Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
District National Guard

zation to secure all training possible
from the field training encarnpment
Of their unit. The commentators as
TO morale, ordiliness, esprit, ETC., in
dictate high type of personnel fully
capable of handling all engineering
features for an infantry division in
the field. expressed 10 you and
through you to the officers and en-
listed men of the 121st Engineers my
deep appreciation of their soldierly
bearing and character which has caused
those commentators to be made.
1.-THE officers and enlisted men of
company D are to be particularly COM
mended for the special remarks made
regarding that unit and for the superior
rating given the unit by the inspection
board.
Il bespeak a continuance to the eff
forts of all"
"The regimental commander" says
Q notation by Col. Oehmann, wishes
to express to all officers and men of
the regiment his appreciation of the
earnestness and splendid performance
Of this tour of duty. The report made
by the inspection board was most graft
flying and yet, 50 extremely high in
value, that it will make us work all the
harder to maintain the standard es-
tablished at this camp. From the man
ner IN which the personnel tackled the
problem Of training and establishing
field camp under most adverse condi-
tions and with the weather sitting hot,
the regimental commander is conf
dent that this can be accomplished and
that the regiment can prove its right
to the motto, "Nihil Timenus"-fear
nothing.
The regimental commander desires
to especially commend the officers and
-
efforts were rewarded by the inspection
board with a rating of superior
Pvt Raymond M. Beall has been trans
ferred from the Reserve to the active
list of Battery e, 260th Coast Artillery.
The following have been honorably
discharged from their respective or
CARNATIONS on account of removed from
the District: Sergt. Louis A. Robertson,
Headquarters and Service Company,
12lst Engineers; Pvt. Ralph johnson,
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Irving r. Burton has been trans
ferred from the active to the Reserve
list Of Battery Z, 260th Coast Artillery,
on account of temporary removal from
the District.
Brigade headquarters announced the
appointment of Second Lieut.. Perry o.
Huff, Battery c, 260th Coast Artillery,
as first lieutenant of Coast Artillery.
He will remain In the same unit for
duty.
The President of the United States,
it was announced, has accepted the
resignation of Second Lieut.. Samuel w.
Marsh, on the unassigned list.
oficials of the local Guard are con-
siderably interested in the recommended
ton Of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission that the local
Guard be assigned the Pension Office
Building in judiciary Square as an
armory. Several years ago the local
militia heads put forth q proposal that
the organization be assigned this build
ing, when 1t became known that the
General Accounting ONCE, which now
its proposed new building in the Ave-
nue. Triangle.
At that time the Guard proposal,
made as part Of the efforts to have O
permanent arfnory assigned to the
local troops, or one especially con-
structed for it. was not favorably re-
ceived, although the matter was pre-
sented to Congress. 1t was said then
that the War Department was not in
eyes on the building as a place for
future expansion Of its Office space.
This stand came in the face Of repeated
recommendations In the reports of va
rious Army inspecting officers which
universally condemned the Armory IA
cilities available to the local militia
and pointing out that It should have the
best in the country, to be held up as o
model for the States to follow. It was
h
a quaSi-Federal status and for that
reason the Government should set an
example.
When this proposal met with such
distractions the suggestion was made,
and q bill was introduced in Congress
providing for the acquisition by pur-
chase of the Washington Auditorium
and its remodeling into suitable
armory. The planning commission,
however, disapproved Of this recon-
mendation, opposing the location Of an
boulevard and new bridge.
The recommendation for the use Of
the Pension ONCE Building puts the
Guard back where 1t started, when 1t
was seeking quarters while confronted
with the necessity of removal from the
Government hotels, problem which
was solved by the transfer of the major
portion Of the units TO the old National
Hotel Building which has been acquired
by the local government TO form a site
for the proposed Municipal Center.
The planning commission pointed out
that the Pension Once Building was q
very appropriate location for the Dis
trict Militia, e. II would be near the
proposed Municipal Center. It would
be located on Federal territory. Oppo-
sttion has been expressed heretofore In
certain od1cial circles to the location Of
the Guard on any present public site.
In the event that the proposal Is
finally approved and the Guard moves
time in years that the organization will
have an adequate drill hall. The build
ing is ideal for training purposes, 1t
was pointed out, because the entire first
floor is available for a drill hall. The
Guard now has perform It's drills in
a park space In the Mall and this can
only be used during good weather.
units have TO confine themselves almost
exclusively to indoor class instruction.
With respect to the cost Of the Ma
tional Guard, the Militia Bureau points
out that the estimated expenditures
from direct appropriations during the
fiscal year 1890 will be $50, 474, 1913. The |
indirect expenditures is, funds |
that will be expended from other ap-
preparations. which include expenses Of |
the Militia Bureau, salaries and al |
lowances Of officers and salaries of en- |
listed men on duty with the National |
Guard-will aggregate approximately !
$3,051 300. To this sum, 1t is explained, |
should be added $4,000 expended for |
the participation of the National Guard |
in the national rifle matches The |
total cost to the Federal Government |
during the fiscal year 1880 will be APP
proximately $35,676,60o, 1t was said.
The recruitment Of the National |
Guard to peace or war strength, the |
Militia Bureau renorts does not con-