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Stream is an Honorary Member of the Interstate Association for the Promotion of Trapshooting. 
The Interstate Association’s Annual Meeting 
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the 
Interstate Association for the Encouragement of 
Trapshooting was held at the association’s office 
with The Corporation Trust Company, 15 Ex¬ 
change Place, Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thurs¬ 
day, December 3rd, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon. 
The roll-call showed the following members 
represented in person: 
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 
by C. L. Reierson, A. F. Hebard and T. A. Mar¬ 
shall; E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Com¬ 
pany by T. E. Doremus and L. J. Squier; Win¬ 
chester Repeating Arms Company by F. G. Drew; 
Parker Brothers by W. F. Parker; The Peters 
Cartridge Company by T. H. Keller; The Cham¬ 
berlin Cartridge & Target Company by Paul 
North; American Powder Mills by Murray Bal¬ 
lou; Hercules Powder Company by J. T. Skelly 
and Edward Banks; The United States Cartridge 
Company by O. R. Dickey; the United Lead 
Company by C. R. Babson; the Hunter Arms 
Company by T. H. Keller, Jr., and the Western 
Cartridge Company by H. E. Winans. 
The Lefever Arms Company and the Selby 
Smelting & Lead Company were represented by 
proxy. 
The secretary presented and read a copy of the 
notice of the meeting, together with proof of the 
due mailing thereof to each stockholder of the 
association at least two weeks before the meet¬ 
ing, as required by the by-laws. 
The transfer-book and stock-book of the asso¬ 
ciation were produced and remained during the 
meeting open to inspection. 
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the 
minutes of the last meeting were approved. 
Messrs. Thos. D. Richter and Henry S. Rosen¬ 
thal (neither of them being a candidate for the 
office of director) were appointed inspectors of 
election and duly sworn. 
The meeting then proceeded to the election of 
the directors by ballot in accordance with the 
by-laws. 
The report of the president for the past year 
was presented, read and ordered to be filed. (The 
president’s report sent you from Pittsburgh on 
December 1st should be published in connection 
with this report covering the meeting.) 
The secretary’s detailed report for the past 
year was presented and ordered to be received 
and bled. (The “Synopsis of The Interstate As¬ 
sociation’s Registered Tournament Work in 
1914,” sent you from Pittsburgh on December 
1st, should be published in connection with this 
report covering the meeting.) 
The financial report of the treasurer for the 
past year was presented and ordered to be re¬ 
ceived and filed- 
The annual report of the tournament manager 
was also presented and ordered to be received 
and filed. (The tournament manager’s report 
sent you from Pittsburgh on December 1st, 
should be published in connection with this re¬ 
port covering the meeting.) 
The polls having remained open the period pre¬ 
scribed by statute, were ordered closed and the 
inspectors presented their report in writing, 
showing the following persons, stockholders of 
the association, had received the greatest num¬ 
ber of votes: 
F. B. Clark, A- F. Hebard. and T. A. Marshall, 
of the Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cart¬ 
ridge Company; T. E. Doremus, L. J. Squier and 
C. A. Haight, of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours 
Powder Company; F. G. Drew, H. S. Leonard 
and W. R. Clark, of the Winchester Repeating 
Arms Company; W. F. Parker, of Parker Broth¬ 
ers; W. E. Keplinger and T. H. Keller, of The 
Peters Cartridge Company; Paul North and J. H. 
Webster, of The Chamberlin Cartridge & Target 
Company; A. J. Norcom and F. W. Olin, of The 
Western Cartridge Company; Murray Ballou 
and E. B. Drake, of the American Powder Mills; 
John Hunter, of The Hunter Arms Company; 
J. T. Skelly and Edward Banks, of The Hercules 
Powder Company; C. H. Dimick and Orrin R. 
Dickey, of the United States Cartridge Company; 
A. H. Durston, of The Lefever Arms Company; 
P. D. Beresford and J. R. Wettstein, of the 
United Lead Company; Wm. B. Stadtfeld, of 
the Selby Smelting and Lead Company; John R. 
Turner, and Elmer E. Shaner. 
The chairman thereupon declared that the 
above named persons were duly elected directors 
of the association. 
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the 
The 1914 TRAP-SHOOTING AVERAGES 
Both Amateur and Professional were won with 
“Steel Where Steel Belongs” 
Factory Loaded SHELLS 
The superior skill of Mr. WOOLFOLK HENDERSON, and his equally superior ammunition, which were the sensation of the 
1914 Grand American Handicap, have very consistently scored another great victory. Mr. Henderson leads all A mateurs and 
Professionals in the 1914 Averages with the fine percentage of 96.63. 
Among the professionals Mr. L. H. REID, formerly of Ohio but now located on the Pacific Coast wins the highest honors 
with 96.44. He has also won the Pacific Coast High General Average three successive years. 
A Fitting Close for a Year of Itefem Victories, including 
The 1914 Grand American.98 ex 100 from 22 yds. 
The 1914 Amateur Championship—Single Targets—99 ex 100 “ 16 “ 
The 1914 Amateur Championship—Double “ —90 ex 50 prs “ 16 “ 
All Won by Mr. Henderson 
with PETERS Shells 
The Five Big Honors of the Year All Bagged with the Brand! 
The Peters Cartridge Co. 
NEW YORK: 60-62 Warren St. 
SAN FRANCISCO: S83-585 Howard St. 
NEW ORLEANS: 321 Magazin. St. 
Cincinnati, 0. 
