New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-02
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
The scheulzentest.


The members Of the Mobile Rife Club
arrived in this city about halt-past one
O'Clock Sunday morning, and were vel
coined at the Mobile railroad depot by the
New Orleans and Swiss Rife Clubs, headed
by Frank Gunther's band, and accompanied
by the De1ctscher Maennergesang Verein Ia
glee club Of about fifty singers) under the
comm and Of the president of the festival.
When the train arrived the band struck up
a reception march, and the Mobile Rifles
were greeted with laundering hurrahs, and
taken in the centre of the procession to
the headquarters, the Bismarck, No. 42
Royal street.
The headquarters we're splendidly decor
ated on the outside with Chinese lanterns,
German, American and Swiss flags, and in
short time the guests from the Gulf City
felt themselves at home, sitting down to
collation., provided by Mr.. Mathew Won
derbunk, Of the New Orleans Rifle Club,
the proprietor Of the Bismarck.
The following are the names Of the No
bile guests:
F Draxler, first shooting master, Mobile
Rifle Club; G. A. Hippler, second shooting
master; John LANCE, third shooting master;
Major Charles WerbOrn, G. Schreiner A. j.
Turner, H. Mueller, j. Engelbert and A.
G. Hugenin.
The guests were welcomed to the hOspi-
talities Of the Crescent City, on behalf Of
the rifle clubs, lay the Hon. II. Heidenhain,
and on behalf Of the glee club by NJ. F.
Sibilslky, Esq, Of the German Gazette vice
president Of the club.
Mr.. f. A. Drazler answered, and thank
ing them for the fine reception, stated that
they had come "a small squad but with
the intention to hit the mark.
Mr.. Walter L. Jewell, who was among
the invited guests, spoke on their behalf in
English, and Mr.. John LeMonnier, in
French About four o'clock the guests
We're marched to the st. Louis Hotel, where
quarters had been provided for them by
the committee. Mr. Motion having given
them splendid rooms, they we're serenaded,
ard then left to have a few hours sleep.
The Scheutzenfest commenced Sunday
morning at nine o'clock, at the Magnolia
Garden.
The Magnolia Garden was splendidly de-
corated The pavilion, which usually is
used as the place for the orchestra, was
ornamented with two large shields, deer
heads, implements of hunting, with the
monogram Of the New Orleans Rifle Club.
Over the entrance was the inscription: ITO
the Victor the Reward"
In the pavilion we're exhibited the hand
some prizes, mostly in silver, amounting in
value from $4,000 to $4,000.
A large number Of prizes were exhibited.
Leading TO the shooting houses of the
club was an arch, with the notices, "a
Sure Eye, a Steady Arm, Heart That's
Warm;n Correcting to our Friends" 1.-THE
Crack Of the Rife is Music to the Ear of its
Votary" In the shooting-house of the
Swiss Rife Club was the cOat-efarms Of
the twenty-five cantons Of Switzerland,
fine picture of "Tell and his Brave Boy"
In the clearinghouse Of the New Orleans
Rife Club were the coat-ofarms Of Ger
many, Austria, Bavaria and Baden.
Some Of the targets were named Ger
MANIA America" "Helvetia," TELL"
and one "Mobile, the honorary target. At
all Of them the Scheutzen fired bravely
away up 10 dark, and some excellent shots
were made.
At twelve o'clock the Scbuetzen and their
invited guests eat down to a dinner, provid-
cd by Mr.. and Mrs. Homann in a sumptuous
style, Afterward toasts were given and
3 speeches delivered by Messrs. Wenck, Win
sler, Wulff, Shipley, of the Rife Club, and
y Gor Werborn and Messrs Schreiner and
Az Of the Mobile Club.
platfof lower end of the large dancing
the use ore two targets exclusively for
The wholes,
American, GSleR was full of flags
was kept up untin and Swiss. Dancing
Yesterday the fest,
grand ball and distribute closed with the
Monthly Report Of BaromsS-
mometer. Md Their
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