Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-20
END OF THE TURN FEST.

A Ofeat Day TOT the dEOTH0anB-FdEhUc Picnic and Ball, Enjoyed in a Charae- terfstica1Iy TeutOn1c Manner-Wfn. ners of the Prizes.
 The four days Turn Fest came to an end yesterday and the day was lively one for the Germans. The morning was devoted to parade over a line of march that has al ready been published. The order of parade was as follows:
 FIRST DIVISION.
 Marshals Charles Schenck Fred Munz Charles
 Weidig and David Bretzfelder.
 City Guard, Captain Kaehrle, 40 men. Teutonia Manner Chor, President Louis Weckesser Harugari Liedertafel, President Frederick Hennn. Arion Singing Society, President G. Harder, ec
 Swiss Singing Society, President Henry
 Buchter, 30 men.
 Hensing Singing Society, 25 men.
 SECOND DIVISION.
 Wheeler & Wilson's Band, of Bridgeport
 24 pieces. Turn % vereia M of Brtidggeport ri gp small delegation
 Turn verein of Meriden, 70 men.
 Turn Bund of Hartford, 90 men
 Turn Veren Waterbury, 60 men.
 Turn Verein, Holyoke, 50 men.
 Turn Verein Colinsville, 40 men,
 Delegation of Turner's from Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Drum Corps, 2 pieces:
 Turn Verein, New Haven, 120 men.
 Girl pupils of Turn Verein in bus, 30 in number.
 by their instructor,
 Joseph Nett. N
 THIRD DIVISION.
 Carriage bearing Messrss Gebhardt, sehlein of the New Haven schilleEbund, schwa-
 CT Verein.
 On arriving at the park the young people began to trip the light fantastic, while the older ones laid in supply of that amber colored liquid called lager beer. Mayor Lewis was at the park all the afternoon He was escorted around the grounds by the pres ident of the Turner's Bezirk, MT. Weidig. Different sections of the park were set apart for each visiting society, and at each section Mayor Lewis was welcomed and heartily cheered, he replying in brief speeches. All the singing societies of the city were rep resented and each gave selection from their own music. Mayor Lewis expressed the opinion that he never saw a more orderly crowd under like circumstances. Thirteen young girls gave series of exhibitions in calisthenics and were warmly app1auded There were two bands at the park, the Amer ican and Wheeler & Wilson's. They alter mated in playing national hymns and other music Just before the departure for home the American band, headed by Mayor Lewis and the executive committee of the Turner's, marched to each of the society's quarters and took them up as they passed and marched them to the dancing pavilion where the Mayor thanked them for their courtesies shown him and hoped to be present on another such occa- sion. About 7:15 the party formed in line and headed by the American band marched through the entrance of the park around to the cars in waiting. They arrived in this city at o'clock and marched down State to George, to Church, to Chapel, to Orange, to the hall, where they were dismissed
 Last evening at g o'clock the grand Tur- ners ball in Turn Hall was begun. The hall was literally packed. Hardly space enough was afforded to move around in.
 Rosinus orchestra sat on the stage and dis coursed sweet music while Prof. Freysinger prompted. At 10 o'clock the distribution of prizes, which were diplomas, began. They were as follows:
 First class-Hartford received first prize, having made 4601% points; New Haven was second with 44734 points; Waterbury came third with 34715 points. The first individ- ual prize was awarded to Frank Borgen of New Haven, he having 9415 points; Jacob Waltz, of Hartford, was second, with 9215 points; William Hugendubel, 8725 points; Oscar Ruther, of Holyoke, 84115 points; Geo. Heiser, Hartford, S2. For pole vaulting the first prize went to Frank Borgen, New Haven, distance feet 6 inches; second was divided between George Eckle, of New Haven, and Frank Heiser, of Hartford, distance 8 feet Second class-First prize, Hartford, 400 points; second prize, Waterbury, 89311s6;; third, New Britain, 341. Individual prizes: First, Jacob Finkle, 8015 points; second, Carl Friedall, 7915 points; third, Gus Wanger and Frank Schmalfus, of New Britain, each 75 points; fourth, Daniel Weihn, Waterbury, 74115 points; fifth; Albert Grauer, Hartford 7215 For lifting du1nb-ben weighing fifty six pounds the first prize was awarded F. A. Gropp, Hartford; second, Carl Friedal, Wa terbury, aud M Sountheim, Meriden Stand ing high jump, first prize, Magnus Hahn Waterbury, feet inches; second, Alex Schmidt, Hartford, feet inches. Swimming, Frank Geiger, New Haven, first, and Tom. Moore, Meriden, second. Rope climbing, Rudolph Born, of Meriden, first, 35 feet inches, and second, l. Buckall, Hartford, B feet inches.
 Calisthenics and evolutionary exercises = First prize, Hartford, 2 points; second prize, Waterbury, points; third prize, New Haven, points.
 After the announcement dancing was con tinued until midnight when the guests de- parted for home, some by train and others by boat. The floor committee were: Henry Schaefer, Fred Munz, Frank Geiger, Julius Harder, Joseph Longstein and Fred Lehr. There were about twenty-five ladies from Hartford, half dozen from Bridgeport and about fifteen from Meriden.