Evening star., 1936-05-17

TINE United States destroyer
Leary, which has been here
for several weeks for the pur-
u pose of giving the officers and
men of the 1st Battalion, United
States Naval Reserves in the District
Of Columbia an opportunity for ship
training, is scheduled to leave her
berth at the Washington Navy Yard
tomorrow. The vessel is under orders
to proceed to Norfolk, Va, and during
the voyage there she will undergo her
annual destroyer inspection.
AS the vessel is scheduled to return
to Washington the following Satur-
day, Lieut.. Comdr. Vaughn Bailey
u. S. Navy, commanding the ship, has
decided to give local Naval Reserve
officers and men an opportunity to
make the trip and get some real
steaming experience prior to the time
they go on their annual cruise this
coming Summer, for which they now
are training.
During the voyage down the Poto-
mac River and Chesapeake Bay the
officers and men who seize the oppor-
tunity to get in some pre-cruise train
ing will fit right in with the destroy
er's crew and will perform the regu-
lar duties under the watchful eyes of
the regular officers and men. AS the
ship will stand her annual inspection
during the voyage, the officers and
men will see and participate in all
Of the emergency drills which they will
be expected to have during their
training this coming Summer.
When the vessel returns to Wash
ington next Saturday the regular
weekly drills, it is understood, will be
resumed, and she is to be put to the
utmost use until she finally leaves
here for some other Reserve station
on the Chesapeake or its tributaries
to give the same training as has been
given the local Reservists while she
has been here. Each drill night a
division of the battalion is taken
aboard the vessel and the men given
detailed instruction in their particu-
lar duties. including their stations in
time Of battle.
The three feet divisions which have
been drilling on separate nights since
the destroyer has been here will form
as a battalion for the purpose of an
inspection tomorrow night at o'clock.
according to an announcement of
Lieut.. James z. Sullivan, commander
c. the battalion. The inspection is to
be conducted by high official of the
Navy Department, it was said.
Following the inspection. the Ad-
miral's cup will be formally awarded
to the Third Fleet Division. Lieut.. 81.
g. F. S. Kirk, commanding. as the
division attaining the higher drill and
training cruise attendance during the
year. This cup was donated to the
Washington battalion by a group of
Naval Reserve officers attached to the
United States Shipping Board.
The awarding of the individual
merit medals to the outstanding man
in each division will also be made at
this inspection. These medals are pre-
sented to the man in each division
who has contributed most to the eff
cheney and welfare of his division
The medals also were donated to the
battalion by the same group of Off
GERS who gave the Admiral's cup.
The winners of these medals will
not be known until the men are called
before the battalion following the in
spection ceremonies tomorrow night
The competition year for these medals,
it was explained, continues right up to
the night of the award.
Lieut.. T. Franklin Schneider, jr.,