Evening star., 1935-12-08

u night Of December 16. The
citizen sailors will be clothed in their
finest, and their appearance as well as
their equipment will be inspected by
the commander, Lieut.. James z. Sulli-
van. In addition to the Reserve oncers
who will be present for the inspection,
the relatives and friends Of the en-
listed men have been invited to attend
After the more formal exercises are
over, the officers will turn the drill hall
over to the enlisted men and their
guests for their annual ChristmaS
dance. the music for which will be
furnished by the Navy Orchestra.
This Christmas dance, 1t was ex-
planned, will be the second at which
the officers of the Naval Reserve haNe
been hosts to the enlisted personnel
of the three 1leet divisions which COM
prise the battalion here. The success
Of the first dance, which was given last
year, was such that the officers wished
to repeat the affair this year.
Ii WAS AIllOuAlCco I1lhJ lIlS HdIIULdl
convention of the United States Naval
Reserve Ofiicers' Association will be
held January 9, 10 and IL instead of
January 8, and 10, as previously
announced. The convention, which
brings to Washington Reserve oficers
from all parts Of the country, will be
concluded with dinner on January
II, to which will be invited the Secre-
tary of the Navy and other high Off
cials and officers on duty at the Navy
Department here.
During the three days that the con-
vention will be in session matters
affecting the improvement and efici-
ency Of the Reserve as an adjunct Of
the regular naval establishment will
be threshed out by the Reserve officers,
who will have to address them ofhcers
Of the Navy Department who have
Naval Reserve affairs in charge.
While the agenda for the meeting
has not been completed, it is expected
that considerable time will be given at
the convention to the discussion of
plans for assigning training ships to
the various battalonS throughout the
country. Since the governmental
economy program was put into effect
many Of the Organizations have been
wholly without training facilities on
shipboard. Most Of the training has
been with makeshift facilities in the
armories, the latter Of which In many
instances are even unsuitable for the
purpose.
The local Reserve officers have let It
be known that they are seriously
handicapped in their ship training
work due TO the fact that they do not
have q vessel permanently assigned
here. Prior to the depression there
was always a destroyer assigned per-
manently to the local station and on
which they took their annual training
cruises. During the armory training
period between cruises the officers
and men used to familiarize them
selves with the parts of the ship. so
that when they went to sea for train
ing in Summer they knew every part
of the vessel.
Under the present ARRANGEMENT,
when they 60 on a different vessel
each year, they have to give up a por-
ton Of the time at the beginning Of
the cruise to learn the various emer-
gency stations of the vessel to which
they are assigned for training. OF
course, last year, their experience on
a battleship was new. But in view of
the fact that each of the fleet divi-
sions Is organized on the basis of a
skeleton destroyer crew, that is where
they need their greatest training.
However, the battleship cruises were
given with the idea of rounding out
the training Of the Reservists, So
that should they be called into serv-
ice in the event of the DEVELOPMENT of
a national emergency, even after serv-
ing on their destroyer assignments,
they could be transferred to battle
ships. cruisers and other ships of the
fleet as they were needed. They then
would have the elementary training
for service on such types Of vessels.
The sessions of the convention will
be held at the New Willard Hotel
Lieut.. John M. Fewell, recently named
chairman Of the local committee in
charge Of the national convention
has appointed the following officers
of the local Reserve to assist him with
the arrangements: Lieut.. Comdr
Walter G. Lockhart, Lieut.. C. H. Will
nams. Ensign John Shultz and En-
sign H. Arthur Lamar.
"The Naval Reserve" says the re-
port of the chief Of the Naval Bu-
reau of Navigation to the Secretary
of the Navy, "is designed to provide
the officers and men necessary in the
event of war for the expansion and
operation of the United States Fleet
and Naval Transportation Service
during the first 120 days after mo-
bilization. The various schools and
training stations now in existence, to-
gether with those that will De estab-
liShed at the outbreak of the war, are
expected to supply the Navy's needs
after that time. The quotas for the
various classes of Naval Reserve have
been established on this basis. On
June 80. 1885. there were 9,571 officers
and 33,351 men in the Nava Re-
serve. as compared with 1857 officers
and 32.802 enlisted men on June 80,
1894.
"The Naval Reserve appropriation
bears all expenses in connection with
Naval Reserve activities. except uni
form allowances and ordnance equip
ment. The main items of expense in
this connection are the following:
Administration and overhead costs, in
cluding the pay of civil service en-
ployes in connection with Naval Re-
serve administration in the various
districts; armory rent, heat, light and
equipment; all costs in connection
with the maintenance, repair and up
keep of vessels assigned to the use Of
the Naval Reserve; all costs in connec-
ton with the maintenance and opera
tioy, of Naval Reserve bases except the