Evening star., 1939-04-23
Destroyer Roper
Used 10 Train
Reserve Signa|men
Communications Unit
Gets Instruction
On Training Ship

With the great Importance at
tached to communications in time of
war, and with the Navy Department
having difficulty in filling its allo-
cations Of men for signaling in new
branch Of the Communications Re-
serve, members of the local Com
munications Division are taking ad-
vantage Of the stay of the United
States destroyer Roper here to per-
feet themselves In this branch of
communications. Although most of
the members in this command are
amateur radio operators and trained
In the use of the key and the radio
phone In their work, many of them
have also advanced the desire to
take up the visual work. In some
Of this the radio men will be well
fitted. as some of it Is done by
blinker or flashing light in which the
same code OF dots and dashes used
in the radio work is used.
1t. w. B. Armstrong. recently
elected president of the Washington
Chapter of the Naval Reserve OFF,
GERS Association. has completed the
slate Of committee chairmen and
officers. With few exceptions, the
officers are attached to the lst Bat
talon and are drilling actively each
week at the armory in the Washing
ton Navy Yard.
The Policies Committee, which
consists OF past presidents and ma
tional directors. will be headed by
1t. q. g. F.. w. Lemly, executive
omcer Of the battalion. Members
include 1t. j. M. Fewell, senior men,
ber OF the Examining Board; 1t. w.
c. Jennings. commanding officer,
lst Division: 1t. Comdr. w. c. Lock-
hart. battalion engineering officer;
1t. E. I. Snyder, battalion legal off,
Ger: 1t. j. E. Sullivan, battalion
commander, and 1t. C. H. Williams,
communications officer.
1t. E. I. Snyder is chairman of
the Legislation Committee, with 1t.
E. c. Carusi. battalion adjutant, and
1t. Comdr. L. P. Holt.
The Membership Committee will
include 1t. Comdr. j. w. Huckert,
chairman, and 1t. F. S. Kirk. COM
manding officer. Sd Division. and 1t.
j. H. Nicholson, commanding the
Communications Division.
On the Entertainment Committee
will be 1t. q. g. j. w. Shultz, bat
talon supply officer. chairman, and
1t. q. g. E. B. Constantine and
1t. q. g. F. w. Lemly.
Ensign H A. Lamar, battalion re-
cruiting officer. has been named pub
lie relations officer.
In addition to the Naval Reserve
officers called here from various
parts Of the country to participate
In the Naval Reserve Policy Board
Conference at the Navy Department
the following members of the House
OF Representatives who hold COM
missions In the Naval Reserve. were
invited to attend: 1t. Comdr. Ralph
E. Church of Illinois. 1t. Comdr.
William Emil Hess of Ohio, 1t.
Comdr. Warren Grant Magnuson of
Washington. 1t. Comdr. Fernandez
Joachim Octave of Louisiana, 1t.
Comdr. James Hardin Peterson of
Florida. 1t. Comdr. Dave E. Satter-
field. jr.. Of Virginia: 1t. Comdr.
Jacob Thorkelson of Montana; 1t.
Comdr. Eugene Walter Francis of
Pennsylvania and 1t. Dudley Allen
White of Ohio.
The other Reserve officers called
to the conference were: 1t. Comdr.
Albert L. King. 1t. Raymond B.
Meader, 1t. Paul E. Gillespie,
Comdr. Thomas Blau, 1t. Comdr.
Homer I. Sheriff, 1t. Earl ]. Gluck.
1t. Charles M. Evan, 1t. Charles H.
Morgan. 1t. Ralph Clement Loves,
1t. Wesley j. Wicks. 1t. Louis H.
Gwinn, 1t. Comdr. William J.. Stew
ems. 1t. q. g. Edward j. Jones and
1t. Walter w. Paul.
Col. Melvin c. Mas, representa-
tive from Minnesota, was a men,
ber of the Marine Corps Policy Com
mittee conference.
The following changes in person.
mel have been announced:
Transferred to the honorary re-
tired list: Capt. John A. Gade, 1t.
Comdrs. Albert E. Alexander, Ray
mond S. Coll, Frank S. Cookson,
Dennis Sullivan, Its. George o.
Etheredge. Walter F. Lewis, Ulrich
r. Zivnuska and 1t. Gg) John L.
Larsen.
Pociopo f;ooe. - ro~oa.r Y,,,;,,c