Evening star., 1934-03-04

now out of the way and
wv enthused over the prelimi-
nary report received from
the board showing that
considerable progress has been made.
the lst Battalion, United States Naval
Reserves of the District of Columbia,
have started out enthusiastically on
their training work aboard the U. S.
Destroyer Ellis, which is here for
drill purposes.
Although the vessel was originally
scheduled to leave here March 2 for
Richmond for the purpose OF training
the Reserves there, orders have been
received extending her time here until
March 20. During this priod the va
rious divisions will spend their drill
periods aboard her familiarizing them
selves with the various stations, the
bridge and communication systems,
so that when they 60 on their annual
cruises this Summer it will not take
them many hours to settle down to
their training work.
Both officers and men expressed
themselves as much pleased at the
fact that the vessel has been sent
here. as they can receive more valu-
able instruction than they could with
the makeShift gear which has been
made available in the armory
through necessity. The arrival of the
vessel here gave the local Reservists
their first opportunity in two years to
train aboard vessel.
However, the Reservists are hopeful
that the tentative plans of the Navy
Department to send them to sea this
wear for a cruise will not be upset
either by further governmental econo-
mics or troubles in various parts OF
the world which might require the
presence of the vessels on which they
would be expected to train.
Lieut.. j. E. Sullivan, commander OF
the local Reserve battalion, has map
ped out strenuous program for all
of the divisions for training prior to
the cruises, and it is expected that
when the officers and men board the
ships they will be we'll fitted to per-
form any duty that has been assigned
them.
With the approach of Spring the
officers and men are beginning to turn
their attention to week end cruises
aboard the cabin cruiser which has
been assigned here for training pur-
poses. The boat now is out Of the
water on the dock at the Washington
Navy Yard. 1t is said that some work
will have to be done to her before
she is again launched, this including
painting and other exterior improve
ment.
As soon as the weather moderates
the week end cruises will be inaugu-
rated, the boat being allotted each
week to a crew of officers and men
from each division. They go down
the Potomac and spend the night.
While en- route the men are taught
how to handle the vessel and learn
various duties in seamanship.
The following changes in personnel
have been announced:
Resignations-Lieut. Comdr. Ster-
ling v. Mead; Lieut.. Robert Moore;
Lieuts. (Junior Grade) Frederic R.
Bowes, Roland w. Charles, Robert l..
Fielding, George Gellhorn, jr.; Rollin
c. Hawkes., Frederick S. McMurray
and Maurice H. Pancoast; Ensigns
Carl G. Drescher, Hugh r. Stephen
son, Pearson Hunt, Richard R. Bis
sard, Norman F. Avery, Albert w.
Myers: Radio Electrician John D.
Johnstone.
Discharges-Lie Comdr. ALI Lar
sen: Lieuts. Lawrence Henkel, Robert
H. Perry and Jacques P. Worthington; |;
Lieuts. (Junior Grade) Harry H.
johnson, Charles F. Listman, Sherry
T. McAdam, Ralph E. Mueller, Albert
r. Riley; Ensigns Granville @. Adams,
Albino M. Dimaggio, William Van
Doom, Eddy w. Elliott, Robert F.
Fulton. Edward j. Green, Edwin S.
Hall, Herman A. Hansen, Elmer R.
Higgins, Winfred c. Hilgedick, Frank
J. Ives, Walter H. King, Julius F. Ma
rullo, Raymond M. Masters. James j.
Nicholson. Joseph A. Ottenheimer,
Robert Renshaw, Douglas B. Redford,
George E. Richards, Ulysses L. Rol-
linson, Alfred N. Simpson, Charles I.
Somers. Joseph G. Speer, Sheldon D.
Steward, Raymond Tighe, Harry v.
Tucker, Glenn O. Wakefield, Neville
v. Williams, Robert H. Wolfe.
Honorary retired-Lieut. Comdrs.
Harry R. Carson, Bertram H. Gar
field, Joseph E. Jones, James H. Nc
Gillian; Lieuts. Harold Bunker and
Louis s. Davidson.
The Navy Department has under
taken to clarity for commanding Off
GERS Of Naval Reserve units, the cir
cular letter sent out authorizing ship
keepers to be kept as excess personnel
In certain circumstances. It was
pointed out that the order was issued
as a relief measure, and it was hoped
that the excess would die out within
q short period of time. At present,
it was explained, commanding officers
seem to use the letter as an excuse
to carry excess personnel.
The original order stated that
"where such transfers will cause an
excess in authorized quotas Of divi-
sions either as to pay grades or total
numbers, these men may be carried
in excess, until through natural at
triton, authorized quotas are reached"
This means, the bureau explains,
that once the shipkeeper has been
placed In FL status that he cannot
be placed in and out at drill. Nor can
any other man be replaced in the divi-
sion by an exchange with a vi man
until after the authorized quota is
reached. The shipkeeper is consid-
cred to fill any vacancy in pay grade
and no advancement can be made
unless a vacancy actually exists. In
other words, no man can be placed
in a division until an actual vacancy
exists in spite Of the fact that an ex-
shipkeeper is being carried. This
does not exclude re-enlistments OF
FL men in excess.
The Bureau of Navigation has an
nounced that the present number OF
lieutenant commanders in the Fleet
Reserve is 145, with an authorized
number of 149, making four vacancies.
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