Evening star., 1936-10-11

Calling attention to the. report OF
the Naval Inspection Boards report,
which indicated that the battalion had
bettered its standing yearly, Lieut..
James E. Sullivan. commanding the
serves in the District of Columbia.
expressed his gratitude to the officers
of the organization in letter dis
patched to each last week.
1T stood II last year, whereas for the
previous year it stood 26,' he wrote.
Competition is lively as you know
between the various battalions in the
country of which there are 36 and the
result Is as encouraging as 1t Is graft
flying. I am certain that We can look
for further improvement this year.
II am grateful to you for the efforts
you expended which resulted in this
improvement. Many of you in the
feet gave more time than the one and
one-haf hours required weekly by law.
You in the volunteer branch have also
definitely had an active part in ad-
vancing the battalion by the generous
donation Of your time Please be as
sured of my appreciation.
Lieut.. Comdr Charles v. McVay. Sd.
has been ordered to Washington TO
assume duty as inspector instructor OF
the local battalion and in charge of
all Naval Reserve activities in this
area. Comdr. McVay is expected to
report for duty this week.
He succeeds Lieut.. Comdr. Mark H.
Crouter. u S. Navy, who has been Or
dered to duty aboard the U. S. Air
plane Carrier Enterprise, now fitting
out at Norfolk.
The president of the Washington
chapter, United States Naval Reserve
Officers Association, Lieut.. w. c. Jen-
nings. announced that due to unfore-
seen developments, it had been neces-
sary to postpone the first Fall busi-
ness meeting and dinner, which was
scheduled for last week, until next
Thursday night.
The Secretary of the Navy has ad-
dressed letters of commendation to
the following officers Of the Navy and
Naval Reserve:
Lieut.. Comdr. Harold r. Harris
commanding the 1lth Battalion. U. s.
Naval Reserve in st. Paul, Mimi, for
the excellent performance of the bat
talon under his command, which
stood first in competition with IS other
battalions of the Naval Reserve for the
competition year ending June 80. last
with a final merit of 1888. This Is
the second year in succession that the
llth Battalion has stood first in the
competition.
Lieut.. Comdr. Daniel w. Tomlin-
son, commanding 1st Division, for the
excellent performance of the division
under his command, which stood first
in competition with 80 other aviation
divisions of the Naval Reserve for the
competition year ending last June
with final merit of 88.75.
Lieut.. Albert K. Morehouse, U. S. NJ
commanding Naval Reserve aviation
base, Opa-Locka, Fla, for excellent
performance OF the base under his
command, which stood first in compe-
tition with nine other aviation bases
of the Naval Reserve for the compe-
tition year, with final merit of 90.12
Lieut.. Charles F. Greber, U. S. NJ,
commanding Naval Reserve aviation
base, Crosse lie, Mich, for the ex-
cellent performance of the base under
his command. which stood second In
competition with nine other aviation
bases of the Naval Reserve for ths
competition year, with a final merit
of 1885.
Lieut.. q. g. John H. Moore, Naval
Reserve, commanding 4Sth Fleet Di-
vision, st. Paul. Mimi, for excellent
performance of the division TN fer his
command, which stood first in COM
petition with 147 other fleet divisions
of the Naval Reserve, with final
merit of 1921.
The chief of the Bureau Of Navi-
CATION has addressed letters OF COM
mendation to the following:
Lieut.. Comdr. Milton e. Bordern,
commanding 7th Fleet Division, New
Bedford. Mass, for the standing OF
the division under his command. which
stood fourth in competition with 147
other fleet divisions, with q merit Of
88.40.
Lieut.. Frank M. Cannon, Sar
Rafael, Calf, for the excellent serv-
ices which he voluntarily rendered
to Company B, 18th Battalion. Flee,
Marine Corps Reserve, by performing
the duties of medical ofiicer for that
company during the past three year.
1t his own expense.
Lieut.. James Z. Eraher, command.