Evening star., 1939-05-21

hewitt, assistant adjutant general.
1t is understood that the armory
question consumed considerable
time in the discussions before the
committee, and that officials of
both the District and the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission laid their views before the
Senate body. The committee has
before it in the House bill pro-
vision for purchasing site for
an armory, restricted to the south
west section of the city.
The reporting of the measure with
this provision caused a burst of
general opposition from citizens
and officials, except the guard off,
Gals who stood on the side lines
They were not disposed to take
active opposition to the measure,
because, Gen. Cox said that what
he wanted was an armory, no
matter where it would be located.
There is a hope, however, that
the restriction as to site will be re-
moved, and that the House will
concur, if the Senate committee
and the Senate decides to do this.
A site at the end of East Capitol
street is favored.
One OF the baby companies of
the local militia, in point of service,
and one of the old timers had the
distinction last month of topping
the list in the matter of attendance.
Each had 100 per cent. The baby
company was the 104th Ordnance
unit, while the other was the Medi-
cal Department Detachment. 121st
Engineers.
The other units RECORDS were: ::
29th Division Military Police Com
pany, 9885; Medical Department
Detachment, Special Troops, 29th
Division, 97.36, Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers,
96.29: Headquarters Company, 29th
Division, 95.02; Headquarters De-
tachment. 29th Division, 9485
Headquarters Company, 1O4th Quar-
termaster Regiment, 80 80; Company
A, 121st Engineers, 8770; State De-
tachment, 87.l4; Medical Depart
ment Detachment, l04th Quarter
master Regiment, 1856; Band, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1886; Company A,
104th Quartermaster Regiment, 1921;
Company B. 104th Quartermaster
Regiment, 1887; Service Battery,
260th Coast Artillery, 85.13; Band,
l2lst Engineers, 8437; Battery A,
26oth Coast Artillery. 8184; Com
pany A, 372d Infantry, 7946 Com
pany F, l2lst Engineers, 1856; Bat
terry D, 260th Coast Artillery. TIA:
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, Goth Division, 75O0; Head
quarters Detachment, I'd Battalion,
26oth Coast Artillery. 7500 Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1854: Company B, 12lst
Engineers, 1898: Company CT 121st
Engineers, 1885, Company D, l2lst
Engineers, 6999; Headquarters
Battery. 260th Coast Artillery, 68 SIS !;
Company E, l2lst Engineers, 67.66;
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery,
65.41; Battery F. 260th Coast Artil-
lery. 63.07 Battery E, 260th Coast
Artillery, 6208; Battery C, 260th
Coast Artillery, 5000; Medical De-
partment Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery, 1888; Battery G., 26Oth
Coast Artillery, 5614; Battery H,
260th Coast Artillery, 5486
AS groups, the Special Troops,
29th Division. lead the list among
The larger units, with a score of
9274 The 1st Battalion, 104th
Quartermaster Regiment, was sec
ond with a percentage of 1918. The
others were as follows: Company
A. 372d Infantry, 7946: 121st En-
gineers, 74l6; 260th Coast Artillery,
64.72.
Colors from the militia will par
ticipate in the annual massing of
the colors service, Washington Ca
thedral today, under the auspices of
the Military Order of the World
War. The colors are to be reported
to Second 1t. Bradburn Harris at
the flag pole in the grove at 2:15
o'clock.
The estimates of funds necessary
to provide for the annual encamp-
ment of Company A, 372d Infantry,
at Camp Albert C. Ritchie, at Cas-
cade, Md, July to %, have been
approved by the Sd Corps Area
Headquarters. These troops will
participate in a fixed camp, with
the colored unit of the Maryland
National Guard, instead of taking
part in the war games to be held
in Northern Virginia in which the
other troops of the area will par
ticipate.
The 1st Battalion, 104th Quarter
master Regiment, has been desig-
mated to move the organization to
and from the encampment in motor
trucks.
While number of applications
have been received by brigade head
quarters here from Reserve Corps
officers to participate with the
Guard in the war games in North
ern Virginia, it was said that there
are still a number of vacancies to
be filled to bring the units up to
their war strength quota of officers.
Those applications that have been
received have been approved and
sent to the commanding general
of the 29th Division.
Sergt. Charles w. Geyer, Bat
terry D, 260th Coast Artillery, has
received commission as a second
lieutenant in the National Guard
of the United States.
Battery E. 260th Coast Artillery,
Can't, Herbert r. Mitchell ir corn-