Evening star., 1933-04-30

Officers and men of the 1st Battalion,
United States Naval Reserve Of the
District Of Columbia, heard, with regret,
during the week that Lieut.. Walter F.
Hinckley, the popular inspector
instructor assigned to the organization,
has received orders sending him to
other duty.
his present duty on May 10, and is
under orders to report aboard the Bat
tleship Arkansas at San Pedro Calf,
on June for assignment to duty by the
commanding ofdcer Of that vessel.
While no definite information has been
received, 1t Is understood that Lieut..
Hinckley will be succeeded here by
Lieut.. Comdr. F. w. Benson, now gun
merry officer aboard the cruiser Trenton.
Lieut.. Hinckley has been very popular
with the ofncers and men Of the local
battalion since his assignment here, and
has done much to bring the organiza-
tion to its present state Of efficiency.
Another change in the Reserve proper
commanding the Sd Fleet Division,
has been ordered transferred from the
feet to the volunteer branch Of the
Reserve. Lieut.. Uunior Grade) John
B. Cleland, jr., has been ordered to
assume command Of the Sd Fleet Divi-
sion.
Brig. Gen. George Richards, u. S.
Marine Corps, Is scheduled to address
the members of the volunteer branch
Of the Reserve at the Naval Reserve
Armory in the Washington Navy Yard
On the evening of May IL at $50
O'Clock. He will talk on THE Marine
Corps; It's Organization and It's Rela-
tion to the Navy, Afloat and Ashore"
This is another in the series of talks
which have been arranged for the bene-
fit of Volunteer Reserve officers as q
part of an instruction program. These
officers, mostly specialists in particular
lines, are not required to drill regularly
with the Fleet Reserve.
In order that Reservists may be
better trained for target practice, there
has been installed ON a concrete base
in the armory a 4-inch, .50-caliber
gun of the type that is used on de-
stroyers. This gun replaces one Of the
3-inch old type, which the Reservsts
have been using for number Of years.
1t was pointed out that they received
most of their training in the armory,
and that they became SO used to this
type of gun that they did not perform
as well with the newer type when they
went to sea for target practice. 1t will
now be possible for the men to keep up
their training with the same type of gun
which they will use the next time they
90 on their annual cruises
After many months of waiting, the
local Reservists have been informed that
their new launch for training purposes
will be ready at the Norfolk Navy Yard
on May II. This boat has been attins
out there for several months, and upon
its arrival here will be placed in COM
mission Immediately for week end
cruises for the officers and men of the
local battalion.
They have had available here for more
than a year a cabin launch. but it was
not properly equipped for overnight
stays on the river. There was no pro-
vision for cooking or heating. 1t Is
understood that the new launch will be
fully equipped so that a small group OF
Reservists may take it out each week
end and md aboard comfortable ac-
commodations for over night.
While no definite plans have been
made, it is probable that 4 crew of Re-
here May 10 to proceed to the
Norfolk Navy Yard aboard the old
launch, where they will turn it In, and
receive the new boat, which they will
bring to Washington under her own
power.
Praise for members of the Naval
Reserve in relief work is contained in a
letter which Secretary Swanson has
sent to all ships and stations OF the
Navy.
'"The Secretary of the Navy" says
the communication, takes great pleasure
in bringing to the attention Of the
service the valuable aid rendered by the
Naval Reserve during the recent earth
quake in the vicinity of Long Beach,
Calf, during the recent Ohio River
flood at Cincinnati and during the
search operations Of Barnegat. N. j.,
in connection with the wreck of the U.
8. s. Akron.
Under the provisions of law the
Naval Reserve may not be called out
without their own consent except dur
ing war or national emergency. No
funds are contained in the annual ap-
propriations for active duty pay or al
lowances for ReserviSts except training
duty or active duty in connection with
the instruction, training and drilling OF
the Naval Reserve, and the amounts
Are barely sumcient for these purposes.