Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1926, Page 66

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D of Columbia from 1802 to 1889. e War Department has notifled the | will last from 2 to 3 hours. suard that this research work is nec-| *The Maryland officers are planning essary before the organization can use [to entertain the division staff at a pind display the crest and coat tflu'msilum:haun at the Maryland Club at [ which have been selected for it. The |1:30 o'clock on the day of the con- | history already has been traced as far | ference. The Governor of Maryland, back as 1889. |the commanding general, Third Corps | Area, and the adjutant general of the State of Maryland will be guests of onor at_this luncheon. In the eve- is contemplated that the conference notice, First Sergt. George Clifford )| Duchring. Takoma Park, ational | been selected for the second addition” to his | He is a member of Company sslstant to the adjutant | Enginee weneral of the National Guard of the | Lieut. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt Yeen comutissioned and assigned duty as adjutant of the 29th Guard Divislon, in duties as .| Lieut. Raymond M. Peak, command- | ing the 26th Military Police Company | has been promoted to captain. He |ning o dinner and other entertain- — : weepted the commission and tool : e (e Tiiitihg mein: BIRtIct of (Golumbla wpt. Nevitt| The annual rifle competition be- | e tanih Tuesdiy night. 1t st 5 S for many years a captain in the [tween the United States pointed out r night will termaster Corps and is in charge ' Academy team the 4 wtion this com- o put up at the Maryland Club. of the local adjutant Guard of the District of mand have been revised to allow one | “The adjutant general of Maryland team will be fired on the range at|captain in command instead of a first | hus guthorized the expenditure of ©Col. €. Fred Cook. | Annapolis on May A letter was | jjoytenant as heretofore. It was sald, | State tunds to cover the cost of trans- of the Natlonal Guard and | received from Midshipman George H. | hgwever, that the promotion of Capt. | portation and cepenses of the Mary. panish-American and World | Wels, manager of the Midshipmen's | peak will not allow another lieuten- [land officers, The adjutant general the latter one of which he|team, selecting this date. and it was|ant in the command, of which there |of Virginia is being communicated > adjutar Brest, France ted by the Guard. Capt. Just C.|is one at the present time. with requesting that Virginia do like- b which thousands of American |Jensen. Ordnance Department == wise, and also requesting that the foops passed (afien leaving the trang beniumtucted to penfect il -| The following enlisted men of Bat- | necessary orders covering the assem- yorts which carrled them “ov ments for the match directly With | ery B, 260th Coast Artillery, huve |biy and the expenses involved be that rmmwung. ‘an.“'(vt Midshipman Weis. ordered honorably discharged | 1saued direct by his office to the. offi arties. former commanding g it Ee : | from that organization for the rea- |cers concerned. the focal militta, was in comn Armingements”are being made or | frol (el ¢ P tica: initentirencess| St |sn(;":ur:fc"sled that officers advise { the buse. Col. Cook has Leen trans- | (he holding of int banquet by | 08 S olard Carey, James J. | this neadquarters as to whether or not ‘red to the National Guard Reserve, ‘u.:n[mn_\ ; 1215t , and the | 3 Vn g Everette. 1. | Miller, ihe v Hilielt 6 senit: n lorASEIEhat tHs his own request Conpar A= Cor det Corps. | Charles B. Richards, Arthur L. Fitz” | Maryland officers of the staff may be Beave Fathe isuccesior 00 Gibbon, Truman Palmer and |informed. Lieut. Col. Herbert L. Ernest A. Hough Girymes, division signal officer, is in Removal from the *District—Pvts. | charge of the arrangements in Balti- George E. Recd, Clifton H. Jett and |more and can be reached at 743 Walter Thorne Calvert Building.” The followin, Coast Artillery National Columbia been Thers will be a meeting of Compiny Cuesday night, at h Lieut. Col. Harry dman. officer of the regiment and of the Comp C. Assocki. |held a conference last week on the Ny arore e command | question with Capt. R or Reeces s perfected to date for the ball | cornme Sl L hich is 'ln be given at the City Club | mmanding Company A n March 4. Committees now Compan whout to unc antzed by Col. Gladman and | the publics of a newspaper, o Capt. Willlam F. Jorgensen, command- | sort of i nl ot na e ng the company, and the detalls to [ news of the Guard. It will be efght| An amendment to the general or- be w out will be assigned within | pages, and is expected to make its | ders governing examinations for pro- a shor me. Many prominent officers | debut within u week or two. It will |otion by commission has been issued, the guard and Regular Army are be distinctl? a Guard publication, | a5 follow: | > be invited to be the guests of the | prepared and printed by the engineers. | “Bach candidate will be rated on anization on that evening. | E practical efficiency, which will include | written to Senator Reed Smoot, chair- o i . { Company ., 121s pers civilian and military experience |man of the Public Building Commis- ompany C is trying to have a 02 | manded v ‘apt. Ralph i Pra 1l efticiency will be’ given a | sion, indor: ng the use of the Pension man company for the annual Inspec- | has taken lead in the ¢ howling | weight of one und the theoretical office for Guard purposes, and also Hon of Knls Co e D oo Sou | ledgue iicaptnring straight [and practical examipation will be|that the commander would do every. en eXpectalin Dave s Mpper.cent lgamesiast wesl | Eiven a weight of two'by the examin- | thing possible to help the local Guard st oo ing board in making its findings on | obtain adequate armory. facilities. rw{,xl:':'. ‘(:hs\'fl;n)u ¢ take lhg!r places | each candidate. The Guard also has been informed side the veterans of the comman y — by the department commander of the hen the inspector puts them through | LYeNINE School team next Tuesday | A number of applications have been | Grand army of the Republl: that e drill night, at the armory. filed at headquarters by officers who | (hat organization had withdrawn irs : | flarry S. Wechsler has re-enlistea | SE3ire, lo take the course at_the|objection to the use of the Pension H. Grove, plans and train. Harry 8. Wechsler has re-enlisted | {'njted States Engineer School at Fort | Office Bumilding for other than pensiom | - of the 121st Regiment of [N Company ( | Humphre it was announced. | work, in so far as the proposed use has been transferred to | This course will open on March 5 and | of it Ly the Guard for drill purposes master C continue for three months. It is the | wag concerned. and assigned to duty at headqua 2 desire of the Guard Head- | Space demands for the proper it was announced. He takes the place | quarters officials to have *additional | tratning of the Nattonal Guard of the ! nade vacant by the promotion of applications and all officers up to and § District of Columbia have been pre. Capt. Nevitt. No selection has been neluding the grade of captain are | jared in the office of the adjutant | ade for the detail which ¢ Grove a0 | urged to give this matter immediate | keneral tn connection wita the efforts vacates in the regimental or “apt. H, Clay Anderson, U, S. Army | thought and submit a statement to | o find an armory for the local Guard = | Engineer Corps. instructor of the local | the headquarters as to their desire | when it is compelled to give up its | The Natlonal Guard of Hne cen twy | cnBInCers, conducted examinations 4nd ability to attend the course. ot e e I s 2 Tuesday night for candidates for pro- northwest when the present lease ex- vacancies to be filled for appointment | Tuesday night for candiGates for p : when the pr the Military Academy at West | ol 0/ grade of second lleu. pires, on June 50 nea oint, according to a letter received | tenant. The present drill hall, it was point- irom the War Department. Urdlm\r-l The Headquarters and Service Com- As agreed between the staff officers | ed out, is insufficient t> permi* the 7 one vacancy goes to this command, | pany will give a smoker next Friday | Present the conference in Rich- | maneuvering of a company at dnil, t the guard requested that if a|night at the armory, it was an. mond, a 29th Division Staff conference | and it should be sudiclent in size (o ation was made it could fill| nounced. The arrangements are in | Wwill be held In Baltimore, Md., Febru- | permit the execution of movements | the ,osition from one of the candi- | eharge of Mess Sergt. Thomas J. Daw- |Ary 6. The staff will assemble In the | by a battallon at least. The rlile gal- dites =av rocently took the examina- | son and Pvt. Crispolo Donato. room of the Fifth Regiment |lery should be added to, as th's par tion for selection and who passed | = Bolton and Hoffman streets, ar phase of instruction is very | nigh on the list. Capt. Sidney Morgan, former com- 30 am. on that date. ant i Private Robert B. Lothrop, Head-|mander of the Headquarters and Ser: The division instructor, Col. L. C.| A survey «f a ‘l:i“es ot the Dfs. | auarters and Service Company, 121st | ice Company, and Master Sergt. H. H. | Brinton, wiil be present and you will |trict of Columbia National Guard | ngineers. was the successful candi-| Meares of that command have been |probably hear from him concerning | shows an actual need for 62.000 ( ue for the first appointment. As a |assigned the task of tracing the his- | the problem which will be arranged as | square feet of floor space, exclusive | sult _of the War Department's|tory of the National Guard of the |a maneuver with opposing sides. It of the drill hall, which should con- | tive uniform organizations their prime. Maj. . E one time commander of the cadets, of Battery B, 260th have been ordered honorably discharged on account of rtake | business interference: Pvts. Edward F. Hedbom and David R. White. The force of the American Legion, Department of the District of Colum- bia is to be thrown into the efforts of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to obtain a suitable armory here for the training of local troops. Department adjutant, Joseph J. Idler, wrote a letter to Guard head- quart in which he said that De- partment Comdr. Julius I. Peyser has the The basket ball team of Company € will play the Knights of Columbus Lieut. 