Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
District National Guard

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where the troops could receive adequate
training, but where proper and SUM-
cient storage space could be furnished
for the protection Of the millions of dol
lars worth of military equipment which
is loaned to the Guard by the War De-
partment for training purposes.
While attempting to impress the
members of the committees of Congress
having charge of the armory matter
with the vast importance of providing a
building for local troops, the officials
! seemed to have made little Roadway.
When they almost have one group of
| individuals convinced of their need,
then another group is substituted, and
the work of education has to start
anew. And so 1t has gone for years
And each time the Guard has been
forced to change quarters they have
been worse than those they left.
Officers of the militia throughout the
country have at various times had the
plight of the local Guard brought to
their attention, and some aid is ex-
pected from this by having these off,
Gals get behind their Congressman to
vote for the armory when and If 1t gets
on the floor of either house. Only re-
Gently an officer from the Oklahoma
Guard visited the local militia and was
acquainted with the difficulties under
which the local citizen soldiers must
work.
This also was brought to the atten-
ton of Brig. Gen. Charles F. Barrett,
adiutant general of Oklahoma, in a let
ter to that official from Gen. Stephan,
in which the latter said:
Il was much pleased with the visit of
Maj. w. S. Williams, Division Dental
Staff, 45th Division, conveying your
compliments to me. It was a pleasure
to receive Maj. Williams and we were
pleased to show him the meager armory
facilities which the District of Columbia
National Guard has, in order that he
may return to Oklahoma and assist in
securing the backing of the Oklahoma
delegation in Congress for any legisla-
ton looking to the furnishing of armory
facilities for the National Guard of the
District Of Columbia which may be pro-
posed at the coming regular session of
Congress-"
Officers and men of the 260th Coast
Artillery expressed themselves as graft
fled at having Col. Charles B. Elliott,
the Regular Army instructor assigned to
the 121st Engineers, at their regular
drill last week
Capt. William j. Heale, battalion ad-
jutant, was presented with a saber last
drill night by members of the Head
quarters Detachment and Combat Train
as a token and esteem and appreciation
for the honorable service the officer
rendered while in command of the de-
tachment from the time of its muster
until he was transferred to his present
post.
detail from Battery A, 26Oth Coast
Artillery, Illuminated two airplanes
from Boiling Field last Monday night
with the celebration of the golden jubi-
lee of the development of the mean
descent lamp. A golden beam was used
in the display. Three searchlights were
operated for this purpose. Light No. /,
loaned by the Engineer Corps. Fort
Humphreys, Va, for this purpose, was
located on the Monument Grounds,
with Corpl. Paul I. Beckey, light COM
mander, assisted by Corpl Walter H.
Scott, operating it. Capt. Louis NJ
Gosorn, acting battalion commander
directed the operations from Light No.
l. Light No. 2 was located in the Sol
diers' Home Grounds, with Lieut.. Cliff
ton w. Royston in charge and Sergt.
Earl E. Maud, light commander. Light
No. 3 was located at Meridian Hill Park
with First Eieut. John L. Atkins in
charge and Corpl. Carl Santilli, light
commander.
Sergt. ]. Prescott Blount was honor
ably discharged from Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, last week, by reason of
expiration of enlistment. He was a
member of the international rifle team
and went to Europe this year with the
outfit. The members of the battalion
expressed the hope that he would re-
enlist.
Capt. Lyman E. Morris and two other
officers attending the battery officers
course at Fort Monroe, Va, stopped at
the Armory Friday night while en- route
to Fort Monroe from Aberdeen, Md,
where they went to witness demon
Stration.
The towed target which Battery B,
260th Coast Artillery, shot down while
at Fort Monroe, Va, last Summer and
one of Battery AS searchlights, which
took part in the light jubilee, have at
tracted a lot of attention at the Indus
trial Exposition at the Washington Au-
ditorium.
At the conclusion of the Army show
at the War College, the officers Of the
260th Coast Artillery and their wives
entertained Capt. and Mrs. William
Stone of the 61st Coast Artillery, Fort
Monroe, at the Coast Artillery Of1cers'
Club here.
The oficers of the 246th Coast Artil-
lery at Richmond. Va, have extended
to tn; officers of the local Coast Artil-
lery unit an invitation to participate in
a coon hunt to be held at Richmond in
the near future.
Technical Sergt Harold L. Manville,
Headquarters Detachment and Combat
Train, has applied for transfer to Bat
terry A, 260th Coast Artillery, to fill an
existing vacancy as electrician sergeant.
Stanley w. Hall enlisted in the Medi-
cal Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery,
last week.
Enlisted men of the local Guard seek
ing promotion to the commissioned