Evening star., 1936-10-04
IEUT. COMDR. MARK


CROUTER, United States Navy,
who for the last two years has
A served in this city as inspector
instructor of the local Reserve bat
TALON, as we'll as the naval head OF
all Reserve activities in the city, was
honored last week by the 1st Battalion
when a formal review was presented
In his honor.
Comdr. Crouter left for Norfolk, Va,
last Wednesday. where he will report
for duty as chief engineer aboard the
u. s. S. Enterprise. Comdr. Crouter
has been one of the most popular offi-
GERS ever to serve with the Washington
battalion, according to the oficers.
Lieut.. James z. Sullivan, battalion
commander, detailed Lieut.. U-g0
Winston S. Brown and Ensign H. Ar
thur Lamar of the local battalion to
serve as naval aides to the court OF
Miss Leila Peoples. Queen Of the
Presidents Cup Regatta.
Lieut.. w. Croft Jennings, president
of the Washington Chapter OF the
United States Naval Reserve Ofhcers
Association, has set the night OF
Thursday, October 8. as a tentative
date for q meeting and dinner OF the
members Of the chapter. This will be
the first Fall meeting of the chapter.
It is expected that short business
meeting will precede the dinner, under
the craftsmanship OF Ensign +. w.
Lemly, secretary-treasurer OF the
chaper. Lieut.. Jennings, whose term
Of office expires in January. Is also
commanding officer of the lst Fleet
Division OF the Washington battalion.
With one bulletin already in the
hands of members. the national ONCE
of the Reserve Officers Association
now is making plans for the publica-
ton of an issue which will come out
in December of this year. 1nasmuch
as the national convention of the asso-
ciation will be held here early in
January, this issue of the bulletin Will
be devoted to plans for the conVen-
ton. it was announced. Lieut.. G.. A.
Raiche Of Springfield. Mass. is editor
of the bulletin this year. Associated
with him Is Ensign H. Arthur Lamar
of the local battalion.
With the number of transfers In
creasing each week, the Washington
battalion now has drilling with it the
largest class Of candidates for the
Naval Academy through the Naval
Reserve 1t has ever had.
The class probably will have more
than so members before the end OF
the year. The washington battalion.
local officers report, gets more candl-
dates for the Academy than any otner
in the country, inasmuch as so many
men come to Washington to take pre-
paratory work in the schools here.
Each year the Naval Reserve holds
an examination for men who have
made at least 81 drills with an Or
ganized Reserve unit and who are
recommended by their commanding
officers to compete for the 25 appoint
ments which the Naval Reserve has
available for the highest qualifying
men each year.
It has been decided that the Naval
Communication Reserve will hold It's
assembly each Thursday evening and
that over-the-air drills will be held
Sunday mornings from 10 until ll:3o
O'Clock. All units Of the division Will
drill at the same time and two mill
tary training periods will be held each
month. Weekly bulletins are to be
issued.
A local competition between units
1, 2 and will be held this year to
end with the national competition
season. Some changes in the rules
are beign made.
In considering proposals for the
changes in the present act unoer
which the Naval Reserve is organized.
1t Is proposed to change the name OF
the present Fleet Reserve to the Ma
tional Naval Reserve. 1t Is recon-
mended that this branch include the
existing civilian component OF the
Fleet Reserves. It was explained that
the task of this branch is to furnish
trained organizations for service af1oat
In the theater Of operations. They are
to fill vacancies on board combatant
ships or vessels of the train. The
present mobilization quota Of this
branch Is 1.400 officers and $4,000
men. The Marine Corps quota, it was
said, should be ABS officers and $500
men. 1t was recommended that the
quotas be kept filled at all times.
The Volunteer Reserve was recon-
mended to include officers and men
who volunteer to perform certain
general duties In the event of war,
according - the qualifications or
specially of the individual, and, it was
added, should also be composed OF
individuals transferred from other
branches of the Naval Reserve who
are not able to meet the required
qualifications prescribed for mem
bers of those branches, but who are
capable and willing to perform occa-
sional training duty or other duty to
familiarize themselves with their
mobilization duties, This branch, It
was said, should also be . reservoir
IN which are carried certain appa-