Evening star., 1934-09-09


n will be assembled y next satur-
day morning to witness the
presentation to the Naval Reserve
Squadron of the Noel Davis Trophy,
which was awarded the local outfit by
reason of having attained the highest
efficiency among the Reserve squad
rons throughout the country. The
decision was made by the United
States Naval Reserve Inspection Board,
which is composed of officers of the
Regular establishment.
In addition the members of the Ma
rine Corps Reserve Squadron, VII
MIR, will be present for the cere-
monies. The formal presentation to
the commander of the Reserve Squad
ron VN-6-R will be made by Rear Ad-
miral ]. r. Defrees, commandant of
the Washington Navy Yard, under
whose jurisdiction the local Reserve
comes. Invitations have been sent to
Admiral William H. Standley, chief
of naval operations, and to Rear Ad-
miral King, chief of the Bureau of
Aeronautics, and it is expected that
they will attend.
The Noel Davis Trophy was pre-
sented to the Reserve by Harry F.
Guggenheim in 1927 for award each
year TO the Reserve Air Squadron hav-
ing the highest efficiency rating as q
result of the annual inspections. Mr.
Guggenheim was naval aviator dur
ing the war and Noel Davis was a
Reserve aviator who lost his life at
Langley Field while making test flights
preparatory to proposed trans-At-
lantic fight.
The trophy was won in 1927 and
1928 by Squadron VN-5-RD-4, at
Philadelphia; in 1929 by the 1st Di-
vision VN-15-RD-13, at Seattle, Wash;
1890, again by the Philadelphia squad
ron; 1881 by the 1st Division, WHIP
RD-9 of st. Louis, Mo-; 1882, 1st Di-
vision, VN-2-RD-1 of Squantum,
Mass; 1898, 1st Division, VN-11-RD-9
of Minneapolis, MINI.
The three divisions composing the
local feet battalion of the Naval
Reserve completed their two weeks of
sea training aboard the Destroyers
Badger and Babbitt. The local officers
and enlisted men were disembarked
at Philadelphia on Friday, and, after
being paid of for their two weeks
of active duty, boarded a train for
the return to Washington. Upon their
return to the Capital City they were
placed on an inactive status for an
| other year.
However, they will be required to
start right in again tomorrow night
on their armory training for the cur
rent training year. The next big
event in their training work viii be
the annual inspection before board
of Regular officers from the Navy De-
partment, and this is expected to be
in the near future, as the board will
soon start its inspections in the Rich
mond area. The local unit, as the
case of others, will be given eight
weeks notice of the time set by the
board for conducting the inspection,
so that the citizen sailors may put on
an intensive drill campaign in order
to raise their efficiency for the cur
rent year.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
| will be the regular drill nights, one
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| announced at the Reserve head
! quarters. The divisions are required
/ to take separate nights because Of the
| inadequate armory facilities here, the
organization occupying an old store
building which was taken into the
Navy Yard at the time the reserva-
ton was increased during the World
War.
The cruise which the local Re
! Servists Just completed was the first
| they have had for two years, the
governmental economy program hav-
/ ing stopped them two years ago, and
| the following year the need of the de-
| stroyerS in the troublesome Cuban
zone having necessitated the post
ponement. It also was the first time
since the World War that the entire
! battalion has been taken out at one
time, the three divisions having been
distributed aboard two destroyers.
During the cruise the officers and
men were taken to New England
waters, and for their mid-cruise
liberty period went to New York City,
| where officers and men spent the time
sightseeing in and around Manhattan.
Following the liberty period the two
ships went to sea and the organiza-
tiOns held their target practice with
the big guns aboard the vessels. Upon
completion of this the ships headed
| for the Delaware Bay and Philadelphia,
where the ReSerViStS were diSem-
barked. The two vessels then took
aboard ReserviSts from Philadelphia
and Camden, N. j., for another two
weeks of cruising.
The Aviation Reserve Division will
be given a little knowledge of surface
vessel operation this week end. Mem
bers of the division were taken down
the Potomac yesterday aboard the fleet
divisions training launch for a week
end cruise. They will return tonight.
The vessel was in comand OF Lieut..
c. H. Williams.
Lieut.. Comdr. F. w. Benson, in
structor Of the local Reserve battalion,
delivered a lecture on communica-
tions last Thursday night to members
of the Communication Reserve Di-
vision. The annual competition for
the communication Reserve units
starts on the night of September 81.
The signals are sent out by the Ar
lington Station every other week, and
the Reservists are given a rating on
their ability at the end of the year.
During the of week local drills are
held at the armory.
The Navy Department has an
nounced the full list of successful
candidates for appointment to the
United States Naval Academy from
Reserve units throughout the country.
The list follows:
Raymond w. Alexander, 9Th Marine
Reserve Brigade, Washington, D. c.;
Frederick w. Brown, 8th Fleet Di-
vision, I'd Battalion, Brooklyn. N. Y;
William G. Blasdel, 1St Battalion,
Washington, D. c.; John West Cham
bers and Wilson Haut Crawford, both
of the 9th Marine Reserve Brigade,
this city; James w. Danforth and