Evening star., 1934-03-11
NAVAL RESERVE
COURSEPLANNED
Local Battalion Seeking
New Men Preparatory for
Coming Training Cruises.

Plans have been formulated by
Lieut.. James E. Sullivan, commander
Of the 1st Battalion, United States
Naval Reserves of the District Of Co.
lumbia, to establish a recruit class,
which will begin training on the night
Of March 10 at the Eleventh Street
Armory. As the number Of applicants
is expected to be large, Lieut.. Sullivan
urges that all wishing to affiliate
with the local Reserve get their names
In early. The class will be limited to
so men.
He points out that this will be the
last class before the Summer cruise
which will be made, according to
present plans, on the U. S. Destroy
ers Badger and Babbitt from August
25 to September Z. During. this cruise
the ships will visit New York and
Long Island sound ports and will en-
gage in target practice of Montauk
Point.
He also announces that week end
cruises will be resumed on the 50-foot
cabin launch about April l. and men,
bers of this new class will be allowed
to take occasional trips. He says that
these cruises have been most success
full and popular In the past.
Lieut.. Sullivan also points out that
Naval Academy candidates for 1885
should enroll now so as to be sure
of enrolling before July 1. He adds
that waiting until the last minute
rush in June may lead to disappoint-
ment due to large numbers, physical
examinations and necessary paper
work all of which involve considerable
time.
Information on the Reserves or the
new class can be obtained from Lieut..
Sullivan on Monday nights after 8
o'clock at the Naval Reserve Armory,
or during working hours at the same
place.
The Naval Reserve Inspection Board
Of which Capt Carl T. Osburn.
U. S. NJ. is president. will conduct an
inspection of the Naval Reserve units
in the following cities:
New Bedford. Mass, March ~: Fall
River, Mass. March l3; Newport,
r. l.. March IA, and Providence. R. L.,
March Is.
The members of the board who will
accompany Capt. Osburn will be Lieut..
Condr. o. o. Kesslng. U. S. N, also on
duty in the Navy Department here.
Lieut.. Comdr. M. e. Borden is In
command of the 7th Division at New
Bedford; Lieut.. Condr. H. r. Sullivan
commands the 10th Division at Fall
River; Lieut. Comdr R. w. Ehrhardt
the 9th Division at Newport, and
Lieut.. C. E. Judge Is temporary COM
mander of the 9th Division at Provi-
dence.
The local Reserve headquarters has
announced the appointment Of Ensign
James B. Denny in the volunteers for
both deck and engineering duty. He
resides at 1903 New Hampshire avenue.
Records have been received of the
transfer here of Lieut.. tJunior Grade
Joe de Ganahl, fleet aviation, from the
Sd Naval District at New York and
Ensign Rueben S. Stanley from jack
son, La.
William F. Zimmerman, ships cook,
first class. has been transferred here
from headquarters of the 5th Naval
District at Norfolk. Va.
Onicers' Cook, First Glass. Pauline
Belgado, has been transferred to the
local Reserve from the Regular Estab-
lishment after completion Of 20 years
Of service. He was on duty at the
Receiving Station In this city.
William F. Overal. chief boatswain's
mate, has been ordered retired upon
completion of 80 years service. 20 OF
which were in the Regular Establish
ment and 10 years in the Reserve.
Fred w. Walker, machinist's mate.
second class, and William D. Gravatt.
seaman, second class, have been order
ed transferred from the Volunteer to
the Fleet Reserve and assigned to the
1st Fleet Division.
Julius Wolfe, seaman, first class, and
Charles S. Montgomery. fireman, sec
ond class, both in the Sd Fleet Division.
have been ordered transferred to the
Volunteers on account Of their occu-
pations interfering with their attend
ance at drills.
Two officers and five enlisted men
have been ordered on training duty
for q period of two weeks at their own
request and will be assigned to the
Naval Air Station at Anacostia. D. c.,
where the local Aviation Reserve
maintains its headquarters.
They are: Ensigns Charles r. Bur-
nett and Robert e. Hess, jr.; Charles
H. Gerwig, aviation machinists mate,
second class; Milan G. Dooley, avi.
alton machinist's mate. second class;
Robert B. Wall, seaman, second class;
Lewis w. Magruder. seaman, second
class, and Rueben spellman. seaman,
second class.
The Navy Department has called
attention to the ruling that a member
Of the Naval Reserve If injured on
active duty cannot successfully obtain
compensation in accordance with the
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