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THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1945 PAGE 3
SERMONETTE Treasure and Verba Buena Islands
DIVINE SERVICES

ON TELLING THE TRUTH
By CHAPLAIN JAMES A . ALLEY, Pre-Embarkation Center

It occurs to me that the one who has a reputation for
truthfulness has something that is not to be despised. Of one
man it is said that his word is as good as his bond. The repu-
Sunday Services
tation of another man is such that it is said that his statements l'rotest.:.nt Worship
will bear investigating. The one man is well-respected and Treasure a.no Yerba Buena Islands
T·r•asure Island Chapol-09RO 11nd 1C>a<1
esteemed by his shipmates, while the other is not taken Communio11- I I 3fl ( Chap,•I )
Hospital C'harH,1-l tHlO
seriously. ThPatre !\,, . 3 -- I 03tJ
E mbarkation Ship's S,•r\'ice Chapel •17110
A stable social order cannot be built upon falsehood, and Yerba B uena bdand Theatrt--o~an
Catholic Masses
lack of confidence in the statements of others is a weakness Treasure Island Chapel-U63tJ, f\72t> a nd
0820
that must be rectified. Falsifying is perhaps more compre- The!\tre No. 1-lU31l
Hospital Chapel-0630 and 0900
hensive than we ordinarily think. False statements are made Embarkation Ship' s Service Cr.ape! -
0600
Yerba Buena Island Thea,re- 0830
in the interest of our own advantage or the advantage of Confessions (YB Theetre Office) 0800
someone else. This is so frequently done that many times one Mormon Study Group
Theatre No. 2-0930
is not even certain that he can trust his friend.
WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES
We depart from the truth when we relate suspicion as Daily-Masses (Small Chapel, Treasure
I sland) 1150 and 1630
though it were fact. Serious injustice has been done to many Daily-Confessions (SmalJ Chapel, Treas·
ure Island)
Daily-Masses (Hospital Chapel)-0645
people because of suspicion, even though it may be without Daily- Masses (Embarkation Ship's
Service Chapel) 1600
foundation. When the suspicion is srarred it is difficult to Daily - Protestant Worship Service -
1430 (Embarkation Ship's Service
counteract it. Chapel)
Monday-Blessed Virgin Sodality (First
Monday of the Month) 1800 (Small
We depart from the truth when we pass on to others what Chapel) R-ear Admiral Hugo N. Osterhaus retires from Navy.
Tuesday - Miraculous Medal Novena,
came to us as mere hearsay. Peddling gossip is a favorite 1830 (Large Chapel)
Tuesday-Christian Science Group, 1800
pastime for many people. The passing of "scuttlebutt" is a (Chapel Reception Room)
Tuesday - Holy Name Society, 1915
(Small Chapel) REAR ADMIRAL HUGO OSTERHAUS
definite part of Navy life, but. when scuttlebutt becomes ma- Wednesdays - Christian Servicem~n•s
League, 1830 ( Chapel Reception
licious gossip it is a pastime which does no one any good and Room)
Wednesday-• Organ Recital (Hospital RETIRES AFTER LONG CAREER
frequently causes much harm. Chapel) 121!; and 1400
Thursday - Chapel Choir Rehearsal
We depart from the truth when we misinterpret the views ( Chap~! Gallery) 1800 football and baseball, Admiral
Friday-Wave Singers Rehearsal (Chap• Much of T. I.
el Reception Room) 1800 Osterhaus was attached to the
of another and make it appear that he is dangerous. Because Friday-Mormo.n Study Group, 1830 Presidential yacht Mayflower at
(Chapel Gallery)
someone does not agree with your interpretation of the Bible, Friday - J ewish Services (Hospital Established Under the time of the Russian-Japanese
Chapel) 1900 peace negotiations at P,ortsmouth,
you have no right to say he does not believe the Bible. That Saturday-Confessions ( SmalJ Chapel, His Command
Treasure Island) 1400-2000 New Hampshire, in 1905. His first
1s to bear false witness, and in a way that injures. Saturday-Confessions (Hospital Chap- command was the destroyer Mc-
el) 1800-1900
After nearly half a century of Call, and in the First World War
All such departures from the truth have been entirely too 90 submarines plus the necessary
Naval service, Rear Admiral he commanded one of the first
common, and a good shipmate thinks twice before he speaks. auxiliaries and amphibious craft. Hugo N. Osterhaus last week re- transports to carry American sol-
Of the 12,000 Navy· planes sug-
tired from the Navy. diers to France.
gested for the fleet, 8,000 would The man responsible for the in- An instructor at the Naval
by Allan Gastren, PhM2c, on Oc-
AT THE CHAPEL ••• tober 17, at the Hospital Chapel: be ready for active use. auguratl ·on and development of Academy just prior to the First
The nearly 700 combatant ves-
Protestant Services Toccata on "O Filii et Filiae" sels slated for the inactive reserve the training and personnel activi- . World War, Admiral Osterhaus
Chaplain H. G. Gatlin will speak ..................... Farnum include seven battleships, 22 car- ties in the Twelfth Naval District, was ex;ecutive officer of the battle-
at the 1030 Chapel service on the Old Easter Melody ( "O Filii .et riers, 58 escort carriers, 14 heavy Admiral Osterhaus was President ship Idaho during the summer
subject, "Seven Deadly Enemies," Filiae") with Variations cruisers, 19 light cruisers, 191 of the District Court Martial training cruise of the midshipmen
and the speaker at the 0930 serv- .. ....... . ... . .. John E . West destroyers, 256 destroyer escorts Board when his retirement orders in 1914, and when that ship was
ice will be Chaplain A. W. Braden, Dance of the Candy Fairy and 110 submarines and will be arrived. sold to the Greek government, the
whose subject is, "Is There Any (Nutcracker Suite) manned by 40,000 men. Originally retired in 1935, when California Naval Officer was put
Word From the Eternal?" The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tschaikowsky Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, he was Captain of the Mare Island in charge of the transfer proceed-
Chapel Choir will be heard at both In a Persian Market .. . . . Ketelby CominCh and CNO, appearing as Navy Yard, Admiral Osterhaus ings and turned the vessel over to
services in the anthem, "O, Intermezzo from Suite for a witness before the Committee, was recalled to duty in June, that government.
