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V 1** [• ^ rvi^l )K , ± j * « 4 I A L « «. W 4 w •ACTIVITIES OF RIFLEfCLUB 10 BE BESUMEt:K rfMEETING WILL BE HELD NEX?“* THURSDAY AT COMMER- rClAL CLUB. rPrRIFLE PRACTICE IS URGEt.rcr%'C« ?!I- *15Lieutenant Strong, Former Secre * tary, Write* From Camp Lewi®, Urging Resumption of Range Work—Elect Officer®at Meet. ^IWith u view to arousing inu,rolt;fRJn£]among: the young men of Helena i rifle shooting. a meeting of \ Helena Rifle club, which every imnP* interested in that important spor^^ j is invited to attend, will be held a . | 7 :do o’clock next Thursday eve*.. , niug at the headquarters of tinHelena Commercial club on Fuller*1ar•inavenue.Lowly .22 Popular Weapon.Since the outbreak of the war aii(ftr^ the departure of several prominent^.members of the club tor the train-ing camps, little in the way of rangx#^..work has been done. Lack of anu,/7 -munition, which formerly was ftir^jj nished to the members of the club? by the government at cost, but which cannot now be obtained from! that source at all. also tended toj prevent the hoys from indulging infeseatheir favorite pastime of punctur-fN ing the targets. Efforts to over-jiiscome this difficulty, however, havcpBg been made and as a result a course! of outdoor shooting with 22 rifle sin* ha.s been tentatively arranged vvhicli|Ic should encourage everv man who id desirous of becoming a good shlt; *t|to participate. Almost every onethe owner of a 22 rifle, and the am-lie munition is cheap. Contrary to the| general impression, the 22 is a very accurate and effective weapon anthe distances named, and is now bc-|r ing used by riilc clubs all over tin eountrv to train marksmen. it •Strong Writes From Camp Lewis.I*The Helena Rifle club still has on hand a limited quantity of kragt-tSY.yrlt;¥litand Springfield cartridges. purchased before the war opened, which j will be disposed ol to members who!I desire to shoot over the longer ranges with their high power guns.*.but it is expected the real competition will develop in the matches tobe pulled off at the shorter distances with the lowly 21.Writing from Camp Lewis, where lie is stationed as regimental range 1; officer. First Lieutenant \Y. 1\.Strong, formerly secretary of tin local organization, urges the boys to get together and use the range as much as possible. In view of the present serious situation which*,. confronts the nation, there can be v, ! no doubt in the mind of anv intcl-L t ligent man as to the value of proper j training with the rifle, and in cotn-; petition on the rifle range the in-^ dividual learns to use that important weapon to best advantage far more quickly than in any other way.Elect Officers Thursday.tJil *fft1\t a meeting to be held nextThursday evening officers will be| elected for the ensuing year, plans perfected for the season’s shooting,I applications for new members re- | jeeived and other business pertain- f ; ing to the reorganization and bet- g ! terment of the club itself consid- 1• ered. Members .should not fail to $j bring their dues for 1918, which mj will be turned over to fin* new of- f. I ficers when they ;i’v chosen, j I he local club is attiliatcd withthe National Rule association, an§•organization fostered and encouraged by the war department, arid * membership in which entitles theindividual to compete f°r medals and *other homnury decorations be*I stowed for general first clu ability •; m handling the rifle.Membership.Among the members of ilu Helena club arc llarfieh! Conrad, J. L. 5 Eaton, Hr. A. i\ Salvail, Wilmer I . Dav e. 1 A. lt;». Eluvvei rt e. Thotna*; E. Haire, S. l . Ring. A. T. Hibbard. Lynn Fowler, t ceil W ilson, Harrylt; iruiHT, L. A. t alinettes Ehiu rKtith. Frank llir*ch. Earl Bassett.t I out Irav ts. \\ . \\ . t asper, IL L.i I fart and man v «ther.'itt:tf
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Helena Independent Record
Helena, Montana, US
Sat, Apr 13, 1918
Page 6
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