Evening star., 1935-08-18
Two Fleet Divisions
Tie in Battalion Tests
First and Second Naval Reserve Companies
Make Same Score in Training
Competitions.

Of course, be more expensive than the
present launch, but this would be
matched 1t was indicated by the in
valuable training which would be given
the men. 1t also would aid in pro-
viding some work, as members Of tna
battalion who are out Of work could
be assigned as shipkeepers, to the
Unite of the allowance for the vessel.
Plans now are being made to allocate
the launch to the communications di-
vision for one of the week end cruises
when the active divisions will have tc
give 1t up for a week end 1t is DOS
s'ble that arrangements will be made
for this cruise while the fleet divisions
are taking their annual training on
the battleship Wyoming The COM
munications division will not make
the cruise, as this is volunteer outfit
and no provision is made for their sea
training, except at intermittent inter-
vals when places are provided for
volunteers aboard various ships. But
they have to go without pay. The
feet divisions while on annual cruise
receive the same as the men Of the
regular establishments for the tims
that they are on active training duty.
Just what move is to be made by
the battalion officers to get ship has
not been indicated but it is likely that
formal application will be made
through the commandant Of the Wash
lngton Navy Yard to the NAVY De-
rartment, and it is expected that the
yard authorities will give it the same
support as they did the proposal to
build an armory here for the militia
men.
The proposal for an armory In the
Washington Navy Yard to house the
training activities Of both the Naval
and Marine Corps Reserve is expected
to be pushed in the near future.
Nothing has been done since its an
proval by the Secretary of the Navy.
1t was explained that as originally
submitted the project did not comply
in all respects with the Presidents
requirements for labor and material
costs. Lieut.. Sullivan said that he in
tends to take the plans and work
them over SO as to more nearly comply
with these requirements, and then
submit 1t to the Works Progress Ad-
ministration for consideration. In its
present state, it was said. it would he
useless to send it further along the
Ene,. as it would likely be rejected be-
cause OF this failure to meet the re-
quirementS as to labor and material.
However, the officers each drill night
more and more realize the total made
quacy of their armory training facili-
ties.
Plans are being discussed in the
Naval Communications Reserve Di-
vision for increasing the drill period
to two and half hours each night.
The following assignments Of officers
in the Naval Communications Division
have been announced:
Lieut.. E. N. Dingley, executive off,
Ger; Ensign E. B. Redington, instruc-
tional officer; Lieut.. q. g. M. Vein
stock, personnel officer; Ensign H. I.
Rothrock, materiel officer; Lieut.. HID.
Sonnemann, supply officer.
Lieut.. E. N. Dingley will have charge
OF the procedure class, Lieut.. E. w.
Lovejoy, the radio code class; Ensign
E. B. Redington, naval procedure in
struction; Lieut.. u. g. H. B. Pollock,
"A to NJ instruction; Lieut.. H. R.
Miller, coding and DECIDING, and w.
H Rhodes, school of the squad.
During the absence Of Ensign Roth
rock. Lieut.. q. g. will act as ma
teriel officer.
On nights other than national COM
petition drill periods, Lieut.. H. r
Miller is assigned to assist in the
"A to NJ instruction.