Arizona republican., 1921-05-16
OF PUBLIC
 FACTOR IN SUCCESS
 OF NATIONAL GUARD

The united support of the com munity and state is necessary for the success of the National Guard. ac- cording to Colonel H. A. Hanigan, in spector- instructor of the Arizona Ma tional Guard. Colonel Hanigan yes terday outlined as follows his views on the support which should be given guard units:
 The national guards of other states have been so very successful because the responsible men of the state have backed the guard and are now behind it. The state legislatures have made appropriations each year for their own guards.
 Arizona has within it's borders a personnel which is perfectly capable of producing strong and efficient l guard, but it is not possible for any national guard unit to succeed until it has the active assistance of the substantial men of the state. In the states in which national guard units are most successful the chambers of commerce and other business and civic bodies take an active interest in the success of the guard organiza-
 tion. The results always justify the energy expended
 1 For instance, in Arizona the cham
 bers of commerce, the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and similar organiza-
 tions would form military commit tees whose duty it would be to keep l in touch with every national guard unit in the state. There is no req son
 why Arizona should not have a
 national guard regiment that would be source of much satisfaction to
 all the interests of the state.
 "At present the Eighth corps head
 quarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. is doing all within its power to make the guard successful.
 "The commanding officer at Fort Harry J. Jones, at Douglas, is now I preparing to receive all the national guard units of the state already or ganized for a camp of instruction. beginning May s29 and lasting two weeks. He has notified me that he is preparing buildings and making all
 needed preparations to make the
 units comfortable while in camp. I They will be quartered and fed ex- Il actly as are the regular troops, and
 they will have equal opportunities for instruction. The commander has as- ;, sured me that everything possible will be done to make the stay of the
 troops not only profitable but very
 pleasant
 "In regard to the national guard here, I might add that an armory in Phoenix would solve our problem. The Arizona National Guard is con- cidered fortunate in having at its
 head such men as Colonel Hanigan and Adjutant General Walter $.
 Ingalls,.
 Colonel Ingalls, began his military T career in 1889 when he enlisted in the national guard at Yuma. In 1898 he I answered the country's call and en- listed in the 23rd infantry for the Spanish American war, serving in the Philippines and later in the Philippine
 insurrection. He remained in the guard until 1903, retiring first lieu tenant. When the country needed
 men for border duty in 1916 Ingalls, enlisted as a private in Company A of Phoenix. In June of the same year he was made a second lieutenant, and 2 in 1917 he received his commission as first lieutenant. He became a cap , tain in 1918 and served through the | World War, nine months overseas. He : then was appointed adjutant genera of Arizona, with the rank of colonel He also is chairman of the norma and high school cadet commission. Colonel Hanigan is an old nationa l guardsman, and has been found sym s pathetic with the guard and its prob n lems as well as a thoroughly eff }, cient officer He has been in tn e military service for 2S years, serving e with the Third and Eighth cavalry e the Sixth infantry, the 18th infantr, I and the 22nd infantry. During tn ' war he commanded the 344th infan e try, training thousands of men il
 army camps and later commandinl
 his own regiment in France.
 Before the war Colonel Hanigai
 served with and headed the nationa
 iguard of California, and since the wa
 he has organized the. Minnesot
 guard, said to be one of the best | . the country. He also. has been hen P of the Massachusetts. guard organi
 zation. which now includes F regi
 ments of infantry. 14 companies '- coast artillery. two regiments Of 2r l. tillery and a supply train.