NELSON CORPS.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13728, 17 March 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)

NELSON CORPS.

; (From "The Colonist," March US.) A well attended meeting of the Nd- , son Corps, National Reserve, was held at the Institute yesterday evening. Mr. H. R. Duncan, who presided, | said that 75 members haJ been enrolled +o date. The rules as drawn up and approved by the executive were submitted to the meeting and adopted. : Letters were read from the sev.tvtarv 3 of the Wellington Corps, giving par- " ticulars of the organisation and uescnb--1 ing the ideals of tlu- National Reserve • movement. Captain .Robin.snn, of the Dct'cnco I Office, Nelson, v rote offering the- corps ' the use of t!«e Drill Shed, and stating 7 that t-he services of Stiff Serge-aut- ■ Major Gardiner would ho available for ; the instruction of the corps. 1 Sergeant-Major Gardiner was pre- " sent, "and described the formation of an ; infantry unit ' Mr. Duncan tendered his resignation : as president, as he considered the position should be filled by .someone wi'.h ; military experience. f The resignation was accepted with -«- , gret, .and Captain J. L. Ching was I elected president. • Mr. Robert Watson was elected vicepresident ; and tthe vacancy on the com- [ mittee caused by Mr. Emraett's depart--1 ure ova visit to England, was filled by ' the unanimous election of Mr. H. R. ' Duncan. Mr A. E. Hedges had only been elected secretary pro tern, at a previous 1 meeting, and it was now resolved that he be elected permanent secretary. Mr. E. A. Wood asked if the corps would accept the co-operntion of tiie \ ambulance section whicri had ocen i formed in the city. It was ' resolved that the, nu-'ting approve of the formation of an ami. uli ance detachment, details of management, to be left to the executive enn- ; mittee and the officers of the ambulaioe corps. . With a view to strengthening tne local reserve forces, it was resolved . that the executive communicate with . the Field Artillery Reserve, asking whether it would become incorporated in the National Reserve. Captain Cfing, in returning thnn'--s for his election as president mover, a ; hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Duncan for his services, which was carried unanimously. . ' , Mr. Wateon also returned thanks ior his election as vice-president The muster then adjourned to tne Drill Shed for instruction by bcrg>ai:.tMajor Gardiaer. Ten additional members wore en- ! rolled, ralsmg the membership to S>.