Evening star., 1936-05-17
D. G.. Reservists to Cruise :
On y. S. Destroyer Leary
Training Ship to Leave Navy Yard for
Brief Period for Annual
Inspection.
Inspection.

U. S. Reserve, was host to a group of
Naval Reserve officers for a three day
cruise aboard his schooner yacht Pri-
vateer, last week. Sailing from Solo,
mons Island the Privateer made a
leiSurely trip around Point Lookout
and up the Potomac River, to this
city. Included in the party we're Lieut..
Comdr. Mark H. Crouter, U. S. Navy,
officer in charge of Naval Reserve af
fairs here; Lieut.. James e. Sullivan,
commander of the local reserve bat
talon; Lieut.. q. g. Winston S.
Brown, executive officer of the First
Fleet Division; Ensign F. w. Lely,
engineering officer Of the First Fleet
Division; and Ensign H. Arthur La
mar, aide to the battalion commander
and battalion recruiting officer. All
Of those who made the trip were given
ample opportunity to refresh them.
selves in the fine points Of sailing.
Lieut.. Schneider. who is attached to
the staff of the battalion commander,
is a member of the Capital and Glib
son Island Yacht clubs.
Division drills aboard the Leary now
are being concentrated on fire con-
troll, gun and other emergency drills.
The engineering platoons are concen-
trating on the location, operation and
maintenance of the ships power plant.
Officers Of the battalion. it was said.
are hopeful that these preliminary
drills aboard the destroyer will en-
able the men of the divisions to step
right aboard the destroyers which will
take them to the West Indies for two
weeks training cruise late in July
without the usual shake-down period.
The drills are directed to prepare the
men for destroyer duty at sea in the
shortest time possible.
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve
officers who are members of the United
States Naval Reserve Officers Asso-
citation will consider the publication
of a quarterly bulletin by the national
office at the next meeting of the
Washington chapter. A proposal has
been made to consolidate the bulletins
which now are being published by the
various chapters of the association
into national bulletin which would
be distributed to all members of the
association quarterly.
Ensign F w. Lemly, secretary-treas-
urer of the Washington chapter of the
association, now is receiving applica-
tions for membership and the annual
dues for the current year. All Naval
Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
officers located in Washington and vi.
cinity are eligible for membership.
There is much speculation among
the officers of the battalion as to the
respective standings of the three fleet
divisions for the year ending June 80.
The marks assigned to the divisions
by the Naval Reserve Inspection
Board, composed of three officers from
the regular establishment have been
received and are being inspected and
analyzed. Preliminary studies, it was
said, indicate that the relative stand
ings of the Washington divisions will
be somewhat higher than those at
tanned last year.
Among the outstanding features Of
the Inspection Boards report this
year were the marks attained by the
petty officers of the various divisions
on their written examina tions. Men
attaining the highest marks in each
division include F. H. Walker. elec-
trician's mate, first class. lst Fleet
Division; E. H. Littlefield, electricians
mate. second class, I'd Fleet Division,
and j. r. Sampson, boatswains mate,
third class, Sd Fleet Division.