Evening star., 1937-07-18

yHEN the 1st Battalion,
M United States Naval Re-
v v serves in the District Of
Columbia was lined up
for drill last Tuesday night, formal
presentation was made Of new ma
t1onal colors. The emblem was the
gift of Branch 4, Fleet Reserve As
sociation
The nag was presented to Lieut..
James E, Sullivan, commander Of
the battalion, by Chief Boatswain
H. R. Mousseau, U. S. N. Ad-
dresses were delivered by C. E.
Lofgren, national secretary OF the
Fleet Reserve Association, and Alex
ander Steele, secretary Of Branch 4.
Chief Boatswain Mousseau. who is
drilling with the battalion in VOL
unteer status. served % years with
the Fleet. He now is retired after
completing 80 years of service In
the regular establishment and the
Reserves. Mr.. Lofgren, who was a
lieutenant. junior grade. during the
war also was member of Admiral
Byrd's Antarctic expedition Mr..
Steele served as a paymaster in the
Supply Corps during the war
A section Of the Navy Band fur
nished music.
Orders issued by the commandant
Of the Washington Navy Yard to the
battalion reveal the following
changes in officer personnel: Lieut..
John B. Cleland, commanding Off
Ger OF the ID Fleet Division. has
been assigned TO duty as battalion
executive officer. with the additional
duty OF battalion adjutant. Lieut..
O.gD Winston S. Brown, executive
officer Of the lst Fleet Division.
has been advanced to command this
division, succeeding Cleland. Lieut..
Eugene c. Carusi. battalion adjutant,
has been assigned to duty as execu-
tive offlcer Of the lst Fleet Division
The position OF battalion executive
of11cer has been created TO improve
the relative efficiency Of the bat
talon in wartime mobilization.
Lieut. Cleland is graduate Of the
United States Naval Academy In
civil life he is connected with an in
surance company. Lieut. Brown also
Is graduate OF the Naval Academy
now serving with the Security Fx-
change Commission. Lieut.. Brown
transferred here from the Boston dis
trlct, where he had served for sew
eral wears. Lieut.. Carusi. gradu-
ate of the academy, is one of the
assistant United States attorneys
for the District of Columbia.
Lieut.. j. q J. w. Shultz, battalion
supply officer. last week completed is
years service in the Naval Reserve.
Lieut.. Comdr. I. w. King, Medical
Corps; Lieut. c. H. Williams. battalion
educational officer: Ensigns Francis
Boole and E. D. Reddington of Re-
cruit School staff returned last week
after three-Week cruise aboard the
United States destroyers Herbert and
Lesry. These destroyers carried de-
tachments of the Naval R. o. T C.
from Northwestern University on a
training cruise which included stops
at the United States Naval Base at
Guantanamo, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico
and Jamaica
Demand for assignment to week
end cruise duty is causing a problem
to the officers Of the local battalion.
having as they do at their disposa
for this training only small launch
| which has been converted into a
cabin cruiser. The Sd Division had
the boat this week end. and it was
loaded to capacity when it left the
Navy Yard yesterday for a trip down
the Potomac River, There were
many applicants who were denied the
privilege of taking the trip, even
though it mean work and study as
considerable training is given. vithir,
the limits allowed by boat of this
size.