Evening star., 1936-07-19

ton Reserve was held to
~ have developed the highest
efficiency during the year. It is COM
manded by J. E. Bradford. radioman,
third class, and this honor was rec
ognized at a dinner of the unit held
last week, when Lieut.. Comdr. Mark
H. Crouter. U. S. NJ, inspector -instruc-
tor of the local Reserve units. formally
presented silver cup awarded in
the competition.
More than q dozen members of the
local Fleet Reserve Battalion have
indicated that they will participate
in the competition this year for ap-
pointment as cadet to the United
States Naval Academy from the Re-
serve. Ensign H. Arthur Lamar, re-
cruiting officer, announced that all
enlistments of such candidates have
been completed for the local battalion,
as the men must have served q year.
attended a fixed number of drills and
have made an annual cruise.
However. it was indicated by Ensign
Lamar that when the preparatory
schools open here a large number of
men are expected to come here from
other sections of the country. During
the time that they are attending these
schools to prepare for the competitive
examinations they are assigned to
and drill with the local Reserve in
order to comply with the drill and
cruise regulations.
Each year. under the current law,
Is enlisted men from the Naval Re-
serve units of the country are ap-
pointed to. the United States Naval
Academy as result of competitive
examinations. When the law was first
passed the Reserve units had trouble
even getting the requisite number of
men to NIL the allotment, but since
the depression scores of men have
taken the tests. and the full quota
has been appointed each year.
Unlike the National Guard, alloca.
tions are not made to any particular
Reserve organization in the country,
but the entire group are on a competi-
tive basis, and it Is possible for all Of
the appointments to come from one
place, provided the men pass high
enough marks in the competitive ex-
aminations.
Preparation for the annual training
cruise are being completed at the
weekly drills Of the battalion. The
three fleet divisions from Washington
will aboard the q. s. destroyers Tar
bell. Upshur and Ellis at the Navy
Yard here on the morning Of July Is
for q two-week cruise to West Indian
waters. The destroyer Ellis will carry
the division nag for the destroyers
carrying the District units.
All recent enlistments and transfers
to the Fleet Reserve Of enlisted men
are now receiving vaccinations against
smallpox and innoculations against
typhoid fever. The innoculations and
vaccinations are being given on Nom
day evenings. Lieut.. .U. g. Eugene
c. Carusi, battalion adjutant, an
nounced.
All of6cer and enlisted personnel of
the battalion must have been vacci-
mated and have received the full course
Of three typhoid shots before embark
ing on the training cruise in accord
ance with orders from the Navy De-
partment. In the absence of Lieut..
Comdr. w. I. King, Medical Corps, who
now is cruising aboard the U. S. de-
stroyer Leary IN the Caribbean: Lieut..
John Cardweli, Medical Corps, is in
charge Of the medical department Of
the local battalion. He Ii being as
sisted by Lieut.. q. g. Mitchell and
Fabrizio of the Medical and Dental
Corps, respectively.
The July muster roll from the ofice
Of Lieut.. James Z. Sullivan, battalion
commander, shows that . large number
Of volunteer naval reserve ofncers re-
siding in the District Of Columbia nov
are attending weekly drills with the
battalion regularly. These officers are
assigned to assist the feet officers in
the various divisions and also to duties
on the stan Of the battalion COM
mander.
Lieut.. q. g. Everett r. Johnson.
executive officer Of the ID Fleet Divi-
sion. was in charge of the naval re-
serve training launch when they left