St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-27
National Volunteer Reserves.
rlajor Bowman Appoints Recruiting Officers
A Stirring Appeal from the Department
Commander.-A Peactam Veteran wants
to Shoulder his Gun.

pOiHISu ny OOV. OIOuC county CHdiImdu
of enlistments for the National Volunteer
Reserve, has appointed three recruiting
officers in each town to assist him. Here
are the men appointed together with
their post office addresses:
Barnet-Frank Mason, Passumpsic;
Andrew c. Richie, West Barnet; Ora
Bishop, McIndoes.
Burke--F. T. Porter, West Burke; Fl.
D. Webster, East Burke; Roy Davis,
Burke.
Danville--C. S. Dole, Danvlle; c. D.
harrington, West Danyille; B. F. Weeks,
North Danville.
Groton-M. D. Coffrin, c. A. Kicker,
Groton; II. c. Glover.
Hardwick-J H. McLoud, Hardwick;
V. w. Rand, John H. George, East Hard
wick.
Kirby-P. H. Graves, Lyndonville;
David Young, Lyndon; c. A. Noyes,
West Concord.
Lyndon-S. S. Mattocks, Lyndon;
Homer Wilson, Lyndonville; E. M.
Campbell, Lyndon Center.
Newark-Myron E. Ham, West Burke;
c. M. Bruce, Newark; H. c. Packer.
Peacham-C. A. Bunker, Peacham; w.
H. Bayley, E. D. Somers, South Peacham.
Ryegate-JJ. D. McAlister South Rye
gate; George G. Nelson, Ryegate; William
P. White, McIudoes.
Sutton-Frank H. Holmes, F. M. Abb
bott. Sutton D. E. Ruggles.
Shefield--Albert Giffin, Charles Ssco,
Salma Davis.
St. Johnsbury-L. B. Hartshorn. St.
Johnsbury; D. M. Bacon, ST.. Johnsbury
Center; H. F. Griswold, St. Johnsbury
East.
Standardization Hutchins, Green's
boro; George Jackson, Greensboro Bend;
E. H. Patch, Greensboro Bend.
Walden - Charles Stevens, South
Walden; P. J. Jennison, Walden R. A.
Ordway, Walden.
Waterford-W. H. Bailey, Waterford;
Edwin Bowman, Lower Waterford; E.
c. Carpenter, West Waterford.
Wheelock-B. F. TAYLOR, Wheelock;
D. B. Leslie, Wheelock; N. E. Chandler,
South Wheelock.
Commander Jewett Of the Department
OF Vermont, g. A. R.. has issued the iol-
| lowing circular letter to the Grand Army
posts of Vermont:
The appeal is made to you as patriots
whose loyalty has been tried and not
found wanting, to put forth your best
efforts in support OF the National Volun-
teer Reserve.
IS commander of this department
am merely spokesman for the secretary
OF war, the assistant secretary of the
navy and one hundred veteran generals
and admirals OF both sides in the great
struggle for the Union. The possibility
o war with a foreign power has ce-
meuted North and South as one solid
body. The object of the National Volun-
teer Reserve is plain, and the need OF such
an organization is urgent.
| 1t is intended to be a permanent insti-
tuition. 1t will be source of strength to
the President of this republic, and be
tangible proof OF the power at his COM
mand when the honor or rights OF this
nation are trampled upon by foreign
power. 1t will be an object lesson to
other countries and give them some ade-
quate idea OF the strength of this repub-
lie. AS it is now we are rated tenth
power nation or even less.
Feeble Turkey is advertised as having
an army OF 22S000 on a peace footing
and over a million on a war footing. Our
present opponent, Spain. is rated as hav-
ing an army Of 100000 in peace and a
million and half when pressed by war.
While this mighty republic is advertised
to the governments OF the world by the
beggarly exhibit of $4,000 soldiers in
peace and 140. 900 on war footing.
To show our real strength is to pro-
mote peace, tor when it is really known
what is the military power of this re-
public, few nations will dare to go to
war with us without the gravest reasons.
And as peace-loving people these we
would never give.
1t is not business to depend upon an
utterly unorganized mass OF citizens to
support the hand of the President in
times of emergency. Such movement
as this will bind all sections of the coun-
try closer together. In accordance with
the advice given by Gen. Howard, Gen.
A. McD. McCook, Gen. Peck of our own
state, and Others, each post commander
and adjutant are hereby constituted re-
cruiting officers to enlist men between
the ages OF 1S and as. Also every
aide on the staff of the department COM
mander is so constituted. Blanks for en-
listment are sent with this, and it is
hoped that the work will be pushed with
vigor. These enlistment blanks will
themselves explain the work to be done.
When a sufficient number have been en-
listed in a given locality, it is expected
that orders will be received to organize
in companies and elect officers. As fast
as enllstments are taken let the papers
be forwarded to these headquarters.
1t is also asked that all veterans of the
late war who are willing to do garrison
duty in case their services are needed will
signify the same on postal card, giving
name and address.
Remember all papers are to be sent to
Dept. Commander E. w. Jewett or E. T.
Ranslow, A. A. g., Swanton, VT. We
can then report accurately to the head.
quarters OF the National Volunteer Re.
serve. The Grand Army OF the Republic
is barred by its rules from using it's funds
tor this purpose, and so for the present
we must ect out of our sense of LOYALTY
What legislation may do in the future t.
compensate for work accomplished it i.
impossible to say. At all events, let II,
exhibit our patriotism now and the fu
ture will care for itself.
Men are flocking to the standard of tb,
National Volunteer Reserve by the ten
OF thousands in other departments. Le
not Vermont be outdone by any.
EDITOR CALIFORNIAN:
This letter received last evening ha
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