The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-07-22

Turn-Fest.
The ninth Biennial Turn. Fest of the Chicago
Turn.Bezirk takes place in this city on July 3lst
and August lst 1t promises to be the most ex.
tensive gathering and festival that has taken
place in Ottawa since the Fourth of 1881 From
all parts OF the district the Turner's and their
friends are preparing to come and enjoy them.
selves for the two or three days of the festival.
There will be four societies from Chicago,
accompanied by the Chicago Orchestra and
brass band; Turner's from Mendoza with band;
from Peru, with band; from Joliet, Aurora, Da.
venport, and other cities, making body of at
least 500 Turner's with their friends and women
folks added.
The programme as laid out is in subs lance as
follows:
The great body Of delegates will arrive on
Sunday afternoon, On the Minneapolis train.
In the evening after about 9 o'clock they will be
formally welcomed by the Ottawa Society at
Turn Hall. There will be no other Sunday
demonstration Of any kind
On Monday morning at o'clock the process
sion will be formed on La Sale street in front Of
the Turner Hall, with the right resting on Jack
son, thence marching east on Jackson to Colum.
Fayette, thence west Of La Fayette to La Sale,
thence south on La Sale to Main street, thence
east on Main to Columbus, thence north on
Columbus to Madison street, thence west on
Madison TO Sycamore, thence south on Sycamore
to Main, thence east on Main to La Sale, and
then south on La Sale street across the Illinois
river bridge, and thence to Hoes grove. In this
procession and march will be the famous Chicago
Orchestra (Which will furnish the music of the
Fest during its progress) and the other visiting
bands After a short rest after arriving at the
grove, the calesthenic exercises will begin, At
o'clock addresses will be delivered by Hon.
VIM. Rapp, of Chicago, in German, and Hon.
w. BUSHNELL of Ottawa, in English. These will be
followed by the beginning of the prize turning,
continued through the afternoon.
In the evening the well known Chicago Or
chestra will give grand concert at the Hall,
under the direction of Prof Rosenbecker, the
orchestra being assisted by the Arion Quartette
of this city. The following programme will be
given:
Chicago Orchestra.
2. "Popourri Popular Melodies" ...........F. Hoffman
Chicago Orchestra.
4. solo for saxophone, ................J Mueller
s. Vow that the Sun has mounted high" .."R Hood"
. 60 an, Arion Qusrtetie. M.
g. 0veriure-"Raymond ,..............A. Thomas
l. oyerturc-"Le refine d'ar jour" ............ IdaEas
Chicago Orchestra
2 "Millers Song" ZOlaer
Arion Quarette
"Potpourr Musical Revue" ................N Carl
Chicago Orchestra
g. "Serenade, for Horn and Flute Solo, Tia
s. ''Chorrf wanderer"... ............. Rendelssokn
Arion Quartete.
g. N'fu-.a March .........-,.......- ..HendeIs0tH
Chicago Orchestra.
Tickets are for sale at Slmon's music store, at
50 cents; reserved seats, - cents
On Tuesday at 0 O'Clock the procession will
again form and march 10 the grove, where dur
ing the day the turning for prizes will be con-
tinued. In the evening will be given grand
ball at the Hall, at which the Chicago Orchestra
will furnish the music. Admission tickets will
cost 81 per couple, supper extra.
The programme is an excellent oAe and prom
ises very interesting Fest, enjoyable both to
Turner's and visitors TO the city, Of whom there
will doubtless be very large number.
The Turner'S OF this city, though not large
body, compared with the entire city, nor a very
rich one, ask no pecuniary aid to carry out the
programme Of this very expensive festival, yet
in view Of the fact that it is festival and that
visitors will be here from a number Of cities,
thereby making the city Itself the real host, they
as that those people living and merchants