Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
BUSINESS SESSION TO TAKE
PLACE AT ALEXANDRIA
ANNUAL MEETING WILL LAST
FOR THREE DAYS
Men Prominent in State Military Af-
fairs viii Be Present and
Delineate Needs of
Organization

who are present will take sightseeing
trips of interest in and around Los
Angeles, and enjoy themselves in a
social way.
The National Guard association has
no home-it is merely the national rep
lresentative of the guard, and as such
has been instrumental in a great good
for the organization, and has secured
legislation which has brought it recog-
milton by the United. States army and
help from the government, in the way
of providing arms, etc, and giving
federal supervision Of its movements.
The Dick bill, which was introduced
by Senator Dick of Ohio, who has been
president of the association for several
years, was the first legislation passed
by congress for the benefit of the
guard, and has been a law for six
years.
Between sessions of the association its
business is transacted by an executive
committee, of which Gen. James A.
Drain Is chairman. Gen. Drain is chief
of ordnance of the national guard Of
the state of Washington, but is now a
resident of the national capital, where
he publishes a magazine entitled Arms
and the Man
Charles l. Martin, the secretary, is a
Kansas man, is adjutant general Of the
national guord in his state and served
with distinction in the Twentieth kan
sas regiment in the Philippines under
command of Col Funston, joining the
regiment as captain and retiring with
the rank of major
Promoted to 5rigadier
Wilder S. Metcalf, another delegate
from the Sunfiower state, who is col
onel of the First regiment infantry, N.
G., succeeded Col. Funston in command
of the Twentieth regiment and re-
turned home wearing the epaulets of a
brigadier general. Gen. Metcalf is
United States pension agent at Topeka,
which is the largest of Uncle Sans
pension agencies, including in Its terri
tory the states of Missouri, Kansas,
Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
1t has 1000 former soldiers drawing
pensions through this office and dis
burses $S,500,000 every year.
Senator Dick, president of the asso-
citation, has been visiting the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seattle and
stopped yesterday at Salt Lake to pay
his respects to President Taft. He is
accompanied by Gen. McMaken of To-
ledo, commander First brigade; Adjt
Gen. Weybricht and Coy. E. S. Miller
of Columbus; Col. Howard of Toledo
and Col. H. G. Catrow Of Dayton. Adjt
Gen. Critchlow of Gen. Dicks staff pre-
ceded the party.
The California delegates are Brig.
Gen. ]. B. Lauck Brig. Gen. R. Wan
kowski, Col A. w. Broadbury, Col. d.
A. Smith, Col. W. G. Schreiber, Lieut..
Col S. NJ. Saltmarsh and Capt. Slotter-
beck.
A number of regular army officers
will be in attendance and read i'm
portant papers.
Most of the delegates arrived in the
city yesterday, and during the after
noon were taken out through the resi-
dence district for an auto ride.
The national guard numbers about
120, 900 members, and practically every
state in the Union has an organization,
which of late years has been kept up
to a high state of efficiency. Last
years convention of the association was
held in Boston, and it is probable that
next year the delegates will meet either
in Washington, d. c., or st. Louis.
Governor Gillett will deliver an ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of the state
of California, its National guard and
the city of Los Angeles when the con-
vention is called to order at 8 o'clock
this morning in the assembly room on
the mezzanine floor of the Hotel AL
exandria, to which there will be re-
sponse by some member of the asso-
citation. The convention will then pro-
ness, as follows: Receiving and acting
on credentials; roll CALL reading of
minutes of previous meeting; reports
of officers; collection of dues; reports
of committees; unfinished business;
new business; election Of officers; Sc
lection of place of next annual meet
ing.
This order of business will proceed
on Monday as far as practicable to al
low adjournment in sufficient time for
the delegates to have lunch and par
ticipate in the entertainment program
as furnished by Los Angeles.
Today's outing will consist of a trip
to San Pedro to view the harbor and
proposed fortifications, from where
the delegates will go to Long Beach
and take dinner at the Hotel Virginia.
The departure for San Pedro will be
at 1870 o'clock, from the Pacific Elec-
trio depot.
Tomorrows business session will be
devoted to hearing the papers pre-
pared by officers of the army, as fol-
lows: Lieut.. Col. E. M. Weaver, gen.
eral staff u. S. A, chief OF the division
of militia affairs, "The Relation Be
tween the Organized Militia and the
Federal Government"
Capt. Frederick L. Knudsen, Eighth
infantry, applied Minor Tactics and
Solution on Map Of Problems for
Forces Composed of the Three Arms
of the Service"
Capt. William L. Reed, Eighth infan-
try, "The Preparation and Issue of
Orders"
Capt. Frederick W. Stafford, COM
missary THE Army Ration: Its Pre-
paration and Use"
Capt. James L. Bevens, medical corps,
Army Sanitation and Military Hy-
giene"
Lieut.. Col. Robert r. Stevens. depart
ment quartermaster general, "The
Work of the Quartermaster: The
Transportation of Troops and the Es-
tablishment of Tents"
First Lieut.. Paul w. Beck, signal
corps, Military Communications; A
Non-technical Discussion of Field
Work of the Signal Corps"
At noon the convention will take a
recess, and at 1890 o'clock the dele
gates will leave on Pacific Electric cars
for Pasadena and Mt. Lowe, taking
lunch at the Annandale club. From
the club the trip will be made by
autos through Pasadena to Mt. Lowe,
with dinner at the Alpine Tavern at
$3.50 o'clock.
The business session will be conclud-
ed on Wednesday in time to have lunch
before departure at 1;30 o'clock for
an inspection Of the Soldiers home and
trips to Venice. ocean Park and Playa
del Rey, with dinner at Redondo Beach.