The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-05
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which is peculiarly an out.ofdoors affair,
rains beginning on Saturday night, and con.
tinuing at intervals during the Fest, and since
then for that matter through the week
The Fest began on Sunday on the arrival
Of the trains from Chicago and the west, bear.
ing the Turner's of Chicago and that end of
the district and those of La Sale and Peru.
They were met at the depot and escorted with
the music of brass bands to Turner Hall,
which was headquarters, of course,
In the evening, at the Hall, the formal re.
ception took place. The hall as remodeled IS
one of the pleasantest places in the city, and
on this occasion was decorated with greens
and flowers, with medalIons at intervals on
the gallery rail, each bearing the name OF one
society which combined form the district
Long tables were placed along the hall and at
these the guests were seated. Mr.. John Pur.
TurnVeren made an appropriate address of
welcome, and read the following letter of well
come from the Mayor of the city:
OTTAWA, i'll, July "a, 1882.
| John ". Purrucker, Esq, Chairman Ottaua
1urm- Eerein-DEAR SIR: Your communlca.
ton, requesting me, as Mayor Of the city, ito
say few words of welcome, and to extend the
freedom of the city to our Your visiting
brother Turner's from abroad, at a reception
to be given them in the evening" July Both,
1882, at Turn Hail. was duly received.
regret that circumstances are such that
shall be unable to meet you on that occasion;
but, although am deprived of the pleasure
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person, | cannot let this opportunity pass
without extending greetings, with a hearty
welcome from our citizens, to our city and its
homes, wishing them an enjoyable and profit
able festival, and that their stay with us may
be as pleasant and satisfactory to them as we
are assured 1t will be to Us.
Thanking the Turn Vercin for their kind
invitation, and yourself personally for the
pleasant manner in which it was conveyed,
and wishing your meetings throughout sue
cess, fully realizing your expectations remain
Very respectfully yours,
E. G. ALLEN, Mayor.
Emil HeXster, of Chicago, CHAIRMAN made
an appropriate response and was followed by
Mr.. Huber Of Belleville who delivered the
address of the evening, the subject being the
Turner Society, its history. aims, &c. The re.
ceptlou then resolved itself into general
good time" IN which toasts, music by the
Chicago Orchestra band and the Peru band,
vocal music, &c. &C., were the features. The
fun was kept up until a late hour, when the
company adjourned for the night.
On Monday morning in spite of the rain
procession was formed at Turner Hall, and
made short march through the streets in the
midst of the mud to the grove. The process
sion contained the Chicago Orchestra, Chicago
Light Guard band, Peru and FitZgerald's'
bands, Davenport, Aurora, Peru, La Sale. and
Ottawa Turner's, Chicago Turn.Gemeinder
Chicago VOrwaerts German Benevolent Soci.
ETY. OF Ottawa, carriages with officers, city
council and citizens.
AT the grove rest was taken, after which
the calesthenic exercises began. In the stand
the exercises were very brief, consisting merely
of short address by Hon. William Rapp. Of
Chicago, in German and Duncan McDougallr
Of Ottawa, in English the latter being substi-
tuted for Hon. Washington Bushnell who was
i'll. The day was spent IN picnic style. Each
society represented had Its own particular
section of the grounds for headquarters, where
they received their friends, but all mixed in
one general good time wherever 1t was to be
had in the grove. The music of one of the
four bands on the grounds was constantly
heard and urged on by unlimited lager aud
good nature, jolly good time seemed the lot
OF every one of the vast crowd present.
In the evening took place the concert at
the hall. The programme was very good
one muslcaly, and was great treat to must.
cal people IN Ottawa, to whom that sort OF
thing is by no means common. The Arion
quartette came In tor the greatest share of the
honors, particularly from the German (and OF
course large portion of the audience, to whom
the male four part song is especially dear.
The serenade tor flute and horn was the in.
strumontal gem Of the evening and an encore
was rapturously demanded. The audience
was large one, filling the house without
crowding it, however. After the concert many
of the guests adjourned to the yard below,
which was provided with tables and lighted
with Chinese lanterns. In spite of the mud
floor and damp air the guests, ladies and gen.
temen, sat down to the tables ia large mum.
bers, and with libatons of lager, vocal music,
story telling, &c, &c, passed a long and So
ciable evening.
On Tuesday the exercises at the grove con-
tlnued, much the same as on Monday, except
that no time was spent over set speeches. In
the evening the prizes won were ANNOUNCED
at the hall as follows:
First Class Turning on Apparatus-Flrst
Prize, Chicago Turngemeinde; second prize,
Vorwaerts. Second class-Flrst prize Chica
go Turngemeinde; second prize, Aurora, of
Chicago. Individual prizes-First class
First prize, Charles F. Mueller, Vorwaerts,
Chicago; second prize, Asmus Carr Chicago
Turulcmui.IGe. Src,nd class First prize,
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