NATIONAL RESERVE AND RECRUTING COMMITTEE.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14165, 16 August 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)

NATIONAL RESERVE AND RECRUTING COMMITTEE.

PiIj^EXTATION 'Tij mi lIWHIKS

(From "The OoJoJiisi-," Jui- i>i,i A combined imv-ms of t-'ift'^'ationa] •heserre and Un> il,:muij ;l!; C^mmitter»'.as hoid on S si tuj-d{).y evanm- r or iho purpose of bidding fart.-.veU to Mr \ i t. Hedges, «-ho i. l,, iv -ina: for Tr-ntll bam 10-moirovf inorDixre, o.nd cnn>r f » BH i ri , r appreciation of the wvr"otaria! and o+l-7 xtrvices ne has rendered co tho^e

Liciitouant-Colono! Ofciny, who preJ fc.c.od merred to the good work done, fo the National Reserve by Mr HetW v.-ho vac been an active and energetic «ir.mher since its mention, a period.of two vpar*. He *poke highly of the. <-ai>n.bie manner in which" Mr. Hcvi^esj had earned out bis' duties us KTa'F scc-j rstary und of the valuable helo" and! ■jdvic* hy had always fre^y rr f. ven . Mr j Hpd- es h ft d 7 folt .ib his duty to e-ulißt! in th* Expeditionary Force, and lho,^h I tac Reserve rcgreti-frl b*:::g ;<wV %. > iiK'iijhor, they desired to coWv;= tViiate i mm on his patriotism. They hoped he.j ftsuaa eommissJorsed rank, and wished him God-?peed. -very s-ucee^ I sjkl a sart.- return. ' ' I . Messrs W. V 7. Snod^rnss W Lnrk-.U..C/o-.k0.. ifofbit, TavJcr r.rH JofVl 11*^ all convoyed their p.<^:i wishes to ■uv floats. I .Colonel Chivg 'Urn T>n*.«rtnd Mri Hodges i-'itn ii- wnsfcloi ;vaV-b amid1 '■.■"■ or?, , - j Mr Hedge* inudo a feeßnrr re;>V Hi"' ■ f-fud he very much . a-pprooa&tld' th^r j Find remarks, and would h''H !y IK ,! their n>«»r;,i girt. Jt h^ lic ,,r n tl _;f:,; ls _; jo?' him to do what he co-aid for tl>»! Aat-onal Reserve. It had inefc wijhdi?-! a-rr'^'m-i^iitf;, bsft l;c imped Jfc would''j'oi a»:<vKJ. Hv> took an interest in Wiv-I tftmg er-nneotixl with . miKt:;ry ivorY i H.e-\ri>:>h •;,) Susitii Africa -y'ttl 'tbp F''r-t-! Coßtin-i-itr.; and Ik, had'ft-U. ;'t. t-->'bei his duty m the pre.so&t <.t:.=;js to offer i hiv s-rrire? ho hi?. e*>ia:.trv. Ho had j r;e-n selected as a uo^-oo^inii^swnrd. <-.'«-'M?r. ana lie was thanlchd to be in Vi p*J>:Uinn to jrc to the fi>.nt. H« iW ■;boPn.ciEi3t-.Y«!irsiii Np1 SO t.. of whi<t?, f.X R.-jcl mapv pleasant moKori,^. hndvil-' 11)^; the kinr! ■ t.rcat'niont he-h?H vrv">-.-.-•!! that evoruny. ■ ' •; ■ |