Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-31
NO 212.
THE SCHEUTZENFEST.
The Coming Gala Week-Arrangements
for the National Tournament


The National schutzenfest, which COM
mences its regular biennial tournament
and festival on the grounds of the St.
Paul Rifle company's park, the coming
week, bids fair to be notable event in
the history of the capital city of the
North Star State This meetin G of the
noted sharpshooters of the United States,
deserves more than passing notice. The
organization of the society dates back
some forty years, when it first met at
Highland, in the. State of Illinois An
effort was made at that time to form a
national union, and 1t was partially sue
cessful, but the hard times set in, and for
number of years the society struggled
for an existence. Just as it was getting
upon Its legs once more the war of the
rebellion broke out, and its members al
most to man. entered the Union ranks.
Many Of them never returned from the
tented field, and twas not until the year
1872 that the interest in the soci-
ETY. was revived. The first con-
vention after the war was held
at Philadelphia in August. 1872, and the
first succeeding festival and shooting
tournament was held at Baltimore, Mary
land, in 1874 The next tournament was
held at Philadelphia in 1876, during the
great exhibition The third tournament
was held in New York in 1s78,in Union
Hill park. The latter was the last meet
ing under the old regime. The members
became dissatisfied with the great ex-
pense Of hotel charges, railroad fare.
&c, and number of the old members
met at Chicago in 1878, and organized the
Northwestern Ri1eInen's union, at which
there was present delegates from Mil
waukee, Munroe, and Alma, of Wiscon-
sin; st. LOUIS, of Missouri; Davenport.
of Iowa; Highland and Chicago, Of
Illinois.
The new organization held its first
meeting at Chicago N 1879, and it was
agreed that the next meeting was to be
held at St. Louis, but in the meantime
the st. Louis Rifle club had been dis
banded, and an extra convention was
called at Chicago, in 1880, to decide upon
a place for the next meeting. In the
meantime the st. Paul Rifle club had
been called into existence and
Joined the union. The club sent
Arthur Koenig, Frederick DeHaas
and Frank Hankey, as delegates to that
convention, and Notwithstanding the fact
that Highland, Chicago and Milwaukee,
were strong competitors for the honor.
After a pleasant controversy in the con-
vention, st. Paul was selected as the
place for the biennial tournament in 1881.
On the return of the st. Paul delegates
meeting of the members of the st. Paul
Rifle club was held, and the first week In
August selected as the time for holding
the festival. At the same meeting the
following officers of the tournament were
selected, viz: President, Albert Schefer;
vice president, j. J Lawrence; cores
ponding secretary, Arthur Koenig; re-
cording secretary, August Passavant;
treasurer, John Pfster; shooting masters,
Frank Hankey and Henry Grunhagen:
Since the convention in Chicago, the
following named societies have joined the
union, VIZ: Lacrosse and Almer, of Wis
consin; Winena, New Ulm and Mime
apolis, of Minnesota; Peru and Galena,
of Illinois Swelling the number of ac
tive shots from 75O to $50, who now COM
prise the union.
Not only the active members of the st.
Paul Rifle club, but the citizens Of st.
Paul have for some time past been max
ing active preparations to give cordial
welcome to their expected guests from
almost all portions of the Union, and the
occasion promises 20 be genuine festi
val.
The visiting brethren will mostly all
arrive by the excursion train from Chlca-
90 and Milwaukee on Tuesday noon, and
L @In Nv hn
Paul Rifle club, accompanied by the Great
Union kband. At 5 p. m. Mayor Rice
will deliver the welcoming address,
On Monday morning the societies will
meet at Market hall at s o'clock and
form in procession under the orders of
Col. A. r. Kiefer, chief marshal; Gen. r.
w. Johnson, chief adjutant, assisted by
the following assistant marshals:
Fred. Won Baumbach, P. j. Dreis,
John Dowlan, Hermann Trott,
Chas. Ringwald, Otto Dreber,
Frank Breuer, Chas. Haggenmiller,.
Fritz Jenning, Hermann Scheffer,
Geo. w. Becht, Geo. w. Freeman,
Theo. Schurmier, VIM. Hamm,
Louis Haufer r. Milford Kiefer,
D. E. Fogarty, Geo. I'll. Stahlmann,
Joseph Mason.
The line of march will be down Wa
baShaw to Third street to jackson; out
jackson to Sibley, and thence to the de-
pot, whence q special train will convey
the party to Posts Siding, where omni-
buses and carriages will meet. and Gerry
them to tie park.
Aside from the trials of skill and COM
petition for the prizes offered, the fol-
lowing programme has been arranged
for the week:
Wednesday evening, an excursion to
Lake Elmo, by special train, accompan-
led by the Great Western band.
Thursday evening, an excursion to
White Bear Lake and grand illumino-
ton in Leip's hotel grounds, with music
by the Great Union band.
: Friday evening, grand concert and
ball at the Atheneum.
Saturday evening, a banquet and fire
works at the shooting park hall
The shooting will commence at pm.
on Wednesday, and contil Saturday at S
pm.
On Sunday meeting will be held at
Market hall for the disp..tch of formal
business, such as electing an executive
committee, selecting the next place of
meeting, etc., after which there will be a
picnic at the park, distribution of prizes,
coronation of the rifle king, etc.
Without going into particulars, it may
be stated that aside from the money
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