Evening star., 1937-11-21

money was held to be urgently needed
Ut this time because . site which had
been selected for the armory by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission was rapidly being wiped
out by the erection Of private dwell
ings thereon. It was indicated by
Col. Oehmann. who says enough build
ing has not yet taken place to COM
pletely Danish the site from considera-
ton, and that 1t can still be bought
within the fund.
The emergency appropriation came
as result Of an investigation which
the President ordered into the Guard
armory situation, following representa-
tions as to the very bad local training
conditions by a committee Of National
Guard officers from various parts Of
the country which was appointed at
the convention here Of the adjutants
general of the States. The committee
was headed by Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord, adjutant general and COM
mander of the National Guard of
Maryland, and also commander Of the
29th National Guard Division.
Guard officials said that it will be
approximately two months before re-
ports will be completed by the exam
lining board, which has been giving
educational tests to group Of enlisted
men seeking places on the eligible list
from which men are picked from time
to time to MI vacancies in the COM
misisoned grades of the various arms
Of the local Guard.
The officers conduct the examina-
tions only on drill nights, and then
they have only two hours. While it will
be two months before the board Il
ready to report, 1t was added that ac-
tually this ammounted to only two
days Of work.
Plans have been worked out by vari-
GUS units for the entertainment and
football game to be held at the
Guards rifle range at Camp Sims to-
day to raise funds for the various COM
pany units, which are used to purchase
articles for the entertainment and
recreation in the armory and in camp
The principal event of the day will be
the turkey shoot. This will be fol-
lowed by q football game. The shoot
is being sponsored by the Non-C Com
missioned Officers Association of the
Engineer Regiment, while the football
game is largely that Of the 260th Coast
Artillery. Other units are sponsoring
other activities to swell their funds
for the year.
The various activities have been
scheduled-boxing, under the auspices
of the Special Troops, 10Th Division
! to pm: football game. 2:30 pm;
dancing, 12lst Engineers Band Or
chestra. to pm; turkey shoot, 10
am. to S pm.
Pvt. John NJ. Bunker has been trans
ferred from the 29th Division Military
Police Company to the Medical De-
partment Detachment. Special Troops,
29th Division.
Pvt. Jack B. Kurz, Battery F. 260th
Coast Artillery. has been honorably
discharged to permit him to enlist in
the United States Marine Corps.
Pvt Joseph A. Pitcher has been
placed ON the inactive list of the
Medical Department Detachment, Spe-
cial Troops, 29th Division.
Pvt. Robert H. Taft. Medical De-
partment Detachment, Special Troops,
29th Division, and Pvt. Thomas w.
Simpson, 29th Division Military Police
Company. have been placed on the
active lists.
Because Of removal from the city
the following members Of the 29th
Division Military Police Company have
been discharged: Pvts. Victor E.
Kahely, Henry j. Zimmerman. Victor
S. Lofaro. Maurice o. Weeks and Ken
meth L. West.
Pvt. Albert R. Goodwin, Company
B, l2lst Engineers. has been honor
ably discharged because of removal
from the city.
Pvt. Mark w. Wilson has been
transferred to the active list of Com
pany B, 1o4th Quartermaster Regi-
ment.