The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-11

Wheeling turner's had made elaborate
preparations for the celebration Of their
9th anniversary, but Old Probs irowned
upon them and TO grea. extent the in.
teresting programme prepared for the oC.
casion was prevented from being carried
out. However, our German fellow Citi.
Sens are not easily discouraged, and such
u tFiilc us q damp and generally disagree.
able day only served to give them
keener zst for the festivities Of the coca.
sion.
Owing to the inclemency Of the
weather the visiting delegations were not
as large As expected, the only neighbor.
Ing citiea represented being YOUNGSTOWN,
Pa, steubenvillo and BellliTe, Ohio. The
visitors were met at the depot by COM
mittees appointed for the purpose and
escorted TO Turner Hall, where the Wheel.
ing Turner's were assembled to give
them greeting. Mr.. Jacob Str6ub,
President Of the Wheeling TurnverCin, dc.
Iiyered we'll worded and heartily nm.
preciated address Of welcome, after
which the Turner's fell in line in front Of
the hall, en- costume, and made ready for
the march. The column was headed BY
the Wheeling City Band, and after pass.
ing through the principal streets returned
20 the hall, the very disagreeable weather
preventing the picnic which had been ar.
ranged 10 take place on the Fair Grounds,
The afternoon was spent by the Tur.
neFs in athletic sports, and in com petiag
tor the various prizes offered by the
Wheeling Society. Oh course the amber
liquid commonly known "a lager beer
flowed in abundance, and all were "a
merry as though the skies outside were
as fair ia in sunny Italy. There was no
distinction here, and fathers and mothers,
sisters and brothers, aun:s and uncles,
and even the much abused mother-in-
Law, were seen drinking together in unity
and peace.
The different classes competing Tor The
prizes were divided as follows; Senior
members; first department Of pupils,
from 10 TO IS years Of age; second depart.
ment Of pupils, from ii to l6 years Of age;
third department Of pupils, from 6 to II
years Of age, and n little girls depart.
ment The Judges selected for these de.
pArune1tB were as follows:
Senior Members Henry Hoefer.
Wheeling; Max Gescheuter, steubenville.
First Dep. OF Pupils-C. A. Schaeier,
Jacob Straub, Wheeling.
Second Dep. Of Pupils--Charles Hirscb,
Hugo l.. Loos, Wheeling.
Third Dep. Of Pupils--Wm. MuegCr,
Wheeling; Rudolph Schurrenberg, Steu-
The evening and night were devoted
to Terpsichore. Turner Hall never held
a larger or more brilliant crowd. Vaas'
band furnished the music, and the floor
was occupied by lovers OF the may until
late hour this morning. Supper was
served about midnight by Chris. Leidl,
who is now the head centre and chief
butler OF the hall. Chris. is an enter.
prising fellow, and supplied his numer-
Gus friends and customers with every.
thing they could desire in the eating line.
The announcement OF prizes by the
judges was feature Of the occasion. 1t
was as fOllowa:
Senior members-First prize, VIM.
SchambrH, Wheeling, a fine engraving Of
IurnmasLer +. L. jain, the founder of
Turning, J. l.. INLAND, a poet, and Z. NJ.
Arnd!, Il German author; ID prize, VIM.
SeiboId, Steubenville; 3D. prize, Martin
Sehaefer, Steubenville; 4th prize, VIM.
hahn, YOUNGSTOWN, Pa; 5lh prize, Charles
GIiSetze9l Wheeling; 9th prize, VIM. Ritz,
Wheeling.
First Dep. of pupils-First prize,
Charles Schneider; second prize, Otto
Stumpi; third prize, August Stoetzer;
fourth prize, George Heller; all Of Wheel.
Second Dep. of Pupils-First prize,
Charles straub; second prize; Fred Appel;
third prize, Charles Haberstich; fourth
prize. Geo. Weisner; all of Wheeling.
Third Dep. Of Pupils-First prize,
George Mueukemocller; second prize,
Herman schambra; third prize, Edward
Schneider; fourth prize, albert Fischer,
Wheeling.
Little Girls-First prize, Bertha Straub;
second prize, Emma Schambra; third
prize, Catharine Klink; fourth prize, An.
ME Naas; fifth prize, Emily Jaunke.
Misses Josephine Hirth and Francisco
SwarI"baCh received honorable mention.