Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-02
THE TURNER'S.
First and Second Days of the Grand
Festival of the Lookout Mountain
district

First and Second Days of the Grand
Festival of the Lookout Mountain
District.
All but one Of the delegations to the
Grand Festival of the German Turner's ar
rived in this city by the three o'clock
train from Chattanooga Sunday morning,
and were met and welcomed at the depot
by section of the Nashville Turner's, who
entertained them during the day. AT 10
A. NJ. there was a meeting Of the Turn
Teachers Association at Turner Hall, on
North Market street, and at night the OH
cial programme was inaugurated by the
reading of prize essays on the question,
"Why is it necessary to promote and en-
courage the principles Of the Turner's, and
the establishment of branch associations
in the SOUTH" A. Bohr, from the Chat
tanooga Association, A. W. Walter, from
the Nashville Association, and John Ruhm,
an umpire, were the judges, and will award
the prizes to-day.
Alter the essays, Mr.. Ernest Biersch
sang a beautiful air from Ozar and Zlnl-
norman; Chris Vaupel and Mr.. II. Papen-
dick were also among the singers, and the
Herce Italian musicians filed the intervals.
The Memphis delegation arrived yester
day morning and threw out their banner
from Turner Hall. There was not 80 large
representation as was expected, only Chat
tanooga, Atlanta, Greenville, Ala, Hunts
vile, Augusta and Memphis sending dele
gates. The Memphis delegation were de-
layed by missing train, which only one
of their number, Mr.. Miller, reached in
time, and he seeing the others left, jumped
of the train whilst it was in motion and
received such severe injuries az to compel
him to remain at home.
The front of Turner Hall Yesterday morn
ing presented a beautiful appearance.
From every window the silken banners Of
the various branches of this great German
society we're floating, and the whole face
of the building was Handsomely festooned
with boughs of green cedar. Above the
decoration and the flags stood 6oldly ont in
| large black letters the generous word Of
welcome-"Gut Hei"-more hearty and
expressive than all the other emblazoned
notices to be seen. Flags were out in va
| rious other portions of the city. The
Nashville Dsmokrat flung out the black,
whiteand red Of the German Confederation,
| side by side with the stars and stripes, and
at Chris VaupePs similar ensigns we're dis
played.
AT about 9 o'clock the procession was
| formed for its march TO the Horticultural
| Garden. First rode the Marshal, in a SIM
pie suit Of linen, and wearing blue sash
as the insignia Of his position. A detach-
ment Of eleven of the Metropolitan Police
came next, and Immediately in their rear
marched the splendid Post Band, one Of
the finest musical organizations of the kind
in the country. Following came the Chat
| tanooga Turner'S, next the Swiss Society oil
Nashville, next large company Of boy
| Turner'S, next the Memphis Turner's, next
| the Nashville Turner's, and following them
a number Of Turner'S not wearing the uni
form Of the Society. A large wagon filled
with little girls, dressed in white and car.
rying flowers, brought up the rear of The
procession, which, altogether, was an i'm.
| posing affair, and attracted crowds of spec
tators from all quarters. The neat suits o
cool linen, consisting of a nicely fitting
roundabout, vest and trousers, were vel
adapted for protection against the intens'
heat of the sun, which throughout th,
day was almost unbearable. The rich
heavy volumes of music, the Hutterin,
banners and the echOing tramp Of tn
moving mass were as inspiring a. tbs
march of a trinmphal army. Up Marke
street 10 the Square, around the Squar
aud down Market street TO Broadway, al
Broadway to Cherry street, up Cherrl
street TO Cedar, down Cedar 10 College
down College to Locust, down Locust 0
Market, down Market TO Jefferson, up ] ei
ferson TO Simmer, sud thence to the Hort
cultural Garden the procession moved
and at twelve o'clock sump,uous banque
was ready for the visitors.
Dr.. G.. Schiff delivered the welcoming
address, and was followed 10 a few re
, marks from Mayor AIden, welcoming an
7 appropriate. A very tine address was ale
delivered by August Bohr, Of the Chaits
nooga Turner'S, and the closing speech va
made BY John Ruhm.