Evening star., 1936-06-21

cruise dDOdTQ LQe U. >. destroyer
Tarbell of Squadron 10, under com.
mand of Lieut.. Comdr. w. S. Macau-
lay. Ship assignments for the End
and 3rd Fleet Divisions are expected
shortly. The Washington battalion
this year will make its annual train
ing cruise to the West Indies, with
each of the local divisions assigned
to a separate destroyer. The cruising
schedule calls for embarkation at the
Washington Navy Yard on Saturday
July 25. and return to the Washington
yard on Friday. August 7. Definite
liberty ports for. the cruise have not
been announced to date, but it has
been indicated that the squadron with
the local Reservists aboard will put in
at the United States naval station at
Guantanamo, Cuba.
The battalion last week concluded
a series of drills aboard the U. S.
destroyer Leary, which has been tied
up at the Washington Navy Yard for
the purpose of allowing the local di-
visions to hold weekly evening drills
on board, using all available equip
ment of the ship. The final drills on
board the Leary consisted of battle
problems for each division. These
problems, which, 1t was explained, are
among the most important phases of
Naval Reserve training. are designed
to simulate battle action in actual
fighting engagements at sea. Each
officer and man of the division is re-
quired to carry out the duties of his
battle station as he would in time of
real engagement Details of the
battle problems are not revealed until
the division has manned all of its
battle assignments, and then the va
rious phases of the problems are
given at stated time intervals as the
division meets the emergencies.
The Leary is scheduled to sail for
the West Indies on July Is with q
group Of Naval Reserve Oficers' Train
ing Corps men from Northwestern Uni
versity on board for q two weeks
cruise.
It was announced last week that
washington boys who wish to be con-
sidered as candidates for the Naval
Academy through the Naval Reserve
examinations have been requested to
enter their applications at the Naval
Reserve Armony. Applications are
received on Monday evenings.
Lieut.. j. G. r. j. Zanzot, deck
platoon officer of the 1st Fleet Division,
was in command of the Reserve train
ing launch for the week end cruise
down the Potomac to Colonial Beach
and Cobb Island last week. Enlisted
men on board were taken from the
1st Fleet Division.
The Recruit School, drilling each
Monday evening, is showing much in
terest in the possibility Of the bat
talon obtaining two 10-oared cutters.
These cutters would be used for train
ing the recruits in small boat ham
ding. 1t is proposed to have sailing
and rowing races near the Washing
ton Navy Yard on Saturday after
moons and Sundays when these boats
arrive.
w. L. Burke, seaman, first class,
Sd Fleet Division, has been transferred
to the Volunteer Naval Reserve from
the feet contingent.
David A. Clark, apprentice seaman.
Sd Fleet Division, has returned to his
home at West Plains, N. Y, and his
records have been transferred to the
Sd Navy District Headquarters at New
York.
The armory question has again come
to the fore as a result of the in
crease in the size of the divisions,
and the battalion officers not only
are looking for places where they
can put lockers, but also for space
Tor drill purposes. With the fleet divi-
'ions at their present strength, the
arin hall Is too small for, indoor train
ing for a company of Infantry, and
The addition Of 10 men to each divi-
sion will seriously handicap the bat
'alion officers.
The battalion officers are doing
everything within their power to press
The armory project, but so far have
made little headway. They have
asked for an ALLEGATION from the Works
Progress Administration amounting
70 $500.000, and all of this would be
lsed for construction of q building,
Is o site now is available In the
Navy Yard, on the water
'ront and near the Eleventh Street
3ridee over the Aaacoetia River.