh, seaman, first class, Second Di-
vision. re-enlisted.
Joseph C. Read has been ordered
promoted from seaman, second class,
to seaman: first class, in the Aviation
Division.
Martin Damn, bandmaster, and Har-
~ Posey. coppersmith, first class, have
been ordered retired, upon completion
of 80 years of service in the regular
establishment and the Reserve.
Records have been ordered Of the
transfer here Of Charles S. Bell. chief
fire control man. from the receiving
station in this city: Fernando Javier,
officers steward, first class, from the
U. S. S. Reina Mercedes, and Albert
A. Nael, aviation chief machinists
mate, from the Receiving Station here.
The following have had their rec
ords transferred from this to other
jurisdictions:
Claude I. Bowman. chief boatswain's
mate. to the 7th Naval District at
Charleston, S. c.; Giovann Pennio,
bandmaster to the 9th Naval District,
Chicago, ILL.,; Oscar j. Weeks, chief
electricians mate, to the 9th Naval
District at Charleston, S. c.
Letters of commendation have been
sent by the Secretary Of the Navy to
the following Reserve officers and en-
listed men for their prompt action in
connection with the Akron disaster:
Lieut.. Comdr. C.. K. Wildman, Lieut..
(Junior Grade) j. L. Baker, Ensign L.
C. Denton, Ensign G. L. Countryman
Ensign D. w. Darby. Ensign w. R.
Hopf, jr.; Ensign j. r. Stewart, Lieut.
S. j. Gustof, Second Lieut.. H. j.
Boyer, jr.; Ensign F. P. Brown, Lieut.
L. F. Adams, Radioman First Glass; L.
T. Clifford, Aviation Chief Machinist's
Mate First Glass; H. S. Simmons,
Aviation Chief Machinist'S Mate CThird