The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-03
: WILL REORGANIZE
:
: THE
SCHUETZEN BUND


The first steps toward reorganizing the
National SchuetZen Bund preparatory to
the big shoot that is to be held here in
1901, were taken at recent meeting.
Representatives from all of. the principal
rife clubs around the bay were present.
There are still several clubs that have
not yet affiliated with the bund, but it is
expected that they will Join long before
the important event. The clubs represent
ed the delegates present at the first meet
ing follow:
Sacramento Rifle Club-Jacob Meyer and F.
Ruhstaller; San Francisco Gruti sehu letter
Schuetzen Section-A. Grieb, William Dress
Ter. G. Bolsdorf California sehuetzen Club,
Bremen, H. Gumbel; San Francisco Turner
Schuetzen Section-Captain F. Attinger, J..
c Iraeg o Rodg oap d. ". Mclaughlin,
F. H Bushnell; Germania Schuetzen Club-E.
Goetz, F. P. Schuster, H. NJ. Wreden, A; jung
CAIRNS, J. D. Heise. George Alpers; Deutscher
Krieger Verein-Robert Wilnecke. A. FRANKIE,
c. Martizen; verein Eintracht Schuetzen Sec
San Francisco Schuetzen Verein-L. Haake. p
B: Faktor O. Burmeister, John qtsehig' N.
Ahrens. John Thode, Captain John Bolts
The temporary officers elected were D.
B. Faktor, chairman; Q. Burmeister, sec
rotary; A. Jungblut, treasurer 1t was
decided that the permanent officers shall
the meantime a committee to make nomi-
nations, consisting of Louis Haake, r.
Wienecke and N. Ahrens, was appointed.
The officers to be elected will be president,
four vice-presidents, recording secretary,
financial secretary, corresponding secre-
tary, three shooting masters and five
trustees. There is a warm contest going
on for the position of president. D. B:
Faktor, Louis Haake, Captain Fred
Kuhls and N. Ahrens being mentioned.
There is, however, a desire that this posi-
tion, shall go to some outsider, not neces,
means and who would not be backward
in assisting the bund in financial way.
The bringing of the national rife tourna-
ment to this city was accomplished by
the representatives of the San Francisco
Schuetzen Club and the Columbia Pistol
and Rifle Club who attended the recent
bund meeting on the Glendale range, Long
rif1emen from all parts of the United
States at that gathering the coming tour
nament should bring to this city many
wealthy people of the East, and possibly
some from Europe. Cash prizes anc
trophies amounting to thousands of dol
lars will be. contested for by the shoot
erS.
AS might be expected in a project in
volving so much responsibility and honor
discussions, frictions and jealousies are
sure to bob up; It was SO in the first
conducted in the German language, and
when Delegates DR.. l.. o. Rodgers and
D. w. Mclaughlin of the Columbia Pts
toll and Rifle Club found that they We're
left out in the cold because they are I'M
able to speak or understand the Language
spoken they withdrew. Their contention
is that being a national organization,
composed. of American citizens (although
of German parentage or BIRTH the bust
ness should be conducted in the language
of this country and not in the tongue of
any foreign country. Those who are of
different mind justify their position by
claiming that English speaking delegates
are in the small majority, and further that
the constitution and bylaws Of the bund
specifics that the business of that body
shall be conducted in the German Ian
guage. What the result will be remains
to be seen. M. J. WHITE.