US Naval Training Camp - Gadget Yearbook (Gulfport, MS)

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND FORCE

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',-1351 , 1 I xffifl I a 'f 'I I 4 f,.,:' '11 I I ' XX - - - I' li lil USNRF xX , ll sk Q-,gn Maj - ' .5 . lf' L:m..,,E Il, Il I F u isniumumuuui- if i I 'Fi l jj ,f XX HVRTHUR w. pluecwf HIEF among the accomplish- ments of the labor of Com- mander G. F. Schwartz are the three following-inventions in gas water heating, with the owner- ship and operation of a factory for the manufacture of the heatersg management of gold an.d silver mines in Sonora, Mexicog and the organization and development of the Missouri Naval Militia. The history of the Missouri Naval Militia is a tale of unswerving loyalty and sacrifice by our Executive Offi- cer. Through the influence of Com- mander Schwartz it was brought through critical times, until at the outbreak of the present war, it glorified itself by providing four hundred fifty men and twenty-four officers, fully equipped and trained for immediate active service in the U. S. Navy. Commander Schwartz was born in St. Louis and has lived there for the greater part of his life. His business career is that of a self-made man who gained prominence in in- dustry through applying himself to improvements on his product. His Mexican enterprise in gold and silver mining bespeaks the pa- tience an.d justice of a man dealing with the peon labor of that coun- try to the mutual advantage of both, until the anarchy of the country made business alnfost im- possible. He is a great reader, a close stu- dent of psychology, and a deep thinker in the mechanics of his product, the gas water heater. His observation of men and ideas as well as his vast sympathy makes him beloved by every man in camp Every Gob who has come before Commander Schwartz either for a personal request or because he was On Report has left his presence with the feeling that the Commander had his welfare at heart. It is not infrequent that he returns to his desk after evening mess to help some man who is in trouble. While at sea, he was in command of the U. S. S. Hunlress and the U. S. S. Isle de Luzon, a prize of the Spanish-American warg served on the U. S. S. Rhode Island, the U. S. S. Kenlucky, in Naval Militia cruises, and was executive officer of the U. S. S. Amphilrile. Nine

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'Y . x ' Xl: an , lv 5 1411 1.11 -rg' 'as J gan: :saws I O , ,X P I 6 .sch 4 f -I 5 X44 ' V , IJ 4 SAY, Sharp, I've lost my pass. Do you reckon you could get me one by 4 o'c1ock? I got-a-date with a jane to-night and if I don't show up my name's Dennis. I want to see Harris. I enlisted in this here outfit as 'Landsman for Aviation ' and they've got me down as 'Landsman for Machinist Mate. Have my papers come down from the Admiral's office yet? Didn't you hear me say I wanted to catch the 4:40 train? Seems to me my request has had plenty of time to get through, been in here ever since 11 .o'clock this morning. Monte, here's a guy who says he's got some furlough papers and one-cent fare slip coming. How about it? Paul K. Weaver,-an- other ' ace' here to see you about his reimbursement. Tell him the Bureau of Navigation is holding up everything in order to spend all their time dealing with his case, and he ought to hear from them in about ninety days. How do I know what sort of a ' shoot ' you are going to get for throwing bread in the mess hall? What do you think this is, some sort of a fortune-telling outfit? What's that? Will you get busted? Where do you get that stuff, you're an ap- prentice seaman already. Through the hands of the execu- tive officer, Commander G. F. Schwartz, passes every request, be it great or small. Transfers, changes of rating, issuance of passes, dis- charges, re-enlistments, or breaches of discipline, both minor and seri- ous,-all come beneath his prac- ticed eye. It is the executive officer who once each week carries out the formal inspection of the camp. It is to him that all reports as to strength and personnel of each regi- ment is made dailyg and it is to him that the men come for advice and counsel. The executive officer is personally responsible for all ordnance, ord- nance supplies and other weapons and accoutrements making up the military equipment of the camp. The postoffice and rigging loft also come within the sphere of his juris- diction and direction. L. J. Sharp, Y. lc., is, the Com- mander's right hand man. A great mass of the correspondence which comes to the Executive Office need not necessarily receive the per- sonal attention of the Commander, and the. handling of this surplus paper-work keeps Sharp busy from morning until late in the afternoon. Personal reports, both monthly and annual, are made out under Sharp's direction. The record room, which also fur- nishes working space for a number of stenographers and strikers neces- sary for the carrying on of the great mass of detail connected with the operation of the Executive Office, is in charge of Charles R. Harris, Y. lc., who acts as Sharp's assistant. Several yeomanettes as well as a hard working bunch of lesser would-be yeomen add greatly to the rapidity and accuracy with which the daily routine is carried through. - Eleven