Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-19
TIE GERMAN FESTIVAL.
Eighth Annual Assembly of the Pacific
Turn. Bezirk - The Public Welcome to


Turn. Bezirk - The Public Welcome to
the Visitors
Saturday night Sacramento put on holiday
robes to welcome the visiting organizations OF
the Turn erein that assembled here for the
eighth annual Turn. Bezirk The Sacramento
| Turn V erein Association had made ample
preparation tor fitting reception, and had
the kindly aid of very many other citizens,
who united with them TO make the occasion
one worthy CT the capital city. AT half-past
the Sacramento Association, accompanied
by visitors already arrived from Chico, Marys-
vile and Stockton, marched TO the depot to
receive the guests from San Francisco. The
train was q half hour late, as seems usually
to be the case when there is special reason TO
have it arrive on time. This kept crowd Of
some 1000 people IN waiting at the station,
but it was good. natured company, and with
the music of the bands and the excitement
incident to the occasion, the time passed more
agreeably than to the waiting thousands that
lined tee streets along the line of the proposed
march. Finally, however, the guests were
received, the line formed and the march
began. The line was a very handsome one.
The streets were crowded with people. and
the windows and balconies were filed
with pleased spectators. Along the
principal streets there was very proiuse
decoration Of many buildings, and In
many instances these decorations were sup
plemented by Examinations, and fine displays
Of lanterns aud rows of tapsrs and candles
placed in arches and tiers or along balcony
fronts and in windows. Everywhere there
was profuse display Of bunting, and flags
and streamerp, and the German colors mingled
on house-t top, flag pole and streets with the
starry banner Of the Union. As the process
sion moved it was greeted with cheers, way
ing han5kerchiefs and showers OF plaudlts.
while the streets fairly blazsd with
lights Of red, white and blue, and
the air was filed with the colored smoke
of burning fireworks. Rockets shot sthwart
the sky, roman candles sent their gay col
ored and flaming balls in ell directions, and
the open doors and windows OF houses. aolaze
with light added still more TO the brilliancy
| Of the scsne The procession itself bore in
Vulnerable torches and looked, frsm short
! dist Ance like u moving line OF hire, from
| which shot ever aud anon rockets, balls 'ot
! FIRE aad sudden flames of color as brilliant as
| are known to the pyrotecbnist's art. 1t was,
| in all. a most commendable display, and far
| exceeded anything of the kind before at
| tempted here by any civic society. The WIS.,
itors were loud in their expressions OF surprise
and satisfaction. They had not expected so
| general A welcome and especially were they
surprised by the extent of the decoration Of
| private houses, thing by no means confined
| to those Of our people who are of German
/ birth or parentage.
Among the puDhc pulldlngs proiuseiy
| decorated was the lofty front Of the RECORD
UNION building, which was also brilliantly
| illuminated. AS the procession passed the
building every division cheered the RECORD.
UNION. and some OF them. cheered three
times over. The procession moved in this
order: Six policemen in uniform abreast; the
Hussars' band in full uniform; the Sacra-
mento Husssrs. Captain Ruhssaller. dis
mounted; Companies A, b, q. and the Gov
ernor's Gusrd, of the First Artillery Regi-
ment, under command of Senior Captain
Dalton; the First Artillery Regimentsl
band in full uniform; carriage contain.
ing J. j. Trarbach, President of the
Sacramento Turn-Verein, and City Trustees
Brown, Ryan and Guttenberger then came
the San Francisco Eintracht Tutn-Section,
as men the San Francisco Vorwaerts Turn
Verein, II men the Stockton Turn. Verein,
co men; squad Of eight men in arms from
the San Francisco Schutzsn- Terein; delega-
tions Of Turner'S from Chico, Marysville,
Red Bluff and Los Angeles. On each
side Of all these Associations marched
as q guard and escort of honor, and
these numbered 105 men, all carrying
torches. Accompanying the San Francisco
Eintrachs was a fine drum corps of eight
men. TIE procession closed with several
carriages of citizens, in many OF them being
ladies', and not 3 few carrying banners.
