The comments passed by military critics such as those of
the Times and the leading newspapers upon the men of the National Reserve were almost wholly favourable. Satisfac- tion was everywhere expressed with the physique of the men and admiration at the effectiveness of the organization which had brought them together. There has also been evident a strong determination that the valuable gift made to the nation by the organizers of the National Reserve shall not be thrown away for want of an appropriate scheme for making use of it. Before we leave the subject a word must be said as to the touching spectacle afforded by the group of true veterans, many of whom had been in the Mutiny or the Crimea, who were present rather as honoured spectators than as actual members of the Reserve. It was felt by all that the presence of these veterans at the Review was a stimulus and encourage• went to the men in the ranks.
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