Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14
THE STATE GUARD.
Closing of This Years Shoot
for Medals.
Result Of Company C's Prac-
tice Yesterday.
The Anaheim "Tin Soldiers Object
to the Title.
Two Companies of the State Militia
May Go to ChicacO-Admission
Day at Ventura-Company
at San Pedro.

During this month all the organiza-
tions composing the National guard of
this state will parade for target practice
on dates set bv the officers commanding
the various regiments and battalions in
pursuance OF orders issued from general
headquarters.
The practice this month will conclude
the state shooting for the year, and all
officers and men making total per-
centage of 60 on the years shoot will
be rewarded with the state rifeman's
medal. To those making 80 per cent. a
silver bar will be attached to the bronze
medal, and there is also gold bar for
those who make the highest scores.
Colonel Schreiber has ordered the
companies to parade ON the following
dates for practice under Lieutenant
John L. A. Last, inspector rife practice
Field, staff and band, September 18th !;
Company A, 9th B, Goth; c., 18th d,
24th F, Goth; G, 9th. The practice
will take place at the towns to which
the companies belong.
Company G had its practice yester-
day at the range near the Buena Vista
street reservoir. The scores were as
follows:
Captain Theo. Meyer, 40; First Lieu
tenant FL. D. Alfonso, So; Second Lieu
tenant A. G. Rees, IS; Sergeant Lamp,
"a; Sergeant Crawford, 80; Sergeant
Hartranft, "a; Sergeant Tritt, 49, GER
geant Lindsay, AZ; Corporal Summers,
25; Corporal Casey, 35; Corporal Luken,
%; Corporal Meyer, 0; Corporal Kim
ball, %; Privates Arnold, 26; Adams,
25; Blackman, %; Bunger, Is; Colgan,
21; Cheever, 2S; Hood, 27; jain, II
Kibbey, 49, Messacar, 49, H. Meyer, s;
Mckee, 10; Medler, Z; Mepham, 9;
Moore, %; Pedgrift, IL; Sale, 81;
Springer, 10; Stephenson, 80; Schwez,
Winans, So; Washburn, 26; Zahn, %.
Company A had an outing at San
Pedro yesterday, and besides having
good time put in lot of hard work on
the new tactics. Captain Martin and
Lieutenants Steere and Baldwin, with
twenty-five non-commissioned officers
and men, left this city on the O'Clock
train yesterday morning. The boys
were prepared for business as well as
pleasure. Each man carried forty
rounds of ammunition, and all were
provided with campaign hats and leg
gings. Figure targets, such as are used
in the regular army, were carried along
and placed in position at the foot OF q
line of hills. Captain Martin formed
his men in skirmish line, and they were
then divided into groups for practice at
the new battle tactics. Each group is
under the immediate charge of a non
commissioned officer who is directed by
the commissioned officer in command of
the line. Firing was begun at S00yards
and at the word the groups advanced
about 100 yards and were halted, when
the command to fire would be given,
and the various groups upon the word
from the officer in charge would fire a
volley and again move forward These
tactics were pursued until the line was
within 200 yards of the targets, when the
men fell back by the same stages to
their original position.
After the volley firing an individual
run was made at the figure targets, and
the marksmen perforated them very
frequently. A team shoot was then
held between men picked by Lieutenant
Steere and Sergeant Miles, which result
ed in favor of Lieutenant Steere's team
by the small margin of two points.
After the practice the men shouldered
their guns and traps and marched to
the wharf, and were taken over to
Dufy's bathing house, where they were
royalty entertained by the proprietor.
After lunch the boys had dip in the
briny, and took the next train for home.
Judge Savage courteously sent the
boys a big bucket of lemonade, for
which he has their hearty thanks.
In last Sundays column commentwas
made upon an article which appearedin
the Anaheim Gazette in regard to Col.
Schreiber's manner of conducting his
regiment at Camp Johnson, claiming
that ne was unduly strict, and withheld
from his men many privileges accorded
the Ninth regiment by its cloonel. In
the same column reference was made to
certain remarks made by an officer who
was at camp and who called the Ana
helm boys Tin Soldiers, and gave them
general harsh criticism.
The Anaheim boys now come to the
front with set of resolutions setting
forth that the statements published are
at variance with the facts and were not
inspired by any officer or enlisted man
in the company. The resolutions are
too long for publication in full. but the
following section shows just how the
boys feel about the matter:
Resolved, that each and every mem
ber of this company entertains the high
est personal regard forour Colonel, w.
G. Schneider, and appre ciate his worth
as an able, painstaking and efficient
officer, and as a gentleman; and we
were and are entirely satisfied with his
management of the camp at Santa Mon
ica, and desire to express to him our
sincere regret that the article alluded to
ruoo T1rhlickaA on1 oocrra him oI1r
officers and several of the members re-
quested of the editor of the Gazette
retraction of the said article, at the
time, which was promised but never
fnlfilled. nor was any apology made for
its publication.
Resolved, that copy of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to Colonel w. G.