The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-03
Soldiers Home Notes
COL. C0LLETT

Colonel NJ. w. Collett, formerly of
Loggansport, Ind, Tuesday became
the governor of the Southern Branch
of the National Soldiers Home. be-
twwen Hampton and Phoebus, sue
ceeding Gen. Joseph S. Smith, who
retired from the duties after a SER
vice of three years. Col Collett is a
man well fitted for his new duties as
he is a former soldier in the Civil
War.
The new governor was given an
ovation by the members of the Home
many of whom called during the day
to pay their respects and to meet
Col Collect.
In the afternoon delegation of
the members of the Hampton-Phoe-
bus Retail Merchants Association
called at the governors office and
gave him welcome to the lower
Virginia peninsula, The delegation
was headed by President Hunter R.
Booker and included also Clerk of
the Court Harry H. Holt, Speaker of
the House of Delegates of Virginia
Harry r. Houston, Major Frank C.
Rees. Charles S. kaufman, Secretary
c. NJ. Peace, j. S. Wyatt, of Hampton,
Cashier Stuart C. Rees, of the Bank
of Phoebus and George N. Benthall,
member of the association also of
Phoebus. President Booker in a short
address told Governor Collett that the
people of this section were glad to
have him come here and that the
local business men will be glad to CO.
operate with him in any works he
may desire.
Colonel Collett received his guests
with Capt. John Nelson the president |
and Colonel James w. Wadsworth
the general treasurer of the various
homes.
Capt. Nelson and Treasurer Wads-
worth came here to be present at the
installation of Cononel COllett as the
governor of this branch, being an
honor seldom conferred upon an Of
ficer when he takes duties as the
head of one of the big institution for
the disabled sailors and soldiers.
Colonel Collect made favorable
upon the business men,
who called upon him, although the
meeting was of a short duration.
Colonel Collett is an Elk of high
standing in Indiana and is also widely
known in the banking circles of his
home city of Logansport, where he
was the president of a big bank. He
is active in the Grand Army of the
Republic and enters upon his duties
as the head of the Hampton Home
under most suspicious circumstances.
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Capt. Nelson and Colonel Wads-
worth left last night for Dayton, o., =
he headquarters of the board of :
agers.-Hampton Monitor. ,.-- y,
What will be done with the up
wards of one hundred young men who l
ire absent from Co., K on furlough,
f they offer themselves after the
present war is over, for re-admittance
% the Home? This is a poser and
IAN only be answered by the National
The rules governing the
Home states distinctly, For Disabled
volunteer Soldiers" meaning of cours
hose who are unable to perform labor
o support themselves. In the incep-
ion of the National Home, and in
act up to few years ago, appli-
idavit that they were Judgment, and
Unable to work to gain membership
These members who belonged to X
company and who are on furlough
ire in the main working at the sew
,ral governmental plants in our near
,icinity, and they no doubt will so
continue until the Huns have been
defeated, or as Roosevelt remarks;
Licked to a FRAGILE" No doubt the
natter will be agreeably adjudicated
md it is hoped they will be able to
'eturn to the old fold. Their present
work is of the patriotic order and in
his they are surely doing their bit
Hampton Monitor.