The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-01
tTne TURNER FESTIVAL IN moaHIsANIA.

The third annual Turner festival of the district OF
New York. which commenced on Saturday last in
Morrisania was brought to close last night. There
was but little done on Saturday except the recep.
ton Of the delegates from other places Sunday
morning was mostly passed in the members Of the
different delegations becoming acquainted with each
other. In the afternoon pcnIcng In the vicinity
OF Morrisania was resorted to- and pleasant after
noon was passed.
The first grand feature OF the festival took place
on sunday evening-a grand sacred con.
cert by some OF the best musical talent and
defamation by the Turner's, at Washington Hall.
The hal was crowded TO repletion and many per.
sons were compelled to go away not Obtaining adj
mission. The programme at the musical festival
consisted OF overture by the Morrisania Maenner
Choir Band. The Quartet Club then sang a national
song. Inferspersed with the singing was decarna-
ton, OF which "The Casting OF the Bell ~ Inv MIR
Gruning, OF New York; An odd Story BY Mr.
Stemmetz, received the diplomas which were
awarded by the committee on Monday afternoon
The singing OF rhe Dew Fell In the Night of Spring
one OF Mendelsohn's songs sung BY the Morrisa6ia
Quartet Club, received warm and well meried an
plause. Miss Katie Kuntz, young lady living In
Morrisania, was warmly encored after singing 5My
Yesterday morning, at ten O'clock, the various
delegations formed IN procession at Turner'S Hall.
In the following order:
FIRST DIVISION.
Police, Festival Committee, Band Ofncers OF the
new iork DIVISION turner's Drum Corps, New York
shooters Turner Sharpshooters Morrisania Maenner.
Choir, Gernania Macnnercllor. Merosp JeilentafpI
Gernanla and Union Maennerchors OF Melrose Tur.
ner pupils.
SECOND DfvIsION
Delegations from other disiricts society from
Troy. Drum Corps, New York Turner society Turner
societies from New York, Williamsburg Brooklyn
New BROOKLYN, East New YORK. Boomingdale jer.
sey CITY Hudson City, Carlstadt, Paterson, Harlem
ana Morrisania. Each delegation carried n hand.
some silk banner, some OF which, embroidered In
SILK were very handsome.
AT halfpast one the gymnastic exercises were COM
menced, which lasted until after three O'Clock.
About hafDast three General Franz sigeI delivered
an address IN which he gave history OF the Turner's
their duties, objects and general history He smoke
a bout an hour, during which he was frUauently
10 IDLY applauded. The sharpshooters about sixty
in number. commenced shooting as soon as they Got
on the picnic ground, aud continued TO shoot until
abo four O'Clock. There were four prizes TO be shot
for. The committee awarded them to-First Her.
man liappenberg, New York. diploma and silver
watch; second, John Miller, WILLIAMSBURG Colts re-
vover third George Winker Jersey cite small
silver watch; fourth, George Hemtz New York,
silver plated ice pitcher.
The TurI,er Cadets during the afternoon rave an
exhibition drill, which gave general satlslactIon
The parties ten separated for supper to patber for
the nights pie aare. Immediately after simmer the
rain began TO MN, which drove the large crowd in
side the hall IN Muller's Park, so that that large
building uhcomfortaby crowded Notwith.
standing the rain, the grounds were Handsomely
illuminated with MANY colored Chinese lanterns.