Show Popes Pope's Swiss G fans D Delight ill in New Freedom YG J vim V k y t Y y f YX U r e L LRA 4 RA zi 1 f t v A. A pJ y k j r The Swiss guards protectors of the pope and of the papal poses poses- for form one of the most picturesque military organizations in the world With settlement of the Vatican halo question their number ably will be augmented nOME nODIn The AP-The famous Swiss guards guardians of the person and property of the pope are brought greater importance Importance tance by the the signing ot of the luo- luo Vatican accord for the settlement of tle lloma Homan question Faithful military servitors for c ecu ecu- n- n turks the Swiss guards will have yet more duties and more important functions to perform now that the pope is made an independent sovereign sov- sov of the Vatican territory In all probability the slender stender body of tho guards will be greatly augmentEd augment augment- Ed to patrol the papal possessions granted the pope by the agreement When the pope travels tra as lee he now may do a bOdy of the Swiss guards may go with hIm from flom city to city The guards rejoicing are in theIr new freedom For nIne fifty years they have been cooped up in th the Vatican grounds living on the memorIes memories mem- mem orIes of the more famous past of their corps Once they were not only the police as it were of the Vatican but the flower of the papal papa army protecting the papal posses posses- then COl comprised a good portion of central italy Now Kow theY are re reduced to men Including Weir thel sIx officers iThe J. J The Th Swiss guards pr most picturesque military corps in fn inthe the world Every guard has th the Sank of sergeant in the the troops The commander of the guat guards s ranks as a colonel They have theIr oWn chaplain and chapel built in the sixteenth century The guards go about fully armed They keep in b playing of football in theIr field the CortIle del Belvedere In public processions the SwI Swiss s guards come immedIately after the Noble guard Being the personal bodyguard of the pontiff they supply supply sup sup- ply six of their number to surround him whenever he is seated on his sedia These six are armed Ith large handed double swords They are on duty night and da day The guards have on the wholes an easy time of It After eighteen years years' servIce the they may retire on halt half pa pay After twenty five Iv yitA r s' s service they may retire on five eL pay and after lel thIrty years ears earson on fun full pay par A guard may leave e t ti corps at nn any time after three months months' notice The Swiss guards come from the two cantons of Zurich ch and Lucerne Switzerland itz lland In 1505 Pc Poe e Julius II made a treat treaty with these provinces provinces inces whereby they were to supply him regularly with a bodyguard or of 50 men American an to 1 e ra find Ind the guards among the most colorful bits of bout about year wear their uniform the enormous palace T eJ still wear wea their uniform designed by br MichelAngelo Michel Angelo himself of back red and yellow On night watch atch or In bar bar- however how the they wear knee h s lark lr blue and blue undress uniform On solemn occasions they glisten with weapons and helmets |