Evening star., 1936-03-08

to again separate the divisions on diff.
ferent nights in order to take advan.
tage of the opportunities furnished by
the presence of the Leary here. The
Leary now Is at Norfolk training the
Reserve battalion there.
The period that the Leary is sched-
uled to remain here will carry the
Reservists almost up to the time Of
the annual cruise period. This year
the battalion will be taken to sea on
destroyers, the three divisions going
at the same time. Although 1t was
announced that they are to 60 on
foreign cruise, the destination for the
mid-cruise liberty period has not
been announced.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) w. Croft Jen-
ninss, Naval Reserve, was elected
president of the Washington Chapter
OF the United States Naval Reserve.
Omcers' Association for the currentI
year at a meeting held in the local
armory last week Lieut.. Jennings, al
graduate of the United States Naval
Academy in the class of 1927, is execu-
tive officer of the 3rd Fleet Division of
the local battalion. In civil life he Is
special assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral of the United States.
Other officers elected include Lieut.,
]. M. Fewell, vice president; Ensign
F. w. Lemly, Secretary-treasurer, and
Lieut.. j. E. Sullivan, director in the
national association.
Among the guest officers attending
the meeting were COL Mass, Capt.
John A. Schofield, Reservist on active
duty in the Navy Department; Capt.
Ft G. Copeland, Capt. G. F. Schwartz,
Comdr. L. r. Rudder and Lieut..
Comdr. c. T. Frederickson Capt.
Copeland is on duty in the Bureau Of
Navigation of the Navy Department.
Capt. Schwartz is commanding oficer
of the Reserve battalion in st. Louis,
Mo. Comdr. Rudder is in the Volun-
teer Reserve from New York and
Comdr Frederickson is a member OF
the Volunteer Reserve at Duluth,
MINI.
Lieut.. E. I. Snyder. chairman Of
the committee appointed last year to
draw a constitution and bylaws for
the local chapter, made a report for
the committee at this meeting and
submitted proposed drafts for the
constitution and bylaws. On vote of
the chapter, the constitution was
tabled for further consideration and
the bylaws adopted.
The main part of the meeting was
devoted to discussion Of the pro-
posed Naval Reserve legislation and
changes. Capt. Schof1eld presented
the views of the Navy Department
and Comdr. Rudder the side of the
United States Naval Reserve Oficers'
Association.
Such progress has been made in
training by the Communications Re-
serve Division that they are to be
given advanced work, it was indicated
last week. A report just issued by
the commander, Lieut.. j. H. Nichol-
son, says that, in order that the drills
may be made more interesting and to
better qualify the various operators
for the national competitive drill, a
slightly different arrangement will
be placed in effect starting this week.
1t will consist Of emergency prob
lens, tracking problems, contact re-
ports and security measures in addi-
ton to the regular normal tactical
and procedure drills. 1t is felt, he
said, that the majority of the mem
bers who are attending regularly have
mastered the normal and tactical pro-
cedure sufficiently to permit their
being eligible for national competitor
drills and the object of the educa-
tional problems for the remainder of
the year is to assist each man to be
self-reliant In order that he will be
qualified to take over the full duties
Of the station at any time.
Rear Admiral j. r. Fefrees, COM
mandant of the Washington Navy
Yard and head of Naval Reserve ac-
tivities in this area, is scheduled to
make formal inspection of the local
battalion on the evening of March 81
next. 1t probably will be the final
inspection which the admiral will give
the local outfit, as he is scheduled for
another assignment in June.
The Board of ofhcers, Regular and
Reserve, which recently made a study
Of this branch of the service recon-
mended that training Of Naval Re.
serves should be conducted as follows:
On board naval vessels and shore
stations under supervision of regular
officers.
On board certain designated mer-
chant vessels for the Merchant Marine
Naval Reserve and at special schools
or academies on shore in the various
naval districts
Weekend cruises on board specially
assigned training vessels
In armories or drill halls and at air
bases.
At mobilization stations on shore.
Correspondence courses.
THE Navy Department policy" the
report said, "as regards training
should be as follows:
"Fllet Reserves to receive such
training at their mobilization stations
afloat or ashore as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of the Navy
Merchant Marine Naval Reserves
who are of the active class should be
required to perform two weeks train
ing duty per annum, one month every
two years, or six weeks every three
years, and to perform the equivalent
of minimum of 48 drills per annum.
"Other Merchant Marine Naval Re-
serves of the inactive class should be
given two weeks training duty at
least once in four years under naval
supervision in order to familiarize
them with their mobilization duties.
THE two weeks training duty for
the active class Of the Merchant Ma
rine Naval Reserve should be per-
formed aboard naval vessels attached
to the fleet, training squadron, re-
ceiving ships in naval districts, or es-
pecially arranged shore facilities. The
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