'Twas four years ago...
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Part of The Marksman Magazine
- Title
- 'Twas four years ago...
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1939
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- 4 THE MARKSMAN .July, 1939 'TWAS FOUR YEARS AGO ... The first outdoor rang·e of the NRP A was in the premises of the Philippine Vegetable Oil Company (about 100 yards from the present ranges) on Calle Pureza in Santa Mesa, alongside the Pasig river. The range was inaugurated on March 17, 1935, and a picture was taken of the officers and guests above (left to right): A. D. Hileman, Police Chief Columbus E. Piatt, Judg·e Delfin Jaranilla~ president of the NRPA, City Fiscal Alfonso Felix, Attorney Campos and °Lieut. Col. M. N. Castaneda of the. Philarmy. In four short years, the NRP A has increased from a few score to over 600 members, with a clubhouse and ranges on the National Development Company ~ite worth several thousand pesos. This material progress is a tribute to the sincerity and efforts of the past Board of Directors and to its former president, Judge JaraniHa.