SCUDDER
Scudder California Tax Free Fund
Supplement to Prospectus
Dated August 1, 1998
The following text replaces the information for Scudder California Tax Free Fund
in the third paragraph of the section entitled "Shareholder benefits -- A team
approach to investing" on pages 24 and 25 of the Fund's prospectus:
Eleanor R. Brennan, Lead Portfolio Manager, assumed responsibility for the
Fund's day-to-day operations in May, 1999. Ms. Brennan joined the Adviser in
1995 as a municipal bond trader and became a portfolio manager in 1996. From
1991 to 1996, Ms. Brennan worked as an assistant portfolio manager and a trader
for an unaffiliated investment management firm. She began her investment career
in 1986.
Matthew J. Caggiano, Portfolio Manager, joined the Fund in May, 1999. Mr.
Caggiano joined the Adviser in 1989 and has been a municipal bond trader since
1994.
May 19,1999
