New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-08-22

lHE COIN ENIlON.
The delegate convention Of the sew.
eral Turnvereins constituting the Min.
nesota district convened at Turner
Hall at 10 a. m. Thursday and was
called to order by M. F. Propping,
the district secretary. The convention
organized by the election of Colonel
Pfaender as president, and I. II. Ripe
of Minneapolis, as secretary.
Turner'S Fleischer, Boyer and Baeher
were appointed committee on Gre
dontials. The committee reported
the following named delegates pres
ent and entitled to seats in the con.
vention:
minneapolis Turmyercim-I.H.R Ripe,
+. Heckrich, j. Bernstein, II. Guet-
ling, G.. Baehr.
New Uln,-R. P. A. Nix, G. Gepser,
VIM. Pfaender, ST..
DulutA-Richard Fischer.
st. Amthony-Chas. Malchow, p. Dew
ems, Oh. Glueck.
J0rdun--W. II. Baier.
st. Paul--M. Propping, j. p. Johann
sen, G. Betz, j. G. HaupC, George
Wenz, Ed. Sch]icl, J. Fleischer.
Oseo--Aug. Schmidt.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
The Alma, Wabashaw, Germania,
and Philharmonic (the latter two from
Winona) societies were not represent
ed.
The president appointed several
committees on various subjects. The
committee on revision Of the secreta.
RVS and treasurer's books reported q
balance on hand of $145.76.
The Recommendation of the COM
mittee that the next funniest be held
in East Minneapolis the latter end of
August 1884 was adopted; also that es-
tablishing district headquarters in
Minneapolis the ensuing year.
The rules governing prize tourna-
ments we've amended in many respects
the most important changes being that
each team competing in any tourna-
ment shall have the right to select
two judges, and defining the duties of
the same. Also that all active Turn
ers must be present and participate
in the festivities for at least two days
in each funniest; that hereafter prizes
be given for class exercises of young
ladies III club swinging and spear
throwing.
The district officers were instructed
to appoint a committee of three whose
duties shall be to provide and assist in
The advancement of the mental devel.
opment of the societies in the district.
1t was also resolved that each society
be requested to establish Il gymnasium
for children, and that each society of
rs or more members shall maintain a
Sunday school, in which the German
language shall be taught and fostered.
Also that each society in the district
shall arrange for at least one lecture
ineach year by such person as may
be recommended by the district COM
mittee, the societies so doing to re-
ceive the sum of SIS each from the
district treasurer.
The prize essay for the next meet.
ing of the district societies will be
"What steps must the Turnerband
take to direct the attention of Anglo
American citizens to it's platform and
principles and secure their co-opera.
ton -
VIM. Pfaender, Sem, and R. =. A.
Nix were elected district delegates
and ]. Fleischer, alternate, to the
next North American Turner conven
ton to he held at Davenport, Iowa
next May.
Tho per capita tax of each turner ir
the district for the ensuing year was
fixed at As cents for district expenses
The delegates were requested to ust
their influences in their respective so
cieties to procure the attendance o.
all members at, and participation il
1
all debates arranged by the society.
The convention extended vote @.
thanks to the New Ulm Turnverei1
and the citizens of New Ulm for the
hospitable reception and entertain
ment of the delegates and other visit
ing turner's during tho festival.
At 10 a. m. Sunday the convention
adjourned sine die after having beel
In session three days.
On Friday evening the delegate