Evening star., 1933-03-26

One Of the groups Of enlisted men
OF the 1st Battalion, United States
Naval Reserve Of the District OF Co
lumbia, which took q training cruise
aboard q vessel Of the Atlantic Training
Fleet, was relieved of active duty last
week and the men returned to their
station here. This group was on the
battleship wyoming, while a second
group, which went out later, now Is
cruising aboard the destroyer Goff.
The men who have just been relieved
Of active duty left the ship at New
York and returned to Washing IN.
They are Clark H. Briggs, signalman,
second class; Studor r. Carr, seaman,
man. second class. These, with two
others, left here to start the cruise
which was supposed to have ended on
March 2. However, the vessel was de-
layed and these two, Armand L. Griggs,
coxswain, and Ellsworth @. Morgan,
boatswain's mate, first class, at their
own request were allowed to leave the
ship at New Orleans, as they had to
return home.
During the training voyage the ship
| stopped both at Galveston. Tex, and
New Orleans, La. Since the regular
training cruises were abandoned last
Summer, owing to the necessity for
economy, the Navy Department has
provided several opportunities for en-
listed men to receive training, without
pay. however. They are furnished
meals and sleeping quarters, and they
also have to pay their transporta ton
to and from the port Of embarkation.
The following enlistments were re-
ported during the week: Richard C.
Simmons, 804 Sixth street southwest
fireman. third class assigned to the Sd
Fleet Division; Frederick c. Dudley,
4l0 G street northeast. seaman, second
class, assigned to the I'd Fleet Division;
Addison O. Steele, 1912 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. seaman, second class,
assigned to the I'd Fleet Division.
The second of q series OF monthly
talks for Naval Reserve officers, it was
announced by Lieut.. w. F. Hinckley,
inspector instructor Of the local Re-
serve battalion, will be given on the
evening Of April Z, at $50 o'clock. at
the Naval Reserve Armory, Eleventh
street southeast, just south of M street.
1t will be delivered by Comdr. NJ. S.
Brown, U. 8. N, whose subject will be:
THE Fleet. Its Combat
and Train Forces; Types and Glasses Of
Vessels and Their General and Special
Duties and Uses
All volunteer Naval Reserve officers
are urged to take advantage of the op-
portuntty to hear this and other talks
to be arranged later.
The local chapter Of the United
States Naval Reserve Ofiicers' Associa-
ton held meeting at the Army and
Navy Club last week. The officers
heard reports by the chairman of the
Legislative Committee and from the
chairman of the committee appointed
to investigate the possibility Of fur
tner training for volunteer officers.
The problem of training volunteer Of
ficers is considered an important one.
Many of these officers are specialists.
such as lawyers, scientists, ETC., who
have been commissioned because they
will fill some special need in time OF
war. However, many of them have
little knowledge of the Navy or its
methods, and 1t is for the purpose Of
indoctrinating some of these officers that
the series of lectures has been ar
ranged at the local armory.
The feet Reserve officers are re-
Quired to put in a number Of drills a
years. and for this they are paid
However. the volunteer Naval Reserve
officers are not required to drill. nor
are they required to take an annual
cruise aboard a seagoing vessel.
The problem has been to interest
these officers in learning more about
their naval duties. so that they would
have some training in the event Of a
national emergency.
The Navy Department has called to
the attention Of Reserve officers the
fact that the annual cost of uniforms
gratutitously issued to enlisted men
of the Naval Reserve amounts to nearly
q quarter Of q million dollars. Up to
the present. it was said, this charge
has been borne by the clothing and
small stores fund Of the Regular
Navy and is not reflected as a charge
against the Naval Reserve appropria-
ton. Eventually, through the gradual
depletion Of the clothing and small