The Washington herald., 1916-03-23
ideal MILITIA
FOR D. c. URGED
Representative L. c. Dyer Ad-
dresses Military Service
Legion of District.
FAV0RS NEW ARMORY
Speaker Declares Present Quarters a
Disgrace to City-Oficers
Are Installed.

Mlntary training in the schools colleges
and universities of the country was
urged by Representative 1. C. Dyer. OF
missouri at the second meeting of the
Miiltary Service Legion of the District
IN the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce. last night
The legion was organized a month age
ny former members OF the District Ma.
tlohal Guard for the purpose of increas
ing the militia in efficiency and mum.
pers. The new organization will imme.
dlately take up the fight to secure a new
armory FOR the District from Congress
commenting upon the purpose of the
new organization, Representative Dyer
said:
THE militia of the States. and of tbs
District of Columbia particularly, should
be placed on a higher plane. You ough,
TO nave here at the nations Capital a
model guard"
Calls Conditions DisgrncefuI.
Representative Dyer said he knew the
conditions of the local armory were dis.
sraeetul' and promised to support ar
armory bill in Congress. He said h.
was In favor of placing the militia OF
the forty-eight States directly under the
PRESIDENT rather than under the gov.
ernors of the States
The following officers of the legion were
installed last night:
Col Richard d. Simms, president,
William T. Galliher, James +. Oyster. p
I. Moran, Maj. Gen. George II. Harries,
Gen: Charles II. Ourand, Representative
L. Z. Dyer, Capt. Andrew Parker. Col
Henry May. Col. c. Fred Cook, Lieut..
George w. Evans, Maj. Thomas NJ. Gale
and J. Henry Small, vice presidents;
Lieut.. Wilmarth Brown, secretary; How
ard F1ske, assistant secretary; Capt.
Charles F. Roberts. treasurer; Rev.
Walden Myer, chaplain.
Members of the executive council are:
Corcoran Thorn, Mai. c. Eugene Edwards,
Capt Sidney r. Jacobs. A. F. Ferguson,
Capt. Richard J. Donnelly, Capt. T.
Bryan Huyck. Maj. W. w. Cookson, Col.
Clarence V. Sayer, Capt Sheridan. Sergt
Maj. Richard L. Lamb, Maj. Fred s.
Hodgson, Capt. Thomas F. McAnnally,
Capt. William T. II. King. Capt. Edward
w. ca. DR.. A. B. Bennett. jr., Corp. f.
b. Eibbey. Lieut.. William T Place. Mai.
Leroy w. Heron, Capt. Daniel v. CHS
holm. Lieut.. II. L. B. Atkinson, Dr.
William NJ. Sprlgg, Lieut.. Andrew o.
Hutterly, John Lewis Smith, Jerre A.
Costello and DR.. Frank E. Gibson.
Membership Committee.
Membership committee-Maj. c. Eugene
Edwards, Col Clarence V. Sayer, Sergt
MAJ. Gchard Lamb. Jerre A. Costello,
John Lewis Smith, Lieut.. George A. Won
Dacherhauser, Capt Edward W. Zea and
Maj Edward F. Riggs.
Publicity Committee-A. F. Ferguson,
Robert Joyce, Frank B. Lord, J. Harry
Cunningham. II. L. B. Atkinson, Capt.
P. ]. Haltigan. '>
Rifle Practice Committee-CoI. Henry
May. Maj. w. W. Cookson. Capt Thos.
F. McAnnally, Lieut.. Andrew o. Hut
terly, Sergt. Maurice Appleby, Sergt
Humphrey Beckett. Samuel B. Wether-
i'll, Capt. Robert Cook, DR.. George e.
Cook. DIR. S. ]. Scott, Capt. George C.
Dennison. Lieut.. William P. Vale
Military Instruction Committee-Maj.
Leroy Heron. Capt. Harry A. Walsh,
Capt. Daniel v. Chisholm. Capt. Sheri-
dan Ferree, Maj. Fred S. Hodgson, Capt.
Richard ]. Donnelly. Col. Richard A.
O'Brien, Capt. c. S. Domer, Ensign How
ard Fiske, Capt Sidney r. Jacobs, and
Capt. Patrick J. Haltigan.