The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-08
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Upon arriving at the building, the visi,
ors were conducted to the inside of the hall
| where refreshments were set out, and 500,
all were engaged in taking care of tn,
/ wants OF the inner man. While they wer,
thus engaged, the committee OF reception
once more visited the depot, and received
the large delegations from Topeka, Law
reIce and Fort Scott, which numbered
about 200. They were also conducted Il
the hall, and added to their brethren from
the north. At ii O'Clock, a small delega
alton from Wyandot,e and Kansas City
| arrived, and were also taken TO the hall
| and cared for.
Alter every one had become rested and
refreshed, the entire procession, inclu Ing
! the Leavenworth Turnverien, numbering
over 5000 people, and headed by the Fifth
Infantry band, marched TO
KELLEY's GROVE,
! where most extensive preparations had been
made for their reception.
ORDER OF MARCH
The following was the order OF march:
Fifth Infantry Band.
Pupils OF the Society.
scandinavian Society of Lawrence.
Social Society OF Lawrence
Atchison Liederkrarz.
ST. Joseph Ma-nnerchor.
French Benevolent Society.
Leavenworth Singers.
Topeka Turnverein.
Kansas City Turnverein,
Omaha Turnverein.
Ottawa Tarnverein.
st. Joseph Turnverein.
Lawrence. Turnverein.
Atchison Turnverein.
Wyandotte. Turnverein.
Leavenworth rurnverein.
At one o'clock an address OF
WELCOME
was delivered by the president of the Leav-
enworth Turnverein, and the procession
broke ranks for rest and enjoyment in social
conver-e; after which the contests for the
prizes were begun, and continued until a
late hour in the afternoon.
THE ATHLETIC EXERCISES
were held in the grove Immediately south
If the grand stand, and consisted in throw
ing the stone, leaping, running, turning on
the horizontal bar, etc. The following Is a
list of those winning prizes:
BOYS OVER II YEARS OLD.
LIST prize-Louis Mehl, Leavenw orth.
ID pr ze-Richard Zeiiz, Leavenworth.
Sd prize-Moses Salinger, Leavenworth
UNDER II YEARS OF AGE.
lst prize-Louis Kasron, St. Joseph.
81 prize-Jno Maduski, Leavenworth.
81 prize-M Hartman, Lawrence.
IN THE EVENING.
At six o'clock p. M. the procession form-
ed at the grove, and, headed by the Fifth
Infantry band, marched back 10 the city.
Upon arriving at the Hall, corner Broad
way and Shawnee streets, the column was
disbanded, and the large assemblage, which,
by this time, had swelled into crowd OF
immense proportions, waited patiently for
the exercises OF the evening TO begin. After
a few choice selections rendered by the mil
itary band, the ceremony of pre- enting the
prizes TO the successful competitors in The
athletic games of the afternoon took place,
succeeding which the supper was announc,
ed, to which the partakers did
ample justice. Following the supper
we're songs by the Atchison Glee
club and waltzes, schotrisches, etc, by the
Fifth Infantry band until eleven O'Clock,
when the visitors sought their respective
trains, which were to take them home.
Owing to some mistake, great many
who had tickets reading by way OF the
Kansas City, St Joseph & Council Bluffs
railroad boarded the Missouri Pacific train
going north, and did not discover their mis-
take until they were wei under way.
There was little or no confusion in reach
ing the cars for Lawrence, Kansas CITY,
Ottawa, and Topeka, the principal diff
Guilty being confined to those going to Atch-
icon and Sc. Joseph. Finally, about mid
night, osc visitors whose intention it was
to depart, were safely esconced in softlv
cushioned seats, while the iron honse bore
them swiftly homeward. Several hundred
from the neighboring cities remained for
the purpose Of witnessing the grand COM
petitive gymnastic exercises, which took
place at the Turn Hall Yesterday morning
between the hours of eleven A. N. and
one p. N.