Evening star., 1947-11-01

To mark the occasion, AleXand'
trance to the new building. Loo
land State Senate; Gov. Lane,
and Santa Claus, himself.
Guard Sets Up Units
To Handle Donations
In Armory Dispute
Despite the muddled dispute over
financial control of the District Ma
tional Guard Armory, Guard Off
cials have issued circular telling
it's units what they should do with
donations" they receive for spon-
soring or participating in nom
Guard activities, it was learned
today.
The Guard has set up "associa-
tions" for all its units, which, &C
cording to plans, will be allowed to
sponsor" civilian activities in the
Armory's huge drill hall. Payments
for use Of the hall will be made In
the form of contributions to the
units.
/ The units also may accept "dona-
tions" for activities that have moth
ing to do with the drill hall, accord
ing to Col. Peyton G. hewitt, Guard
adjutant general.
| Called Common Practice
| If, for example, an artillery bat
terry participated in civic function
and civilian sponsors of the event
want to make a donation to the
Guard unit. it may be accepted,
Col. hewitt said.
The officer said no specific order
authorizing acceptance Of such do
nations has been issued but that it
is a resumption of common prac-
tice" before World War II.
A portion of donation such
unit might receive would 60 into
unit fund" Through the same
distribution, unit funds" will COL
lect a certain amount from con-
tributions made for use of the drill
hall. This money might. be spent
at the unit commanders discretion
for parties, to buy equipment or
for any other purpose that would
benefit enlisted men of that Or
gahizaticn.
linden Gen. Cox Control.
The Guards new circular, how
cvcr, would place the rest of the
donation-even though it be given
to unit-under direct control of
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, Guard
Commander. 1t said:
A unit association may keep only
$40 for each member of the unit
from each contribution to it. This
comprises the unit fund.
Half of all the rest of the money
goes to the Guard headquarters
to cover expenses of operations or
activities engaged in," according to
the circular.
The other half goes to an "as-
sociation reserve fund While this
is maintained by the unit receiving
the contribution, no money from it
may be spent without authorize
ton from Gen. Cox.
Thus, the Guards headquarters
detachment association, which re-
ceived $500 from the Home Build
ers' Association for use of the drill
hall during the recent home show,
will be allowed to keep $110 in its
unit fund" There are only II
members of the detachment. The
rest will 60 to Guard headquarters
and to the association reserve
fund"
Explained by Col. Nevitt.
The reason for this, according to
Col. Nevitt, sis to prevent any one
unit from building up a tremend-
Gus fund, from which it might de-
clare dividends for each member,
or quickly spend in some other
way"
In a recent letter, however, Gen.
Cox told the Commissioners that
money collected for use OF the drill,
hall will be used to buy additional
facilities for the Armory. After
that, he wrote, money will be ap-
piled to help the district pay ex-
penses of operating the vast struc-
ture.
Col. hewitt stressed that, until the
controversy over financial control is
settled, none of the nlonev-includ-
ing that in unit funds-will be spent.
The unit and other funds, he said,
are authorized by Army regulations
which the Guard follows.
Typical Donation"
A typical donation agreement
has been made with George Wash
ington University students for the
schools annual home coming dance
in the drill hall tonight.
Under the agreement, which is
in the form of letter from Col.
Nevitt and signed by student rep
resentative, there will be no charge
for use of the hall, If the students
are able to recruit 500 new members
for the Guard.
If they fail, the agreement said,
they will donate to the unit funds
of one or more units of the District
of Columbia National Guard, as Is
designated by this headquarters, the
sum of 5000 or Is per cent of the
total revenue derived from the
dance"
A spokesman for the school said
the students recruiting drive had
resulted so far In "a very few
members.
IHiIInndoIe Man Dies