JOHNSONVILLE RIFLES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 866, 12 July 1910, Page 2

JOHNSONVILLE RIFLES.

_5 . The third annual mwting of the Johnfojivillo Kifles whs held on Tlnirrdny eyoniug last. Cautain 1\ T. Jluoio presided, and Lieutenants Jlirrieloes and Cowles, and thirty members of tl;e company .were present. Tlie Finance Committee's report stntei! that 52 members had earned capitation during the past year, anil thai. 100 members have been enrolled since the formation of the company. It also said that the whole of tho liability for service uniforms, great coats, helmets, .etc., pnrchasa] by tho (nivnniinriit lui tlit 1:01713 threi: years ago had been discharged, ilcntion .was made that the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jfr. Willis had been filled, by tho election of Mr. Cpwlcs to the rank of junior subaltern. The. shooting report stated that ten local residents Dr. Robertson-, ■ Messrs. ti. Bould, \V. L. Thompson, TJios. Boiv. ler, Herbert Bowler, J. J. Moore, J Rod, J). Jl'Eae, Otto Jerusalem, and K, P. Cook, 1k".(1 jircscntoil illy corps with a haiuUoine silver-mounted chauipionsiiiji belt, which U'lt is to remain the properly of the cuinpany, and only to be held by the winner ironi year to year, Lieutenant llirricloes being tlie winner for the year 1009-lfllfl. The gold uiecaj preßcnted by Captain Jloorc had been iron by Private K. Stjlts, iijiO the silver medal presented by Lieut Jlirridees- was won by Private Coo)-. Other prizo.-u-in-nera M-ere Private Styles and Sergeant Morgan, Ko. 1 match; Sergeant ilorgan and Corporal Washington. .No. 2 match; Private iCcan and Corporal Green, No. 2 I match (junior); Corporal Washington and Corporal Morgan, JN'o. :i match;.PriI vale Swan nact Private Kre.n, 2\o. ;) match (junior). The miniaturo ra.'ig(! had proved most. Micuesrful, and a number of comnelilions with city companies were in course, of arrangement. The local School Cadets also found the use of t-his'ranse a valuable and attractive part of their training, enabling them to carry oil the, public schools' championship at Trentham last year. The Amusement Committee reported including the annual ball, had been provided by the committee for the recreation of members, unci that assistance had always been given by Mrs; Jlivriclees in supplying music. -.-\ special vote 0/ thanks was accorded her. In order to encourage, fraternity among the members of the corps, it was decided to form a dill), towards which boxing glove?, single sticks, mid other useful donations j were promised.