Evening star., 1925-06-28

the Navy Depart Lieut.. l.. It. Hundt.
ment. as is Gus
tumary when officers return TO the
United States from foreign service.
Upon reporting officially 70 the Navy
Department, Comdr. Ellyson will be
assigned TO duty at one of the naval
air stations.
Lieut. Hundt enrolled in the U. S.
Naval Reserve force, April 26, 1917,
and was given the provisional rank
of ensign in the Naval Reserve Fly
ing Corps. In November of 1918 he
was sent to Pensacola. Fla. for duty,
and up until 1921 was given the pro
yisional rank of lieutenant and the
confirmed rank of ensign. On April
%. 1921. Lieut. Hundt was redesig-
mated a naval aviator and detailed to
duty involving actual flying in air
craft including dirigibles, balloons
and airpIanes. He was then assigned
to the air squadron of the Atlantic
fleet on board the L. S. :. Wright,
and was commissioned regular lieu.
tenant on November Il, 1921, from
August 8. 1920. He was detached from
the air squadrons May 10, 1924, and
assigned to the naval air station. Ana
costa y. C.. at which station he re-
manned on duty until his assignment
to the Brazilian naval mission. Lieut..
Hundt was one of the most popular
officers belonging 10 the air arm or the
Navy. and his many friends in Wash
ington will regret 10 learn Of his new
assignment to foreign shores.
The Pittsburgh will leave Cher
bourg, France. July and will spend
three days at Portland, England. be
fore beginning her cruise. The arrl-
val dates at her various ports of call
are as follows: Cardiff. July 10: Dub
p1lS II =
werp. August %; La Havre. Septem-
Der 3: and arrive back at Cherbourg'
September %.
Capt. ]. T. Tompkins. L, S. n. who
has been aide for navy yards in the
department, will relieve Capt. George
{. Day L. :. y, as commander OF
the submarine division, battle fleet,
effective August /. Rear Admiral Ar-
thur L, Willard. L = n. Will be
placed in command OF one Of the light
cruiser divisions of the scouting heet.
Announcement was made this
week by Rear Admiral c. +. Hughes.
l.. s. ~. director Of feet training,
Navy Department, Of the standing
of the highest vessels Of the de-
stroyer and light mine-layer class
in engineering performances for the
month OF April. The vessels IN the
Hubert, Percival, Ludlow, Peary,
Yarborough. Burns Smith Thomp-
son. Reno, Paul Hamilton and De-
catur.
The controller general of the
United States has rendered the de,
cision that only those provisional
officers holding the same provisional
rank on June 80 as that in which
first enrolled. are entitled to pay for
drills or duty after that date: In
other words, a naval reservist hold
ing the provisional rank Of lleuten-
ant dunior grade) and the con.
hrmed rank of an ensign, with which
rank he was enrolled, is entitled
to receive only the pay of the ensign
grade.
The Bureau of Navigation points
out that officers who on June 30
hold provisional rank, and who do
not hold any confirmed rank, may
be ordered TO training duty with
nav. within the prescribed district
training quotas provided the provl-
Sional rank held on June 80 is the
same as that iii which first enrolled.
All Other officers who hold provi.
sional rank on June 50 shall not he
ordered ~ training duty with pay
until appointed III the new Naval
Reserve. An appointment is consld-
cred completed only when COM
mission in the new Naval Reserve
has been delivered and the oath and
acceptance of office have been exc
Cuted by the appointee.
Naval Reserve officers desiring ap-
pointment, coming within the two
catagories described below, should
he physically examined on July !, or
as soon thereafter as may be prac.
ticable, and apply on the same date
in, he "a
Reserve. The two catagories are as
follows: % All officers who hold
provisional rank on June 80, and
~ all officers whose enrollments eX-
pire prior to October l.
To provide a trained force of officers
and men available to serve as rein
forcements 10 the regular Marine
Corps in time of war or national
emergency is the mission of the Ma
rine Corps Reserve, regulations for
which have recently been approved
by the Secretary of the Navy.
There are two divisions in the re-
serve one called the Fleet Marine
Corps Reserve and the other the Vol
unteer Marine Corps Reserve. The
following are eligible for appointment
as commissioned officers in the Fleet
Marine Corps Reserve:
ta) officers transferred from the old
reserve in accordance with the provi-
sions of the act approved February
2S. 1925.
. tb1 Former officers and reserve on
GERS of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps and former officers OF the Ma
tional Army who separated themselves
from the military or naval service
under honorable conditions and who
on the date uf appointment are not
over 45 years of age.
t-tcl Men between 20 and 35 years OF
age who are graduates of the United
States Military Academy or the United
States Naval Academy and separated
themselves from the military or naval
service under honorable conditions.
i'd Men between 20 and 3J years OF
age who have satisfactorily completed
four-year course in the Army, Navy
or Marine Corps Reserve officers
Training Corps.
(e) Men between 90 and 80 years of
age who passed prescribed exami-
nation.
The uniform of the reserve is the
same as that for the regular corps,
except that the letter r. will be at
tached to the coat collar and flannel
shirt in addition to the ~. S. NJ. c.
of the regulars.
Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, u. S. NJ
c., assistant to the commandant OF
the Marine Corps. who will shortly be
relieved from his present duties. will