St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-14
KREISTURNFEST.
Official Progra mme of the Grand
Interstate Field Tournament.

The hospitality of our citizens has
gone abroad. st. Paul is gaining in
reputation among the different power
full social and political organizations of
the country as a place where extensive
reunions and festivals may be held
Such festival will be held within our
walls from the goth to the the oath OF
June to the KreisturnfeSt. in which q
large plumber of German Turner's So
cieties from the states of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and the Da-
kotaS will participate. There are some
who are not fully aware of the extent
and Importance of the festival COM
mencing next Friday, and for those
the following information is furnished:
The North American Turnerbund is the
only organization in this country having for
its avowed purpose the furtheranee of physi-
cal development, and by proper practical
methods OF instruction, as we'll as by the
training of competent teachers. to secure the
harmonious development of the entire being,
and. by object lessons to demonstrate the
utility of such physical education. This is a
high and lofty aim. and 1t Is with supreme
satisfaction that we note the unconscious in-
fluence of the turner's gradually permeating
the entire nation to such an extent that the
intelligent American appreciates this new
departure in education, which promises to
be conducive to the well-being of the whole
people.
The North American Turnerbund consists
of some 500 societies, which exist in all por
tons of the United States and comprise up
wards og $1,000 members, as the last annual
report of the ''bund" indicates The officers
of the bund are subject 10 annual election,
and at present are located at st, Louis, Mo.
The festival in view is that of the
Third or Northern circuit Oritter or
NOerdlicher kreiS), which is the largest
airo 70 lNn,,I ici,
societies and over 10000 members from
the states above mentioned. An official
headquarters has been established at
Turner hall, where, at present, every
thing is hustle and agitation from morn
ing to night. The extensive prepare
lions for the occasion are we'll nigh
completed. The following is the official
programme:
Saturday, June 20.
During the forenoon. official reception OF
guests; 0 n. M, fencing exercises on fair
grounds; 3 p. M, grand parade, arranged
and conducted by Col. kiefer. Turner hall
will be the poiut of gathering. All German
societies of st. Paul, Minneapolis and Still
water will take part. This parade will be
the first imposing feature of the The
Turner'S. dressed in light gray from head to
foot, will march at the head. Several socie-
tieties will exhibit floats i'll the parade.
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4: 80 a. m, reveille; 5 a. m, breakfast on
the fair grounds: a. m. preparatory drill of
ealisthenic exercises; a. m, commence
lment of prize day turning by various turner
societies, obligatory field sports, distance
jump and stone throw IN twelve divisions II
N. to Up. m, dinner; 2 to p. m, continue
ton of class prize turning, optional apparatus
turning and obligatory ealisthenic exercise
with iron wands, also prize turning by the
older gentlemen's classes; to 6 D. m, calls
thenic drill en- masse by over 1000 active
turner's, the grandest feature of the fest In
the evening, competitive oratorical exercises
st Turner hall, prize singing. impromptu
speeches, declamations debates, etc.
Monday, June %.
a. m, commencement Of single prize
turning; obligatory field sports, group l.
distance high jump, hop, step and jump,
hand over hand. "a p. N, same; group 2,
stone throw. lifting weights, distance jump;
group 3, high jump, same with jumping
poles. running race. As p. M, special gym
nastics, Indian club swinging, wrestling,
swimming: SO p. m. ladies' turning, Indian
club swinging. In the evening, grand ball
at Market hall.
Tuesday. June 23.
a. m.-Excursion to White Bear lake.
Distribution of prizes at Ramaley's pavilion
In the evening-Fenetian Night Festival.
Grand pyrotechnlc display.
On Sunday Ned Hathaway will, on the
fair grounds. ascend in balloon and
risk parachute leap.