Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

House hunting has again become an
other problem for the officials of the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia, for it appears now that it will
Government hotel buildings on the
Union Station Plaza which it now &C.
cupieS. It was said at the brigade
headquarters, the organizations which
are in the T-U building cannot be
placed in the Wv building, as the
latter structure is fully occupied, and
1t will be necessary to find new quarters
Of some kind if it is finally forced out.
When the Guard first went into the
plaza buildings, the one unit was suffi-
Gent, but 1t has since organized the
division headquarters troops, and other
organizations have taken place which
make it impossible for the organiza-
ton to get along with any less room
than it now uses. Even the present
quarters are considerably cramped, and
there are absolutely no facilities for in
door drill and other training purposes.
The necessity of moving a section of
the Guard to another part of the city
will further decentralize the work of
the organization, and this cannot be
bettered until Congress sees fit to pro-
vide it with building, where all of
the units can be operated under one
roof. But it was pointed out that the
very limited funds for rental purposes,
and these funds are not sufficient to
get satisfactory building at the pres
ent rental prices. Annually the Off
Gals have appeared before Congress-
seeking support for either a new build
ing or some provision for the rental of
a building over a term of years. But
either the legislators or the executive
officials of the Government have
frowned on such project. The Dis
trict officials have refused to allow any
estimate for a building because there
was no authorizing legislation previous
ly passed.
officials admit that they do not know
just where they are going to find
quarters with the limited funds avail
able. There are said to be only two
real solutions to the housing troubles
of the Guard. One is to allow rental
appropriation large enough to induce
some private builder to construct a
building suitable for the purposes of
the Guard, and then this would have
to be coupled with q provision for a
1ong-term lease, as no one, it was ex-
planned, would want to put up struc-
ture on guarantee of years lease.
AT the present time the Guard officials
cannot negotiate lease for more than
a year. The other one is for the Gov
eminent to erect building on public
land. While this would be the more
desirable from the Guard standpoint,
nevertheless it is known that they
would welcome anything that would
give them adequate training quarters
over long period of time. They also
have tried to get the Pension Office
Building, now occupied by the Gen
eral Accounting Office. While this is
declared to be fine for the purposes Of
the Guard, as it has large drill space
on the first floor, even this plan has
met with opposition.
The following enlisted in the Guard
during the week: Charles S. Lowe,
4422 Lowell street, assigned to Company
E, 121st Engineers; Walter E. Myers,
903 New York avenue, assigned to Com
pany D, 121st Engineers, and John F.
Rocket, 1912 G street southwest, as
signed to the Band, 121st Engineers.
Three units of the local Guard
reached the requisite 80 per cent or
better in attendance last week to put
them in the classification of superior.
They were the Medical Department De-
tachment, 260th Coast Artillery, 100;
18th Division, Military Police Company,
1886, and Headquarters Detachment,
260th Coast Artillery, 9231.
The other organizations, in their re-
spective classif1cations, with percent
ages, follow:
,Excellent-Band, 121st Engineers,
82.36, and Headquarters Detachment,
18th Division, 8104.
tachment, Goth Division, Special Troops,
rs, and Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers, TAI.
sfactory-Company E, 121st En-
gineers, 67.21; Company D, 121st Engi-
neers, $685.; Company A, 121st Engi-
neers, $3.50; Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery 66.07; Company F, 121st En-
gineers, 66.04; Company A, 372d Infan-
try. 65.28; Company c, 121st Engineers,
1ery, 63.46.
Unsatisfactory-Batt B, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1852; QuartermaSter
Corps Detachment, 1854, and Company
B, 121st Engineers, So
Very unsatiSfactory-Medi Depart
ment Detachment, 12lst Engineers,
42.86.
Acting on the request of Col. James
A. Moss, president general of the United
States Flag Association, Gen. Stephan
has authorized Battery A, 260th Coast
Artillery, to utilize its searchlights on
the night of June to illuminate an
American flag to be flown by an Army
blimp travelling over the District. Capt.
Louis M. Gosorn will be in charge of
this detail. The ceremony is in con-
nection with the ceremonies incident to
the celebration of the 152d anniversary
Of the birth of the flag.
Company E, 121st Engineers, had Is
OF its men at the rifle range at Camp
Samms, Congress Heights, d. c., last
Sunday, when they obtained some very
valuable training in demolition work
They dug five holes in a gravel hillside,
filled them with 18 one Jhalf-pound
blocks Of TINT, and looSened up about
$50 tons Of gravel which was used for
filing around the new storage building
elected on the range property.
sCorpl. Benson c. Bradshaw, who at
tended the demolition specialists school
at Camp Albert C. Richie last Sum-
Blasting. He was assisted by Pvts. Eu-
gene F. Wemple and Leo c. STREET,
berger.
FGen. Stephan has written a letter
Of congratulation to Sergt. George o.
Weber, Headquarters Detachment, goth
Division, for leading his high school
cadet company to victory in the annual
competitive drill. He was captain of
Company B, High School Cadets.
LETTERS of thanks have been sent by
Gen. stephan 10 stan Sergt. ThomaS
r. Baxter, Headquarters Detachment
9th Division, and Pvt. (First Glass;
Casper M. Roemer, 29th Division, Mill
tary Police Company, for volunteering
their services in carrying the colorS of
the 3rd D. C. Infantry, the pre-war
Guard unit. at the colorS ceremony held
at Mount st. Adams last Sunday.
sCorpl. William S. Taylor has been
ordered rnducad tn rrivata in Comma nv
., 121st Engineers, and Pvt. (First
ClaSSl Milton Ketchum has been pro-