Evening star., 1933-12-10
D. c.. Naval Reserve

The support Of the local Naval Re-
serve Omcers' Association win be thrown
behind the movement Of the national
pooy TO have Naval Reserve bureau.
created Ia the Navy Department here.
The association held meeting last
week, and, In addition to electing ,ep-
reSentatives at the annual convention
In New York, voted unanimousiy TO
support the bureau project.
Lieut. J. e. Sullivan was named dele
gate to the convention, while Lieut.
John NJ. Fewell attended at q national
director.
While the plan, according to the local
officers, Is not definite, 1t was set down
as one OF the major discussions for the
convention. It was pointed out that
tentatively, the plan would provide q
bureau Of Naval Reserve affairs In this
city, fashioned somewhat after the
Militia Bureau Of the War Department,
with Naval Reserve officer at its head.
It would have full charge Of all Naval
Reserve affairs, subject, of course, to
the direction Of the Secretary Of the
Navy.
Under the present set-up, the Naval
Reserve affairs are administered IN the
department as q division Of the Bureau
Of Navigation. Some headway was
made several years ago by the Reserve.
Reserve officers on active duty In the
department, to keep the regular officers
there informed of Reserve problems
from the latter's standpoint Also a
number OF Naval Reserve officers are
on duty in the various naval districts,
although the number has been cut
somewhat of late on account of the
governmental economy program.
In congressional matters the national
| a Ia tfpn
which Is quite active when legislation
is up, but it is believed that it would be
more desirable to have Reserve officer
at the head of the bureau who could
be called upon by Congress at any time
for views on the Naval Reserve, both
from the departmental and the Reserve,
viewpoint.
The Naval Reserve filled its full quota
OF Is appointments to the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis this year,
it was announced by the Navy Depart
ment. Seven of the successful candi-
dates were credited to the local Naval
Reserve battalion. They are: Owen
A. Chambers, 1903 r street; Albert w.
Crowell, 2258 Cathedral avenue; John
p. Currie. 632 Keefer place; Willard j.
Dye, 1348 Kearney street northeast;
Saverio Filippone, 920 Eighth street
southeast; Clay Goodloe, 1922 Nine.
teenth street; Lawrence v. Julihn, 1920
Thirty-ninth street.
The others are: James c. Bennett,
Erie, Pa; Paul r. Byrum, jr., Kansas
City, Mo-; Charles r. Dodds, Baltimore,
Md, Robert B. Erly, Philadelphia, Pa;
Frank w. Evans, Norfolk, Va; Donald
Gay, jr., Newport News, Va: Warren
c. Hall, jr., Newark, N j.; Prentiss W.
Jackson, Mountain Lake, N. j.; Charles
E. Lake, Rockville, Md; John R. Mad
ison, Cincinnati, Ohio; Robert H.
Northwood, Sparrows Point, Md; The.
odore NJ. Peterson, Springfield, Mass;
Walter L. Phaler, Rochester, N. Y;
Thomas w. Roby, jr., Norfolk, va.;i
Henry A. Rowe, San Francisco, Calf; >
George L. Street, Sd, Richmond, Va
Howard w. Taylor. Coronado, Calf; r.
Ray L.. Vroome, Mountain Lake, N. j.
A national radio drill for the Naval
Communication Reserve was held last
week, in which the local Communica-
ton Reserve Division participated. with
Radioman third class w. s. Williams
and Radioman (second class) 8. E.
Newman on the watch.