PROPOSED NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY IN CONFLICT WITH COOLIDGE FINANCIAL PLAN
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 19, 1924, The Evening Star reports a bill "calling for the erection of a memorial National Guard armory in Washington is 'in conflict'" with President Calvin Coolidge's financial plan.
This information was presented to the District commissioners by the budget bureau.
A report on the proposed legislation was "made known today" to Senator L. Heisler Ball*, (R-Delaware) Chairman of the Senate District committee.
The Star says that "the building now occupied as an armory," located at 472 L Street, NW, "is insufficient for the purpose."
JFK+50 NOTE
The D.C. Armory, a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena, is located East of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington. The building was opened in 1941.
*Lewis Heisler Ball (1861-1933) was born in New Castle County, Delaware & educated at Delaware College & the University of Pennsylvania. LHB served in the US House of Representatives 1901-1903 & US Senate 1903-1905, 1919-1925.
SOURCE
"Coolidge Opposes D.C. Armory Now," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., February 19, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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