Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-29
70 FORM RESERVES.
.DDlSON COUNTY ALIVE WITH PAT
RlOTIC ZEAL FOR THE CAUSE.

he National Volunteer Reserves VIII
Have "FuIl Ranks" in This County-Com-
,nittees Appointed to Enroll Volunteers
Object of the Organization.
Since the outbreak of hostilities with
kpain, "war-talk" in Middlebury is the
principal topic wherever two men meet.
But that action is not wanting is found
n the enthusiasm with which the propo-
ition has been met to form companies of
National Volunteer Reserves.
The formation of the National Volun-
eer Reserves has been an outgrowth of
4he present war. A circular sent out by
he headquarters of the organization aptly
illustrates the need of some such body of
nen on which the government can draw
n time of war for recruits. In list of
he seventeen greatest powers of the
arth. the number of men on whom the
limited States can draw at once Is eX-
eeded by every nation excepting Chill
md Denmark. Turkey was able to de-
eat little Greece with ease, and yet
Greece has a trained army in war times
bf more than twice as many men as our
Dwn government can put in the field,
drilled and equipped! And Turkeys ar
nv under like circumstances is near
eight times as great as ours!
70 remedy this state of affairs 1t is
proposed to create National Volunteer
Reserve, whose object shall be the
strengthening of the available naval and
military forces of the United States by
the organization of a citizen sOldiery OF
patriotic volunteers of proper age and
physical qualifications to bear arms, who
Phall sign an enlistment blank agreeing,
f n event of war between the United States
lnd any foreign power, to take up arms
. f called upon by the constituted author
4 ties of his state or of the United States,
through the lawful existing channels.
1t is confidently believed that such an
organization would bring out from two
ito five million volunteers, and it is ac-
.6nowledged and has been proven that
'one volunteer, patriotic and loyal, and
Fighting for principle, is more valuable
Khan two cOnscripts.
4 record and address of all men enlist
led will be kept at the headquarters, and
the original rolls transmitted direct to
the war and navy departments, there to
be included and recognized in the sum
mary of the military forces of the Unit
led States, and copy will also be filed
with the governor of each state of the
Volunteers in his commonwealth.
Below are the town committees for the
enlistment of the National Reserve in
Addison county:
Addison, NJ. F. Barnes, c. IL. Mar
shall; Bristol, a. a. Dean, w. A. Law
renee; Bridport, d. ii. Bennett, A. w.
Wilcox; Cornwall, A. w. Foote. Arthur
Field; Ferrisburgh, 5. w. Allen, Chas.
A. Chapman; Goshen, 7. A. Session,
Chas. a. Persons; Granville, f. j.
Briggs, George Wilson; Hancock, Ran
son Durham, II. Perry; Leicester, A. D.
Huntley b. +. Alden; Lincoln, l.. c. Balm,
Geo. Dearborn; Mlddlebury, Prof. 7,
Henckles, George Eldridge; Monkton'
E. H. Palmer, Albert Wyman; New
Haven, f. NJ. Partch, Thos. NJ. Wilson
Orwell, w. B. Wright, w. c. Hack; Pan
ton, Eugene Field, Ward Spaulding
Ripton, Z. NJ. Day, w. w. Billings
Salisbury, E. l.. Kelsey, Fred K. Hamil
ton; Shoreham, II. Birchard, Fred +
Pratt; Starksboro, F. NJ. Hill, S. wy
man; Nergennes. j. ID. Whiteside, Dr
Shipman; Waltham, A. Wright, G. c
Tier; Weybridge, w. b. Childs, L. c
Drolette; Whiting, n. w. Foster, Car
Hubbard.
The duties of the various town com
mttees are to enroll all able-bOdied mer
between the ages of is and 40, wh(
pledge themselves to enlist in case o
foreign war. The necessary blanks anC
the central committee can procure them