The herald., 1894-04-11
IA FIESTA MILITARY DISPLAY
Two Regiments of the National
Guard viii Parade.
Renewed Interest Will Be Awakened
for the Citizen Soldier.
IntersstinR Facts in Connection with
the Meeting OF tho Companies
OF Southern California for
the First Time.

The fact that the National guardJmen
have taken such an active interest in Ia
fiesta, and form one of the most pleas
ing features OF the parades, is a matter
of no small amount of delight to the
members OF the executive committee and
the director general.
The two regiments of the National
guard in Southern California represent
about 800 men. They are young men,
active energetic and patriotic. What
their aid and influence for tie fiesta
means can be readily imagined.
The occasion of la fiesta will % the
first time that all the companies II the
regiment have ever been brought to-
gether, and the gallant older
boys propose to make il festaI time
in all that the word implies.
There will be one inevitable reult OF
the appearance in the parade of tyo reg
imentH of the National guxrdsmeI, and
that will be to create more interest in
the militia by the merchants ard busi-
ness men generally. It has bea often
remarked in Southern California that
there was not the interest takenhere by
business men that is experienced
throughout the esst.
The urgent demand for the services OF
the National guard has been exenplifed
quite recently and in several portions of
the United States, and it ia MOI to be
known where the next call for thsir SER
vices will come from. Labor tr,ubles,
especially in sections where hundreds of
foreigners are employed, are litble to
demand the services OF the militiaat any
tims. 4i,.t.
1t will be interesting for ths mer,
chants, whose property and rights they
are often called upon to defend and pro-
tect as we'll as others to know that the
two regiments OF guards in Southern
California have now reached higher
state OF perfection in every waYs than
ever before. The guards will apbgar in
the line in the military parade OF Friday
in service uniforms. They will bear
arms and all the aecoutremsnts of the
march and warfare that will be possible
In connection with this it may be
stAted with propriety here that Adju'
tRnt General Allen is now engaged in an
effort 10 secure for the regiments OF
Southern California a much better
equipment for service. The need has
been felt even in the drilling OF the
companies and at the annual encamp-
men!s. ,...
Also 10 it an interesting fact that the
captaine OF the several companies OF the
two regiments have for some time been
drilling the men of their commands in
etrset riot drills and in the tactics em-
ployed by military bodies in quelling
riots aud putting down mob violence.
Alec that the companies have been 30
modified and arranged that within a
period OF from three to four hours after
the irst Information is given the regi-
ments could be collected and under the
command of the officers.
In this city the Seventh regiment
has ts headquarters and one of the
finest and largest armories in the state,
especially adapted for drilling.
Gen. E. P. Johnson, commanding the
First brigade, which ia composed OF
Seventh and Ninth regiments, has
been untiring in his efforts the reach
a high standard OF excellence in the
command. He has bsen ably assisted
by Lieutenant @ )lonel Burton of his
staff.
In the recent trials the members OF
the Seventh regiment have shown q
remarkable increase in the proficiency
OF the workmanship.
The Seventh regiment. of seven com
panies, is under com mand of Col. w. G.
Schreiber. The Ninth regiment, with
headquarters at San Diego, is COM
manded by Ool e. z Spileman.
Attached ID the command is very
efficient signal corps. under the com.
mand OF Major N. L. Owen, and at San
Diego is stationed the naval reserve bat
TALON of 90 men.
On Friday at 10 O'Clock grand BAN
luet will be tendered the visiting
guardsmen by the guardsmen OF this
city. Plates for 500 sill he laid, and
the affair will DO one of the successes of
the fiesta. .d s..