Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-13
American Rinemen Re-
ceive Invitation.
Tournament Will Be Held at
Buenos AyreS.
Annual Meeting Of Board of Direc.
tors Of National Rifle Ass0.

Washington, d. c., Jan. IAN
nouncement was made tonight at the
annual meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the National Rifle Association
OF America that the Argentine Repub-
lie had invited the n. r. A. to send q
team of American .rifemen to Buenos
Ayres to compete in the International
Tournament to be held there in May,
1910, in connection with the celebration
of the Centennial of the Republic, and
have made the unprecedented offer to
pay the entire expenses of the team
from the time of leaving the United
States until its return. In addition the
Argentine Republic will provide a num-
Der of prizes for the tournament, the
first being $1,000 in an individual
match Gen. James y. Drain, the re-
firing president of the N. r. a. also
announced the receipt of check for
s. 200 from Hon. Robert Bacon, form
crly Secretary of State and now Am
bassador to France, to make good the
deficit in the revenues of the Assocla-
ton for 1910. Last year the dehclt
was made good by Hon. George Won
I Mover. Secretary Of the Navy Gen.
Drains announcement was greeted
with applause and on his motion Mr..
bacon was elected a henefactor and
Mr. Meyer a patron, and both were
elected honorary directors for life to-
gether with Secretary of War Dickin-
son and LII. Gen. John G. Bates. retir-
ed.
The meeting, which was held at the
New Willard. was attended by officers
Of the army. navy, marine corps ana
National Guard, and civilians from all
parts of the country and was the iarg-
est over held. In his valedictory, Gen.
Drain who in his three years incum-
bency brought the Association 10 a
high plane of efficiency said he be
lieNed the association had at last DC
core national in character as well as
name. He thanked the members o.
the board for their hearty cooperation
and referred to the increased interest
in rifle practice taken by the high gov
crnment officials. He recommended
that the associations matches be con-
Quoted in 1910 as they We're in 1909 by
army officers and men. The work of
HE association. ne said, was to edu-
cate mer and youths to the use of the
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based upon GOOD sound and wholesome
grounds of public policy a nation
must DC fit to defend itself in an emer-
gency or it cannot continue to exist.
Cen. Drain referred to the Hull bill to
advance school-boy and civilian rife
practice by the loan of arms and the
furnishing IF ammunition and urged
that it be supported with all the
strength Of the association. The COM
paratiVe failure Of the rifie-club move
ment to date he ascrihed to the diff
Guilty of obtaining rifles and the cost
of The rifles and ammunition. The Hull
bid is endorsed by the Secretary and
Assistant Secretary of War, CHIEF Of
STAFF and Chief of Ordnance, and it's
passage, he declared. would give this
country within a few years from 800, =
900 to Loco 700
The report Of 1t. Albert S Jones
Secretary of the Association showed
that here are now affiliated with the
association 90 State Rifle Associations
81 regiments. So separate military or
carnations. 81 civilian clubs. IS col
lege clubs and IS school-boy clubs. to
tai 327 The largest growth of, the
year was in the school-boy clubs which
increased from y to IS. 1t Jones re-
ported the results of the school-boy
tournaments in New York. Boston,
Philadelphia. Denver and Les Angeles.
and Of the International small bore
match with England and Australia,
which was won by England.
\ sir liar match viii be $40! this
year and tlle nsTIrissinn 20 VS. tels-
scopes VIII 30 Of advamaga - tie AM
eriCan tam which is now leinr Selec-