The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-27
PLAN NATIONAL
NAVAL RESERVE
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Many VDlActs are EOaght In the es-
,aDlish men, III the natNna! naval re-
ssry4, the prime pnfpIss, u cD1ras,
being u, have an available corps .,
men skilled IN naval affairs who may
| be called ~ the flag In even, of war.
| II lie believed that the natural ten
Gsucy oi veterans " the geryics "
/ h,a,sr the associations and msmof
80 of The time they worked for Cncls
Ham will 10 sufficient motive ~ brinf
/ them into the reserve cDrDb.
Congress-, Of cOurge. will have u
provide conditions under which The
naval reserve may 10 called 'nt) ex-
lstsnce. The preliminary work and
the planning for a permanent organ
lza,ion viii he conducted under th'
direction ~ the navy department
which hha committed the project T.
the supervision oi Capt. Marsh.
There are thousands Of nsn who
formerly seryed the navy In the Uni
lsd states. More than half, II Ia
said, arc thOhe who hay" acquired
handlcraft peculiar u, ths navy. and
especially ntting them for usefulness
&! called into the service for Sar and
making them far superior 10 greer
volunteers without training.
The letter from this office OF th'
naval reserve, bearing the AignatuT'
of Captain Marsh. which IL being sen
out. reads as follows:
IN. navy department desires v
form u naval reserve Of which th'
men hoBornDly discharged from th'
navy are 80 form part. The value
Of this branch Of the naval reserve
n,p,dn no comment. But apart IRON
the value OF the - service men u
the country IN tim" Of var, the de
p.rtDont f"ch that men who have
nnrvcd IN the navy have by reason
~ that service had experience uhlE'
that OF any other clahB of men IN th'
country. 80 keep alive the mcmori"i
Oh iiehf hhhbtth'tbh ~ w. N'F" '''''
crB ~ storms, Of pleasures and hard
shipn, ths department proposes to as
BlBt In tho formation OF seVera
branches Ot the whole organization
IT 10 ls not prac,icabl" at this time Il
Act forth the many advantages 10 th'
indI vidunl that this reserve Will offeT
Nor IN It considered necessary, a. 70
the present it Is merely dosIrous Il
yet ia touch with III. Ak service men
'Jhc OBJECT Ia writing 20" Is 4
aRk II your office baa on I'll" TN
narncB aud addrcaBcs 0f any OF thea
mon aud II ~ viii giVo that In
formation 10 this office. or give sue
publicity TO this request that the in
dlyidual may answer II himself.
lin making this request OF You !
Is believed YOU will share the feeling
that the organization AZ proposed vii
be Of great benefit TO the rountry an'
n great pleasure to the men who JoiI