Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

less than twice a week. BY July Is it Is
believed that the twelve-team men and
three aIternates may be selected.
The work In the camp of instruction on
the rifle range Is progressing in most sat
isfactory manner. Companies 1, X, l. and
NJ, I'd Regiment. which performed service
during the past week. hold the record both
for attendance and number of qualifications.
The members of the LIST Battery, Field Ar
tillery, will report for duty Monday as an
infantry company. armed with krag rifles
while Tuesday the Signal Corps, armed
with carbineS, viii perform its tour. The
Naval Battalion and the list Separate Bat
TALON have not yet visited the range.
The main flag pole of the range and one
located at the 200-yard targets were blown
down during tne storm last Friday.
The range is open for voluntary practice
after 10 O'Clock Saturday mornings.
Militia headquarters has limited the max
imum strength of each of the three deck
divisions of the Naval Battalion to sixty
members and of the engineer division to 100
members
Chief Boatswain James Bowling. United
States navy, has been detailed as acting
executive officer of the Naval Battalion
Fabin p. Noel has been commissioned as
an ensign of the Naval Battalion.
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The Senate committee on appropriations
in reporting the District of Columbia an
Precipitation bill for the next fiscal year TO
the Senate increased the amount for the
District of Columbia militia 50, 700 over the
amount allowed by the House OF Represen-
tatives
The District militia is given Sl,0eO by the
Senate committee instead of $40 for lock-
ers. furniture and gymnastic apparatus for
armorfes. The salary of the custodian
IN charge of the United States property
ana storeroom Is increased from 500 TO
$1,000. For expenses of camps, instruction.
practice marches and practice cruises the
House appropriation of $4,000 is Increased
TO $1,000, and $i,tN0 appropriated for the
present fiscal year is made available for
expenses Of rifle practices and marches
For a building for the use of the Naval
Battalion. with the necessary lockers and
other equipment. an appropriation of So 800
Is made.
National Guardsmen of the District OF
Columbia who occupy inadequate rented
quarters Will be interested In the announce
ment that the new armory of the list New
york Regiment, which is now In the Dos
session of that command is a mammoth
and spiendddly laid out and equipped struc-
ture. which is of Scotch baronial design
u.
The new building. which is at Park ave-
nue. and 34th street. on the site of the old
armory, Is as near fre-proof as 1t could
be made for the appropriation. 1t Is on a
rectangular plot, 1g7s by 236.I feet The
building will also be the headquarters of
the LIST Signal Corps and the LIST Brigade
An appropriation of ST. eco has been made
for furnishings, which will be put In at an
carly day> The building is granite and
steel. The interior woodwork Is white
oak, stained forest green. The building
has seven floors and los rooms and has
all tho most modern conveniences, and is
regarded as one OF the handsomest estab-
ishments OF its kind In the world Rising
ma1estfcaliy from the north end of the
building Is square tower. which is 23a
feet high. It Is equipped with an elevator
and viii be used by the signal corps.
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The drill hall for the list Regiment meas
ures 1877 by 200 feet, and is surrounded on
all sides by galleries which have a seating
capacity for 5000 persons. The rooms for
the enlisted men are all in the basement.
They embrace rife and revolver ranges.
billiard parior. bowling alleys, gymnasium.
shower baths locker rooms, Kitchen, en-
CINE room, company storerooms, etc. There
Is also an amusement hail. with a seating
capacity for 600. which can be shut on
entirely from the other parts of the armory
and also has separate entrance from SD
street. The company parlors are on the
floor, and each company has a
separate stairway from It's parlor to its
locker room below. The library Is also on
the mezzanine floor. Upstairs there are
conmodious rooms for brigade headquar-
ters, and for Colonel Bates and his Officers
and the veterans also have an Inviting
room. These rooms are all on the Park
avenue front OF the building. The signal
corps also has its quarters on the top floor
on the Park avenue side of the building.
The main entrance to the armory on the