Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-14
THREE MEETINGS
OF MILITARY MEN
This Week to See Important
Gatherings in WASH
ington.
lsnccIal correspondcnce.D

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 5.-This week
Will witness the holding of three i'm
portant meetings in wasbIngton-im-
portant especially to military men ana
| those civilians interested in rifle shoot
ing. on January IL will be the annual
meeting of the board of directors of the
National Rifle association of America;
on January 49, the annual meeting OF
the national board for the promotion OF
rife practise, and on January H. thc
annual meeting OF the national militia
board. The attendance on the meeting
of the National Rifle association prom
ises to be larger than ever before Tne
board of directors OF this organiza-
ton now consists of the adjutants gen.
eral of each state and territory: IS
members elected by the association;
10 honorary life directors; three army
officers and one marine corps officer
appointed by the secretary of the navy,
and one representative from each afill-
lated state association, elected by that
association. Gen. James A. Drain VINO
has for the past three years been pres
ident of the National Rifle association,
has announced his intention to retire,
and his successor will be elected at this
meeting Several new members OF the
executive committee are to be
elected and important questions
concerning the policies of the
association in the future VIII
come up for settlement, Most import
ant of these Is the one Affecting the
future of the National Rifle association
matches. 1t Is more than likely that
the directors Will recommend that here
after these matches be conducted by
tho national board for the promotion
of rifle practise in connection with the
national matches authorized and sup
ported by Congress. which are now con-
Quoted by that board The Nationai
Rifle association will also endorse the
bill for schoolboy and civilian rifle
practise recently introduced by Rep
rescntative Hull, chairman of the
house committee on military affairs.
Tho national board for promotion OF
rifle practise which meets the follow
ing day. Is appointed by the secretary
of war under authority OF Congress and
consists at present of Asst. Secy, OF
War Robert Shaw Oliver, president;
Capt. II. C. Learnard. U. S. A, record
or, and the following members: Gen.
w. p. Hall, u. S. A.. Capt Dickinson
P. Hall. u. s. NJ c.; 1t. Comdr. Leigh
c.. Palmer, u. S. N. Gen. c. H.
Harries, D. c.; Gen. Bird w. Spencer
N j., Scn 1hWId lNibSSs huss Scps
C. A Wagner. Mich. 1t, Col. A. b.
Critchheld. Ohio: Gen. Charles A.
Kelly, Colo: Mr.. J. A. Haskell. n. Y;
Gen. C. T.. Roe, n. Y, Gen. p. L. Wan
sen, n, J.: Gen. G. w. Wlngate. N. Y;
Gen. Jas. A. Drain, Washington. Gen.
E. c. Young. Ill: Gen. +. C. Dill. Me,
Col Roy Hoffman. Oklahoma; Col John
CaswelI. Mass: and Maj. E. Claude
Goddard, Pa.
The report of Col r. X. Evans. U,
s. A., executive officer of the last
national matches, will be considered by
the national board and possibly some
changes will be made in the rules gov
erning the national match. The board
will also consider the time and place
OF holding the annual matches for 1910.
1t is unlikely that any place other than
Camp Perry. Ohio. will be considered
at this time. The proposition that the
government should bear the entire eX-
pense of the national matches. which Is
now divided between the gov
ernment and the states. will be
submitted to the National Rifle
association, and II endorsed by
tho directors of that organization.
will doubtless be approved by the ma
tional board.
The national militia board which
meets the same week was authorized
by Congress at the time the militia
division was created in the war de-
partment This will be Its second an
nual meeting. and many matters of
Joint interest to the army and national
guard Will be considered.