HOUSTON 
u.s.s. 
ORDERS FOR THE DAY 
Ship’s routine' as applicable. 
Working Division - 2nd 
Crew’s Duty Section - 1st 
Presidential Cruise, 
FRIDAY, 22 July, 1938. 
OFFICERS OF THE DECK 
WATCH LIST 
Watch O.O. D. 
Instruction J.O.O.D. 
0000-0400 
0400-0800 
0600-1800 
1200-1600 
1600-1800 
1800-2000 
2000-2400 
Lt(jg) MACKENZIE 
Lieut. FOLLY Lt(jg) 
Lt(jg) JONSON 
Lieut. RID OUT Lt(jg) 
Ensign B. JOHNSON 
Lt(jg) INGELS . 
Ensign MEYERS 
Ensign BUAAS 
SLkTER Ensign LEEDY 
Ensign JOHNSTON 
DAY IS Ens ign JONSON 
End Lt. MORRIS 
2nd Lt . MORRIS 
Ensign BUAAS 
0530 
0600 
0800 
0930 
1000 
1100 
1300 
1315 
1330 
1500 
1945 
All hands less 1st and mid-watch standers. 
Turn to. FIELD DAY. Scrub all dirty canvas and paintwork. 
Clean boats; clean bilges thoroughly. Scrub all weather 
decks -with sand, do: not use holystone unless absolutely 
necessary. 
Turn to. Continue with Field Day. 
General Quarters. Plot conduct Fire Control Tests. ”A A” 
Battery instruct ammunition parties and conduct Ammunition 
Supply Drill and Handling Drill. Turrets I and III hold 
Loading Drill, Shell and Powder Runs; Turret II hold 
Safety Precautions and Casualty Instructions. 
Conduct gunnery exercise Jig - two with MACDOUGAL; 
casualties will be introduced as called for by DBP and 
AD BP. 
Secure from gunnery drills. 
Repel Raiding Party Drill. 
Turn to. Continue with ship’s work. 
Inspection of lower decks, holds, storerooms and engineer 
spaces . 
Group I inspect Zone III. 
Group II inspect Zone I. 
Group III inspect Zone II. 
Test kites and if satisfactory, fire 50 caliber machine 
guns • 
Gunnery School. 
Before movies - Songfest. 
(or when directed) Movies. 
The 
No . 
attention of Officers of 
14-36; regarding "Shift in 
the Deck is directed 
g Steering Stations’’ 
Ship’ s 
Order 
The attention of All Hands is directed to Executive Officer’s Order 
No. 10 and 11-38. Besides distribution, copies are posted on the 
Bulletin Board. 
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