The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-05

vitation OF the San Francisco SchuetZen
Club thirteen kindred organizations par
ftofpHted. Tie Procession a:artcd from
the Eintracht Hall on Post street, rounded
Powell street to Geary and marched thence
by Geary and Market to the Berkeley
ferry. Herr 4. CAN'T was grand marshal
of the day, aud the procession was formed
in the following order:
: Ritzau's Military Band.
Turner SchuetZen Nerein Drum Corps.
Turner ScnuetZen Nerein, Captain A. L. OFT.
The INDEPENDENT Rifles, Captain Schmalhorn.
The REQ Mems schuetzen Yerein, Captain
The Krieger Verein.
The California schuetzen Club. Philo Jacoby,
The California schuetzen Club Cadets,
The Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club.
The Germania Schuetzen Club.
Tie Sacramento Swiss Rife Team.
The Marin County Schuetzen club.
The Honorary Prize Judges
The Norddeutscher Sehuetzen Club. Second
ARTILLERY Band.
The San Francisco Schuetzen Club, Captain
Bolts.
The total number of men in the parade
was $50. The California SchuetZen Club
aud those that followed were in carriages.
Over the con eyance of Phil0 JacOby, the
famous marhsman, whose great bulseye
shot was described IN last Mondays CALL,
rested gilded bear. the emblem of the
club and the particular honor of its dis
tinguished president.
and some Of the participants returned to
their homes. By far the greater ma iority,
however, thronged onto the ferry and
made their way 10 Shell Mound. Their
: picturesque costumes, the familiar olive
green and the gray, with the pinned hats
and the brilliant bialds and stars and but
tons scattered amid the usual crowds of
American men and dress leaned little OF
European aspect 10 the scene on the
steamer Piedmont. which must have been
refreshing to strangers and gratifying to
the "SchuetZeners" themselves. For this
annual festival is the one time in the year
when the German children OF America re-
h2billtate themselves in the custom and
CARP of their fathers and become again as
TeutOns pure and simple.
At the Shell Mound depot of the Berk-
eley train the procession was reformed
and marched into the festival hall inside
the park, where an address Of welcome
was delivered by President Tbierbach.
The speaker expressed qualification at the
successful appearance Of the festival and
hoped that as il inangurated the annual
competitive shoot so well it would be but
the precursor OF the greatest target work
and the happiest commune OF shooters
ever held in the State.
R0using cheers followed the presidents
words, and the company dispersed to their
respective pleasures. The women and the
young people remained for the most part
in the dance-hall 10 tread the tripping toe
to the music of RitZau's band, while the
elder members of the various clubs
fastened to the targets.
There, in the long, low shed beside the
bay, several hundred competitors held
forth for the entire afternoon.
The targets were opened at ~: 45 and
then excitement and good-natured rivalry
ensued during the entire afternoon until
the targets were closed at 6 P. NJ. a Dor
ton OF the memb ers of the Sacramento
swiss Rife Club. came down TO take
part 10 the initial shoot OF the festival
ana played an important part in The shoot
ing at the Golden Gate target. The one
making the first flag of his string on the
Golden Gate target is entitled to what is
known as the Golden Gate medal. The
ilrst medal was won by j. Meyer, a men,
Der OF the Sacramento Rifle Club The fol-
lowing are The members of the Sacramento
Swiss Rne Club present at the shoot yes
terday: Oswald Schlueter, secretary: Can
tain A. Alderman. target-marker: Jacob
Meyer, Henry Eckhart, r. Brewster
Frank kuhstalIer and NJ. Sherry.
The second medal was won by T. BIonly-
mann and the third by Philo Jacoby nresi-
dent Of the California Schuetzen Club his
shot was the first red flag, that is a "onlls-
eye" Philo JacoDy has now exactly 100
medals.
Mr.. Jacoby was the only one that shot
out full string, 100 shots, on the Golden
Gate target yesterday, and out of 100 shots
made fifteen red flags or centers.
The following are the names of those
winning Golden Gate medals: ID. Safeld.
Henry Eckhardt. Sacramento; Ii. Prien,
w. I. Garnes ST.. 81. NJ. Wredeu, F.
RnhstaIler, Sacramento, w. Garmes DR.,