Evening star., 1933-10-15

just as large quotas seeking the ap-
pointments.
Those who are to try for the coveted
billets from the local organization in
clude:
Maj. w. Robb, seaman. second class
I'd Fleet Division, 1906 Farragut street;
Henry Latterner. seaman, second class,
1st Fleet Division, 303 Willard avenue,
Friendship Heights, Md; Thomas H.
Shaffer, seaman, second class, 1St Fleet
Division, 3443 Oakwood Terrace; Ed
mund B. Mason. seaman, second class,
1st Fleet Division, 4439 Fourteenth
street northeast; John D. Mason, sea-
man. second class, 1st Fleet Division,
1903 New Hampshire avenue; AleXan-
der j. Schreiner, seaman. second class,
Sd Fleet Division, 1925 Woodley road;
Enoch D. Chase, fireman, third class,
Sd Fleet Division, 3432 Thirty-fourth
street; Vernon R. Hayes, seaman, sec
ond class, Sd Fleet Division, Sill Con-
duit road; Harry j. Holt, seaman, Sec
ond class. 1st Fleet Division, 106 East
Thornapple street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Michael T. King, seaman, second class,
1st Fleet Division, 1000 Cathedral ave-
nue.; sCharles H. George, seaman, second
class, I'd Fleet Division, 2452 Tunlaw
road; Leonard E Harmon. seaman, first
avenue; ASbury Coward, seaman, second
class, Sd Fleet Division: Drew j. T.
O'Keefe, seaman. second class, Sd Fleet
Division; Watson J. Simons, seaman,
second class. Sd Fleet Division, all at
tending school at Manassas, Va; John
D. Kendall, jr.. seaman. second class,
1st Fleet Division. 1914 Cathedral ave-
nue.; Donald B. Pollock, fireman. third
class. Sd Fleet Division, 4448 Greenwich
parkway.
Several of the young men in this list,
it was pointed out at the Reserve head
quarters here, have been transferred to
this area from other battalions, for the
purpose of attending local preparatory
schools While here they will drill with
the local outfit. as the law requires
them to be active members for the year
prior to their admission to the academy
The examination for admission is to be
held the first Wednesday in April
Justin NJ. Miller, 3401 Woodley road,
formerly seaman, second class, in the
Sd Fleet Division of the local battalion,
has been admitted to the academy as a
midshipman. in the present fourth
class, according to word received from
the Navy Department at the local Re
serve headquarters. He came to the
local battalion from Honolulu.
Active steps are being taken by the
officers of the local battalion to pre-
pare for the coming annual inspections
by the Navy Department Board. The
inspection of last year was held Just
prior to Christmas. but no word has as
yet been received of the current inspec-
ton date
The Navy Board gives six weeks no.
tice of the time for the inspection to
give the organizations time to make
preparations, but there was opinion ex-
pressed here last week that the board
will not come here this year until
Spring. As part of the preparation,
petty officers are being given period
written examinations by the inspector
instructor. While the board will con-
duct written examinations, it will pick
men at random, SO that it is necessary
for all members with petty officer rat
, ings to have high standing as the men
picked must uphold the standing of the
battalion by having high markings. The
board will pick the men to be examined,
SO that 1t will not be possible for the
local officers to select their best men.
The week end cruises on the cabin
launch assigned here for training pur-
poses will be continued as long as the
weather permits, it was said Each week
end a group from each division Is as
signed to the vessel. which is taken
down the Potomac River, when the en-
listed personnel are given instructions
in various phases of their naval duties.