The morning call., 1894-12-29
BRUCE COMMANDS.
E. A. Won Schmidt En-
titled Admiral.
An Interesting Meeting of the Cali.
fornia Yacht Club at Which
Officers Were Elected.

The California Yacht Club held its first an.
nual meeting at its clubhouse on the san An.
tonic Estuary on Thursday evening, with a
large attendance. The mertng was called to
order by Commodore E. A. Won Schmidt III the
chair.
Mr.. Walter. the treasurer, presented the
financial statement, showing that during the
past year $3.50 25 had been lived and
S765 % expe nded, leaving balance of S15 20
The outstanding Indebtedness at present was
$4S6 Sc. which is offset by 1921 due the club
and taken with the cash on hand left the club
owing S240 46.
The report from the outgoing board OF al.
rectors was most complete and Went over the
ground step by step since the organization.
Next came the action 10 be taken on several
amendments which had been posted in the
clubhouse. The first offered was to change the
constitution That The board of directors
should consist of five members besides the
commodore, vce-commodore, secretary and
treasurer, which was carried. The clause APP
pertaining to the qualification of a member of
the regatta committee was changed so that
any member OF the club Is eligible TO serve.
The section which states that the membership
OF the club shall consist OF three-i fifth yacht
owners and two-filth nOD-yacht owners was
repealed.
But all these were OF minor Importance to
the last one to be acted upon. which TO say the
least Is quite an innovation in yachting circles,
not only GU The Pacific Coast, but the world at
OF an addition 10 the constitution, and provides
that al the annual meeting the club shall elect
an officer who shall hold precedence over The
commodore and all other officers.
Ii specially provides that he shall be an ex-
commodore, not necessarily OF the California
Yacht Club but of any recognized yacht club
on the bay. H must be yacht owner during
his term of office. He shall be saiuted on ali
occasions by commodores and their interiors,
ana at all social events and gatherings he shall
take the place Of honor. The qualification for
such position shall be that his past history
shall be without bemish toward the advance
ment of this great sport.
For all this his presence shall be hailed as the
Admiral most supreme Admiral-the Yacht
ing world has at last burst the bounds OF the
meek and lowly and has blossomed forth into a
higher sphere, and henceforth when his flag
appears every yachtman's hand shall 90 to his
cap.
The next important step taken was the elPc-
ton of officers. with the following result: Com.
modoTe, G. c. Bruce tRover); vce-commod ore,
w A. DuDcombe (Sultaha); secretary, w. G.
Wallace; treasurer. E. n. Walter.
The directors ares +. A. Won Schmidt, l..
Turner and Mr.. Moore.
The regatta committee consists of c. j. Lam
caster. E. n. Clay and a. B. Watson; T. j.
LoWney, measurer, and last, bur not least, ex-
Commodore 4. A. Won Schmidt, admiral.
SLOWLY, step by step, he has risen from cabin
boy on South Sea trader to captain. thence OH
higher to commodore, till at last he has
reached to the tOpmost pinnacle and Is to be
hailed as the first admiral on the broad Pacific.
AS 10 reach this Loint In the proceedings it
meeting adjourned for one month, when some
minor details AN in