Evening star., 1935-10-27


- talon, United States Naval
Reserves in the District of Columbia
to the celebration of Navy day tomor-
row. While the navy yard will be
open throughout the day for visits by
civilians the Naval Reserve demon
strations will be held at night in their
armory on the Eleventh street side of
the navy yard. The exercises are
scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock and
will be under direction of Lieut.. James
E. Sullivan, battalion commander.
The drill of the Reservists will be a
special one, and all three divisions
and the headquarters unit which COM
pose the battalion organization will be
assembled at one time. At other
times, because of the limited armory
space, the divisions drill on different
nights.
Rear Admiral Joseph r. refrees
U. S. Navy, commandant of the Wash
ington Navy Yard, will be the guest
of honor and he will conduct for
NAL inspection of the outfit, to show
the visitors just how a naval inspec-
ton is conducted aboard ship.
Subsequent to the inspection there
will be demonstrations of various naval
reserve training activities. Lieut..
(J. g. Eugene c. Carusi, battalion
adjutant, announced that the three
divisions will be put through the
manual Of arms and close order in
fantry drill. Following this the sea-
man branches Of the three feet divi-
sions will give an exhibition of knot
ting and splicing, while the Quarter
master Department will show methods
Of visual signaling by the use of the
Semaphore and blinker light.
The engineering force will exhibit
their engine room laboratory. which
they have constructed in the base
ment of the building under the direc-
ton OF Lieut.. Comdr. Walter c. Lock-
hart. This laboratory is said TO be one
of the few in the country and contains
several pieces of machinery which are
operated by steam boiler using gas as
fuel.
Picked crews from various divisions
will give an exhibition drill on the s.
inch gun and loading machine. This
apparatus was used in preparation for
battery and target practice aboard
the u s. Battleship Wyoming when
the battalion made its annual sea
cruise last month. This drill, it was
pointed out, will prove particularly in
teresting to the visitors. Using dummy
shells, the crews will duplicate short
range firing conditions aboard the
battleships Of the feet.
Following the formal exercises. the
armory will be turned over to the en-
listed men for dance, the music for
which will be furnished by an orches-
ira from the U. S. Navy Band.
Walter c. Kimball, a member of
the Aviation Reserve division, having
moved to Houghton, Mich, his records
have been transferred to the head
quarters Of the 9th Naval District at
Great Lakes, III.
Four members of the last class for
aviation elimination training have
successfully passed the rigid tests given
them at the local Naval Air Station
and have been appointed aviation ca
diets. They have been ordered to the
U. S. Naval Air Station at Pensacola
Fla. where they will become members
of the class which is to begin years
training beginning october %. If they
pass these tests they will be commits
stoned ensigns in the Naval Aviation
Reserve, and will be assigned to a
tour Of duty with the air squadrons
Of the feet.
The successful candidates are James
M. Vinson, Harry R. Bogusch, William
c. Neuenhahn and Joseph S. Mar
timex.
Another elimination class already
has been started at the local Naval
Air Station, and the local members as
signed to it are David S. Miller
Charles H. Franklin and Frederick A
Wildt. They will be given 80 days
of training. and, if they successfully
pass, they also will be appointed naval
cadets and sent to Pensacola.
Albert NJ Jones, jr., has enlisted as
an apprentice seaman in the Bro
Fleet Division, it was announced at
Reserve headquarters. He resides al
405 Ninth street northeast.
have Of the local pasorHye
battalion have signified their inten-
ton of competing for appointment tc
the United States Naval Academy
from the Reserve, it was said at Re-
serve headquarters. However, many Of
these are not actually local residents
but are transferred here at their own
request in order that they might at
tend preparatory schools in this city
and vicinity.
They will take the competitive ex-
aminations, to be held the first Tues
day in April, and those with the high
est marks will be appointed to the
academy. They will not have to take
any other mental tests. but, if ordered
to the academy, they will have to take
the physical tests when they report
at the Annapolis institution.
Each year, under the law, the Navy
is permitted to select Is enlisted men
from the Reserve units throughout the
country for appointment to the Naval
Academy. and during recent years the
competition for the places has been
very keen. For a number of years
after the law was passed the Navy had
considerable difficulty in interesting
young Reservists in the opportunity
offered, and many of the places were
left vacant. The Reserve provides an
opportunity for many young men to
enter the academy who would not
otherwise get the chance through in
ability to get presidential or con-
gressional appointments.