Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10
RIFLE CLUBS
 ARE EXCITING
 B|G |NTETEST
National Rifle Association Growing in Membership Every Day-RaiSes Stand ard of Shooting.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 9.-Iii tae report of Rifle Shooting in the United States fer the year 1908, whfhc has just been issued by the National sBoard for Promotion of Ri tie Pract'ce. much space is devoted to the Natiohal Rifle Association of America, which is a central body uni der which military rife practice in civilian. National Guard and other clubs is conducted. The two organ cations work in conjuncton and has- mony. but are differently constituted and pcrfcrm different functions, al though the membersh' is much the same. Tae National Board for Pro mcti-e cf Rife Pract'ce is composed of 2I members. headed by the As sistant Secretary of War as presi- dent. They are appointed by the Sec re tary of War and serve with ut pay. This board Is particularly charged with arranging for the great nationai rife matches, wh'ch are shot each year, and in which the National Guard of each state and terr r'tSry is entitled no representation by one team. the other teams coming frcm the army. navy. marine corps ana the two aca1emics. West Point and AnrGrol's. Congress 2 yes the See retary cf War certain sum each year for pr'zos. medals, etc. fer the matches and for ether eXren-es c,n- nected with the work of the national board.
 The Natiena1 Rifle Association is 2 voluntary cCganizat on. whic1 sar many forms of membership. includ 'ng Tie and annual memb7 rs and organ izel rife clubs. b2th military ano civilian. It receives no aid from crngress and is dependent for it's revenues on dues, Fife memberships and donations by persons wishing tc become patrons or benefactnrs. Life memberships cost s25 ard annual m nlb6 rships S2. wh'le a gift If $500 yves Ire rark of patron and SlO00 that of benefsctor. The patrons are gwen life memberships for them seIve8 ard,the mae members of thei' immediate families and be@efs ctors have memberships f~r themselves or their nominee in perpetu'ty. The a. fl ated members in is open to any rifle club CT aTsociat'o1, regiment. battalion. battery. squadron CT Sep arate company of the army. organized militia and equivalent naval and na' val mi'it'a organizations. Th's mem rersNip is d'vded into a nuuber or classes, 'ucludiDg interstate and state assoc ociatir ns, g mental and eiv'l an clufs and college ard schcoIboY clubs The dIe7 range from s2 to S25 Ter annum. according to the class of membership. The treasurer's re- pert shows r at d;;Ting 1908 the re- ceirts from all Tources w'ra S6s5O, cf wSich S1525 was received from life members. $6S3 from membership f7es frr clubs and S9S0 from annua' dues cf clubs. Tbe expense Of send ng a r fie team to the Olympic glmes last year. from which the team retHr7ed q v'etcrinus. amounted to $6445. which was all raised by subscrirt'ons. h edition abcut s400 was expended In welcoming the team. wHich vas also raised hv sub -crirtion. and the Ma t'onal Rifle Assoc 'ation gave the members cf the team handsome gold medals at a cost Of S40O.
 The annual school by rife tour pamept. wrich vii be ae'd n Wash
 ipgton Easter week. Is attracting great deal of atteut 'cn. Thrcugh the
 courtesy of the National Guard tho bcys are rern'tted to practice at tnt armrrv Saturday afternoons and a SC
 of model rules rave been drawn u'
 f~r the'r guidance The members O
 each club are under tha ab-olute con tvol of tNe cub cauta'n or seer tary vho divides the boys into squads O
 ten. sees that they are prcvidod wit uunberrd d targets and tAat they keel
 'n their squad and to the'r nunbe-
 When the targets are ready they arr
 suependod and t"e s7uad taFe Ire
 places w'tL thft rifles, but w't1cu ammuniti~n. witch is then distrib uted by the club csnfa n. who give each boy ten cartridges. As ta' | s1oot'ng Is done with United StaIe | .22 muekets gal cry practice the car tridges have to be loadei in a holde and two boys are d~tailed for tft
 purpose fer each squad. Fer eac' hcIdeT lost the club is fined B cents : Cnly toe ten members Of the squa l shooting. the club secretary or car ] tain and the range officers are al
 lowed beyond the ropes during tn
 shooting.
 Shcrtstop Cleeon of the Portlani