Evening star., 1940-01-07

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Admiral Stark. the Naval Re-
servists expect that he will talk
along the lines of increases in the
Navy in connection with the pres
ent moves for the improvement Of
the national defenses and at the
same time will explain the part in
the matter to be played by the of1i-
GERS and men of the Naval Reserve.
The luncheon meeting is radical
departure from the routine of the
convention, which always hold its
sessions here, because many of the
Reserve officers who attend as dele
gates also are able to take up mat
tiers direct with the Navy Depart
ment. Usually the convention is
concluded with a banquet on the
second day.
The members of the Host Com
mittee of the local officers who are
making the arrangements for the
convention are 1t. q. g. j. w.
Shultz, chairman; 1t. H. B. Atkin-
son, 1t. Comdr. j. w. Huckert, 1t.
Comdr. w. B. Armstrong, 1t. q. g.
F. w. Lemly, 1t. Comdr. E. I. Sny-
der, 1t. w. Cort Jennings, COM
mander of the local battalion, 1t. F.
S. Kirk, It. Comdr. L. P. Holt, 1t.
c. H. Williams, 1t. q. g. E. B.
Constantine and 1t. q. g. H. Arthur
Lamar.
Resolutions of the various chap
ters throughout the country are
scheduled to be presented at the
morning sessions on Friday. The
convention will be preceded by a
meeting of the Board of Directors
at 10 am. Friday 1t is proposed
to have all sections of the Reserve
represented on the committees this
year, which will consider the vari-
Gus problems before bringing them
to the floor of the convention. Ad-
vance appointment of members of
the committees was not called for
this year. but rather the chairman
of each delegation will be asked to
name a member from his delega-
ton to each committee of the con-
vention. This, it was explained, is
for the purpose of preventing gaps
in District representation on COM
mittees.
The national president is Comdr.
Nelson w. Pickering and the ma
tional secretary r. A. Van Voorhis.
From early indications, this con-
ventlon is to see some Of the great
est activity in its history. There is
a younger element in the Reserve.
and particularly the local chapter.
Of Naval Reservists, who reported
that they are preparing to demand
more consideration and recognition
from the national association. Early
reports of the plans of the younger
officers are understood to have
reached the national headquarters
and to have caused much displeas-
ure, but the local officers say that
they are going into the meeting
prepared for more recognition or a
fight.
Under the new system of permit
ting the chairman of the delegation
to name a delegate to each COM
mittee, the District contingent will
gain its first recognition as it is ex-
pected to have the largest represen-
tation at the convention. At any
rate, they are prepared to force ade-
quate discussion of the problems
which they propose to present, not
the least Of which is that of gaining
the support of the national associa-
ton for an armory for the local bat
talon. In previous years the con-
vention has side-stepped this mat
ter. and left sour taste with the
District delegation, who contend
that the association affairs have
been dominated for years by small
group of officers. They report also
that other chapters in various parts
of the country are of the same opin-
ion and are preparing a coalition
for a showdown at the coming
meeting.
Other matters which the local
delegation is preparing to thresh
out on the convention floor are what
is said to be the disproportionate
amount of the dues of members
which the local chapters are re-
quired to turn over to the national
headquarters. They contend that
they receive little return for this, ..
and in this line are preparing to
ascertain why the national associa-
ton bulletin comes at such infre-
Quent intervals The bulletin, it was
said, is intended to keep the chap
ters informed of the matters affect:
ing the Reserve, but it comes at such
uncertain intervals that the local
chapter members say that they can
not depend on it for information,
and must seek it from other sources.
Members of the local battalion
returned to their drills after the
holiday respite, to face an arduous
month in the preparation for the
annual inspection before a board Of
Regular officers from the Navy De-
partment. This board will put the
men through a series Of drills, exer-
cises and examinations to deter.
mine their present state of EN-
cheney, and their readiness for i'm
mediate duty with the feet should
the development Of national emer-
gency require their call to active
duty.
Aside from the regular drill nights
for the three divisions it was said
that the division officers have called
for volunteers to attend at the
armory several other nights . week
for the purpose Of perfecting them
selves in details Of all exercises
which the board may expect them to
perform.
District War Mothers