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Annual Turner-bund Fest.

Lee counties urner-bund took
place at the hall of the Alamo
Turner's, in this city, on Sun
day evening, commencing at 5
o'clock. The expected dele
gates from the other societies
composing the Bund failed to
put in an appearance, to the
great disappointment of the
Alamos, who had gone to con-
siderable pains and expense in
preparing a frst-class reception
and entertainment for their
benefit. When one takes into
consideration the fact that the
members Of the Alamo Turn
ers have never failed to send
| delegates to the annual meet
ings of the Bund, we think they
have good grounds for feeling
aggrieved at that their failure to
attend. Notwithstanding their
disappointment in this respect,
the fest was a complete success.
Several Of the honorary men,
bers were in attendance, as was
also the senior editor of the
BANNER, to witness the exer-
cises Of the Alamo boys, and
loudly applauded some of their
feats on the horizontal bar and
, spring-board. Mr.. Willie Stuck
ert is certainly an expert on the
bar, while Mr.. Willie Reichardt
is entitled to the credit of being
the champion jumper from the
the spring-board; however, all
the company are well up in
their exercises, and under the
tutorage and captaincy of Mr..
Adolph Woehler are making
commendable improvement.
The Alamo Turner's was or
ganized on June 10th, 1877,
and now has sixteen active
members, four passive men,
members and twenty honorary
members. 1t is composed of
some Of our most worthy
young men, who take great
pride in their organization and
in the superiority OF their enter
tainments.
Alter the exercises on the
bar had been concluded the
Turner's invited their guests to
be seated with them at table,
well supplied with good things
to eat, and an unlimited sup
ply Of fresh beer with which
to wash it down. Quite a num-
Der of toasts were offered and
responded to, in both the Eng
lish and German language. Mr..
E. Reichardt, an honorary
member, was elected as master
of Economics, and right royalty
did he perform the duty as
signed HIM. Mr.. H. Muller. of
the Texas Volksbote, was first
called upon to address the So
ciety, which he did in his usual
impressive manner, rendering
his thanks for the honors con-
ferred and profering some words
Of good advice to the society.
Mr.. J. G. Rankin of the BANNER,
was next honored with a call,
who responded by expressing
his high personal regard for the
members of the Alamo Turn
ers; sympathizing with the men,
bers in their disappointment at
the non-attendance Of delegates
from the other societies, and in
predicting for the Alamo's that
continued prosperity for which
their merits so justly entitle
them to, closing by proposing
a toast; "May the Alamo Turn
ers continue to carry off first
honors at all annual tests"
which was was ably responded
to in English by Messrs. A. Jes-
sen and H. Muller. Various
toasts were offered and respond
ed to in the German Ian
guage. Mr.. E. Reichardt paid
a glowing and merited tribute
to the memory of the late F.
w. Schuerenberg, who was one
of the most active honorary
members ofthe society, regret
ting his demise and the conse-
quent loss to the society of one
Of its most steadfast friends,
and proposed a toast to the
"honored dead" which was
drank standing.
Mr.. H. Muller being called
upon again, gave it, as his be-
lief, that the Alamo Turner's
would find it greatly to their
advantage if they would Join
the Germania society, as they
would thereby save the cost of
hall rent for entertainments and
have the privilege of beautiful
grounds for the erection of their
turning apparatus, &c. In fact
thought it would be mutually
advantageous to both societies.
Mr.. lessen fully concurred
with Mr.. Miller in his views, ad-
ding that the Alomo's could
then show their agility and en-
terprise IN assisting in conduct
ing all entertainments at the
Germaniaand browning the same
with success-that they should
bring their sweet hearts to the
balls and have social time by
iazinu cSasnae about with both