Evening star., 1935-10-20
ReServiStS to Push
New Armory Project
New Structure for Training of Citizen
Sailors to Be Object of Civic
Campaign

)aign.
Of boats in trouble on the river and
took them in tow to harbors of safety.
Lieut.. Carpenter brought the training
launch from the Norfolk Navy Yard
IN 1888 where the vessel was built.
Officers and men of the battalion
are busily engaged in polishing of
plans for Navy day celebration to be
| held by the Reservists in their armory
on the night of October g. At this
time dance for the enlisted men will
follow special inspection which prob
ably will be conducted by Rear
Admiral Defrees. However, details for
the celebration have not yet been COM
pleted, but are expected to be ready
for announcement next week. 1t is
probable that in addition to the formal
inspection there will be special drill
features put on by each division for
the hundreds of visitors who are ex.
pected.
Officers of the battalion on Thurs
day night were hosts at q dinner TO
Lieut.. Comdr. Mark H. Crouter,
U. S. ~, aide for Naval Reserve af-
fairs to the commandant of the
Washington Navy Yard. and Inspector
instructor of the local battalion.
Officers of the Naval Reserve Of
ficers' Association now are holding
weekly luncheons each Thursday at
1880 O'Clock in the afternoon in the
University Club. Lieut.. James e
Sullivan, the battalion commander,
Is president of the local chapter this
year.
While enliStmentS are reported to
be increasing in the Naval Communi-
cations Reserve Division, it was
pointed out that the outfit still Is in
need of several more to complete the
quota for the quarter. Each man has
been urged to bring in a recruit. This
unit Is made up largely Of amateur
radio operators, men who would be
especially useful in time of war In
keeping open the Nays communica-
| ton system.
The chief of the Naval Bureau OF
Navigation has indicated that it is
| contemplated to provide more ships
alongside docks for the training Re-
serve during the current year, and it
| is possible that the local Reservists
will be among those first assigned a
| ship.
Continued utilization of ships and
other floating equipment assigned to
the exclusive use of the Reserve for
| drills alongside dock, as well as for
sea training" says a letter from the
chief of the bureau to the Secretary
of the Navy "is contemplated for the
fiscal year 1886, so far as the limited
funds available for fuel, upkeep, re-
pairs and subsistence on week end
cruises will permit.
THE amount Of funds available in
the 1886 Naval Reserve appropriation
for training duty is limited to the
annual training periods for the vari-
Gus organizations of the Fleet Naval
Reserve, and an insignificant number
Of officers and men Of the Volunteer
Naval Reserve. The regularly sched-
| uled cruises of the Fleet Reserve or.
CARNATIONS will be completed during
the early part of October. The ma
jority of feet and volunteer officers
who can be permitted to perform
| training duty on vessels of the feet
or training squadron during the late
Fall, Winter or early Spring must,
therefore. perform this duty in a vol
unteer status without pay or allow
ances."
The report of the bureau in COM
menting on the recommendations of
| the Naval Inspection Board which
visits all units in the course of a year,
further says:
In the case of officers who cannot
measure up to the higher standards
and who cannot qualify for duty at
| sea, it is the present policy to trans
! fer them to such other class of the
Volunteer Reserve for which quail
| fled, where their services can be used
advantageously in such other class
The honorary retirement of such oi
these as are not so transferred would
involve additional legislation, which
| legislation is now under contempla.
ton along with general revision ol
the existing Naval Reserve law.
During the fiscal year 1886. s oi
the SO feet divisions of the 9th Ma
val District are scheduled to perform
their two-week annual training duty
on board the U. S. S. wyoming, em-
barking and debarking at Philadel.
phia. 1t i" hoped that funds will be
available for continuing these salt
water cruises for 9th Naval District
divisions during future years.
The present system of armory
| training is to be continued during
the fiscal year 1886, as recommended
by the board.
In certain of the large centers,
where the amount of work involved
appears to justify the detail, experi-
enced officers of the Regular Navy
have been assigned to the sole duties
of Naval Reserve instructors for tAa
area or the district.
Due to the limited funds avail
able in the printing and binding ap-
preparation for this purpose, the num-
Der of training courses which can
be made available for the use of the
Naval Reserve has had to be re-
stricted. The issue of additional
training courses over the present lin
tied allowance will depend on tha
numbers provided for in the print
ing and binding appropriation.
"The Inspection Board was espe-
cially requested to make recommen-
dation regarding any change in tha
present organization of the battalion
staff. The boards recommendation
In tlnic 1-arr,nct mill ho follau,ad y