Evening star., 1925-10-18
District National Guard

ing the establishment of a dental
clinic in the command for this pur-
pose. The dental officers, the memo
| randum says, should fully advise the
personnel of conditions found and of
| remedial action which should be
taken. The inspections will be made
during the regular drill period, and
the personnel is to report by roster.
Capt. Douglas a. White. medical
| detachment, 121st Regiment of Engi-
| neers. is the dental officer of the regi-
| ment and it is expected will conduct
the examinations as soon as the neces-
sary equipment is obtained. Authority
has been given to acquire this mate
riel, and it is said that the clinic will
be put in operation within Il few
weeks.
Authority has been granted to the
rifle squad of the Technical High
School to use the indoor gallery of the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia at the Armory, Az l. street
northwest, on Mondays, Tuesdays
Wednesdays and Thursdays OF each
, week from 2:30 TO $50 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The band of the 121st Regiment of
Engineers, which has held the top of
the list in the attendance records for
the past four weeks, again holds its
ground this week with a percentage of
Ii.3S. The other units. in the order of
their standing, and the percentages,
follows: Medical Detachment, 121st
Engineers, 6S.1S: Company G., 12lst
Engineers, 56.06; Company A, 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion. SEQ; Company r,
12lst Engineers. SOS; Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers,
5000: Company l., 121st Engineers,
42.25, 10th Military Police Company
40 90: Company ID, 121st Engineers,
SO. 80, Company B, 121st Engineers
1871; Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery,
1886; Company A, 121st Engineers,
S2.7S, and Battery B. 260th Coast Ar
tillery, 5000.
Troubles are brewing for the Guard
in the efforts of its official to find
home for it after June 80, next, when
it must vacate its present armory. AS
vet no suitable quarters have been
found, and no definite response has
been made to the request made to
local business men and builders TO
consider a proposition TO erect such
building for the Guard at the meager
rental allowed by Congress for such a
purpose.
Commissioner Rudolph wrote to
Gen. Stephan advising him that the
Commissioners would not support the
proposition for an armory, and sug-
geStinS that he try to get it in the
public buildings bill, if such is intro
duced at the coming Congress. How
ever. Gen. Stephan has again written
to the Commissioners on the propo-
sition, as follows:
II am afraid that my letter of Oc-
tober z, requesting the Commissioners
assistance on the armory project
before Gen. Lord, was not as clear as
IL might have been. AS YOU recall,
bills We're introduced in Congress last
year authorizing the erection of an
armory, but making no appropriation
therefor. These bills We're h eld up
at the instance of the President, for
whom the budget officer acted, / am
not included in the Presidents build
ing program. This attitude from the
budget officer prevented the considera-
ton of the bills at the last session. I
am now endeavoring to secure the
withdrawal of this objection by Gen.
Lord with a view to having the bills
reintroduced at the coming session of
Congress.
This procedure will be in keeping
is of the opinion that a Legislative
measure should be had before the ap-
preparation estimate is approved.