Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
URGES ATTENTION
FOR M|LITIAMEN N
General Chaffee Host to Military
Order of Loyal Legion at
Alexandria Hotel

1.-THE state of California does not
interest itself enough in its national
guard. Here we have 100000 given us
by the state legislature lying idle in
our treasury and are unable to use a
cent of it because the governor of this
state says that the armory such as
that amount could provide will not be
good looking enough to stand beside
the other buildings which the state
proposes to erect in Agricultural park.
Because the building would not be
handsome enough the national guard
of the state must occupy quarters
which are entirely too small and un-
fitted for their purposes; quarters
which are enough to keep any pros
pective enlister from joining the ma
tional guard after inspecting them"
Such was the statement made last
evening by Col. W. G.. Schneider of
the national guard of California at an
informal smoker rendered the South
ern California ASSOCIATION of compan-
ions of the military order of Loyal
Legion by Gen. Adna r. Chaffee at
the Alexandria hotel. Col Schneider,
in speaking of his experiences at the
military training school held a short
time ago at Monterey, detailed the
hardships and difficulties which beset
lIle OulCGT6 Oh the state naIlOndl
guard, Of the hard work eXacted from
them by the government and of the
general lack of interest displayed to-
ward that body of men who at a few
moments notice are expected to be
ready to defend the state and even the
nation against an enemy, by not only
the great masses, but also by those
who by virtue Of their office are in a
position to understand the conditions
under which the guardsmen labor,
THE CHANGES
He also spoke briefly of the changes
along scientific lines which have taken
decade, and his remarks proved of
great interest to the older officers
present who served during the Civil
War.
Last evenings affair was entirely in
formal, Gen. Chaffes calling on a num-
Der Of those present for short i'm
promptu speeches. The first to ad-
dress those present was Major II. r.
Lee. He complimented Gen Chaffee
highly on the latter's work in aque-
duct affairs and expressed the senti-
ment that all were highly hOnOred to
be the guest of one who had achieved
and is still achieving the things their
host has and is
Following Mr.. Lee, Secretary Charles
S. Gilbert read a letter from Companion
a. j. Sampson, who was unable to be
present last evening, on The United
States from a Foreign Standpoint"
Col. Schneider then took the floor for
the principal address of the evening
Following the speeches, Councilman
George II. Stewart was sent to the pia-
no, and accompanied by him the entire
assemblage joined in singing number
of popular songs.
THOSE PRESENT
Among those who attended were:
Col. c. c. Allen, Gen. w. L. Alexander,
Capt. Geo. Atkinson, Col. f. d. But
terfield, capt. j. H. Barbour Capt. S.
W. Bird, DR.. II. NJ. Bishop, Capt. e.
w. Blossom, Gen. G.. a. Burton, Col. E.
f. Brown, Capt. A. A. Clapp, Capt. H.
s. Cappelear, Companion r. b. Clapp
Comp. G. L. Caven, Comp. T. f. Cook,
Gen. Adna X. Chaffee, Capt. John
Cross, Maj. ]. A. Donnell, Comp, H. H.
Duryea, Ensign William Dunn, Col
George De La Vergne, Capt. William
Faulkner, Comp. |. j. Faulkner, Comp
A. II. Fox, Comp. Samuel II. French,
Capt. j. S. France, Capt. A. b. Fitch
Capt. Charles r. Fox, Capt. f. I1. Grey,
DR.. T. S. Greene, Judge II. c. Gooding,
Comp. Charles d. Gilbert, Chaplain w.
f. Hubbard, Comp. r. II. Harron, Maj.
G.. w. Hamersley, COL j. f. Huston,
Gen. A. j. Hannisee, Capt. r. A. jack
son, Col. e. w. Jones, Col. George H.
Kimball Maj. e. f. c. Klokke Comp.
William f. knight, Comp. E. II. La
hee, Comp. +. H. Lamb, Comp, II. e.
Lawrence, Maj H. T. Lee, Comp. q. A.
Mohrenstecher, Col. Gilbert d. Mum
son, Col j. NJ. c. Marble, Comp. w. c.
Marble, Capt. j. w. Merrill, Gen. j. T..
Macklin, Maj. O. j. Memory, Maj. Ben
c. Truman, Gen. r. II. True, Comp p.
II. Updyke, Gen. Chas. ID. Viele, Maj.
d. b. Van Slyck, Capt. L. G. Waite,
Comp, Il. L. Woodruff, Capt. j. l..
Wheat, Gen. p. J. Wood, Chaplain o. j.
Nave capt. Adolph Nelson, Comp. II.
L. Powell, Maj NJ. f. Price, Maj. John
A. Payne, Maj. Elias Powell, Comp. o.
r. w. Robinson, Capt. l.. a. Ross, capt.
G. Rouse, Or. Broadman Reed. Gen.
A. J. Sampson, COL. w. G. Schneider,
Comp. Geo. II. Stewart, capt. l.. h.
Shattuck, Capt. NJ. IL. Smith, Maj.
Dwight Satterlee, Comp. E. l.. Swaine,
Gen, f. W. Seeley Comp. E. II. Skill
ing, Ensign Chas. Spooner, Capt. Chas.
]. Sands, Capt John r. White, Capt.
Jas. NJ Wells, Comp. w. j. Washburn,
Comp. Wilkie Woodard.