Evening star., 1928-12-23
District National Guard

| Company. and Pvt. John H. Anderson
| Company c. They will be appointed
and their commissions given them as
soon as they are received from the Wal
Department.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active list to the
Reserves of their respective organiza-
tionS for the reasons given:
Business interference with attendance
at drill-Pvt. William L. Knight, 29th
Military Police Company.
| Educational interference with dril
attendance-Pvt Paul A. Profe, Medica,
Department Detachment, 121St Engi-
neers: Pvt. Henry w. Link, Company
lD, 121st Engineers, and Pvt Clarence
E. Persons, Company D, 12lst Engi-
neerS.
Pvt. John r. Enselman, Company G
| 12lst Engineers, has been dropped
from the rolls of his organization as a
deseTter as of April "a last, he having
failed to report for drill on or after
that date, and all efforts to locate him
having failed.
Second Lieut.. Pearson c. Conlyn has
been relieved of his duties as adjutant
of the 1st Battalion, 121st Engineers
and directed to report to the command
ing officer of Company A, same regi-
ment, for duty.
First Lieut. Walter S. Knight. Com
pany B, 12lst Engineers, has been re-
| lieved of detail to that unit and ordered
to report to the commanding officer oi
the 1st Battalion for duty as adjutant.
The promotion of Second Lieuts
John c. May. Company G, 121st Engi'
neers, and Lincoln S. Jones, Company
D, 121st Engineers, to the grade Of flrjt
| lieutenantS was announced at brigade
headquarters. Lieut.. May has been or
dered to Company B for duty, while
Lieut.. Jones goes to Company G.
The 1928 register of officers of the
National Guard of the country now Is
in the hands of the public printer, il
was said at the Militia Bureau, and is
expected to be ready for distribution, to
begin about January Is next. The new
book will contain about so histories o1
regimental organizations which now
form the National Guard of total Of
135 which are eventually to be pub
lished.
Efforts Of local National Guard off,
cials to get start toward the provision
| of an armory building for the loca
militia by putting in an estimate oi
100000 for beginning the construction
of building again this year fell under
the economy slashing knife when i
reached the District Commissioners. II
was disclosed last week. When the Dis.
trict officials received orders to cut
their estimates by several million one
of the very first items that went out
was the provision for the armory.
This has been the practice for ;
number of years, and it seems improb.
able that the Guard officials will evel
be able to get an estimate, even through
the District officials, to the Bureau o.
the Budget and must get their arn1ory
If at all, by special act Of Congress
Having practically nothing to do with
the local Guard, except to pass on thl
estimates, it may be readily seen VIII!
the District officials will look afte
projects for which they are directl.
responsible before even approving an
other one such as the Guard. Their
is still the conflict of opinion which ha
been holding the Guard back for year
in its efforts to get home. The Fed
eral officials look upon it as Distric
force, in the same status as a Stat
militia, while the District governmen
officials say that 1t is a Federal fore
and should be provided for directl
with Federal funds, although Distric
funds are used in part for it's mainte
nance. The District officials have n
authority to call out the militia in tn
case of an emergency arising here. But
: it was pointed out, during the Klal
activities here several years ago, whel
, there was fear that some troubl
might develop, the Commissioners a
that time asked that the organization
be held in readiness for any eventual
ties, and the organization was Gale
into service and kept in the armor
until the activities had subsidized. Will
1t was not necessary to use them, never
n1eless, 1t was pointed out, as soon a
the District officials requested them t
stand by for assistance to the polio
the force was Immediately assembled.
With the appropriation knocked ou
: there is a fear now that Congress ais
! will neglect to rive consideration to tn
+ bill pending in both houses which woul
, give the local Guard the use of tn
Pension Office Building for armory pun
|. poses when the General Accountin
: Office vacateS it. The bill has not bee
, vigorously pushed, although the Ma
ttonal Guard Association at its recer
> convention in Hot Springs Ark, d
. rected that its legislative and execu
tive committees actively work for tn
. passage of the bill in order that tn
National Capitals militia might have
+ building which would set an examp
for the States to follow. With pres
= sure of other business on the Hill it
, believed now that Congress will not az
= on the Guard measure, and it will ha,
i to be reintroduced at the next Cor
q gress. when the whole problem will hay
= to be explained all over again to ne
members of both houses.
Even If this bill passes, 1t We
r pointed out, 1t will be 10 years befol
It the Guard will be able to take advar
: tage of it, as it is estimated that it wi
= be that length of time before the az
d counting Office vacates the Pensio
S Building. In the meantime, unle:
e some other provision Is made the Guar
s will have to struggle along and take il
]. training In unattractive surroundings
i the old Government hotel buildings a