Evening star., 1936-07-05

While the officers ard men Of tha
feet divisions Of the United States are
making preparations for their train
ing cruises, the officers Of the volun-
teer reserve, many Of whom drill ac-
lively with the feet units, have been
keenly disappointed over the lack Of
training opportunities for them this
year. With the failure of Congress to
appropriate funds for the training of
volunteer officers this year, the train
ing activities Of the volunteer officers
have been severely restricted and only
very small percentage will be able
to do any training work at sea this
year, 1t was said.
Capt. r. E. Cassidy. u. S. Navy,
commanding Destroyer Squadron 10 Of
the Scouting Force, has completed the
ship assignments for the three feet
divisions. The 1st Fleet Division,
under command of Lieut.. q. c. w.
Croft Jennings, will cruise aboard the
u. S. Destroyer Tarbell; the End Fleet
Division has been assigned to the De-
stroyer Upshur and the 3rd Fleet Di-
vision has been assigned to the De-
stroyer Ellis. Lieut.. John Cleland
commands the End Fleet Division and
Lieut.. q. g. F. S. Kirk in command
of the 3rd Fleet Division.
Lieut.. James H. Nicholson, COM
manding the Volunteer Communica-
ton Reserve Division, has just been
notified that the washington unit was
awarded third place in the national
competition Of Communication Reserve
details throughout the United States.
The Washington communicators have
been in the upper bracket Of the COM
petition for the last three years. The
Communications Reserve in Washing
ton is composed of volunteer officers
and men who drill on Thursday
evenings at the local armory for train
ing in Navy communications. 1t mum.
bers great many radio amateur oper.
ators and several communication ex.
perts. During the recent food trag.
edies the Washington outfit was able
to maintain communications with the
deluged areas most of the time.
| With the demand for space aboard
still far ahead of available accommo-
dations, weekend cruises aboard the
50-foot motor launch assigned to the
Naval Reserve for training purposes
is proving very popular part of the
Naval Reserve training in Washington.
The launch leaves the Washington
Navy Yard every week end with a
full crew aboard for an overnight trip
down the Potomac River.
Lieut.. 81. g. W. Croft Jennings,
commanding officer of the lst Fleet
Division, with his executive oficer,
Lieut.. q. g. Winston S. Brown, was
in charge of the launch trip last week,
when the boat made trip to Colonial
Beach. All of the enlisted personnel
were from the 1st Fleet Division.
Lieut.. Com. Mark H. Crouter.
U. S. Navy. officer in charge of
Naval Reserve affairs in Washington.
and inspector instructor of the local
battalion, as we'll as aide to the COM
nandant of the Washington Navy Yard,
was the ranking officer aboard the
launch when it lett the Yard Friday
for weekend voyage. This is the
first time that Com. Crouter has
made trip during his tour Of duty
here. Lieut.. James E Sullivan, bat
talon commander, with Ensign II.
Arthur Lamar, battalion recruiting
ofhcer, were in charge of the launch.
Lieut.. Sullivan planned this to be
one OF the longest cruises Of the sea-
son, the vessel not being scheduled
to return here until this evening.
The Navy appropriation bill for the
fiscal year 1887 as finally enacted con-
tains s7,86s ,46s for the Naval Reserve.
which is an increase of $5l5, ,634 above
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year. OF the total amount appro-
priated, $3,974,l32 is to meet the ex-
penSes Of the aviation cadet program
and S35l 900 is for Marine Corps Re
serve flying expenses. OF the total
appropriation $5,334,3o3 is required
to be used exclusively for aud on ac-
count of Naval and Marine Corps Re-
serve aviation, including the aviation
cadet program.
1t was explained by the Navy De-
partment that the increase above the
current appropriation is intended to
cover the following activities: Certain
additional personnel and material for
properly maintaining floating equip
ment, increase in the number of FL
men allowed in the aviation divisions
from Is to %, 80 additional volunteer
aviation officers allowed training duty,
pay and allowances for one Naval Re-
serve officer in each Naval Reserve dis
trict for conference at the Navy De-
, partment and other increases incl
dental to the aviation cadet program.
1t was pointed out by the Navy De-
partment that the approved budget as
presented to Congress contemplated q
number of additional items which were
not allowed. Among these were: Two
weeks training duty for approximately
one-fourth of the officers and men on
the rolls of the volunteer Naval Re-
serve, two weeks of training duty for
a specified number of officers and men
of the Merchant Marine Naval Re-
serve, salt water cruises for one-fourth
of the ninth naval district feet divi-
SiCns, subsistence for weekend cruises,
As days training duty for a specified
number of college students to be en-
listed as Sean1en second class for a
special course of instruction.
Those making the week end cruises
after July l, it was explained at the
local battalion headquarters, will have
, to pay their own subsistence charges
while on these voyages.
Capt. w. o. Spears, U. S. N, director
Of the Naval Reserve in the Navy De-
partment, is recovering from an
emergency appendicitis operation at
the Navy Hospital here.
Comdr. w. I. Causey. U. S. n, mem
ber of the Naval Reserve Inspection
Board, also is convalescing from an
operation. 1t was said that upon his