The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-12
THE sHARPsHOOTERs' CLUB.
w. ". Williamson Selected Captain
of the Club.

The Savannah Sharpshooters met last
night at the Guards armory and per-
fected their organization by the adoption
OF rules and bylaws. The first bylaw
states that the name Of the organization
is the Savannah Sharpshooters, and sec
Ond that its object shall be the advance
ment OF expert sharpshOotlng with mill
itary rifles.
The membership is confined to military
men. The third article states who are
eligible to membership and the conditions
Of membership, and is or interest to mil
itary men generally. Il reads as follows:
"A commissioned officers, and enlisted
men of any white military company. Of
the city Of Savannah, and commissioned
and nOn-commissionedo officers of any bat
talon or regiment, and retired officers
Of any company. battalion or regiment,
residing in Savannah shall be eligible to
membership.
This organization shall consist Of act
i've and associate members.
Applications for active membership
shall be accompanied by certified scores
of four strings of five shots each, which
must have been made within the six
months preceding the date Of application
upon a regulation or Creedmore target at
200 yards. Scores made on other targets
viii be allowed. figured on Creedmore
basis. And no application shall be con-
sidered unless each score counts twenty
or better.
The active members shall consist Of
two classes, viz: the marksmen and sharp
shooters.
Membership in the sharpshooter class
can only be acquired and held upon quail
Tying scores of four strings of FIVE
shots each upon each of the known dis
tances, 200, 300 800 and 600 and skirmsh
targets, which must be made during one
quarter. The minimum scores to be q to
each string at the known distances, and
90 per cent. of the possible on skirmish
ANY member of the sharpshooter class
failing to rcqualify shall be reduced to
the marksmen class for the ensuing quar-
ter.
Applications for associate membership
need not be accompanied with scores"
The officers Of the organization are 10
be a captain and a secretary and treasur-
er. The management Of affairs will be
under the direction Of an exclusive board
consisting of the captain, secretary and
three members.
The selection of teams for all contests
will be by the captain and two members
OF the sudfpSnOOIefS class. All prdCuCeS
and contests of the organization win be
under the rules laid down in Blunt's Small
Arms Firing Practice and must be with
Springfield rifles or carbines After the
adoption Of the constitution and bylaws
the following officers were elected:
Captain, W. w Williamson.
Secretary, a. S. Eichberg.
Executive board-Capt. G.. T. Cam,
Capt. Henry Kolshorn, Private c. S Rich
mond, Capt. W. w. williamson, SerG cant
A. S. Eichberg.
Several new members were elected.
Capt. Cam, DR.. L. r. Welch and Messrs.
c. S. Richmond, Thomas Hunter and ].
G. Nelson presented the necessary quail
flying scores to become members of the
junior class. Several of the members have
made progress towards qualifying as
sharpshooters. Saturday was selected as
the regular practice day of the organiza-
ton, but the members are allowed 10
practice at any time with any military
company. Qualifying scores made by the
members with their respective companies
and at the practices of the Savannah
Rifle Association count the same as those
made at the regular practices of the or
ganization.
With the advantage of the new military
rifle range and the general development
OF interest in sharpshooting the new or
ganization has the prospect of a very
successful career.