Saviour of the World," by Pears, Organ .............. .. Rogers said the postwar fleet would be 1941, and placed in comma nd of After establishing a Naval base
and the Chapel Octette will sing Fanfare ........... . . . Lemmens disposed approximately as fol- the local Patrol Force with head- in the Azores during the latter
Wareing's "He Sendeth the All personnel and their guests lows: 30 per cent in the Atlantic, quarters at the abandoned fair part of the war, he again was
Springs." John Tremaine, Sp(W) are invited to attend these weekly 30 per cent in the far western site, Treasure Island. assigned command of a transport,
le will preside at the organ. programs of organ music at the Pacific, 40 per cent in the Central At that time the Navy shared and took the last load of troops
Treatre No. 3 Hospital Chapel. Pacific and West. Coast waters. the Administration building with over before the Armistice was
Chaplain Nance wiH conduct Pan-American Airways, and many signed.
the service at Theatre No. 3 on SecNav Asks For of the original fair buildings had Shortly after the end of the war
Sunday and his sermon topic will not yet been dismantled, but un- he was appointed captain of the
be, "Accentuating the Positive." Unmatched Navy der Admiral Osterhaus' direction Mare Island Navy Yard, and later
There will be a special soloist and the Island was rapidly converted became director of the Naval Re-
the regular communion service By Ships' Editorial Association to a Naval base. serve. His last tour of sea duty
will follow the 1030 service. A peacetime Navy more power- In February, 1941, when the was as captain of the cruiser
Hospital Chapel ful than that of any combination By Ships' Editorial Associatio,n training and personnel activities Richmond.
Chaplain C. H . Lov.eland will of powers was urged by Secretary Q. Will the Navy pay the ship- in the Bay Area were placed un- "Now that I'm once more 'out
speak at 1000 in the Hospital Forrestal at a House Naval Af- ping costs of the g,ea.r I'm taking der one command, Admiral Oster- of harness' I'm just going to play
Chapel and the soloist will be Miss fairs Committee hearing. The home ,o·n discharge? haus was named over-all com- g lf, swim and relax,'.' laughed
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Pat Youngkin, MaM3c, singing committee is considering a reso- A. From the overseas area to mander. the Admiral. "My son, Lieutenant
"So Near to God Am I." Allan lution for a postwar fleet of 6,084 the receiving station at the port With the establishment of Commander Hugo Osterhaus, Jr.,
Gastren, PhM2c, at the organ, will vessels including 1,079 combatant of debarkation the cost of bag- Treasure Island as a separate is bringing his family out to the
play "Andante Cantabile'" from ships. gage transportation is borne by Training and Distribution Center coast shortly, and we'll all settle
"Symphony No. 4," by Widor, and Approximately 30 per cent of the government. From the receiv- in the spring of 1944, Admiral somewhere in this state of sun-
"Fanfare," by Lemmens. these ships would constitute an ing station to the ultimate desti- Osterhaus was named command- shine."
Verba Buena active fleet, another 10 per cent nation these costs shall be ab- ant of the activity until relieved Admiral Osterhaus said that in
Services at the Theatre on Yer- would be in "ready reserve," sorbed by the owner, unless this by Commodore (then Captain) R. his opinion the greatest offensive
ba Buena are conducted at 0930 while the bulk, around 60 per cent, baggage accompanies its owner. W. Cary, present Commander of weapon developed by the Navy
by Chaplain G. L. Barger. Chap- would be retained in an inactive Q. If my ,old boss refuses to Treasure Island. was radar, the wonder new "see-
lain H. L. Rice will bring the ser- reserve with only small mainten- give me back my job, to whom can Under Admiral Osterhaus' com- ing eye" which did so much to
mon and Halsey Stevens, Sp(W) ance crews. I appeal? mand, all the training schools on spot enemy aircraft and ships.
\..,., le, at the organ will play "Gan-
The Secretary proposed that A. The Reemployment Commit- Treasure Island were .established, " However," he pointed out,
tilena," by Wostenholme, and
the Navy's active and ready re- tee of Selective Service Boards as well as the U. S. Naval Hos- "Weapons are no good without
"Ouverture Triomphale," by Fer- serve fleets include 11 modern will help the veteran if he is de- pita! here. Osterhaus Square on an efficient fighting force behind
rata.
battleships, 15 carriers, 21 escort prived of seniority rights or his Treasure Island is named in his them. We must maintain a large,
Organ Recital carriers, 20 heavy and large previous wage rate or is dis- honor. strong Army and Navy for our
Following is the program for
cruisers, 29 light cruisers, 176 charged within a year without A graduate of the Annapolis protection and for the peace of
the weekly organ recital played destroyers, 40 destroyer escorts, cause. class of 1900, where he played the world."
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