Evening star., 1935-09-15
Naval Reserve Inspection
Date Set for April 13
Plans for Navy Day Activities to Be Started
by Battalion Upon Return
From Cruise

the Aviation squadron ana Sth
Battalion at Kansas City, Mo-, May
10; the Aviation Division and 7th
Battalion at st. Louis, Mo-, May 20.
The I'd Battalion at Camden, N. j.,
will be inspected June /; the Avia-
ton Squadron and 1st Battalion at
Philadelphia, June 2; two aviation
squadrons at Brooklyn, N. Y, June 3;
1st, I'd and Sd Divisions at Boston
on June 4; two aviation squadrons at
Squantum, Mass, June 5, and the
4th and 5th Divisions at Boston on
June S.
The board will end its annual
duties in the Middle West, the final
group starting on June is with the
33d Division at Madison. Wis; June
16, 18th Battalion, at Milwaukee,
Wis: June II, 34th Division at
Green Bay, Wis; June Is, 18th Di-
vision at Hancock, Mich, and June
20. the Aviation Squadron at Great
Lakes, Ill.
In addition to their preparation for
the annual tests, the local battalion,
along with other Reserve units, will
have the additional duty Of preparing
for Navy day. 1t is expected that q
special drill and other ceremonies will
be held. and that prominent speaker
will address the citizen sailors.
due to the fact that this year the
birthday of Theodore Roosevelt, in
whose memory Navy day is celebrated,
falls on Sunday" says a statement
from the Navy Department, Navy
day will be observed on the following
day, Monday, October %.
"As in previous years, this years
observance will be sponsored by the
Navy League of the United States and
the Navy will cooperate with the
league. The participation Of the Navy
in the observance will in general be
similar to previous years. The general
theme will be "A treaty Navy fully
manned and an adequate merchant
marine Material will be furnished
by the office of the chief of naval op-
erations to commanders af1oat and to
district commandants to aid in the
preparation of Navy day addresses.
Since its inception the celebration
of Navy day has become a we'll
established institution in the United
States. The Nation exhibits an ever
growing interest in the Navy, its serv-
ice and its mission. Navy day has
been and will continue to be a primary
means of acquainting the public Of
the United States with their Navy.
The chief of naval operations In a
recent letter to the naval service
emphasizes the fact that Navy day
is not only the Nays day at home
to our citizens, but an appropriate
occasion to bring them into closer
contact with our problems and to be-
come better acquainted
The chief of naval operations has
directed that:
Naval commanders afioat and
ashore, Marine Corps commanders. re-
cruiting officers and all officers on
independent duty will familiarize
themselves with what has been done
In recent years in observing Navy day
and will formulate plans for CO.
operation with the Navy League, Naval
Reserve, patriotic organizations, the
press. movies, newsreels and radio,
to promote the success of Navy day"
The following changes in Reserve
commissioned personnel have been an
nounced by the Navy Department:
Honorary retired list-Capt. William
Boyd Allison and Lieut.. Warren Lester
Lewis.
Discharge-Lieuts. Peter F. Cullen
and George B. Crisp, Lieuts. (Junior
Grade) Saunders w. Davis, Eucharius
l.. Slaggie, George c. Barney and
David j. Platt; Ensign Harold I.
Hurwitz.
Resignations-Lieut. Comdrs. Frank
B. Devlin and John C. Cooper, ir.;
Lieut.. John F. LeCocq, Lieuts. (Jun.or
Grade) Richard F. Redden, Edward
w. Jones, Kenneth K. Day, william
A. Deckert and william ]. Grove;
Ensigns Carl w. Catti, Charles F.
Braught, Karl E. Bradlee, Morris r.
Brownell, jr.; Thomas r. Fenick,
Robert 8. Forester, Harry w. Greene,
Albert S. Gowen, Harry w. Harrison,
jr.; Thomas B. Hoy. Walter A. Hibbs,
jr.; Gordon H. Knott, Grant Meade
LeRoux, Albert L Lowe, Alexander
L. London, Sabin r. Mclaughlin,
James D. Martin, Robert L. Nu5er,
jr.; Edmond B. Pugsley, Charles H.
Richards. Gilbert B. Smith, Thomas
Morgan Turner, John w. Wyckoff,
Arthur G. Zimmerman, August Dorr
Watkins and Robert Vowel.