NELSON RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12419, 8 December 1908, Page 2

NELSON RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

1 o 1 TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING. Tbe anDual report of the above Association was held on Friday evening in tbe Nel?on Rifles' orderly ■ room, when all subscribing corps nod rifla clubs were well represented. Captain Stewurb was vrted to t'tui 1 chair. The annunl report and ■ balance sheet was read ami adopted. ! The secretary, in presenting bis re- • port, congratulated tbe Association 1 ia having passed through tho mott ! successful meeting yet held, both ; from a prize money point of view ! as well as the number of competitors. 1 This wag due, in a measure, to the fact thuv. tbe meeting was a ljtind>cap one, whici latJuced some junior * shots to compntd, who would ofcher- : wise not have done so. He expressed 1 tbe hope ttiat tho meeting to be held ' os Ist February, 1909, would be con- " ducted on the same lines, and in | coi.cludiog said he did not intend to " se^k re eltction, the announcement ' bein2 received with expressions of " regret. ! The officers for the ensuing year [ are as follows : — President: JUieuten-ant-Colonel Joyce, 0.0. L). Vica- ' Presidents : Lieutenants - Colonel ' HarUness and Peariess, Majors ; Franklyn, \V. Uoleman, Uroad, and ; BryaDt, Captain and Adjur.unt Stiles, Captains Hamnioiid, Arnold, and 1 Stewart, -Liuu tec- ants Hill and Irvine, Surgeons-Major Gibbs and ' Andrew, Hon. F. Tr-.sl;, John Graham, R AlcKenzie, Ms.P., Messrs ' R. Uatley, W. Lack, F. Hamilton. : R. Suoflgrapg, T. Pettifc, A. P. Allport, C. J. P. Howard and -T. Harford. Executive Officer: LieutenantColonel ILirkness. KaDga and Trench Officers : Sergeant Major Colclough, Major Bryaut, Captains Hammond and Arnold. Executive Council: Nelson Rifles, Sergeants Mitchener ami FranK ; Kifles, Sergeants J. W. Ctiing and A. W. Eden; Stoke Eifles, Captain Hammond and Corporal Hharland ; Nelson Defence Rifle Club, J. W. Milruy aud A. Lsckie; Waimea South Rifle Club, H. Palnrr and A. T. White. Secre . tary and treasurer: Mr T. Gledbill. Tho Association resdved to placeon record its aDpreciation of services rendfirod by ti'-e retiring secretary, Mr H. \V. Oakley. Sergeants Mitot.ener and Guy and Mr T. M. Brown were appointed t" canvass tbe city for subscriptions towards providing funds for the oitizaus' uiatcti and any others, to be firt-d at Brigiitwater ou Ist Ktbruary, 1909. It is understood that in other centres citizens will subscribe lioHrally to this fund, recugnisii g tLut riflemen should be, encourag d to keep up the standard of ihooting, as it is undoubtedly the m;»n that knows how to use the rifle whu is wanted for defence work.