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All Will Re-enlist

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
July
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

             Excepting Three of Those Present Last Night.

                             _______________________

                                THE CUBAN VETERANS

                             _______________________

                         Will Remain in the National Guards.

                             _______________________

                    And Give Ann Arbor a Crack Military
                  Company in Their Own Armory Donated
                            By the Citizens of This City.

                             _______________________

A meeting to reorganize the Ann Arbor Light Infantry was held last evening with encouraging resale. The list of old members of the company who had seen service in the Cuban war was called. Of the members whose term of enlistment in the state service has not yet expired all of whom can get their release, only one signified his intention to seek a release.
Of those whose term of enlistment had expired only two of them signified their intention not to re-enlist. Twenty-four of the veterans decided to enlist and 16 applications were received, making a total of 40, and lacking but eight of the minimum number required to keep the company in the National Guards.
Those who wish to re-enlist or to join the company should leave their names with Lieut. Belser, who is chairman of the recruiting committee.

Many of the enlistments of the state troops expired while the men were in the national service. General Order No. 2, just issued says: "To the end that the military service of the state may have the benefit of the experience of its men who served during the Spanish-American war - members of the Michigan National Guards or Michigan State Naval Brigade, who served with their organizations in the war with Spain and have been discharged from the state service by reason of expiration of term of enlistment, may be re-enlisted as if the expiration of the term of service. "

It is to be hoped that all of the veterans of the Spanish veterans the city will notify Lieut. Belser that they will re-enlist. The company has been provided with a good armory by the citizens of Ann Arbor and it is hoped that the company will be made up largely of veterans that it may be cue of the crack companies of the state. That kind of a company is well worth belonging to.