Throughout the line the colors of the United
States and of Germany, and Of the various
Turner associations, were carried, there be-
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ners. The procession moved from the depot
out Second street to K, up K TO Ninth, along
Ninth to J, down to Third. along Third to
K, up K to Fourth, down Fourth TO l., up L
to Tenth, down Tenth to y, countermarchiDg
on Tenth to X, and thence to Turner Hall,
which was gayly decorated, and as the pro-
cession arrived was a perfect blaze of light.
As the procession pissed the State Capitol
the whole vast building Was brilliantly Ilumi-
mated, and from the dome the Turner's OF
Sacramento greeted their guests with 8
shower of rockets and other pyrotechnic dis
plays In many parts OF The city off the
route Of the procession there were houses
decorated and illuminated in honor Of the
occasion.
Arrived at the hall, when the compony had
been called to order, J. J. ca, Presi-
dent of the Sacramento Turn Verein, made
brief and appropriats address of welcome.
He then introduced Mayor John Z Brown,
who welcomed the visitors, in behalf of Sacra.
rnento, in q concise and cordial address. The
S ,crameDto Turner Harmonic then sang q
welcoming song, when the guests were es-
corted to the lower hall and served with
substantial luncheon, after which they were
escorted to the quarters prepared for them.
Early yesterday morning the Turner's and
their guests assembled at Turner Hall, and
after the greetings of the morning were over
they formed in line, and, headed by the First
Artillery band, moved out to East Park.
where the festivities that are to continue to.
day and tomorrow began. The park was
arranged especially for the games and exer-
cises Of the occasion, and the grounds set
apart for them were rallied off, go that the
participants should not be incommoded by
the spectators crowding upon them. Within
this space were placed all the usual appara.
tus of the Turner'S gymnasium, and also a
tent for the guests, in which they could effect
the necessary changes of costume. There
were refreshment stands in plenty, and the
dancing floor was given up to the use of those
who. desired to indulge in saltatorial exercises.
For the Turner'S, however, there was more
serious business on hand. A large number
were actively engaged all day On committees,
Of which there are goodly number others
were detailed to act as judges, and of these
there were also many; others still had to at.
tend to the gates, the badges, the music, the
dancing floor, to keep strangers outside the
lines. to attending to the wants and inquiries
Of visitors, to policing the grounds, ETC., etc.
The gymnsstic exercises engaged in were such
as are common to the training pursued in
TurDers' gymnasiums. For all the exercises
premiums are offered that are considered rs
especially desirable to have, as they issue
| from the highest authority on the coast-the
Pacific Coast Branch of the National Amer
| lean Turner Union, or, in other words, the
| Pacific Turn. Dezirk. There have entered
into competition for these diplomas two
classes of the first grade from San Francisco,
one of the second grade from Sacramento
and two of the same grade from San Fran
cisco. Besides these, there are premiums for
| individual competition by Turner's not in or.
ganized classes, and Of these there is q large
number The games proceeded very briskly
yesterday and attracted much attention. The
| gymnast5 ere ell young men of splendid
physique, and they are called upon to
| do some very trying feats of
strength and agility. One of the most
pleasing of the exercises yesterday was
the wand drill in calisthenics by class Of
! sixteen from the San Francisco Vorwaerts.
| This took place upon the dancing platform,
and was the subj c. of both criticism and
| compliment by the many experts locking on.
At 8 P. ~, Stephen Ruff, President of the Pa
| citic Branch of the National American Tur-
ner Union. delivered the annual address in
the German tongue. The attendance at the
! Park yesterday was very large. About P.
NJ the Turner's left East Park. The manage
ment yesterday was excellent. The visitors
express themselves as delighted with the at
tentions shown them. The Sacramento
Turner's have made them their guests in
earnest. and have provided every one Of them
with a suitable home or stopping place while
he remains in the city.
Last evening the Turner's and their guests
assembled at Turner Hall, and there was held
what is known in German as commence !"
"a sort Of social reunion at the table, with
| light refreshments, and when song and repair
tee, and brief speeches and toasts, rule the
hour. To-day the Turner'S will again repair
TO East Park, and the gymnastic exercises
will be resumed. Tonight st Turner Hall
there will be concert by the singing Sec
tions.
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