 Cluverius was Commandant of the Ninth Naval District from 1932 to 1935 . As such , he was the US Navy representative at the Century of Progress World 's Fair in Chicago from 1933 to 1934 . His last sea command was the Base Force , United States Fleet , from 1935 to 1937 . In June 1937 he became Commandant Fourth Naval District and Philadelphia Navy Yard , a post he held until his retirement on 1 January 1939 . 
