The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
FAREWELL TO
 THE GUARDS Los Angeles Will Bid It's Soldier Boys God
 speed. Civic Bodies and Citizens to Escort Them to the
 Train.
Irish Societies of the Southern City Offer to Organize a
 Regiment
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, May 4.-Amld HOW CTS and tokens of admiration, respect and esteem the Seventh Regiment or the National Guard will leave Los An geles on Friday morning at o'clock to enter the service of it's country. Ihe final telegraphic order came to Br1ga- dfer- General Last this evening. inc regiment, under command of Colonel d. R. Berry, will proceed to san fran- cisco. It includes the companies ol Redlands, Riverside, San Bernarolno' Santa Ana, Pomona, Pasadena, Fen- rura and Santa Paula and three com panies in this city.
 AS soon as definite intelligence reach ed here that the regiment was to move arrangements were perfected to give the boys a royal send-off on the occa- sion of their departure.
 Secretary Zeehandelaar Of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers Association has taken the lead. The association will turn out, as well as a battalion or police and firemen and members or various other local organizations Ihefe will be thousands of people at the de- pot to see the Seventh Regiment Stdrleu on it's way.
 At a meeting of Irish societies to- night William Alexander Ryan, county president of the Ancient Order of Hl- bernians. received United States flag which the society had been voted at the Cathedral fair, and Judge Ryan was directed to communicate with Governor Budd and to offer the services Of a regiment made up from Irish societies. A resolution to this effect was unani- mously adopted.
 PALO ALTO, May 1.-The Stanford squad of student volunteers who have enlisted in Company K, First Regiment. N. G. C., will leave tomorrow for the Presidio, where they will be put accepted will begin hard drilling with the hope of being ordered into active service. All day long the soldier boys were engaged in bidding farewell to members of the faculty and fellow students.
 CARSON, May 4.-Nevadas volun- teer mounted rifiemen have been or dered with the Second United States Cavalry, under Captain Torrey. Tho point of mobilization will be Carson. Volunteers are pouring in from all DOT tions of the State. They will go into encampment tomorrow morning.
 PRESCOTT, Ariz., May 4.-The Santa Fe tonight took from Prescott 200 volunteers, who have been ordered to report at San Antonio.
 STOCKTON, May 4.-Lieutenant- Colonel Johnson, in command of the Sixth Regiment, N. G. C., has received orders to report at headquarters in San Francisco tomorrow. It is understood that he goes to take part in a conSulta- tion as to the selection of the remain ing two battalions to fill out Califor- nia's infantry quota The First and Seventh Regiments were the only ones coming up to the requirements of the United States army as to the number of companies. The First and Second Brigades being represented by these two regiments, it is believed here that the other battalion will be taken from the Third Brigade.
 SAN DIEGO, May 4.-Three compa- nies of minute men were organized in this city this evening. They are in tended to take the place of the National Guard, which is to leave the city for San Francisco. Company A chose Ed Fletcher as captain, Company B elected P. Quinn, and Company J. T. Weldon. Company F, recently formed at Chula Vista, chose c. H. Stuart as captain. These companies give San Diego and vicinity 200 minute men. Company B has just received orders from Colonel J. R. Berry, commanding the Seventh Regiment, to take the 1:45 train for San Francisco tomorrow.