Evening star., 1932-10-30
District NJ. NAL
Guar


"A proposal tnat n.c.l al De erect
, ed in the National Capital TO the mem
, bers OF the National Guard Of the
, country who lost their lives in the
| World War was proposed in a resolu-
ton introduced at the recent conven-
ton in Norfolk of the National Guard
Association of the United States
, The resolution was offered by Mai
Gen. Anton Stephan. commanding the
/ local Militia brigade. as well as the
| 29th National Guard Division. COM
| prising the National Guard of the
! States Of Maryland and Virginia and
| the National Capital. The resolution
was referred to committee, and it
! was said By members attending the
meeting that special committee was
! authorized to be appointed to look into
| the matter Of such a memorial here.
1t was proposed in the resolution that
such 6. memoria, be used by the local
Guard rs an armory.
Erig Gen. Milton A Reckord, COM
mardlng the National Guard OF Mary
| land, it vas said in supporting the
project pointed out that construction
of such building probably could be
| done with emergency reliet funds.
The local Militia. which never has
| had building of its own for armory
| purposes now is occupying the old Ma
, tional Hotel as its main armory struc-
ture. by sufferance. 1t is on the site
| of the proposed Municipal Center for
| the District of Columbia. ard while 1t
probably will be a long time before it
] is needed, 1t was pointed out. when the
, ground Is required for improvement that
| organization will have TO look else
| where for housing.
: Aside from the fact that II does
provide a home, It was said tnat tbs
: structure is wholly unsuited for the
| training of ulilitiamen. Further. the
structure does not provide sufficient
housing for all the units Of the Guard.
others being located in various parts
! Of the city
For many years various officials have
been striving TO have Congress see the
F! great need here of a model armory for
the training Of troops Many times the
National Guard Association conven-
tions have called attention to the lack
| of an armory for the militia of the
Capital City. and pointing out that it
should have a model one as an example
of what the States should provide.
| However, many Of the States are now
! away ahead of the National Capital in
the provision of armOries for the State
| troops. Furthermore, the annual re-
| ports of the chiefs of the militia
bureau have taken cogniZance Of the
| lack of facilities here for the proper
training of the men, but TO all Of these
entreaties successive Congresses have
| turned deaf ear.
At the present time the militiamen
have their eyes turned on the Pension
Office Building. in Judiciary Square.
! There is a hope that it will be turned
| n ha A.
| counting Office is provided with a new
building in the Avenue triangle de-
! velopment. but as the site for such
is not yet selected this proposition
seems even to be in the distant future.
With the finances Of the country In
the present condition it is not likely.
it was said. that anything will be
| done about the armory this year. In
fact, it was said that economy was the
keynote OF the National Guard con-
vention.
The District National Guard has been
| invited to participate in the Armistice
Cay parade to be held under the direc-
ton of the Bicentennial Commission of
the District of Columbia. it was an
nounced by brigade headquarters in a
warning order" issued last week. The
parade will start at Fifteenth and E
streets at 9 o'clock in the morning, and
will move via the Memorial Bridge to
Arlington. where dedication exercises
will be conducted at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier The President Of the
United States will review the parade
All organizations have been directed to
make the necessary preparations to
participate.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists of their respective organiza-
tions for the reasons stated:
Pvt. First Class. Joseph F. Marcy,
29th Division Military Police Company,
on account of business interference
with the performance Of military duty.
and Pvt william F. Tucker, Headquar-
ters and Service Company. l2lst Engi-
nee-s. educational interference with the
performance H military duty.
Pvt. James 8. Morris. Headquarters
and Service Company. l2lst Engineers.
has been ordered hcnorably discharged
to enable him to enlist il the United
States Army.
Pvt George L. Garland has been
ordered promoted to corporal in the
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists Of their respective organiza-
tionS for the reasons stated:
Educational interference with the
performance of military duty: Pvts.
Dudley c. Webb and Arthur w. Fin
kelstein, both of Battery E, 260th
Coast Artillery.
Business interference with the per-
formance Of military duty: Pvts. Will
liam H Cook. Bert A. Howard, Joseph
H. Miller. Francis L. Moorer and John
c. Stanley. all of Battery c. 260th
Coast Artillery: Pvts. Hubert H. Coun-
Gil Reuben R. Dufle and Oswald R.
Hill. all of Company A, l2lst Engi-
neers
Temporary removal from the Dis
trict: Pvt. Irving F Barton. Battery E.
260th Coast Artillery.
Pvt. Kenneth A. Winters. Battery E,