Evening star., 1925-10-18

'The matter as approved by the
Commissioners last year was charge
able in part to the District Of Colum-
| bia. and it is my belief that this same
| provision as to the appropriation
| should be incorporated this year. as
the various States are entirely reSpon-
sible for the housing facilities of their
| National Guard. / would therefore
appreciate it If the Commissioners can
| now approve the project and request
| the withdrawal of this objection of
General Lords, in order that the pro-
| posed legislation may have an op-
portunity of becoming law at the next
session of Congress"
Considering the large force in the
| local Guard and the great amount of
| space needed to house the men and
| their equipment, it was pointed out
| that the rental allowance is much
| too small. II is even too small to in
Vite the erection of n privately owned
building. particularly III view of the
| fact that the Guard may not enter
| into a lease for such a building built
! expressly for it for more than a year
! at q. time. However, it is probable
| that il Congress does not provide for
| the erection of IA public building at the
coming session authority will be
| sought for the Guard to enter con
| tract for the erection of d building,
and to guarantee it's occupancy for a
| period of years. Under such condi-
| tions, 1t might be possible, 1t was
pointed out, tofind some one to erect
| such building if a long term of ten
| ancy could be assured.
The whole proposition is causing
| some concern to those directing the
| destinieS of the organization, as the
| owners of the present building occupied
as an armory have refused to lease
| it for another year. Something must
| be done TO house the organization, and
| the whole proposition will be laid be
| fore Congress at the coming session
as it has been laid before the District
| Commissioners and the Budget Office.
At the present time there is no drill
hall available for the men, and they
have to drill in the public street, but
| in fnclement weather the drills will
| have to be confined to lectures and
| such drill work as can be performed
IN the cramped quarters of the pres.
ent armory.
Service medals will be presented to
officers and men entitled to them about
January ]. next, and unit commanders
have been instructed to submit to
headquarters, as soon as practicable
and prior to November 15 next, lists
showing the names and rank of per.
sonnel in their units entitled to medals
for continuous service.
Increase in the strength of the local
Guard is shown in the August report
, of strength just issued by the militia
bureau, when compared with that for
the previous month. 1t shows an in
crease of 100 in the local Guard. The
local Gu3rd iS third from ha hoftpp,
of the list in point of numbers, Della
ware and Wyoming being under it in
the order named.
The strength of the local Guard is
given as S21; that of Maryland. 3,153,
and Virginia (theSe three composing
the 29th National Guard Division) !,
4,0l0-a total for the division of
1870. All of these and the Pennsyl-
vania Guard are included in the Sd
Corps Area, with headquarters at Bal
timore. Md. the Keystone State hav-
ing a total of 11,756, making a total
National Guard strength for the entire
area of 1870. The list shows New
York State as topping the list with
total of 22.442 men.
The Boys Club, 23o c street north
west, has been given permission to
use the National Guard gymnasium
on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 80
to 1880 o'clock in the evening and on
Saturdays from 1880 to $50 pm. and
from to $3.50 pm. The application
for this use was made by +. V.
Thompson, secretary Of the club.
The Technical High School pupils
have been granted permission to Use
the gymnasium on Tuesdays and