, 1874-05-31
LOCAL MISCELLANY
TURNER PARK nEDICATION.

4OAN1h EAHkh 0G01OnI414s'
The dedication Of the new Turner Park in tho
Town Of Lyons next Sunday and Monday, the
9Th and 7th OF June, promises to be one Of the
grnndest affairs ever giTen by the Turner's IN
this city. It bids fair to outrival the corner
stone laying Of the North Side Turner Hall. The
procession will be one Of the largest and most
brilliant pageants ever seen on our streets, anu,
besides a the Turner Societies in this city, largo
number OF Turner's from Illinois, Wisconsin, aud
Michigan will take part IN the festivities. ALI
the German and Scandinavian societies in tho
city have also been invited, and many Of them
will turn cut.
The various arrangement committees held
another meeting last evening It the South Side
Turner Hail corner Of Van Buren, and Clark
etreets aIr. Arthur Erbo in the char, aud c.
A. F: Huncke acting as Secretary, all the Turner
societies in tho city being represented
Mr. Erbe, Of the Committee on Speakers, re-
ported that they had succeeded in getting ths
promise Of Gen. Lieb to make the reception
speech, and hIr. Hesing and Mayor Colyin to
deliver the orations in German and Engl'ah, re-
Mr. Kind, Of the Decoration Committee,
stated that they had made extensive
arrangoments for decorating the grounds, and
the entrance to the park: The programme for
the tableau viyants would be ready BY Tuesday.
Mr.. Huncko, Of the Committee Oh Railroads.
reported that they had made arrangements for
four extra trans on Sunday, which would leave
the depot at Goose Island at 10:43 and ll:3o
O'Clock q. H., aud aud o'clock p: m. Return
| Gas. 1890. aud II o'clock p. N. On Mon
| daay three regular trains would leave
the city at 7:25 and s:23 a. H.. and
! 407 o'clock p. m. Besides, an excurslon train
Monday would leave the park 1t 8 o'clock p. N.
| Mr.. Huncke. from the Committee on Invita-
tions, reported that invitations had been sent to
| all tho Turner Associations Of Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, and part OF Michigan. The various other
! German and Scandinavian soaieties had also
| been invited.
III. Kind, OF the Committee OF Arrangements,
stated they had agreed upon the following pro-
! gralnma for the festivities:
Sunday-P7ocession to start ut o'clock. First hsin
to leave Ut H. Arrival at the Park at r. Rev1ew. Ke-
ception speech j. Oraonn at 1:3o. Concert Aero
bate exhibitions at s. Dancing Ut 1. Evening enter
tainment at. Tableau1 vi'ants at 3 Return home
still.
1fouday-ArrIyal At park st Q. Commencement Of
prize turnius 10. Distribution OF prizes at t. Be-
| turn home ~ y.
| should assemble at tue South Chicago Turner
| Hall. corner OF Van Buren, aud Clark streets. a
half-past 8 a. m. The procession will start at y
and will march north on Clark street to chicago
north to Division, thence west to the depot.
| Tho Chief Marshal Mr. Peter Hand, has aT'-
pointed tho following assistants: 2. schwein'
furth, Henry Schmehl Louis Koch, and Willia1
| ,risheudorf, of the Chicago TuEugemeinds; 6, e
Dahinten, Gustav Giosa, L; Schulz, August
aerharti, August sarhu. and August Gerber
from the Aurora Turner Society
G. II. Miller, Louis Hartmann. Peter QNcren.
bach, Joseph noolle, Of the Vorwarts Inrnel
Society ;: Joyech Aliehle and Carl Wiele, Of th'
South Chicago Turner socsety; y; Kronue, .
the Union Turner Society; W: BomeEth, Gu
bort Olsen, J. II. Ar7idson, OF the Scandinavia
Turner Society. The Marshal from the tn e'ng
ing, Shooting, and other societies WILL 90 &p
| pointed during the week.