Evening star., 1933-09-10

Just when they were settling down fog
fine week end liberty in New York
after a hard week of drilling on the
first sea cruise they have had in two
years, two divisions of the 1st Battalion
United States Naval Reserves in the
District of Columbia, were summarily
ordered back to their home port here
and the destroyer Hamilton, on which
they were cruising, made available fol
possible service In the Cuban troubles
Not only will these two divisions lose
week Of their sea cruising, but the
Sd Fleet Division, which was to have
followed them, probably will not get q
cruise at all.
The Hamilton left here Saturday q
week ago with the reservists and was
hasing on Fort Pond Bay, Long Island
and the reServists were to have had
short range battle practice, but as this
Is usually reserved for the second week
of the cruise it is probable that they
dfd not get in this training.
The Hamilton docked at the Wash
ington Navy Yard Friday. As the men
were ordered on duty for two weeks, II
is probable that they will be kept on
training duty at the Washington Navy
Yard for a week.
The order for the cruises which were
suspended summarily on account of the
Cuban situation came after the re-
servists believed that they would have
to 60 another year without sea train
ing. on account Of the need for govern
mental economy. The cruises were
suspended last year because of lack OF
funds, but money was allotted to the
naval men for cruising this year fol-
lowing authority for the National Guard
to have training camps.
The officers who were on the cruise
which ended Friday were: Lieut.. John
B. Cleland, Leuts. (Junior Grade)
George D. Sullivan. Jay F. Carpenter
and Paul E. Kerst; Ensigns Woodville
T. Henry, William c. Schofield, Melvin
T. Young and Carl G. Drescher.
The enlisted personnel included Wal
ter B. Alexander, Charles A. Bayne,
John D. Briscoe, Clayton w. Colvin,
Robert j. Criste Henry ]. English, jr
Justin E. Farrell. Chester E. Fox. James
Franko, Norborne H. Harrison, Harry j.
Holt, Herbert w. Irwin, Alfred L. john
son, Frank j. Kelly, Henry Latterner,
jr.; Donald G. Mcdonald, Wilbur e
Mcpherson
John J. Meyer, Maurice W. Nelligar,
Robert E. L. Osgood, Charles G. Penkert,
William G. Perry, Will r. Price. Paul D
Richardson Arthur G. Rollman Jack
w. Rowzie. jr.; Harold w. Rusk. Joseph
r. Williams. John M Wilson. Clark H
Briggs, ARA T. Campbell. Morgan A.
Chism. Vincent d'Orto. Frederick c.
Dudley. Louis A. Dunan. Frank R
Gessford, Armand L. Griggs, Walter E
Hannemann, Leslie F. Hart James D.
Jewell. Frank T. Jordan, Wilbur r
knight. Henry w. Koenig. Antonio F.
Lancaster. George E. Laycock. Arthur
C. Lembeck, Louis Luebkert, Donald D.
Mcpherson
Winston c. Mooney, Edward j. Mot
ley. Frank C. Orange, Percy Parham
Harvey F. Richardson. Robert E. Ross
Robert J. Royster, Herman L. Schmulo-
vitz, Howard P Sellers. Charles D
Shepard, Jacob E. Thomas, Edward A.
Wagner Elmer S. Welsh. William H
Williams Woodwork S. Williams, Clyde
F. Willoughby. Richmond T. Zoch
Alexander J. Schriner. William j. Davis
Elliott NJ. Murphy and Woodrow w
Oliver.
The local naval communication re-
Servists again manned their sets to be
able to keep open lines of communica-
ton during the recent hurricane.
The regulation national competitive
radio drills conducted among the radio
control and alternate control stations q
the Naval Reserve in the various naval
districts throughout the United States
will begin on September IA. National
drills will be held on September IA and
21. On September % the first intra-
district drill will be held in which dis
trict contacts count in the competition
Beginning with October. 1888, national
drills will be held on the first and third
Thursdays and the intra-district sched-
ules will be held on the second and
fourth Thursdays
Admiral H. v. Butler, commandant OF
the Washington Navy Yard. has sent
the following letter Of commendation to
the Office in charge of Naval Reserve
affairs IN this city:
1T has come to the attention Of the
commandant, Navy Yard, Washington
D. c., that during the disruption of
usual communication facilities due to
storm conditions Wednesday. August %
1888, the Volunteer Communication Re
serves mobilized, manned their own
stations, and the station in the Reserve
Armory, and maintained continuous
watches on as many wave lengths as
possible until power was lost.
Inc following named personnel are
commended for their meritorious services
in maintaining communications with
localities which would otherwise have
been isolated:
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Howard H
Layton. Lieut. (Junior Grade> Roy c.
Corderman Ensign Barton E. Stahl,
Seaman First Glass; Isadore Abramo-
vitZ, Radioman First Class Woodwork
First Lieut.. A. R. Pefley at 1888 @