Evening star., 1940-06-02
Ground 10 Be Broken
Today for National
Guard Armory
District Officials
And Capitol Leaders
Will Attend

Will Attend
A ground-breaking ceremony for
the new National Guard Armory,
to be constructed south of East
Capitol street at Twentieth street
Sc, will be held at 4 pm. today
under auspices of the District Ma
tional Guard.
District officials, leaders of the
Senate and House are to attend.
The first shovelfuls of earth are
to be removed by Senator Overton,
of Louisiana; chairman of the Sem
ate Subcommittee on District Ap-
preparations, and Representative
Collins of Mississippi, under guid-
ance of Engineer Commissioner
David H. McCoach, jr.
The program will be opened by
the marching of special troops of
the 29th Division, with colors and
bands, to the area. Next, America"
will be played by the 260th Coast
Artillery, District National Guard
Band. under direction of Warrant
Officer Joseph Berst, leader. Invo-
cation will be by the Rev. DR.. Ar
lington A. McCallum, chaplain of
the 260th Coast Artillery.
Gen. Cox to Speak.
An address will be delivered by
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, comman-
dor of fho nicfricf Nofiopol c,,orJ
He will introduce commanders Of
branches of the Guard and Senator
Overton and Representative Collins.
The remainder of the program
will include playing of the Ma
tional Emblem March" by the Coast
Artillery Band, the doxology and
THE Star Spangled Banner" by
the 121st Engineer Band, and bene-
diction by Chaplain Simpson B.
Daugherty, 121st Engineers.
Among guests expected to attend
are Commissioners Melvin c. Hazen
and J. Russell Young, Maj. Gen.
John F. Williams, chief of the Ma
tional Guard Bureau. War Depart
ment: Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord,
commanding general, 29th Division;
Senator King, chairman, and other
members of the Senate District Com
mittee: Representative Jennings
Randolph, chairman, and other
members of the House District Com
mittee; members of Senate Subcom-
mittee on District Appropriations;
Representative Caldwell of Florida,
chairman, and members of the House
Subcommittee on District Appropria-
tions; Senator Sheppard. chairman,
and members of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee; Representative
May, chairman, and members of the
House Military Affairs Committee.
Other Guests.
Other guests included:
Brig. Gen. Maxwell Murray, COM
manding general, Washington Pro-
visional Brigade; Frederic A. De-
lano, chairman of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission; Thomas S. Settle, secretary
of the planning commission; John
Nolan, director of planning COM
mission; John L. Keddy, Budget
Bureau; Maj Daniel j. Donovan
District auditor; Theodore w. Noyes
James A. Collifower. president and
other officers and directors of the
Washington Board of Trade; Arthur
j. Sundlun, president and other Of
flcers and directors of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association; l..
A. Carruthers former president Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Association; Mrs
Anton Stephen, wife of the late
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephen, former
commanding general, District Ma
tional Guard; Miss F. S. Harries
sister of the late Maj Gen. George
H. Harries, former commanding gen.
eral of the local Guard.
Former officers of the District
Guard invited to the ceremonies
include:
Brig. Gen. George c. Shaw, U. S. A.,
retired; Col. Luther H. Reichelderfer
former District Commissioner; Col
Leroy W. Heron, Col. Wallach A.
McCathran, U. S. A. retired; 1t
Col. Edward H. Grove, 1t. Col
Arthur L. Smith. Maj. Alfred P
Robbins, Maj. Horace Dulin, Maj.
Thacker v. Walker, and Maj. Will
liam S. Hodges.
The first section of the armory
is to consist of a drill hall. The
latter is to be surrounded by wings
or separate buildings for each of
the major organizations of the Dis
tr1ct National Guard.