Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-05
THE STATE GUARD.
A Permanent Encampment
Grounds Discussed.
Santa Ana Has a Kick at the
COmmisary.
A Strong Objection to the Supplies
at Camp.
Items OF General Interest to Guards
men-COmpauy AS Party.
Scores Made
Yesterday.

the guardsmen. There is little going on
save the routine of company drills and
officers school.
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The September issue of the Western
Soldier contains the following article on
state encampment grounds:
''Since the National Guard has be-
come an institution of the country,
several OF the leading states have Sc
cured the ownership of encampment
guards. California sh ruld not be slow
in following their example. There is
no sense in paying rent every year. 1t
would be much better to own the land
outright, and if deemed advisable permit
occupancy by lease to private parties
during the interval between encamp.
ments. Aside from that view of the
subject it is better for the guard to have
a permanent place of encampment so
that guardsmen may know whether they
are going to Santa Cruz or Santa Mon
lea. The members of the guard dwelling
in the valleys and mountains distant
from the coast invariably prefer the
summer outing at the seaside because
the climate permits the men to sustain
the fatigue of four or five hours drill a
day without exhaustion. They become
refreshed by sleep at night where the
temperature is cool enough to require
blankets.
1.-The guardsmen Of the city who work
in banks, stores. Offices and manufact-
uring establishments prefer to leave the
city for the summer camp of lnstruc-
ton.
"Without doubt Santa Cruz is ia
vored place, but Santa Monica possesses
superior advantages when all things are
considered.
''The legislature at the next session
will be asked to appropriate a sum OF
money sufficient to purchase grounds for
the use of the National guard, and the
agitation of the subject of location should
as we'll come now rs then"
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A correspondent from Santa Ana
writes as follows to the Weston Soldier:
"We went into Camp Johnson on
August 18th, fifty strong, wearing KNAPP
sacks and regulation blankets, and we
came out after ten days of wrestling
with commissary departments with
forty-eight men, the two missing ones
being called home by sickness in their
families a few days before breaking
camp. Right here, fellow soldiers, al
low me to register the only grievance we
have, and I hope that the N. q. c.,
from Governor Markham down to the
latest recruit, will take notice that we
protest against the way we were fed at
Camp Johnson.
Company F. with fifty men and
FIVE cooks and walters, drew but little
more ration than did some companies
that had only twenty-six to thirty men,
and yet when we protested they called
us set of kickers,' and told us we
got more than any other company in the
brigade"
The letter goes on to state that nearly
every company in the Ninth regiment
had to purchase supplies with private
funds, although the state allows each
company $500 for supplies.
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General orders No. 16, promulgated
from the adjutant generals Office Sep
TENDER 10Th gives notice of.the following
changes in the First brigade:
SEVENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
Louis s. Chappelear, captain Com
pany F, with rank from June rs, 1891.
Matthew L. Shaw, first lieutenant
Company F, with rank from June 25,
1891.
Miles Anderson, second lieutenant
Company F, with rank from June 20,
1891.
John S. Collins, first lieutenant and
paymaster, with rank from May /, 1891 ;
vice Black, promoted.
William e. Darracott, first lieutenant
Signal corps, with rank from July 23,
1891; original.
NINTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.
Charles D. Ball, first lieutenant and
ordnance officer, with rank from July
Is, 1891; vice Foster.
John Heron, captain and chaplain,
to rank from September 5, 1891.
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Company A held its regular monthly
shoot at the Downey avenue range yes
terday. The score is appended:
Lieut.. Steere, So; Sergeants, Hoch-
perffer, 49, Richardson, 30 Corporal
Williams, 81; Privates, Clark, So
Nolte, 50; Hatton, "a Jaynes, 81; Nc
Croy, Al; Quandt, 40; McLain, IS.
wy
The Signal corps will give an enter
tainment in the near future.
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Company A has issued invitations tc
stag party for Tuesday night. The
boys assure their guests OF pleasant
evening.
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General orders No. 16 contain the fol-
lowing clause;
''The San Francisco Hussars, having
by unanimous vote decided to change
the name OF San Francisco Hussars to
First Troop Cavalry, the same is hereby
approved, and the said company will be
known as and designated First TrooI
Cavalry.
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Orders were issued from the Adjutan
Generals office, September goth, pre-
scribing the uniform for officers and en-
listed men OF theInaval battalion. TIT
company located at San Diego will re
mort IN Rripadier-(feneral E. u, John