Evening star., 1936-10-25
NLANS are being perfected for
- the participation by all

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branches Of the local Reserve
L in the celebration of Navy
day this week. The Fleet Reserve, the
active drilling unit. will listen to an
address by a ranking naval officer
from the Navy Department, it was
announced by Lieut.. O.g) Eugene c..
Carusi, battalion adjutant. The talk
on the general subject of Navy day
will be given in conjunction with the
special review and inspection which
the battalion will hold at its armory
in the navy yard on the evening Of
next Tuesday.
The communication Reserve divi-
sion also is planning to take an active
part in the program, both at the
navy yard and in the Navy day
receiving competition over the air.
Lieut.. j. H. Nicholson, commander
of the communications division,
pointed out that the division received
a communication last year from the
Secretary of the Navy commencing
the local unit on its accomplishment
in copying the Navy day message over
the air. He said that it was his
earnest desire that the local unit
win this award this year.
In addition to the above competi-
ton, the communications unit will
have a demonstration booth in the
navy yard. Two transmitters and
two receivers will be set up and oper-
ated. The set in the armory will be
connected by land line from the booth
and operated.
The communications unit will offer
to the visiting public free message
service for the day. To handle the
amount of traffic expected will require
the service of at least four men during
the day at the booth in addition to
the operation of every station during
the evening to clear the traffic.
In order to get the messages to
their destinations the members of the
communications units have contacted
a number of operators OF amateur
stations in this area to have them
available to take and deliver the
messages.
Lieut.. J. P. Wetherill of the bat
talon staff returned to duty with the
battalion last week after an extensive
cruise aboard the U. s. cruiser Quincy
Lieut.. Wetherin was aboard the
Quincy while she was in European
waters during the Spanish crisis and
assisted in the rescue work which
American naval vessels conducted
The Quincy cruised for more than
$4,000 miles in European water
visiting a large number Of ports.
Lieut.. Comdr. C. N. Griffin. Supply
Corps. has reported for training duty
with the battalion and has been as
signed to the battalion staff.
The Washington Chapter of the
United States Naval Reserve Oficers
Association held its first Fall meeting
last week at the Racquet Club. Fol-
lowing q business meeting the men,
bers of the chapter were entertained
at dinner.
The battalion commander, Lieut.
James E. Sullivan. announced las
week that the 50-foot motor cruiser
attached to the battalion for week
end cruises during the Summer would
be hauled out of the water for the
Winter months. The little vessel has
been used every week end during the
Summer when the Recruit School
made the first cruise. Due to the
fact that the boat has no heating
system and is not protected to stand
ice, it cannot be used for training
work during the Winter.
1t was pointed out by the oficers
that this seriously handicaps the
training. as the officers and men have
to confne their work to that which