Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
\ EAR ADMIRAL G. L. ROW.
J CLIFF, U. S. NJ, Judge ad-
vocate general Of the United

= States Navy, inspected the LIST
Battalion, United States Naval Re-
serves in the District Of Columbia, at
. special Navy day program held at
the armory last week, before throng
Of relatives and friends of the officers
and men. Not only did the men pass
through an inspection before the naval
officer, but they put on series OF
drills for the entertainment of those
present.
The citizen sailors piped the admiral
over the side with the full honors due
his flag rank. After an inspection of
personnel and review rendered the
admiral, various divisions were put
through drills, including the manual
Of arms and Infantry. The First Fleet
Division have a knotting ana splicing
exhibition; the Second Fleet Division
conducted feet battle problem, and
the Third Fleet Division, an abandon
ship drill.
Following these demonstrations three
reels of moving pictures on naval sub
jects were projected, following which
the armory was turned over to the
enlisted men for a dance.
Admiral RoWcliff is a graduate Of
the class of 1902 of the United States
Naval Academy and holds service
medals for the Spanish campaign,
Mexican campaign and the World
War. He was awarded the Navy Cross
for his service during the World War.
His assignments have included details
as aide at the White House with Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt and President
Taft; the Naval War College at New
port r. l.; member of the War Plans
Division of the Office of Nava; opera
tions; assistant budget officer of tie
Navy Department: head of the Depart
ment of Engineering and Aeronautics
at the Naval Academy; commanding
officer, United States Naval Training
Station at Newport and director of
naval communications.
At the outbreak of the World War
Admiral RoWcliff was gunnery officer
on the staff of Vice Admiral D. w.
Coffman, commanding the fleet battle
ship force. During the war he served
Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, COM
manding the 9Th Battle Squadron of
the British Grand Fleet, and later as
executive officer of the battleship New
York. the flagship of the 9Th Battle
Squadron. He was present at the sur
render of the German High Seas Fleet
to the Grand Fleet off the Firth of
Ia hac odNnrofp
general of the Navy since June.
Ensign Charles Swan Weber has
been promoted to the rank of lieuten-
ant, Junior grade Lieut.. Weber re-
ceived his commission from Lieut..
James E. Sullivan. battalion COM
mander at a muster of the entire
: battalion. Lieut. Weber has been de-
. tailed to the I'd Fleet Division as en-
cheering officer.
The competition now being carried
on to determine Which division of the
battalion will be awarded the honor Of
carrying the battalion colors next year
has reached high pitch Of excite
men of the three divisions. One of
the factors in the competition will be
the appearance of the divisions at the
review of the battalion on Navy day
and the carrying out of special drills
at that time. The I'd Fleet Division,
under the command of Lieut.. J. c.
Cleland, jr.. now carries the colors.
A total of 80 correspondence courses
were completed by the Naval Reserve
officers during the month of August,
according to figures made public by the
Navy Department.
In connection with this announce
ment, attention of all officers was
invited to the necessity of students
enrolled in the correspondence courses
returning the text books loaned to
them by the various educational CEN
tiers Immediately upon the completion
of a course or when disenrolled from a
course for any reason whatsoever.
The supply of text books for the con-
duct of the courses Is very limited,
and when books are retained after
they have accomplished their purpose,
other students are often prevented
from commencing courses in which
b. they have requested enrolment
In connection with plans of the Bu-
feau of Navigation to prepare a FIVE
year plan for Naval Reserve expansion
toward mobilization requirements,
showing estimates of maximum cost OF
Naval Reserve administration and
training, in accordance with approved
Navy Department policies, routine
procedure has been outlined for the
preparation of estimates each year.
During the month of May of each
year, according to the plan, the chief
Of naval operations is to submit an
estimate of the situation containing
directives to the Bureau of Navigation
for preparing the annual personnel
plan. This estimate is to show any
changes or revisions to be made in
the five-year plan, with the reasons
therefor.
During the month Of June the Bu-
: reau of Navigation will submit per-
sonnet plan in accordance with the
directiveS contained in the estimate
of the situation. This personnel plan
will include all naval personnel Reg
ular and Reserve.
During the month of July the Blu
reau of Navigation will submit its pre-
liminary budget estimates for the fol-
lowing fiscal year, based upon the
personnel plan. However, before sub
hitting these figures the chief of the
Bureau of Navigation will convene q
conference composed Of Regular and
Reserve officers for the purpose OF
discussing Naval Reserve matters, in
GLIDING the Naval Reserve budget.
In the event the personnel plan de-
z parts from the approved five-year
plan or in the event it becomes ap-
parent that revision of the five-year
plan is required, the conference will
comment thereon and make recon-
mendations relative thereto to the
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