Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-22
The Turn Bezirk.

Turner's on their arrival Saturday evening
was grand affair, and in keeping with the
enviable reputation Sacramento enjoys fol
hospitality and hberality. The line Of
march formed at the depot Immediately -, on
the arrival of the San Francisco tram; Inc
order of the procession was as 1oll0ws
| SQUAD of mounted police, led by Cnlel
jackson; First Artillery band, heading
FRS. Artillery Regiment, under command
of Lieutenant-ColonelG Guthrie; city otnclals
in carriages; drum corps, followed by the
Sacramento paid fire department wlti
three engines, hose and hook and lad
der trucks The engines were peau-
tifuily decorated, and the tlremen III
| their red shirts and black pants never
| showed off to better advantage. Each
member of the department carried loren.
The Sacramento Hussars, preceded by
their excellent band came next, and acted
as escort to the President of the Bezlrk,
Jacob Kurtz, Mayor Brown, l.. b. Mohr
and l.. Lothhammer, who were IN hand-
somely decorated hack drawn by tour
white horses. Following was the Sacra-
mento Turn Verein and the visiting socle-
ties. The visiting members were t1anked
on both sides by line of Sacramento Turn
Verein, each one of whom carried loren;
Red and blue lights, roman canQles ana
fireworks were burned in the line, ana
from almost every porch and balcony along
the entire route of march, which was as
follows: Depot through Second to n, to
Ninth, to J, to Second, countermarch on j..
to Tenth. to K, to Turner Hail. No night
procession ever had in this city equaled
this one in splendor The electric lights
suspended at the intersection of every
cross-street on J showed the participants
off to the best possible advantage, many
remarking that they never saw the military
and fire department look so well. The CIT
liens generally, along the line OF march,
decorated their places with evergreens,
bunting, shields and emblems of the order.
Some of the decorations were artistically
arranged and very elaborate.
At Turner Hall the procession halted,
and L. B. Mohr on behalf of the Society,
welcomed the guests to Sacramento III
few chosen remarks i'll German.
Mayor Brown was next introduced, and
spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of Turn
Bezirk: It is again my pleasure to welcome the
visiting members of your association to the city
of Sacramento, and on behalf of her citizens to
extend to them the right hand OF fellowship and
a right hearty good welcome within our gates.
II is pleasant at all times to greet those You
spect and esteem, and particularly so is it to me
upon this occasion to warmly and feelingly well
come you among us.
We feel highly complmented that you should
again choose our fair city as proper place to
hold your annual meeting, and we feel proud
that we have so nice place for you to bring
your sports and your games and where you can
sing your songs of praise, OF m1rth, hilar1ty and
joyousneSS.
The association has done much good through
out the civilized world, and particularly has it
accomplished much for our commonwealth, by
teaching and training the young men in athletic
exercises building for them vigorous physical
structure so necessary to the advancement and
cultivation of the mind to its highest attain
ment, fostering love for manly sports and cor
rect ideas by an Interchange of friendly rivalry
to excel, an example that might well be emula
ted by us all, an example that think Will bring
forth good fruit in this eYer-busy, eyer-strlylng
community.
Coming as you do from distance for the pur-
pose of Withdrawing for few days from the
busy worlds ceaseleSs roll to engage in feats OF
endurance, strength and skill and, like the
ancients in olden times, browning your victors
with laurel wreaths for success showing the
busy gold-graSping world the great Importance
of improving and strengthening the body and
resting the mind for q perfect enjoyment of Il
vigorous and healthtul life during declining
years.
We bid you go forth now extending the free
dom of the city to ALL knowing that you will be
kindly received and warmly greeted from all
sides. We bid you make our city as your home
while you remain with US, and by your iollity,
happiness and good 1eellng tGAcH our people
that were it not for these days of festivities and
holiday we would descend in the scale of exist
ence TO very little above the beasts on the
treadmill.
We have a local band of athletes that we are
Justly proud of. We commend you to their par
ticular care and attention; but we warn you
against their proves in competitive rivalry
but after your friendly contests are over, and
your social unions and entertainments are
ended. we believe you Will feel when 1t comes
to say goodbye, more like parting from rela-
tives and kindred than from mere acquaint-
ances.
And now. again, Turn-Bezirks allow me to
extend most hearty welcome, hoping that our
towards each other may be free and
frank and the attachments formed strong and
true.
Shortly afterwards the guests were in
vited into the basement of the hall, where
a fine luncheon was spread, and beer and
wine flowed as freely as water.
Each visiting Turner was presented with
a ticket upon which were four coupons.
This entitled the bearer to four nights
lodging at any of the hotels or lodging
houses in the city. Yesterday morning the
delegates met at Turner Hall, at 9 o'clock
formed in line marched through J and X
streets, headed by the Hussar Band, and
then to Richmond Grove, where the real
work of the Bezirk began at noon. The
shade at the grove is ample, but the grounds
are fearfully dusty. The President Of the
Bezirk, Jacob Kurtz, of Los Angeles, de-
livered an Grafton, which was attentively
listened to, after which dancing and the
various gymnastic exercises were COM
menced. The number of contestants was
quite large, and some showed careful train
ing and great proficiency.
AT TURNER HALL.
There was an immense congregation at
Turner Hall last night. The exercises
were presided over by Mr.. Lotthammer,
and began with an overture by the Hussar
full band, witch and Wizard by Dol
hey, and was so well played as to command
a hearty encore. The prize singing then
began by double quartets from the Turner
Harmonic, Sacramento; the Mission Har-
monte San Francisco; and the San Fran
cisco Turner Harmonic. Professor Fleiss
ner directed for the Sacramento group, and
Mr. Fredericks for the Mission singers.
The test was in the rendition of SuppeeS
" Rest to Me- For steadiness, evenness
of tone and meditation, the Sacra-
mento Harmonic certainly won the palm.
For volume attention to dynamic effects
and yigor, the San Francisco Har-
monte was the superior. 1t is very
difficult to say which of the two was
best for general excellence, but the award
must De llldQe DptWptIl iIc sacramento ana
the San Francisco clubs. Each club was
encored. Fencing followed the singing.
1t was the best exercise of the evening, and
engaged in with spirit that Amounted al
most to seriousness. Neubauer, OF Los An
geles, was matched with Korchner, of San
Francisco Haglcstein. of Sacramento,
with Hagelkampf, of San Francisco, and
Kesller Of Los Angeles with Spring of San
Jose The bouts finally settled down to
Spring and Haglestein as the most expert.
and these two, after a resting pause went
at it for the prize, and awakened the wild
est enthusiasm. Spring was certainly the
most aggressive fencer and for some pecu-
liar methods of assault drew protest from
HagleStein, whose guards were admirable,
the better probably of the two, but he as
saulted less spiritedly, though the heavier
man. Spring is very light, but wiry and
with remarkable quickness in his lunges
and great advoitneSs in his fcints. The
contest was so even that the friends of each
are confident their champion will be
awarded the prize. Levy of Oakland and
Ieib of San Francisco each gave two reclta-
tons, the latter combining himself TO
the humorous, but his selections were
altogether too long. Neubauer of
Los Angeles and Weiss OF San
Francisco were then matched in
Indian club swinging. The former gave
a very interesting exhibition. and INTRO
dueed some fancy movements. Two years
ago this young man was an Invalid OF the
most pronounced character, and scarcely