Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09
HERE is every possibility that
a new armory building for the
National Guard Of the District
of Columbia will be strongly


of Columbia will be strongly
urged when Capt. Austin c.
Preston, 9Th United States Infantry. turns
in a report to the War Department. Capt.
Prescott is the officer of the army de-
tailed to conduct the annual inspection
CT the infantry organizations of the local
brigade. Although he has made no
formal statements in advance of his off.
cial report, it is safe to say that he is
going to do all he can to bring about the
erection of the structure for which plans
have been submitted to Congress.
Capt. Prescott has been hard at work
nearly every minute OF MS stay In the
District. From morning until night he
and property, and long hours have been
consumed in paper work.
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II have noticed that many small towns
with militia organizations have full com
panies because the men use the armory
for a club Capt. Prescott says. y
could name dozens of towns where two
companies. maybe one company, has a
hundred thousand-doll building OF its
own. The men in the town fight to get
into the organization. The club feature
is one of the strongest factors in building
up a fine National Guard"
inspections scheduled for the week be-
ginning tomorrow are as follows:
Field staff and 1st Separat, Battalion,
Monday. April 10. at O'Clock pm.
Brigade headquarters. all officers of
staff departments. except medical de-
partment. and post non-commissdoned
staff. Tuesday. April II. at O'Clock pm.
Third Battalion. I'd Infantry, Wednes-
day. April T.. at O'Clock pm.
These two inspections will conclude the
duties of Capt. Prescott Lieut.. Marion w.
Howe Sd United States Field Artillery.
aid de camp. is the army officer detailed
TO the inspection of the LIST Battery. Field
Artillery. \. q. d. c.. Friday at o'ciock
.. M. at the arrnOry, AL Missouri avenue
northwest. The inspection of all battery
property will be made at 10 o'clock am.
Saturday. April -.
Mai Charles r, REYNOLDS Medical
Corps T. s A. has has hesm detailed to the
Thursday, April Is. at o'clock pm;
Medical Corps property and Hospital
Corps property will he inspected at 3
o clock pm. Friday, April II.
The Signal Corps Company will be in
spected at O'Clock pm. at the armory,
AL Missouri avenue northwest. April u.
Maj. Samuel Reber. Signal Corps. L. S.
A. has been detailed to the inspection by
the War Department.
The top sergeant of one of the COM
panies inspected last week tells this
story:
One of the men forgot that the regula-
tons for inspection required an extra suit
of underclothing and an extra pair of
socks in the blanket roll. Some of the
men in the company reminded him of it,
but too late to get the necessary articles.
He was up against it, all right. but he
managed to get by without criticism.
How? Why. he disappeared for mo-
ment. took off the necessary articles,
wrapped them in his blanket roll and APP
peared at inspection sOckless. and other
wise. But the blanket roll was all right.
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Inspection started a week ago today,
| when the bands Of the LIST and "a In
fantry were inspected by Capt. Austin
f. Prescott, 9Th L. S. Infantry. rA-aJ
| Leroy w Heron. inspector general
n. G. d. c.. inspected the organizations
| also. in behalf of the District Militia
| headquarters.
| Headquarters ~ Infantry and the Cd
| Battalion. ID Infantry. were inspectee
| Monday night. Maj. Clarence V. Sayei
| was i'm command of the battalion, and the
| companies We're commanded as follows:
Company +. Capt. w. II. Beck; Com
pany G. Lieut.. Clarence l., Adams; Com
| pany L. Lieut.. Herbert c. Earnshaw