Evening star., 1935-01-20
Reserves Begin Drills
On Destroyer Leary
Citizen Sailors Begin Active Preparation
Aboard Vessel for Coming
Annual Inspection.

should receive the pay and allow
ances Of their rank.
The Conference Board also recon-
mended that the present policy Of
sending at least one ofyicer and two
enlisted men from each battalion Of
the eth District to two weeks train
ing duty with the feet each year be
continued, and extended to Fleet Re.
serve Organizations Of other Naval
districts. The bureau said that 1t n
its present policy to cruise as many
ReservisN from the eth Naval Dis
trict, the Chicago area, with the
Fleet each year - funds and facilities
permit. This also will be extended to
other districts II funds and cruising
facilities can be made available.
With respect to the legislation
which would permit an additional
number Of captains and commanders
In the Reserve, the conference rec
commended that, In lieu Of Section
2 Of House bill 1884 Of the Seventy
third Congress, which amends the
act Of February 28, 1925, insert o Sec
ton In the proposed Naval Reserve
legislation which will reserve to Fleet
Reserve and to such officers Of the
Volunteer Reserve as may be needed
for recruiting, organizing, training,
administering and mobilixing the Re-
serve, the numbers In the grade Of
commodore, captain and commander
now authorised by existing law, and
establish separate Lists for such ranks
In the Volunteer Naval Reserve and
the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve.
The bureau said that 1t considers
that the question Of changing the
system Of promotion Of the three
branches Of the Naval Reserve Is so
complex that 1t should be subject to
separate investigation and report.
On the matter of building from p
w. A. funds . number Of gunboats or
type corresponding TO the British
navy's sloops as replacement Of or
augmentation to vessels at present
assigned to training the Naval Re-
serve, the conference recommended
that this matter be referred to the
General Board Of the Navy, calling
attention to the fact that such vessels
would have military value In time Of
war, to the age and state Of deteriora-
ton Of vessels at present assigned to
the Reserve and to the fact that YES
sels Of the proposed type could be
built In shipyards Of moderate size.
The bureau said that It will for
ward the recommendation Of the con-
ference for consideration Of the ONCE
Of Naval Operations.
The conference said that TO the end
that the serious shortage existing in
the Engineering and Suppy Corps
branches Of the Volunteer Reserve
may be remedied, 1t recommended
that efforts be made to interest r. O.
T. c. graduates In these specialties
and that renewed efforts be made to
interest young professional men in
these specialties In joining the Re-
serve.
These recommendation are to be
referred TO the various bureaus and
ofnces Of the Navy Department con-
cerned Tor study and report.
The conference also recommended
that appropriate instructions be
Issued whereby members Of Class FL
receiving orders to perform annual
training cruise with their own di.
visions will be received on board ships
rather than refused training cruise by
the ships commanding oficer ut the
last moment. The bureau said that
this 10 . detail Of administration not
requiring comment.
Ensign Raymond J. Zanzot has
been ordered promoted to lieutenant,
ftIASa~ L.