8. T. Temple has been com- | missioned a second lieutenant of en- rs. He was former top s jot Company D. His commis ered to him Tuesday night by | Gen. Stephan The following divisional announce- ment was made by Lieut. Col. Peyton (. Nevitt, adjutant general: « expect to drive this New HMarmon 100,000 miles.” “Why not? If's a Great Automobile.” T’S a Great Automobile be- cause, with fair treatment, you can depend on it to give you at least 100,000 miles and carry you first class de luxe every foot of the way. Now Distributed in the Washington Territory By The MARMON WASHINGTON COMPANY 1636 Connecticut Ave. N.W. North 2601-2602 Service Station, 1227 R St. NW. Perry Lieshar, Pres. W. V. Lieshar, Vico Pres. C. R. Bates, Sec's and Gen. Mgr. tain approximately 20,000 squaro feet. The 62,000 square feet should be di- vided into approximately tte follow- ing number of rooms of the size given: Ten rooms 10 feet by 20 feet, 2 rooms 20 feet by 20 feet. 41 rooms 20 feet by 30 feet, feet, 23 rooms 20 feet hy 45 feet, 1 room 30 feet by 60 feet and 1 40 feet by 100 feet. This, it was pointed out, will give space for the establishment of schools, which are badly needed for instruc- tion purposes, and wi'l provide each company or similar uni esSBAry company storerooms, rooms, assembly and office rooms The addition of 27,400 squarn fest to the above will permit the doubling of the present organization 1.nd will enable the Guard to organize umits which are allocated to the Listrict of Columbla and are needed to com- plete the technical units (20th Infan- try Division), in accordance with law {anda War Department plans on the subject. to be provided with armory facilities and will require approximately 55,000 square feet of floor space additional for company locker, store, assembly and office rooms. The Naval Reserve Officers’ Associa- | { tion of the United States will hold its annual convention at the New Wil lard Hotel, beginning tomorrow morn Lieut. Commander Finney Bas- com Smith and Lieut. Harry J. Nich ols, two officers prominent in the lo- cal reserve, will represent the District branch of the association. cers of the reserve are_ expected to | be present and take part in the pro ceedings. ing. Withdrawal of 28 vessels now as- signed to permanent training ships is faced by reserve in the event that gress cuts down the appropriations, | training of the Volunteer Naval Re. serve for feeding into these dfvisions | The expenses for the Merchant Ma- | | rine Naval Reserve are alto; thelr retainer pay. The expenses for the remaintng por. tion of the Naval the Fleet and Volunteer Naval Re. be roughly according to testimony given the naval subcommittee of the House appropriations committee during the hearings on the naval appropriation bill by naval officers charged with the | duty of running the reserve. are at present 50 vessels assigned to this duty, and it will be necessary to reduce the number to 2 mostly Eagle boats and sub chasers. | The to the local r | list of vessels that would be drawn in the event of a cnut | propriations. It will cost $3,600,000 to malntain the reserve during the next fiscal year, | according to figure: committes, the which is allotted to drill pay. allocations of the funds follow: cers’ travel, $2I JANUARY 24, 192( $160,000; 10 rooms 20 feet by 40 ing pay, room It was with the nec- locker ‘This will leave 23 units yet $67,817; administration and armories, engineering, struction and repair, $150,16 labor, $72,286; aviation, $342, cine ‘and’ sufgery, $1,116,509; active duty pay for officers, | repai $175,794; shipkeepers, $439,111; train | to res ainir $475,146; keepers, $131,608; provisions, ¢ $92,146; supplies and accounts, fuel and transportation, $1 navigation instruments. §$: explained budget of $3.000,000 more whiy be retained and If all 56 ships should be retair 14 drills could be allowed officer and man Reserve, or all 55 ships coul | tained and the full number (o drills | the er allowed and the cut m: ber of drilling organizations and the number of officers and men carried in | the Fleet Reserve $3,000,000 appropriation, would & cutting down to 94 fleet divisions reducing the number of officers and men in the Fleet Reserve to 640 off cers and 5,120 men, or the number ¢ aviation units could be increased at the expense of something else Figures given the committee show | that since 1923, when the Nav PAR overhead expenses and direct drilling | and training expenses { It was pointed out to the committee medi- | that the overhead expenses Include $6,000; v, | such expenses and uplkee $188,600; con- clerical includds wl fuel. care and Reserve 1tton clerical labor a | limited number of cers maintained on active ¢ nection with the a ing and training of ver drills | These overh: ex within ¢ f the number of the who to be drilled const reusing cost of ipkeen static provisions, ship- | shipl that of the Il *in the num- | tion vision creases This, under the | i $25,000,000 in 1925 Motor Revenue Motor vehicle {of New York $23,000,0 revenue in the State round num hers, 1924 the | figures was 1 Re ~ rve appropriations were segregated val Reserve. reserve organizations a: 3 is for the Con- before There These are S. destroyed Allen, assigned erves, 15 not on the with. tn ap submitted to the greater amount of The Om- 701; transportation, {ing, driling and training the Other off | Regerve during the fiscal year 1927, and in the manner outlined, there will be required, within the llmits ret by the budget for this appropriation, a | total of $3,600,000, $23,540 of whicl; is | to go to the Merchant Marine Reserve and the remaining $3,576,460 varfous organizations the Fleet Naval Reserve RIMS FOR ALL WHEELS Rundlett Rim Co. 1336 14th St. N.W. from the Navy, the department ncver | has expended all the funds were appropriated. 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