Show I S I I t I I I I I NEW NE RIFE RIFLE II I I STARTED ST AHTEn IN UT AU I II I I II I Several Members Join Branch I of National Association to Do Shooting I II I I I WILL WORK ON THE RANGE RANGEl I General James A AI Drain Re Resumes Resumes Resumes Re- Re Western estern T Tour ou rAfer After Success Here Herem i Before an attentive e audience filling th the officers officers' room m at tIme the National Guard Guar armory Wednesday ay night GenI General Gen Gen- I era eral eu-at I Jm James 8 A. A Drain president of or the National Hie Association of or America spoke for two hours on that iliaC or I lon tion Its ls objects and amid ant advantages advantage and his Imis own hopes hones of or seeing a co association established in Utah Ills His earnestness an and patriotism for Tor tho thio cause h ho Ime espoused soon drew I the he support sup sup- port of all an who heard henl him an and aside from the time attainment of or the time purpose of or hl his visit he lie will Il leave heave many amany friends lu iu lual Salt al Lake He lie J prefaced lila his hl remarks with whim tho time reading of or the tho following extract from Crom the time laws by-laws of time the National Rifle association asso asso- elation which shows Its Ita Ia objects and amid those of the he different reut tate state organizations tons which are arc affiliated with wih It I MC 11 man ship hI p. p The rime objects of ot time the National 1110 Association of America shall shul be To encourage marksmanship ip throughout tin tim tl United States particularly in the tue direction of or as al finished marksmen those individuals who may maybe maybe maybe be called caled upon uon to servo In iii tune time of or war to encourage competition in marks marks- between teams and ant Individuals to 10 encourage legislation lon for the time thel l establishment anti and ant maintenance of ranges to secure time the Issue of or military rules rifles and ammunition to t those hOlc practicing proc proc- thereat and ant to 10 create u a 0 public i sentiment t In respect to the necessity defense of rule rile I practice as u u a- means of national L I Going further into lh the Lbs objects ant an and t advantage of or a Utah association General Gen Con era eral Drum Drain said Such an un organization will as has I been shown In time the i a t do lo more toward toward to to- to- to ward aa bringing tilts recruits to the time National I Guard and do to more immure toward towar encouragIng ing lag th tIme the members of the tho guard them them- j than any ammy IY oth other r move that could t tIte be Ite f taken But I 1 want it I to be bc un understood understood under under- cr- cr stood that associations are not L 11 to the National Guard alone They are for civilians cl as well veIl wel who b bj for ln clubs can caum operate co-operate with wih th National Guard Guar get et the same guns uns Is Issued Issued IN- IN suc sued to them at the time sumac samo same cost COlt use lh the same saro range and amid equip luJI them themselves tot foi soldiery soldiers One of tH time the bl big events of ot each year eal is Ii I. I the annual shoot shout of or the national nation al ml 1 association in which compete a Lean of 1 12 men from rota nil all al the thu branches o 01 UI the time regular arm army SI and amid navy from front tin th National Gual Guards 8 of or time the states having havinga ill ha a rifle association an mind and from the time clubs climbs belonging thereto Next ext year nr want vant t to tn st-c st sc a team from Crom Utah tah on ott ti the th firing line AM Marled Here At Am the conclusion of his lila talk the limo Utah State Rifle IUne u was started will wit tho time following mon n J subscribing thel r names ames an and amid paying puinA lH time the one dollar l year annual duo duoM General Janios Jamos A At Drain Adjutant General 13 E. A. A Wedgwood wood woot Colonel Dean Dearm Dr DI DIG G. G 13 n. Pfouts tg Captain ln W W. C. C r l Colonel ia C-ia O ui H. L 1 l' l Y FitzGerald and Major Ma Ma- Ia jor W. W G. G Williams The Time election electon ol oi r officers an and the completion of oC the time organization or Ul was deferred until Monday ron a November IS 18 when the II r will wil be increased General Drain left Jef on un time the late laLe train tri I for lor Helena Mont lont where he tie will wi organize or or- the tho Montana club He lie has IluS made madeu a u tout lour of om the entire northern stales and met with entire success his next nazi F trip will wil take In the southern states state when every cr state slate In time the Union will wil b be beI represented in tho tIme mO movement his talk General Drain rein read letters letter from Pre President Hoo Roosevelt Secretary ol 01 State tute Root Hoot Hoot Secretary of War Vm Taft Tar ant I mun many others others- in jim which tho the writers ii I heart earl cart Ii I My Indorsed ed the tho objects of nf time the tlC National I Rifle a soen ton aim ami anI subscribed U lcd them them- s1 es as life IS |