Evening star., 1926-03-21

w. Oehmann, commanding the 121st
Regiment Of Engineers; MAJ. Walter
w. Burns, commanding the 26Oth
Coast Artillery; Capt. Sidney Morgan.
aide de camp to Maj. Gen. stephan
and publicity offlcer OF the Guard, and
Lieut.. George w. Johns. Company +.
121st Engineers, and director or the
121st Engineers Press, Is directed 10
consider and submit recommendations
for the establishment Of a publication
for the Guard.
The order urges all officers and en-
listed men Of the Guard to submit to
Col. Oehmann, president OF the board,
any recommendations on the matter:
The organization Is well prepared
70 get such a publication. having now
a well equipped print shop which has
been doing much o. the printing and
publishing of pamphlets and other
Guard publications for some time. The
principal questions to be considered.
it was said. was the ways and means
for getting out such publication.
The first orders indicating prepara-
tions for the coming Summer encamp.
ments of the local Guard were issued
this week. Company and detachment
commanders have been directed to
submit as soon as practicable requi-
sitionS for mess equipment and table
ware which Is desired for use at these
camps, and which IS not regularly
issued to troops in the field. Articles
Of this character not allowed by the
War Department may be purchased
from District of Columbia funds, It
was pointed out.
Apparent failure Of officials Of the
local Guard to have q concrete armory
proposition to submit to the subcom-
mittee on District Of Columbia of the
House appropriations committee pre-
vented the Guard from obtaining an
allowance which would permit it to
make an agreement with local builders
to erect an armory suitable for it.
This point was stressed by Repre-.
sentatives Funk and Simmons, who
pointed out that the committee could
not act on the appropriation for rental
because the Guard officers had sub.
uitted no testimony on which the COM
mittee could base any action.
In view OF the turn Of events before
tho House committee, It II understood
that efforts are being made to get up q
building project proposition which can
be submitted to the Senate committeo
when it holds hearings on the District
appropriation bill
While It was pointed out TO tho
House committee that the Guard Of.
f1oer had secured the city in an effort
to f1nd q building. they had been un.
able to find anything suitable. The
fact that the Pension Offlce was being
sought was pointed out, but Mr..
Funk expressed doubt that the Guard
would be able to get this In view Of
the great demand Of the Federal Gov.
ernment for office space for its daily
activities.
I'VE have not a definite appropria-
ton for armory purposes for next
year." explained Lieut.. Col. Peyton g.
hewitt. adjutant of the 29th Division.
I've are under lease until June 80.
and we have not thus far been able
to mako any definite agreement with
any one for taking over part Of the
Emory Building at this time or at any
future time Under date Of November
%, 1925. the War Department advised
US that we would have part Of the
Emory Building at a rental Of 81, 900.
We went down and inspected 1t and
found that with alterations amount.
ing to 100000 the building could be
made suitable for Guard use.
"We submitted our estimate to the
Commissioners and had it verified as
to the estimate for alterations. Then,
under date Of February 10, 1926, tho
War Department advised US that
since their November letter was writ.
ten the situation with regard to the
Emory Building had changed. and It