GRAND OPENING TONIGHT
Duluth's New $150,000 National Guard Armory
BUILT FOR DULUTH PEOPLE BY DULUTH FIRMS

Cadets and Guardsmen Ready for Opening of Duluth's New Armory

Gay with flags and bunting, Duluth's new $150,000 armory is ready to go "on parade" this evening during the military ball which will mark the opening of what military men call the "finest structure of its kind in the Northwest."

In addition to the large corps of workmen, many members of the militia, as well as the naval and military officers, have been busy for days arranging the details of the dedication and dance featuring the opening day.

DULUTH'S NEW ARMORY, LOOKING EAST ALONG LONDON ROAD FROM THIRTEENTH AVENUE EAST

"We plan to make the ball a memorable occasion," said Capt. Guy A. Eaton, commander of the state naval militia, who has been active in the work of preparing for the opening day.  With Lieut.-Col. H. Eva, Lieut.-Commander Clyde Kelly, Quartermaster Fred Engels and other officers, Capt. Eaton has supervised the work of the "fatigue squad."

Each naval division an national guard company has been assigned to its own quarters, and began moving in their belongings several days ago.  The building is arranged so that each naval division has a locker and assembly room, a lounging room and a reading room, which can be shut off from the rest of the building

The drill floor is with the exception of the Minneapolis armory floor, the largest one in the state.  It contains 20,000 square feet of space.  The Minneapolis floor is a few feet larger, according to architects, but the Duluth building as a whole is larger than the Minneapolis building.

Many Conveniences

In addition to the drill hall, there are sixty-five rooms for lockers, equipment, storage and club quarters.  A swimming pool will be fitted up in the basement in the near future, and each floor is equipped with shower baths.  Gymnasium space also is provided.

With the equipment installed last week, there is a four-inch gun taken from the USS. Tennessee and presented to Capt. Eaton last year.  It carries a shell three feet long and has been placed in the basement of the building for the use of "jackies" in the various naval divisions.

Soldiers will have a field piece with which to practice, as well as the naval division men, for a three-inch field artillery piece arrived here from St. Paul Friday and will be installed in the armory today.  This gun corresponds to the 75-millimeter French gun, called the most effective light artillery weapon in the world.

It fires a three-inch shell, about ten inches long, loaded with 256 one-half-inch bullets, or shrapnel.  Its limit of fire is 5,000 yards, but it is most effective at from 2,500 to 3,500 yards.

Proceeds from tonight's ball will be used in purchasing further furnishings for the men's quarters in the armory.  Officers will furnish their own quarters.

THE DRILL HALL, SHOWING DECORATIONS BEFORE THE FLOOR WAS CLEARED FOR THE MILITARY BALL.

The rifle range, in the basement has attracted considerable attention and was built to satisfy every regulation of the U.S. Army.  In one corner of the drill floor a pit was built and filled with dirt.  This space will be used as a place where soldiers can receive practical instruction in tent-pitching, trench digging and in the construction of bomb proofs.

"Duluth has every reason to be proud of this building." said Capt. Eaton, "for we believe it is the best equipped, and the most practical from a military or naval standpoint, in the state, if not in the Northwest.  You seldom find a building where as much attention has been paid to details that mean military efficiency.

FOUR-INCH NAVAL GUN FOR THE USE OF DULUTH "JACKIES"

A VIEW OF THE CLUBROOMS OF THE SECOND DIVISION, NAVAL MILITIA

DULUTH'S NEW ARMORY, FINEST AND BEST IN THE STATE --- IS DEDICATED TO PEACE

Governor Hammond and Congressman Miller Give Addresses

Duluth Society Turns Out to Brilliant Social Event.

Preparedness and Citizen Soldiery Urged for United States.