Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-06-17
CFpom Saturdays Daily

ElabOrstely carried out in all It's de. ,,ils and one of the distinctive society ,,eee,ses of the season was the eompi. uentary ball given last evening by the Prescott Military Club, Company E, x. o. A, at the new armory, tho opening q, whicn the event celebrated.
 Members of the Prescott Military Slab, both honorary and active, may yell be proud of their success and of A. brilliant future which is assured hs organization, while citizens have equal cause to look with honor and rlde at the militant club, which us. aoub,eily will early rank prominent snosg similar organizations of other ,,ies and states of the union.
 Al the unveiling of the Buckey 0'Neill monument last July, Col James A. NcClintock of the First National Guards sf Arizona was among tho rsakers and in his talk on that occa. ,iOn he stated that Prescott ought to lave military company.
 Lesa than nine months following his address, the Prescott Military Club was organized and on March 27, 1908, Col. AsClintock had the pleasure of muster. ing in Co. E, First N. c. 4. In order .o make the organization a success, sev. srsl leaders in the movement conceived the idea of broadening tac company 's ranks by having as an adjunct an hon. srsry list of members, composed of prominent business and professional men of the city and in this way to give a strengthening moral and financial support.
 The idea from tho first promised 10 ke q successful one and in further ear. ying out the wide scope of the new srsanization a large and suitable build. ing was leased and by remodeling was converted into the very adequate ar. nory, which is to be the clubs head. quarters.
 The new armory is divided off into several rooms, a drill room, q reading room for the members, a quaint reeep- ton hall, dressing rooms and snower baths, the latter to be used in conpec- hon with the athletic end of the club. Adjoining the main part of the armory is Ed Shumate's new branch ice cream and confectionery store, whica has been handsomely and attracsvely fur. nished.
 Later itis planned to add gymnasium features to the club and such apparatus will be installed as to give the club rank among tae best athletic organiza- ,ons in the territory. This winter an Indoor target practice is to be institut- sd and it is anticipated that this will stimulate rifc practice and develop ex' per. marksmanship, not only among the members of the company but among he business and professional men who compose the honorary list ss well.
 The association has target range near the city where the men may shoot the standard course as prescribed by ,ne |. s. army. Each year the various branches of tho United States army and the various states and territories send representative team of rinemer to compete at the National Rife shoo' at Camp Perry, Ohio. With rifle Prac tiee stimulated here, t Is the hope and ambition that in another year Prescott may be able ts place. representatives or the team, composed of expert marks men from Arizona territory.
 At the present time the Prescott Military Club numbers on its rostrnn forty active members, including Com pany E, First Regular of the Nationa Guard of Arizona, and more than eighty honorary members, which list insiue prominent business and professiona men of the city. The officers and boar' of directors is composed of James A Hope, president; R. II. HetheringtSn vice.president; Charles T. Joslin, seer' tary and Dr. c. A. Yount, Harry bris ley, Lieut.. II. A. Cheverton and N. A Vyne, directors. Officers of the com pany are LeRoy Anderson, captain am business manager; II. A. Cheverto' first lieutenant, and N. A. Vyne' sec ond lieutenant.
 Last nights entertainment, the open ing social event given by the miiita' club in celebration of the eompieuo of the new armory, was most enJo' aole one. The dance hall was decora ed for the occasion in manner nc only attractive and artistic, but appr' priately patriotic as well. The natio' al eolors prevailed throughout. he' waite and blue streamers of crepe P' per were festooned from the center the hall to the sides, forming an enec i've canopy over the hall Handsoh