Evening star., 1925-11-22

appointment from the Maryland Sen.
| ator, IL was said.
An officers rife team of the i21st
! Engineers, local National Guard. has
| challenged an officers team from Fort
Humphreys. Va, to Il rife match. The
date has not yet been set.
The Militia Bureau of the War De
partment has informed the local Guard
that course for engineer officers of
the National Guard will be held at
Fort Humphreys. Va. beginning about
March | and lasting three months.
The District of Columbia has not been
allotted any vacancies in this class
but the department suggests that ap-
plica tions be submitted in order that
any araila BILE vacancies may be filled,
provided they are not filed bv the
state to which they are allotted
Therefore. the local Guard has sent
questionnaire to all officers who
might desire to take the course to
send information as to rank, age.
whether or not they have dependents
prior commissioned service. course for
which recommended and the number
of miles. from their residence TO the
school.
The National Capital Rife Club
held It's annual chicken and turkey
shoot at the National Guard Armory
Az l. street northwest. yesterday, at
which there was Il large attendance
of members OF the Guard who have
showed their keen eyes at the recent
matches on the outdoor range Of the
Guard at Congress Heights.
Company A, 1st Separate battalion
Infantry, has been designated as a
separate command for disciplinary
purposes, and the comman nding officer
has been authorized to appoint sum.
mary courts and to. investigat te
charges preferred under the Articles
of War and to approve or disapprove
the findings of such court.
The band of the l2lst Regiment of
Engineers continues to head the list
In drill attendance with a percentage
of 62.S5. The standing of the other
orga niZations follows: Company G.
l21st Engineers, 60.31: Company r,
l2lst Engineers, $50; Headquarters
and Service Company, 55.S1: Battery
y. 26Oth Coast Artillery. 53.3S: Com.
pany a. lst Separate Battalion.
ol.35: 10Th Military Police Company.
80; Company A. 12lst Engineers, 4S43;
Company b. l21st Engineers. 1851:
Battery B. 260th Coast Artillery. 44.Ii:
>.
1886: Company ID. 121st Engineers.
3f"l. and Company T., 12lst En-
gineers, 27.16.
The armory question. which is be-
coming a serious one. was laid be.
fore Senator Reed Smoot. chairman n
of the Public Buildings Commission.
last week by Maj. Gen. Anton Stepha n
and Capt. p. G. Nevitt. assistant TO
the adjutant
Il hereby request and urgently rec
ommend," said letter which Gen.
Stephan presented to the Senator.
that provision for an arnlory for the
National Guard of the District of Co.
lumbia be made in the proposed pub
lie buildings bill, which. understand.
you are drafting for submission to the
congress when il convenes in Decem-
ber.
THE Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds, second session
SlXty-second Congress, held hearings
on this subject and recommended that
sl,1o0.0O0 be appropriated for the con-
struction of an armory on ground
owned by the National Guard Report
No. So, Sixty second Congress. second
session. The bill Is 6734 was passed
by the Senate. The House of Repre-
sentatives committee on public build
ing and grounds. in both the Sixty.
third and Sixty-fourth Congresses, held
hearings on the project. OH r. 1914
and 1924. respectively. and incorpo.
rated proviso in II. r. 1894. pro
viding for the erection of an armory.
This bill passed the House of Repre-
sentatives. You will therefore see that
the matter is of long standing and has
been previously considered favorablv
by both branches of Congress-
Il do not ask for any definite
amount, but will leave that entirely TO
your judgment with full knowledge