NATIONAL RESERVE.
[TO THE EDITOR OD THE " SFECTATOH."]
Sta,—I enclose a contribution to your fund of one guinea from the Weybridge Company in the hope that it may inspire other sections of the Reserve to follow snit, to Elbow our sympathy and appreciation of your efforts, and for divers other good causes and considerations. You may be interested to hear that the Surrey Territorial Association has granted my company permission to wear bandoliers and waist-belts over their plain clothes upon parade, and that these are now being issued to the N.C.O.'s and men, so that we shall be a little more in evidence when appearing in public, recalling no doubt to mind Boers on commando.—I am, Sir, &C., CHARLES WALKER HOLMES, Captain.
_Arlington, Oatlands Park, Weybridge.
[The subscription of the Weybridge Company sent by Captain Holmes is of the best possible omen. It shows that the men already in the Reserve recognize the importance of the body to which they belong. They may.f eel sure that their action will be understood and appreciated by all who realize what the National Reserve can be made and ought to be made. —ED. Spectator.]
Previous page
