The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
PARADE OF 10000 TURNER'S.
..-xR1ED IN BROOKLYN FOR A FOUR
AS'' DAYS FESTIVAL.

Han
nT ,,nrt,c Division or the Nations
- yere,n-Interesting Athletic Con
~. IN Take Place at Ridgewood Park
49,. ,,,izens OF Brooklyn aavo the Turner'S Z
,non,ic Division Of the National Tut
r y. OF America a hearty greeting as ty
N..s.ned up broadway. WilliamsburRh. on
pn.opd strong. last night. Thousandf Vi
'nv ~ lined tho sidewalks and cheered tlm.
~ hoarsc. while the flash OF flreworkonu
n..soom OF cannon added 10 the enthunsm.
~, runners have assembled In BrooYn 10
.s,,to their annual festival and fnletio
s'..mcn, OF four days In Ridgowo9 farK.
.I,lan,ic Division includes the Sates o.
eyors. Massachusetts,. ConnecticE IL, 'ue
va Nav Jersey. and Maryland. d part
u' c.,nsylyania. Tho national asoeiation
Nyided into 3OS unions an 30 as
-. A, which the Atlantic Divisio 'nciuocs
ss,iops md Q districts, or n lempersnip
w,,Snoo Turnors out OF n total OF a.oOo In tue
~ Tho last festival was hid ut Meri-
~u' cnrn year ago. Tho Wliamsourgh'
eep. ,so Irool;iyn. J.. D.. Turn Vrein had the
p..ro,Ion OF all tho local EXAMINATIONS IN
N..,n. the preparations fora rousihG we''
soms TO the visiting turner's. ,,,,,,,
Ths hsaduuar,ors Of the WiliismsourRn
n.y., yoreip, where the speeches were maze
~, NIGHT. had been TRANSFORMED INTO power.
..,nmnhal arch forty fct high spanned
x,..rols street in front o. the building. In
...s.ntro was tho word Welcome The OK
~ =, the building fang the street was
u..o. ncealed by the pofusion OF flags and
s Iu. and floral decoreions. The entrances
!" a,,hsr aide and through into the gymnasium
~ I'll" Ito n,,hs throughh forest. Decorations
s... avsrrvbere not excepting the interior OF
thapymnasium and Tuh ian au'o'n'nk' "ni'u
had received special afention.
Tho advance guard Il the various eocieties
,sd been arriving tr several days. OUT ths
sra.t body OF the tDeGates came Yesterday.
md not alono the Turn Nerein building but the
.,r.at on which 1t fronts was crowded with
them.
,oor With an uJoflicia! reception In Turn
Hail by the Festival Committee. OF which Col.
usnr, Roche is chairman. The visitors. with
THAR families tsre assigned to temporary
lodging places md other details for their com:
.sa s1n To Ha fpSsed T e. oeSse z,
tn s,n ,hs ysitrs preceded by the local Turi
nns sll,bb II Wyths avenue and broadway,
NH
f %p ths tiSreSiE6t procession. Tho multitude
gathered here made walking Impossible; so
sreat was thajam that the police had oil they
IsIg The Sr tsa Ru hS
was after y o'clock whom tho line was formed
and tho signal to start given. A ronsinG cheer
vert up as the procession moved up Broad
where an elaborate display Of fireworks was
mt on in honor Of the visitors. The procession
moved through Ewen street to StaRR street. TO
Union aveIus, 10 Meserole street. and to Turn
When al. the Turner's we're inside the big
structure Chairman Roche made o brief ad-
dress Of welcome. He les sa iS;,,,o,,,.,, r,,,,
yersln bid you hearty welcome. and our only
hope is that your sojourn In our city may be
pleasant for you all. 1t IL twenty years since
our city, pleasant memories Of which undoubt-
edy inger with many Of those who are here
To-day 70 take part in this years celebration
successful y OF its time. Although there has
been great advance in tho last twenty years
nsye,tLslsss We are prepared to inlhil all rea.
Citizens IS and
hsvs no doubt 1t will remain true to Its repu'
iat!on At any rate. it will be our highest ain
i0dosverything compatible with our duties Of
Iranes Of our Williansburgh festival lasting
Tho Hron Singing Society and the Williams.
t tI q hrOokS N welcomed the Visitors on
behalf Of tho citizens OF Brooklyn. lie com:
pllnsnted the Turner's on their appearance and
% %oa TGG Se s eSe
before tue festival was over. He then gave
hem The freedom Of the city.
a.,be finish had subsidized Mr.. Adam Schoen.
- visitors = cordial Welcome: He said no:
s s0o Sh9 %se assa so the f tsus xut
which vas. :. Gm hea !, Frisco! J,ei stark unc
in III a fe freedom 81 the e city s to ea ,Se
~ the first fest given by the Atlantic coas,
division. :.
ing Turner's, and then q .'cumlners" was held
Susie wa, gwen. and taps" concluded the
Tho exercise Today will begin In Ridgewood
tMk. The sporting ground has been anel,
! all gut. and the psvilions have been hand
ssy decorated 10 Az O'clock there will b.
sll be recess from IL until 2 o'clock. anC
nom that hour until o'clock there will be fur.
,esr competitive exercises. From 4 to O'Clock
eSss from O'Clock too.
/, re literary competition begins at 8 O'Clock
m. tns evening" There will be prizes for decla'
bpcocIt Uldkluk, ana SIQE
,Sg : Tho r prizes comprise diplomas and
Turn Hall
What Will probably be one Of the creates,
, ,txe place tomorrow. 1t Is known as The fes.
IVA procession, Ten thousand men are OK.
pe sA. to DO In line. They will gather in the
s cnsits crossing lower broadway. Tho pro.
fRs asioh VIII move promptly at ~ o'clock from
BEDFORD ayenue and Broadway to Union av.
Sr os 10 Me,sr%e street 10 Graham avenue. &c
snue where at the residence OF Mrs. Claus Lib,
Gem. Sxs pa sna T%sy ssSw,i s stand from Thct
avenue y ,8dCewooI Park. Dinner viii bs
c oshlea when the park Is reached, and at
SraU Uvn ZIG ~, tpurnnment vii! begin. Tho PRO
anu acrobatic exercises. Including runnin9
%mrine. climbing. leaping, and pnie ynulIine
w Women , and children viii compete. The da;
voadci9Ie with summernight's festival.
tcn ~ " proRramme includes q continua
Thar Iii snr gymnastics for prize competitors
di, II1S NM be prize turning by experts In
Ro On Wednesday there viii be an excursion I.
yin take p n1sSsh is whsrs swimming eontes
TIE bs WI be given to tho winners.
ara. committees in charge OF the festlva
hnIs'h1s, .nAA Rschcn George Bros,us II. Sci
as %l Frederick Kun Rotsrl Horn. and G0s K.i
Ga. c,t Ox y Blaiekind and Emil i;rosnsr Of Bos
af kFsnrsr Of Ss@ er.sy Herman NJ K I; WI;
H. Fr rH ~ MeGsr nIa O.car RatIsr Of Con
i sud n iucteraist u Brooiyn. ana G. FIaa
sts to!;,f Isasr,eh IT, Turner Wolf Fencing In
s:s.'lfssI,a,as-lous Frederick Jr. and Dr. Braun o
Tism Carl Zapy Of Cleveland and II. Me,xusr an,