Evening star., 1922-01-01
NAVAL RESERV|STS
Be REORGAMzED

Reorganization of the District bat
talon of the United States naval re-
serve force is about to be ordered
Commander John Anderson Schofield
is to be ordered to command, reliev-
ing Commander A. e. Clements. who
has been disenrolled by orders of the
Navy Department. according to local
reserve officers.
Lieut.. Commander William R. Hoe
fer, executive officer of the battalion,
is to be in command of the U. S. S.
Eagle Sc. training ship of the organ
ization.
Lieut.. Commander P. D. Johnston
is to be in command of the L. S. sub
chaser 21o. a small training vessel
used in the work of the battalion.
Expect Orders soon.
While orders for these changes have
not been issued. it was said at the
battalion headquarters at Water and
0 streets southwest that Capt. Day
ton. commandant of the Washington
navy yard, ana who has general
supervision of the reserves resident
in the District of Columbia, will issue
them this week.
These changes in the battalion. it
is said by those in a position to
know, forecast a thorough reorgani-
zation of the internal administration.
with a view to placing in responsible
positions those officers who show the
proper interest and spirit in main
tanning their efficiency in the re-
serves.
To Recruit Full Strength.
Plans for taking steps to build up
the local organization to a high state
of efficiency, it is expected, will be
taken up between Commander Scho-
field and Lieut.. Commander Hoefer a
week from tomorrow night. 1t is un-
derstood that officers will be selected
for the staff details in the organiza-
tion, and also the division command
to work Immediately to recruit to full
strength as quickly as possible.
While Lieut.. Commander Hoefer, it
was said. will retain the detail as
executive officer. no selections have
as vet been made for pther staff po-
tail of Commander Hoefer to command
the Eagle Sc is to be in addition to his
duties as executive officer Of the land
ing force. Commander Hoefer, how
ever, will be given authority TO se-
lect for detail officers who will form
the permanent cruising complement
Of the Eagle So. These include the
executive officer. navigator. chief en-
gineer and division officers.
Commander Schof1eld. who is to
command the organization, is a ma
tive of Michigan, where he was born,
March 3. 1876. He is a graduate of
the Naval Academy and served
IN NQvv when he
resigned as a lieutenant in 1907. He
was for a number of years following
his resignation with the Lake Tor
pedo Boat Company. where. he de-
signed and was in charge Of the op-
erations of the submarines built by
this company. From 1907 to 1917
he operated in Russian and Austrian
waters. Later he operated chem
ical factory until 1917. when he re-
entered the service, being detailed
at the bureau of ordnance in connec-
ton with mine work.
The detail Of Commander Scho-
field to command the organization,
II was said, was received with much
favor by the officers and men of
In connection with the changes in
the local organization. 1t was an
nounced that there will be held on
the night of January at o'clock, the
ficers of the Naval Reserve Of1cerS
A Association of the District of Colum-
REPORTS on naval reserve activ1-
ties generally will be received. Of
ficers for the ensuing year will be
annual convention of the Naval Re-
serve Officers Association Of the
United States to meet here shortly
will be selected.