Evening star., 1938-04-03

tchooHec loI IHe year Oh VI. d per cent.
Its equipment was found TO be in
excellent condition, the map section
was we'll equipped and performed ex-
cellent work, and the personnel was
found to be of high type and excel
lently trained. This unit is COM
manded by Capt Walter S. Welsh.
The band, commanded by Warrant
Officer Meyer Goldman, showed an
average attendance of "a per cent.
The comment was that it's playing
was excellent and we'll conducted.
The average of the attendance of
the Medical Department detachment,
commanded by Maj. Joseph j. Green
law, also was "a per cent. The
demonstration of a layout of a first
aid station was held to be very good
and the personnel was found to be
we'll trained.
The First Battalion headquarters is
commanded by Maj. Ralph S. Childs
and the second by Maj. Clarence S.
Shields. 1t said that they maintained
effective training supervision over the
companies in their organization.
Company A, commanded by Capt
James r. Quade, had 100 per cent
attendance. Its engineering junction
ing was held to be very good Company
B, commanded by Capt. William 1.
MuShake, was commended for an out
standing demonstration OF its en-
gineering function.
The average attendance Of Company
c, commanded by Capt. William F.
Jorgensen, was said to be low, but
the engineering demonstration was
held to be very good. In Company D,
commanded by Capt Samuel r. Tur-
ner, the inspector found that there
was larger percentage of enlisted
men possessing full knowledge of the
nomenclature of the rifle and auto
matte rifle than any other unit in
the command The uniforms and
equipment were held to be in excel
lent condition.
The engineer demonstration of Com
pany E, commanded by Capt Walter
A. knight, was marked very good, as
was that of Company F., commanded
by Capt. George w. Johns.
1t is probable Guard officials will
call to the attention of the District
Commissioners and the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
conditions of the armory. Both of
these official branches of the Gov
eminent have given the local Guard
much support during the current Con-
greSs in an effort to have the site
for new armory acquired, but with
out success. In view of the fact that
the provision for an armory site was
thrown out of the District bill on
account of House objections to the
site, 1t is probable the agencies Con-
cerned with selecting a site will have
to study the matter further. The
site selected by the Park and Planning
Commission was part of a general
scheme for the treatment of the east
ern terminus of East Capitol street,
adjacent to AnacoStia Park. Whether
the study of other sites can be COM
pleted in time to have a special
appropriation sought during the cur
rent Congress cannot be determined,
at this time, but there is doubt
whether this is so.
In the light of the action taken by
Congress there is little likelihood, in
the opinion of those familiar with the
situation, that anything will be done
to relieve the present armory condition
here until something definite is done
concerning the use of this site for
the erection of a new Public Library.
When that is finally decided, of course,
the armory will have to be razed and
then will have to find new quarters
somewhere. However, it was asserted
that the new quarters should be found
before the necessity arrives of moving
the Guard to make way for the new
building.