Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07

the Guard before June 80 next, 1t Will
be without home, and at a time when
preparations are being made for the
annual encampments. The following
letter is being sent by Gen. Stephan
to the adjutants general Of the vari-
Gus National Guard units:
THE National Guard of the District
of Columbia has occupied rented quar-
ters since its organization in 1889.
These quarters have always been a
make-shift arrangement and include
nothing which was ever erected for
our use alone. At present bills are
| pending in Congress authorizing the
| erection of an armory for the organt.
| Zation. This matter has been before
Congress continuously since 1908, and
during that time has been passed by
! both houses ut separate times. On
! one occasion ii was included In a
| public buildings bill which was diSap-
proved by the President. The fact
that it is necessary for US to depend
| on the United States Congress. rather
than u State Legislature, apparently
has been our difficulty.
We now propose to Introduce be-
fore the House and Senate committees
on the District of Columbia evidence
as to what the various States have
done in the way of armory construc-
ton since the close of the World War,
and in this connection it will be deeply
appreciated if you will furnish me
with information concerning battalion
and regimental armorieS which have
been erected out of State funds since
the close of the World War. It will
very materially aid us in our en-
beavers If this information includes
the ground area covered, the area of
the drill hall AMI the total area Of
floor space within the building, the
units housed, the cost Of the building
and the cost of the ground.
THE project of securing legislation
authorizing the erection of an armory
for the National Guard Of the District
Of Columbia was approved by the Ma.
tional Guard Association of the United
States in a resolution adopted at its
annual convention in December, 1924.
A copy of this resolution was for
warded by the National Guard Associa-
ton to each member of Congress-. re
auesting favorable consideration of
the project then pending, and Is
printed in the report OF the 1924 con-
vention.
Amy assistance which you can
render us In securing the passage of
this legislation will be exceedingly
helpful and will be deeply appre-
ciated by me-"
Headquarters issued orders directing
that the following named enlisted men
of Company A, S72d Infantry, be
dropped as deserters as of the dates
opposite their names. they having
failed to report for drill since that
date and all effort to locate them hav-
ing failed: Pvt. Leon Docket, July
81. 1925; Pvt. Morris c. Middleton,
March 80, 1926. and Pvt. Robert Proc
tor, June I. 1925.
Cont William = Iorpensan com.
manding Company G, 121st Engineers,
has announced to his command that
Capt. Clay Anderson. instructor of the
Engineer regiment. has offered q prize
Of IS worth Of tickets to the benefit
performance to be given at Keith's
Theater for the local National Guard
to the company leading in drill per-
company beats the Coast Artillery
outfits.
Final plans are being made under
the direction Of Lieut.. Col. Harry f.
Gladman, executive officer of the 121st
military ball which is to be staged by
Company G, 121st Engineers, at the
City Club on March "a. Acceptances
have been received from a number Of
officers of the War Department. who
will be guests of honor on this &C.
casion.
Col. Gladman announced that he
had about completed his committee
selections and that the members soon
would start work in earnest to make
this one Of the greatest military func-
lions of the. local guard. Col. Glad
man, in addition to his heavy regi-
mental duties, is giving considerable
time to the work In this command in
making the arrangements for this ball,
because Of the fact that he was com.