Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
TRAP SHOOTERS CLUB
IS FULLY ORGANIZED
Officers Elected and Constitution
and Bylaws Adopted-Boy
Scouts to Receive Special Con-
sideration and May Become
Junior Members

Extensive plans for the coming season
were made Monday evening at the first
meeting OF the incorporators of the Bur-
Ington Trap Shooters Club. Inc. held in
the office of the Mead Manufacturing COM
pany. officers were elected for the COM
ing year, a new constitution and bylaws
were adopted. the assets of the old Gun
club were turned over to the new cor
poration, arrangement were completed
for putting up a shack for the exclusive
use of the Boy Scouts, and It was voted
to build club house as soon as possible
on the grounds of the club in South Bur-
lington. The sum Of $3.50 has already been
pledged. and most of IL has been collected
for carrying on the work Of the club.
It was voted that men who have con-
tributed S. or more to the corporation
shall have a membership ticket for the
year 1918 sent to them by the secretary of
the club. Any member or ex-member of
the military or naval forces of the United
States during the war just passed is en-
titled to the privileges of the club for the
remainder of this year without payment
of dues.
A shack for the Boy Scouts will be put
up at once on the land of the club at
South Burlington. even before the club
house is erected there. A building in
Charlotte will be purchased for the Boy
Scouts and moved to the South Burling-
ton land. Later, a suitable club house
for the members will be erected there.
Regular shoots will be held three times
q month between the hours of $3.50 and 500
D. m. Members will be limited to Is birds
apiece at any regular shoot. There will
be two traps, one for the experienced
shooters, and one for amateurs.
Any person in this section Of the State
whether in Burlington or in some other
nearby town where there is no gpn club
may become a member Of the Burlington
Trap Shooters club.
In the constitution of the club, the
purpose of the organization Is given as
follows: ITO promote trap shooting {;
encourage good fellowship among its
members; work for the sane protection
Of fish and game. and especially to aid
the Burlington Boy Scouts to acquire
an interest in out-of-door sports and to
become familiar with the use Of fire.
arms
Men and women who are in sympathy
with the purposes above outlined are
eligible to senior. or voting, member
ship. The Burlington Boy Scouts, upon
providing written consent of parents or
guardians, to their utilization with the
club are eligible to Junior, or non-voting.
membership. Members may be elected
by ballot at any meeting Of the club.
The annual dues for senior members are
$2o0. and for Junior members so cents,
payable to the treasurer in advance.
Oh1cers elected Monday for the re-
nainder Of the year 1919 are as follows:
! President, DR.. Guy E. Loudon; first
vice-president George w. Harris sec
ond vice -president, Roy l.. Patrick; third
vice-president, Charles d. Ordway; sec
Rotary, Arthur S. Gallup; treasurer, DR..
! c. j. Russell: field captain. Harry l..
! White; Boy Scout representative, the
! Rev. c. c. Adams.
Committees elected include: Boy
! Scout committee. the Rev. c. c. Adams,
! DR.. 1. C. Smart, Lieut.. Lawrence D.
! Pierce: finance committee, r. F. Pinney
OF Middlebury, Fred S. Angus, Lyman
p. Wood; grounds committee, Merritt E
! Carpenter. Dana l.. LaPoint, Henry E
! Spear: tournament committee, DR.. Henry
! L. Pache, DIR. A. s. c. Hill. DR.. Harry NJ.
, Loudon: physical betterment committee
! DR.. c. H. Beecher. Dr. E. T. Brown and
DR., J. Holmes Jackson.