Bulacan shooters active

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English

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1939

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August, Hl39 THE MARKSMAN BULACAN SHOOTERS ACTIVE One of the most active provincial gun clubs in the archipelago is the Bulacan Rifle & Pistol Association, which has been :recently incorporated along the lines of its parent organization, NRP A. The inaugural shoot of the club was held a year ago last August 13, with members of the Atimonan Gun Club in the person of Dr. Ramon Soler and an NRPA delegation headed by Felix Cortes present. The Makiling (Laguna) Gun Club was als-0 represented by a couple of members~ Doc Soler won the pistol championship against · a strong field, with a Colt Police Positive .38 borrowed from Mr. Hileman of Squires Bingham, proving the adage that you can't keep a good man down even on a borrowed firearm. Esteban Ferrer captured the .22 rifle~ The N~FA team as usual romped away with the honors. After the shoot, the guests · enjoyed the hospitality of the ·Bulacan officers, specially the luncheon held in the house of Lieut. Pab~o . H. Laygo, .· one of the most active members of the association. 20 THE MARKSMAN August, 1939 -------------- -----------------·· To Francisco Gonzales-Lloret, and his charming wife Josefa, belongs the credit of plugging for the creation of the Bulacan gun club. Although residents of Bali wag, they believed that the best interests of the shooters in their province would be served by the establishment of a provincial instead of a local association. Hence the club has its headquarters in Malolos, the provincial capital. The Bulacan Rifle & Pistol Association was incorporated on March 15, 1939, and is affiliated with the NRPA. The Board of Directors follows: F. Gonzales-Lloret, president; Lt. P. H. Laygo, vice-president; Mrs. Josefa L1oret, secretary; Adolfo Abarry, treasurer. Members of the club are Augusto Villaroman, Francisco TorraL ba,, Marciano Rivera, Dr. Felizardo Jeminez, Vicente Roque, Lt. Nicolas Lazola, P.C., Jose Villegas, Jose Diaz, Lloyd B. Bramble, Leonardo Dima;gufoa, Gonzalo B. Ruiz, and Jose de Jesus. Honorary members include Assemblymen Nicolas Buendia, Antonio Villarama, Governor Jacinto Molina, and Provincial Inspector Captain Audres Bartolome. What the Bulacan association has done, other provinces can also achieve. What province will be next in the interest of National Defense? * * * * COL. CASTANEDA HONORED Lt. Col. Mariano N. Castaneda, executive officer of Camp Murphy, was given a hon voyage party recently by the executive officers of the National Rifle & Pistol Association at the Marco Polo Hotel. Col. Castaneda will be away fo·r about a year in Fort Benning, Georgia, and ;ither military centers of the United States. 1n. the picture on the opposite page are Vicente :Manuel, Secretary of the Board of Directors, Director Delfin Jaranilla, the gue~t, Treasurel1 A. N. Floresca, Director. Mod.~ F. Flores, Pedro Mabanta, Captain Gregorio Lugtu, E. J. Carballo, Juan de Lange, Director Carlos Quirino. Dr. J. C. Alberto, and Victor Baltazar. When Col. Castaneda was honored at the Marco Polo Hotel by the Officers of the N.R.P.A.

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