Evening star., 1941-11-30
New Year Will Brinq
Additional Duties
To Naval Reserve
Selections to Be Made
For Squad Leaders,;
Notes of Activities

With the arrival of the new year
members of the District Naval Re-
serve serving with the two divisions
are expected to find themselves
with new responsibilities and hon.
ors, even though they may not get
the crows" on their arms, as petty
officers. In the cases of members
of the specialist division. however,
many already have petty officer
ratings, given because OF special
qualifications attained in their civil
ian employment. With the appoint
ment of squad leaders for this di-
vision the ratlng badges Will take
on new significance and carry ad-
ditional authority and duties.
In the Naval Academy division. all
are apprentice seamen, and while no
formal appointments will be given,
certain of them will be selected for
squad leaders and petty officer
duties.
Many Show Proficiency.
Because CT the highly intensive
training these members received
during the time they were at the
Norfolk Training Station, all have
shown such proficiency and interest
in their work that officers charged
with the duty of making the se.ec-
tions of apprentice petty officers are
having a difficult time, according
to 1t w. c. Meyer.
Members of the specialist division
have made rapid progress during
drills. For this reason it has been
possible to return the Naval Acad-
emy men to their division, and
petty officers will be picked for the
specialist group about the same time
that the petty officer apprentices are
named for the other division.
No drills will be required of the
members during Christmas week, but
it has not been determined what
will be done about New Year. jan
uary l falls on the regular drill night
of the organization. There is pos
sibility that the drill date will be
shifted. If any great number OF
men receive leaves of absence there
is a probability that the drill train
ing will be deferred two weeks.
Emergency Drills Stressed.
Emergency drill instruction will
be stressed this week. These drills
include preparation of the ship for
battle, collision and abandon ship
Ensign P. H. Bradley will lecture
to the members of the academy
class.
The members of the specialist di-
vision will be given a general talk
on the emergency drill work by 1t
H. Arthur Lamar, in charge OF the
instruction of the two divisions.
Ensign John D. Hubbard, who is
on duty in the Office of the director
of local Naval Reserve activities,
has been ordered to additional duty
in connection with the training OF
the two reserve divisions here. He
has been assigned as assistant drill
officer at the school of indoctrlna-
ton.
The District of Columbia Chap
ter Of the United States Naval Re
serve officers Association will hold
its annual meeting at Hotel 24OO
Sixteenth street NV. 1t. Comdr.
j. w. Huckert, assigned to the Wash
ington Navy Yard, is president OF
the association. He has appointed
a committee, headed by 1t. H. B.
Atkinson. to nominate officers and
the committee is expected to meet
this week to make selection.
1t. Atkinson, who is national
director, will make report on the
efforts of his committee to have the
national association continue its
functions during the current emer-
gency.