Evening star., 1939-03-05
Naval Reservists
Planning for Better
Cruise Marks
D. G. Battalion Members
Awaiting Arrival Here
Of New Ship

Awaiting Arrival Here
Of New Ship
Although the cruise dates have
not been prepared by the Navy De-
partment, members of the First
Battalion, District Naval Reserve are
going ahead with their training in
the armory with view to perfecting
themselves to improve even the fine
report which they have just received
from last summers work. A COM
prehensive drill schedule is being
mapped out, but its final approval
Is expected to await the assignment
OF q new commander to the bat
talon, who will have charge Of the
preparations for the next cruises.
Although a training ship is sched-
uled to be here for spring use, the
reservists have not had any orders
to send the crew to the Charles
ton. S. c., Navy Yard to man the
vessel for the cruise to Washington.
All of the armory drill work from
now on will have for its purpose the
preparation for the annual cruise.
1t has not been determined by the
Navy Department whether the local
organization will go on a battleship
at one time this year as they did
last summer or will be divided up
into destroyers. as each Of the three
divisions forming the local battal-
ION is trained on the basis of form
Ing the nucleus of a crew for one
OF the now t-of-commission de-
stroyers. which would be brought
Immediately into active service In
the event hostilities involved the
country.
The age and length of service in
grade IN the naval reserve is still
causing some concern among those
IN the Navy charged with the de-
velopment and training of the re-
serve. 1t was explained that while
this has been rectified to a consid-
eraole extent in some of the dis
tricts. 1t is still susceptible tof i'm
provements in others. This particu-
lar phase of personnel problem in
wolves the presence in certain DO
sltlons OF officers who are older in
years than officers of the regular
establishment in the same relative
positions and commands, and some
OF these reserve officers have occu-
pied the positions for years. The
problem is furnished by the fact
that the officers live in the COM
munltles where the organization to
winch they are attached are located
and many of them have been re-
sponsible for building them up.
1t was explained that an arbitrary
ruling with regard to age in grade
IN the 18th Naval District has served
to Introduce new blood when used in
conjunction with an officer pool"
there established. The Naval Board
OF inspectors has announced that it
heartily approves of the idea behind
these measures and of their ability
to produce speedy results, but ex-
pressed the belief that they lack
sufficient flexibility In the matter
OF retaining the services of valuable
officers to full advantage The Of
flcer pool, it was explained, pro-
videS for the instruction and i'm
provement of volunteer officers not
associated with organized divisions,
the progressive advancement of the
officers serving with these units,
and the retirement or transfer of
officers to volunteer status after a
prescribed length of such service
in order to permit the absorption of
younger officers into the Fleet Re-
serve units. Although it was said
that the pool system has not yet
been in operation long enough to
demonstrate its value, or lack there
Of, the board believes it should be
given careful study by all officers
connected with the Reserve.
Promotions in the Naval Reserve
have been announced as follows:
To be lieutenant commanders:
Charles H. Bryant, Waldo H. Brown,
Don Burdick, George c. Currier,
Paul H. Devine. Thomas A. Esling,
Erwin l.. Kelley, John C. Herman,
Walter E. Kraft. Lwo w. Lense,
John S. Mark, William j. Smith,
Cornelius Van Gemert and Leslie
Wick.
To be lieutenants: Frank j.
Braceland, Robert S. Burch, Grant
G. Calhoun, 1rven H. Cammarn,
George w. Collins, Robert C. Corley.
Joseph B. Diestel, Thomas E.
Doherty, Robert A. Donald, jr.; Ar
thur v. Elkin, Henry S. Glidden, Tom
E. Hatch, Elgin B. Hurlbert, Benja-
min F. Jones, Roy E. Keeler, Loren
LeR. Kuske, Wharton E. Larned,
Louis H. Montgomery, Charles H.
Morgan, Adolph J. Petersen, Paul
T. Quarry, Clifford P. Ramback, Mel
vile LeR. Rauk, John o. Redding,
Samuel j. Reiffel Charles G. Rick
ards, Clifford E. Roberts, Ralph c..
Spaulding, George A. Stevens, Will
son E. Weckel, Dudley A. White,
Harry A. Wilder, Harold M. Wright.
Henry P. Wright, jr.
To be heutenants, Junior grade:
Howard w. Anderson, Kenneth j.
Barclay, Dean Brooks, Charles L.
Bushell. Charles G. Campbell. Law
ton H. Crosby, John M. Dod, Howard
C. Duff, Lawrence B. Dunlap, FL
lott Earl Robert D. Fordyce, Andrew
B. Fuller, William D. Graham, An
thony w. Gray, Thomas L. Hankins,
Kenneth j. Hartley, Robert G. How
ard, George E. Klak, James A. F.
Knowlton. Evan Lewis, Francis S. K.
Lewis, Kenneth E. Meneke. Leo j.
Perry, Albert Pratt, Clarence H.
Smith, Edward F. Stef1anides. jr:;
William J. Steffens. Kenneth j..
Talkovich, Colon o. Trest, 3r.; Mer-
vyn w. Verran, Byron D. Voegelin,
Robert H. Wanless, James w. WI.
son, Patrick H. Winston, Irving T.
Young, Arthur G.. Zimmerman ana
Eugene F. Zimmerman.
To be ensigns: Ernest E. La Mer-
tha and Marks P. Wangsness.