Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-13
THE AMERICAN RIFLE
EXPERTS INVITED
TO ARGENTINE
win Compete 10 International
Tournament TO be Held in
Buenos Ayres in May NJ
tional Rifle Directors Hold
Meeting.
Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journ.lI

nounctment was made tonight az th'
annual meeting OF ths board Of direc.
tors OF the National Rin. association
Of Amcriea that the Argentine Ropub-
HE had invited the Nauunol Rifle AS
ISOLATION To send a team ~ American
lriflemen 70 Buen0s Ayres 20 eompete
n tho international tournament to he
heid There IN May. 1910. in connection
with tn celebration Of the ce%ntennia
Of the republic. and have made the
Unprecedented offer to pay the entire
expenses of the team from tho time 81
llcaying the United Stafes until its RE-
turn In addition the argentine Re-
lpuilic viii provide a number of prizes
for the tournament. the first being
$4,000 iu an indiyiduh match. Gen.
James A. Drain, the retiring president
Of the National Rifle association also
announced the receipt ~ q cheek for
8i.20o from lion Robert Bacon. for
meriy secretary ~ state and now as
bassador 10 France. SD make good the
deficit IN the revenues of the associa-
tion for 1910. Last year the deficit
WINS mnde good by Hon. George Won
J.. Never. secretary OF The navy. Gen.
Drains announcement WAS greeted
with applause and on his motion Mr.
Bacon was elected q benefactor and
Mr. Mexef & patron. an both We're
elected honorary directors for lie. to-
gether with Secretary OF War pickin-
son and Lieutenant General John e..
Bates, retired
The meeting. which wes held al the
New Willard, WAS attended by officers
of the army. navy, marine corps and
! National Guard. and civilians from all
paris of the country and was the larg-
est ever held tn his yaledietorH. Gen
Drain. who 10 his three years incum-
honcy. brought the association tn "a
high plane OF efficiency, said he be-
lieyed The association had al last be-
come national in character as well as
name. He thanked the members 81
1.-THE board for ihelr hearty e"-"e@re-
ton ana referred 10 thc increased in
l%torest IN rinc practice taken bs the
high government officials. lie reeom-
Imended that the associations matches
DE conducted IN 1910 as they were in
1903 BIZ army officers and men The
work Of the association. he said, was
10 educate men and youths to the use
.of the fifie OF their country. which
work s. based upon good. sound and
wholesome grounds ~ public policy
Ia mutton must he ut to defend itself
Ia nn emergency or IL cannot continue
to exist gen Drain referred 20 the
Hun bill 10 advance school boy ana
Civilian rifle practice p. the loan OF
arms and the f%uruishins OF ammuni-
ton aud urged tiiui Sc Do supported
with an the strength OF the associa-
ton. The comparative failure Of the
rifle club movement 20 date ne de-
srfibed to lhe difficulty Of obtaining
rifles and the cost ct the rifles and
ammunition. The Hun bill Is en-
dofsed hy this secretary ana assistant
secretary 81 war. chief ~ staff and
chief of o~rduauee. ANA Us passage he
declared would give this country
within o few years from 100000 to H.
600. Oo0.
The report OF Lieutenant Albert ;
Jones. secretary of the association.
showed thai here are now affiliated
with ihe association % State Rifle as-
sociations. 81 regiments. 53 separate
military organizations. ~ civilian
cIuis. rs t%ailes clubs and 56 school
hoy CLUBS total s21. The largest
growth I'D the Near Nas in the school
no, eluNs whtch increased from z
ID fc. IAtutenant Jones' reported the
results of the school hos tournament
in New Npre. Boston philadelphia
Denver and lrs Angeles. and of the
international smal-hurr match with
Erglund and Australia which was
man hr hasl=nd
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