Evening star., 1935-09-15

what uniform will be worn in the
parade that night. The explanation
is that q number of the units are
calling in the Summer uniforms fol
storage, and are issuing the Winter
equipment.
Lieut.. Col. L. Med. Sylvester
United States Infantry, who has beer
on duty with the National Guard oi
the District of Columbia for severa,
years as senior instructor Of the 29tt
National Guard Division, left here
yesterday, his assignment here hav-
ing been taken by Col. r. P. Lemley
Col. Sylvester has been assigned Il
the Tank Corps at Fort George G
Meade, Md, but in view OF the fact
that that unit is now at Virginia
Beach, Va, undergoing its annua
Fall maneuvers. the Army officer i
to go there to join it.
Col. Lemley was ordered here from
Fort Benning, Ga, where he waI
second In command of the 29tt
United States Infantry. He has just
Dccu pEOIIlOUcO 10 COLONEL.
Col. John w. Oehmann. command
ing the local militia in addition to his
assignment in command Of the l2lst
Regiment Of Engineers. last Tuesday
night presented commissions to two
new officers of the regiment. They
are Second Lieut.. Reynald C. Feldt
assigned to Company C, and Seconc
Lieut.. James D. Tanner, assigned to
Company A.
1t was announced at Guard head
quarters that three new trucks have
been assigned to the 260th Coast Ar
tillery. They will be used to trans
port the foot ball team of that unit
to places of practice and for games
in which they participate. They also
Will be used for training the units.
and will be used for the foot ball
work when their use will not inter-
fere.
Guard officials entertain little hope
their armory project out of the works
progress or public works funds. How
ever, it was indicated that they will
keep on with the efforts, started more
than a quarter of a century ago, to
obtain suitable armory facilities here
in which the troops can receive their
training under proper conditions.
Although their proposal to build
an armory TO eventually cost s2,500,-
900 has been before the Federal Of
ficials for many months, nothing
DEFINITE In the way OF an ALLEGATION
Of funds with which to begin has
been forthcoming. However. officials
doubted whether they would be able
to bring the project within the labor
and material limitation Of the works
progress plan. pointing out that they
might be faced with the situation oi
having a lot OF labor and no material
The project also is being considered
by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission in connection
with the construction Of stadium facil'
tiles in AnacoStia Park at East Capito
street. or course. that body has
nothing to do with the provision OF
ALLEGATION of funds, and if this prof.
ect is finally approved, it then will
be necessary for the Guard officials
to 60 directly to Congress and ask
for the money, or seek it through
a Federal agency, if there Is one then
existing with funds to allocate.
However, in the past the GuarC
officials have not been very successful
in getting their recommendations fol
funds for armory construction through
Congress. In the past, according Il
those familiar with the Guard!
armory efforts. this has been due tC
differences of opinion as to who SHOULD
foot the bill. There is one group tha'
contends that the money should b'
provided by the District and Fedora
Governments on the same basis a!
other funds for the District are pro-
vided. The other group contends tha
as the local militia IS a Federal on.
the Federal Government should pro-
vide all of the money. Several year
ago the officials of the Guard at tha
time gained the support of citizens
associations and veterans bodies fol
a District project, but that, like othel
plans, failed.
In the construction of the armory
it is proposed to have it so fitted
that veteran bodies can have theil
headquarters there and also hold theil
meetings. Many of the veterans II
Washington were in local fighting
units and are former members OF thu
militia.
Armory officers and others for year.
have recommended that the armory
facilities here be materially improved
It was their contention that the Dis
trict of Columbia militia should have
q suitable building which would fur
nish q model to the States for ar
mory construction. However, the
States seem to be going ahead with
their own projects, with the AID oi
Federal allocating. and many OF them
are providing for small armories in
the area where they have troops
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the
inactive lists of their respective units
Master Sergt. Lewis G.. Phillips,
Headquarters Detachment, 29th Divi-
son; Sergt. Ralph F. BARLEY, Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 260th Coast Artillery; Pvts.
James A. Matthews, jr.; William l..
Goode and Edward F. Considine, all
of Battery A, 26oth Coast Artillery;
Pvts. Henry Shumste and Thomas r.
colachicco, both of the Medical De-
partment Detachment 26oth Coast
Artillery.
Sergt. William B. Logan, Head
quarters Detachment. 2eth Division,
and Pvt. Edward d. Andrus, 23th
Division Military Police Company,