Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

held in the street or on vacant lots
nearby. This arrangement. of course
| will be very unsatisfactory during colo
or Indictment weather, and informa
| ton is requested as to whether or not
| the gymnasium or similar large room
! in the Union Station could be made
available for drill purposes between
and 10 o'clock one night each week
after September l.
Your assistance and cooperation
in this connection is earnestly sole
tied. with a view to developing and
maintaining the efficiency of the local
National Guard
At the same time the general dis
patched the following letter to the
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia:
1t is requested that authority he
granted the National Guard of the
District of Columbia to use for drill
purposes the playground space To-
Gated between First and d streets
northeast and Massachusetts ave-
nue. on Tuesday evenings Of each
week from to 10 o'clock. The Ma
tional Guard has no indoor drill facil-
tiles and 1t will greatly simplify mat
ters If this space can be utilized for
this purpose.
These letters give a picture Of the
handicap under which the Guard
will have to get its training during
the coming Winter armory drill pc
riod. The present armory building
is one of the old government hotels
on the plaza, and is cut up into small
rooms. There is not a room in any
OF the buildings large enough to per-
NIT squad to exercise, much less
the important work of drilling a bat
talon and regiment in formations
However, during good weather it is
hoped that the playground may be
used, and If permission is granted
flood lights will be installed to illumi-
nate the field. But on rainy nights
and cold weather the Gaurd will Just
nave to sit around in the armOry and
engage IN class instructions, it was
pointed out.
In an effort to aid in the relief of
the situation caused by the lack of
bathing beaches in the Capital City
for the children, and in view of the
fact that the local National Guard
will not be in camp at Camp Simms,
Congress Heights. D. c., Gen. Ste
phan has written To J. Louis Gelb-
man secretary Of the Congress
Heights Citizens Association. givirg
Ilial organization authority TO use
the camp swimming pool this Sum-
mer, every day from 900 to HOO
am. and from 200 to 600 pm.
The conditions are that the associa-
ton hold itself responsible for the
conduct of all persons entering the
reservation for bathing and for any
damage done to National Guard
property during such time as the
pool is in use. The association is to
provide a guard during the hours
the pool is in use. The association is
to be responsible for draining, clean
ing, ref1lling and the cleanliness of
the swimming pool at all times. The
belief also is expressed that some one
should be placed in charge Of the
girls dressing room. in order to pre-
vent any possible criticism of any
use Of the premises Night bathing
will not be allowed under any cir
cumStanCeS.
Pvt. Francis j. Poland, National
Guard Reserve. has been ordered re,
stored to active duty and assigned to
Company +, 121st Engineers.
The Efco Bray, organ of the Efco
Club, composed of members of Com
pany r, 121st Engineers. appeared last
week in mimeographed form. 1t is a
newSy discourse Of the company ac-
tivities and full of camp and barracks
humOr by contributors anonymous and