Evening star., 1935-09-15
FTER enjoying the sight-seeir

4 n United States Naval Reserves
of the District of Columbia, taking
their annual cruise aboard the battle
ship wyoming, will leave that port
tomorrow according to schedule and
will concentrate on the most impor-
tant work of the cruise. That Is the
firing of the secondary battery on
the target range. The first week has
been one of constant drills and prep
aration. and there will be strong COM
petition among the various units
from Baltimore and Richmond, which
also are aboard the same vessel.
Next Saturday the citizen sailors
are due to return to their home sta
ton here, and to be relieved from
active duty for training. But the
real armory work of the year then
will begin, for preparations then will
be made for the armory drill inspec-
tion. which is conducted by board
of regular officers from the Navy
Department.
The list of tentative dates for
units throughout the country was
made public by the Navy Department
during the week. While the dates are
tentative, the announcement says
that in the event that changes are
necessary, as much notice as possible
will be given. 1t also says that COM
mandants will be given the usual OH
cial notification of inspection eight
weeks in advance.
April 13 next has been selected for
the annual tests of the 1st Fleet Bat
talon, while April 18 has been selected
for the inspection of the Aviation
Squadron at Anacostia, D. c.
Baltimore, Md, units will be in
spected on April 16; Hampton Roads,
Va. on April s; Norfolk, same date;
Newport News, April Z, and Richmond
April s.
The inspection board will start its
tour of inspections, which will take 1t
to all parts of the country where
Naval Reserve units are located, on
October 7, when the Sd Battalion, at
Rochester, N. Y, will be inspected
Watertown, Oswego, Buffalo and
Dunkirk will follow on consecutive
days.
The 7th Division at New Bedford
Mass, will be inspected on October 20;
the 9th Division at Newport, r. l., n
October %; the 10th Division at Fall
River, Mass, on October "a, and the
8th Division at Providence, r. l., on
October 25.
Portland. Me, Sd Battalion is on
the list for inspection on November 4;
I'd Battalion. Lynn, Mass, Novem-
Der S; 18th Division, Worcester, Mass,
November 6; 18th Division, Spring
field, Mass, on November z.
For the week of November l8 the
Slst Division, Rock Island, ILL.,, will
be inspected; the 42d Division, Burling-
ton, Iowa, on November l9; the 30th
Division, Peoria, ILL.,, November 20;
4th Battalion, indianapolis, Ind, No.
vember 81; 51st Division, Cincinnati,
Ohio, November %.
The inspection board then will re-
turn to the East, taking the 31st Di-
vision at New Rochelle, N. Y, De-
cember Q; 4th Battalion. Whitestone
Landing, N. Y, December 8; goth
Division, Bridgeport, Conn, Deem
Der A; 10th Division, Hartford, Conn,
December S; 18th Division, New Haven,
Conn, December 6.
December Is, the 32d Division at
Ossining, N. Y, will take its tests,
followed on December II by the 30th
Division. Garfield. N. j.: December 18,
33d Division, Tompkinsville, N. Y,
and December 10, goth Division,
Hoboken, N. J.
Then there will be respite for sew
eral weeks for the Christmas holidays,
during which most of the organiza-
tions do not have drills. The inspec-
tions in the new year will open up at
Chicago, ILL.,, on January Z, with the
tests for the 5th Battalion. The board
will remain in Chicago for three days,
taking the 14th Battalion on January
and the 9Th Battalion on January 9.
From Chicago the board will go to
the Pacific Coast, beginning there with
the 5th Division at San Jose, Calf
on January ID: the 4th Division,
Santa Cruz, Calf, on January Is;
the 1st Battalion, San Francisco, on
January 16; the Aviation Squadron,
Oakland, and the 9Th Division. in
the same town. on January II; the
9Th Division, Santa Barbara, January
20; the I'd Battalion, Los Angeles,
January 81; two aviation squadrons
at Long Beach, on January %, and
the 1st Battalion, at San Diego, on
January %.
The board then will go over to the
Gulf Coast, taking the 5th Division at
Houston, Tex, January 27; 4th Divi-
sion at Dallas, January 28. Then
passing up other Southern units for
the time being, the board will return
to the Eastern Seaboard, and Febru-
ary 10 will conduct tests of the 9th
Battalion at Perth Amboy, N. j.; Feb
ruary II, 7th Battalion, Jersey City;
February IL, I'd Battalion, Brooklyn,
N. Y; February 13, 1st Battalion,
North River, N. Y; February Il, East
River, N. Y.
February "a the board is scheduled
to be at Erie, Pa, for the 5th Di-
vision; February IS, 1st Battalion,
Cleveland, Ohio; February 26, I'd Bat
talon, Toledo; February 27, 18th Bat
talon, Columbus; February 28th, 9Th
DIVISION, Pittsburgh, Pa.
28, 9Th Division. Pittsburgh, Pa.
From there the board will 60 to the
Southeastern seaboard, starting with
the 4th Division at Georgetown, S. c.,
March 10; Sd Division at Charleston,
s. c., March IL; I'd Division at Jack
sonville, Fla, March IL; 1st Division
at Miami, Fla, March 13; the avia-
ton squadron at Opa-Locka, March
H.
The 1st Battalion at Atlanta, Ca,
will be inspected March 80; the Sd
Division at Birmingham, Ala, March
"a, and the lst Battalion at New Or.
leans, March Is.
The Hampton Roads, Va, aviation
squadron will be inspected April 6: the
5th Division at Norfolk, April 6; the
6th Division at Newport News, April
z, and the 4th Division at Richmond,
April 8.
The board then will come to Wash
ington and Baltimore and after COM
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