Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-13

celebration of Navy day, enlisted
men of the LIST Battalion, United
States Naval Reserves, in the District
of Columbia, will be rendered a dance.
After putting on drills and exercises
for the relatives and friends of the
Reserve, the battalion armory will be
turned over to the enlisted men for a
night of entertainment. In order that
they will have as much time as possible
for the full enjoyment of the evening,
the drills and exercises will be kept as
brief as possible
Lieut.. James E. Sullivan, battalion
commander, last week named a COM
mittee to make arrangements for the
affair. The committee is headed by
Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph P.
Slattery, who will have as his assist
ants representatives of the three divi-
sions. They are Chief Boatswain' S
Mate Berryhill and Gunner'S Mate
Keene of the LIST Division; Boatswain s
Mate Irwin and Machinist's Mate Wag-
ner Of the End Division, and Boat
Swain's Mate Garrett and Ships Cook
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the dance will be furnished by a Navy
orchestra.
Plans for the exercises for Navy day,
so far as the Reserve is concerned, are
still in the formative stage. but it was
said by officers of the organization that
they will be announced in detail as
soon as they have been finally approved
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France recently honored a promi-
| nent Naval Reserve officer associated
with the District Battalion, a report
from the local armory revealed last
week. Lieut.. ComGr. Robert J. White,
Chapiain's Corps, was awarded the
cross of the Legion of Honor. with the
rank of chevalier. by the French gov
eminent.
Comdr White first saw service with
the United States Navy as an ensign
in the Supply Corps during the World
War. having served in that capacity
aboard the U. S. Naval Transport
Aeolus, one of the interned German
ships which was overhauled for duty
/ in transporting troops to France Fol-
lowing an injury received in a collision
at sea. he transferred to the Chaplain's
Corps where he now holds a COM
mission as special officer in the Naval
Reserves. Comdr. White, at one time
assistant district attorney for Middle
sex County, Mass, is now on the legal
staff of the Catholic University School
of Law in this city. He is the author
of several legal books and formerly
served as national chaplain of the
American Legion. At the present time
he is first vice president of Fidac. the
international veterans organization
Comdr. White has been attached to
the Washington Battalion of the Re-
serves for several years, it was said at
the armory.
Lieut.. Comdr. Mark H. Crouter.
U. S. N. aide TO the commandment of
the Washington Navy Yard, in charge
of Naval Reserve affairs and in
spector-instructor Of the local bat
talon, will be honored this week at
dinner, in recognition Of his recent
promotion. Ensign John Shultz, in
charge of the arrangements for the
dinner, announced that it would be
held at the Hamilton Hotel on the
night of October II, at o'clock. One
of the high lights of the program,
which will include short talks by rank
ing officers of the Regular establish
ment and the Naval Reserve, will be
an illustrated lecture on the first
Antarctic expedition made by Rear
Admiral Byrd Chief Yeoman Charles
Lofgren, U. S. N, retired, who &C
companied Admiral Byrd on both
trips, will be the speaker Mr.. Lofgren
served in the Navy for 20 years before
joining the Byrd outfit.
The battalion last week received a
letter from John Linkins. storekeeper
third class, who is en- route to
Shageluk, Alaska, with an entomo-
logical expedition. Linkins. who for
merly served on the staff of the bat
talon commander, left for Alaska on
the day the battalion returned from
the annual two-week training cruise
aboard the battleship Wyoming.
With new antenna in place, local
Reservists attached to the Communi-
cations Division will make an attempt
to contact stations in the Canal Zone,
it was announced at the armory.
The drill over the air today, it was
announced, will be an especial emer-
gency drill. This drill is for the
purpose of determining whether the
organization is prepared to handle
dispatches over the air in time of
disaster, when land wires are down
and no other means of communica-
ton with the affected areas are
available.
MANY material improvements have
been accomplished at the various
Naval Reserve aviation bases" accord
ing to the report Of the Naval In
spection Board, which report says
further:
These improvements have been the
result Of initiative, intelligent imagi-
nation and constructive planning on
the part Of permanent personnel, in
most cases assisted by local relief