NATIONAL RESERVES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 13 January 1915, Page 1

NATIONAL RESERVES

MEETING OF OLD ARTILLERYMEN

At the Drill Hall last evening about ■ 30 <ex-members of the "H" Battery ' met in the Battery 'Orderly room to discuss : the question of forming themselves'into a reserve corps. Lieutenant-Colonel' A. ■ A. Grace, a former O.Q. of the Battery, was in the chair. Among those present •were men of all ranks, from ex-captains , down to ex-trumpeters, each and everyone imbued with the spirit of practical patriotism and ready to -answer the Empire's call should it be necessary. , In addition to the Chairman, the; 'fallowing were also present Major Itadigan, ex-Lieutenants Fleming and Cock., and Messrs Aydon, Hamilton, HobbV. Bamford, Kitchingmari,. Shea, Betta, Hurst, Brown, Jontis, Harg'reavea,: Nesrbitt, Batchelor, Bray, Spear, Naylor,. Thompson, Johnston, Stewart, Finney, i and Chapman. Apologies folr absence ' were received from Messrs Morris, Cook," and Sherwood. v .'.;:± • In. explaining the object of <the' meeting,the chairman, expressed pleasufeYat seeing such a large attendance • of old • ' members.. It had- been truly .siud-tliat,': "once an artilleryman always an artiQ&ry- ?■ man. ' The principles of artillery,' he" explained, were tlie. same to-day as they were formerly, and old members would i . soon -get in touch with : the new drill. ' Speaking of the -proposal, to • form - a ; , J serve corps, .the chairman offered to gave,. short lectures, and do anything else ' t ini "•' his 7 power to help forward the movement. •- \- After discussion,, it was resolved, that those present form_ themselves into\an ( • old members' association, vthe: following , officers being . elected;: President, ..Major Madigan; secretary, Mr C. Spear; ,' jn it tee, Messrs Fleming, Cock, Hobbs, Hurst,' Hamilton, Cook, and Marris,, with power to add to their number. ' i ■ It' was resolved that? another be held next Tuesday, by .which; ,<: is -hoped to put before members cerjtaU&r. information which the .secretary,was structed to obtain. , ' • A-usc-' It' was resolved that ths annual. f§£j*w s .' ■ scription bo 2s 6d. • , ggf \ ' •The chairman threw ,out: a suggestion that the social side of the aasoctiftibn should not be lost sight ■■ of, ■ and; th«fc«ug- .a ;, igestion was noted. t i 1 •The obtaining, of. badges/^andSjjther.,.. •: ■ matters were "discussed, after wJtieh- the ■ ■■->■ meeting closed with a hearty v6ts T of thanks to the chairman. * t 1 £ ,