The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-24
THE scHuETZENFEsT.


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Meeting as the Aston House md Orsanixaslen
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CommIttccs Last:Nishs-Proposcd Meetinss
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The General Executive Committee Of the schuetz-
enfest organization was again In session last night
at their headquarters President Steen In the chair
and Mr.. Morgenthau 0f1ciating as Secretary. The
business before the committee was miscellaneous and
interesting. First Of all there presented through
Mr. de Luce Consul Of Switzerland, letter from the
Central Committee Of sharpshooters In Switzer-
land, enclosing draft for $40, In gold, as
the prize Of honor donated by Switzerland
to be commended for at the American festival 1t ap
peared from the letter that number Of Sharp
shooters societies contributed to this amount as
follows:-From Zug, Zurich schwyz, Berne Aargau,
Chur Luzerne and the smaller local societies Of
Brissago, In the canton of Ticino; Entlebuch,
in the canton Of Luzerne and Langenthal, In the
canton OF Berne 1t was further announced In
the same letter that number Of prizes from private
gentlemen win be sent to New York in charge of the
Swiss delegation to the Schuetzenfest, expected to
arrive in the city in the course Of week Mr..
Php0 Jacob, who arrived here in the Helvetia from
Europe last Sunday, then presented to the commit
tee and fortified the gift with the proper credentials.
e Of
Prussian needlegun, donation by the King Of Prus
STA to the New York Schuetzenfest. The gun is OF
throughout the world in the seven days. war Of 1885,
but OF the latest improved pattern, bearing the year
1859 as Inc asae OF s manuiacture tae pruss sian
three hundred cartridges of peculiar manufacture,
the secret Of which has not yet been divulged. Mr.
Jacob also presented his credentials the delegate
of San Francisco sharpshooters OF which city he has
bern resident for years. The preparations at Stein
ceiyed up t. to this date for public Inspection win be
fully completed by two O'Clock this afternoon and the
exhibition win remain open from eight in the morn
added as soon as at hand until Saturday evening.
A committee, consisting Of Messrs Otto Wallot
nedy yesterday and they reported that Mr.. Kennedy
promised them every aid In his power and all the
police force they may require. The police escort
OF the procession will be under the charge OF
Captain Mount, of the Seventeenth precinct;
the force in attendance at steinway Han dur.
ing s the oaes Of Captain vi" Of
Eighteenth, and the increased force necessary at
Jones' Wood during the progress OF the festival Is
teenth precinct.
Four Of the Swiss delegates were reported to be
already In the city They are Messrs. Jacob Rddeg-
ger Matthias Hermesdorn, August Schornow and
Friedrich Steinbrichel.
This evening a mass meeting Of oil the members
OF the Schuetzenbund will be held at Germania
Assembly Rooms, at which the Mayor, assisted by o
committee Of the Common Council, are expected
offcialy to deliver the gold medal or badge to be
presented by the city as an honorary prize to the
Blu nd
In regard 10 the meetlng nelQ az the AStOr HOUSE
yesterday afternoon Of the proceedings Of which we
copy full report from the last edition Of yesterdays
EUe1tn0 telegram 1t was reported that the commit
morning st the counting room Of Messrs. Bauendahl
4 Co., OF which firm Mr. Stastry, one Of the commit
eleven O'Clock this forenoon. We may mention in
this connection that the League Of German Veterans
Of the Union army also met last night Their ofcers
tieth regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry; vice
president John Kunze. late private Fourth regiment
YORK;
try, and treasurer, John j. Diehl, Jr late major Fir
teenth New York volunteer artillery: They elected
W0ldeman Wagner, late sergeant First New York
incoln) cavalry, as their representative adjutant
the stan Of General F. sgel the chief marshai and
Gags remaining in their possession and which their
companies or regiments have borne so vfctOriouslv
over sd IN tine war ss 1o5 me Tm
yesterday evening and resolved to take part in the
procession in full force and likewise elected ad-
Meeting at the Ast0r House.
from the Evening Telegram of yesterday
At the invitation Of several prominent gentlemen
Schuetzenbund, sufcient to ill spacious parlor Of
the Aston House. assembled there this afternoon At
called the meeting to order and Mr.. Ottendorfier
was, on motion, elected temporary chairman and
lex A. Lew 70 Mr. r. aaCi %
honorary president Of the schuetzenbund, and also
to appoint committee to cooperate on behalf
Committee OF Arrangements IN the recep-
ton Of many Official and unoficial guests
and Witness this great festival On motion Of Gene
ordered to be appointed by the chair, 70 propose
chair appointed as such committee General Shaler,
Mr.. Rudolph Ganigue, Of the Germania Fire 1nsur-
law firm 81 Kaunmann, Frank wicoxson. sug.
gestion had been previously made, meeting with
general appreciation, that Mayor Hoffman or General
Shaler would accept the position OF honorary Pres
dent, but these gentlemen asked TO be excused, be-
cause the one as Chief Magistrate Of the city and the
as Of the the Ssw Yor e p1
already brought them into close official rela
tons not only with the recep" Nicer ceremonies ~,
tinuance. like suggestion was declined by MT
Ottendorner on the ground that occupying the posi-
rangements he could not in any other capacity
The committee above named having retired they
returned after co1snltamon and tnrengh General
President, Smith Ely Jr who is to act as the chair
man Of the Honorary Committee Of Reception
mittee:-Theodore steinway, Frederick Schroeder,
George D. H. Gillespie Frederick Kapp and Leonard
Judge Low, act as Secretary to this committee The
report was received ana unanimously adopted
Mayor Holman then moved that the committee be
authorized to procure one or more prizes to be
donated to the schuetzenfest In the name OF the
honorary members for the cost OF which they should
solicit SUBSCRIPTIONS.
MI Kaufman suggested the proprety Of present
ing number Of small prizes, which would by many
lucky winners be retained % cherished mementoes
of the festival instead Of or two costly ones and
another gentleman believed II best 70 present
badges or medals, which could be worn by the win
ners.
TO determine the number Of prizes as well as their
character left discretionary with the committee,
and an amendment to the mayors motion, proposed
by General Shaler-tha after ascertaining the cost
OF these honorary donation prizes the whole shall
be apportioned by the committee in equal terms
upon each honorary member, and thus collected
being adopted the resolution was carried.
The meeting then adjourned to assemble again al
the call OF President Ely.
TINE RETURNING ssHGAftsT DELEGATES