Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-15

ganized for the reason that there were
no armory facilities. Provision is made
in the organic act for an engineer corps
as well as troop Of cavalry and a
battery of coast artillery.
While awaiting provision for the big
armory, as well as its construction, the
LIST Battery. Field Artillery. N. G. D. c..
is making plans to have some one con-
struct an armory for its use.
1t was stated by member Of the bat
terry yesterday that a tentative agree
ment had been reached for the con-
struction Of three-story building at
commodation of the battery until the new
armory is completed. It is declared that
the building will be a great improve
ment over the poor quarters into which
the organization now is crowded. The
proposition, it is stated, has been ap-
proved by everybody except Gen. Har-
ries, to whom it was submitted last
week. 1t was declared yesterday at
National Guard headquarters that there
was little doubt he would approve it. II
the proposition is approved Immediately
it is believed the building, which will be
of brick construction. will be completed
by July 1.
The first floor. the battery member
said, will be occupied as gun room
where the field apparatus would be stored,
along with the harness and like equip
ment: on the second floor are to be the
locker rooms, two assembly rooms. first
sergeants' room and officers room, and
on the third floor two small rooms which
may be used for storage purposes.
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The annual inspections OF the local
National Guard organizations will begin
tomorrow night. Maj Leroy Heron,
inspector general. N. G. U. G., and Lieut..
George A. Lynch. Observation-Disclosures
the duty. The organizations which are
to be inspected during the week togeth-
er with the dates, are as follows: Mon
day, March 49, headquarters field, stan
panies A and B, I'd Infantry; Tuesday,
March II. Companies c and D. I'd In
fantry: Wednesday, March Is, Companies
E and F, I'd Infantry: Thursday. March
TO- Companies G and H. I'd Infantry: Fri
day. March 90. Companies and 4. I'd In
fantry. Mai. Heron and Capt: Louis I.
Boiseau, u s. A.. inspector-instructor
will inspect the local field artillery Friday
March %. while Capt. William M. Fas-
sett, u. S. A.. nspector-instructor. will
inspect the signal Corps Company Tues
day. March II. There will be no inspec-
tons next Saturday night.
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There was much disappointment among
the members of the local battery OF field
artillery when they read the announce
were not to go to Tobyhanna. Pa, for
target practice this year. Instead they
will participate In the maneuvers Wnicn
are to be held around Washington. II
was the opinion by one member OF the
battery that his fellow enlisted men do
not like the idea of hanging around In
the vicinity Of Bladensburg, Nd, await
ing the enemy.
Efforts are to be made by local Ma
tional Guard officers. 1t is said. to have
the regulations providing for
the organization Of a reserve corps for
the National Guard OF the District OF Co
lumbia in time to see the effect at the
next camp. Lieut. Col: A. L. Farmer
ter, adjutant general District of Column
bia militia, declared yesterday that he
very much desired to get an idea Of how
the militia reserve corps would work out.
He indicated that he would attempt to
find out if regulations could not be pro-
at the next camp OF maneuverS OF the
National Guard of the District OF Co
lumbia-
Because Of the Indictment weather and
scarcity of space in the company quar-
last Wednesday night used the large gym
nasium in the main building. While there
is to be no general assembly of the or
ganization next Wednesday evening the
officers Of the COM
pahy will be required to report Tor a
meeting. The company has reported the
enlistment Of W. G. Schmidt.
y i
Lieut.. William A. Duvall. N. @. D. c..
retired. superintendent of the Center Mar
ket Armory of the National Guard, has
received an appointment as a notary
public.
Private Roy A. Sommers, Hospital
Corps. LIST Infantry detachment, has been
appointed sergeant.
Private Irving H. Mcconnell. Hospital
Corps. LIST Infantry detachment, has been
to the LIST Battery, Field Ar
tillery.
The following named enlisted men have
been ordered honorably discharged from
the National Guard:
His own Observation-Disclosures John H.
Doran and John H. Ryan of LIST Battery.
Field Artillery; Private Ernest F. F1oegel,
D. LIST Infantry; Private George
F. Thomson, Company B. I'd Infantry:
Sergt James e. Redman, Company II.
I'd Infantry, and Color Sergt. Logan J.
Murphy, I'd Infantry.
Removal from the. District-Privatss