Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-21
ALL OF THEM LIKE PICNICS
Summer Doings of the German and Bohe-
mian Societies.
MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR GERMAN DAY
what the German school VIII Do-7The
Bears ana Their Doings-Two
Great Tournaments
Coming.

| other foreign athletic, musical and social
| organizations. These societies never die.
| Ihey take an occasional nap, from which
| they are easily aroused, AMI they cling to-
! getner even in their slocp Daring the ex-
treme hot weather there was nothing note
worthy beyond few pcnics, thoroughly en-
joyablo to the participants, and some prelim-
nary skirmishing for tho grand fall canal
pagn of picnics, tournaments and tests.
The season has opened and from now until
cold weather sets in there will TO iow of the
suburban parks unoccupicd
The committee of arrangements for Ger
man day has held several meetings, and
though the usual parade ana public demon-
stration will be omitted the anniversary OF
tue landing of the first Germans in America
will not lack Il fitting celebration in Omaha.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday
at p. M, when program will probably oe
arranged.
Opening of the Scnool.
The school board of the turnvercin held q
meeting at Germania hall last week ana de4p
cided to open the school on the first Monday
in September
The objects OF the turnverein, rs every
one knows, are TO provide for the education
of the young physically as well as morally,
ana the work of the school board constitutes
most important feature of tins work
IOIs w Tue DElDClphl OF luB
institution, is enthusiasts IN his work, and
has worked up greatly increased interest
in it.
For next year the course OF study has been
enlarged to include class In the German
language and literature, class for girls in
crocheting, knitting, sewing and fancy WORK
under direction of Miss Lucka.
The Jolly Bears. ~
On August 2S the Bears are to have a fam
ily niCnic Rirk'S nF ha
city. The Bears are the graduates of the
turnveren who are over 80 years old. There
are ABOUT forty OF them and they occupy the
gymnasium of Germania hail every
Wednesday night aud show the boys
the turner's who used to perform in the old
times. There is not jollier set of men in
the city than the Bears.
The hall is also occupied every other even-
ing OF the week by different sections of the
Turner'S. Monday is reserved for the ladies
over 10 years of age III calIsthonlc exercises.
There is splendid class of these thirty tive
strong, handsomely uniformed with divided
skirts and eXcellenJly drilled. On Tuesday
and Friday the junior actives have an in.
ming.
Wednesday and Saturday the little girls
are drilled IN very pretty and beneficial calls
thenic exercises. There is also n fencing sec
tion of ten members which receives weekly
instruction.
The singing section, or quartet clnb has
eighteen members and is doing good work.
Tho LiederEranz. -
The Omaha Liedorkranz proposes to beginN
is regular entertainments next month. Tha y
club meets every second week at the hall at
Tenth and tarnam. Jacob Kopp is presi.
dent aud Henry Busekist is secretary. Tha
ladies' section meets at the same place ors
Thursdays They had n private picnic at !,
Syndicate park last week, attended by l25 OF
the members and their families, which was
thoroughly enjoyed by everyone The
Liederkranz VIII take II prominent part III
the exercises of German day.
After the Prizes.
From the 27tn TO the 20th of the present
month the state tournament of the Bohemian
turner's will be held at Wilbur Nob., and ar.
rangements are being completed which will
make 1t the most successful tournament yet
held in the state.
A program has been arranged providing
for IA reception of the guests aud their as.
signment 10 the various headquarters on tho
morning of the 21th, and grand banquet in
the evening. On the morning of the 2Sth
there is to be meeting of all the active
members with the judges, for the purpose OF
settling the rules to govern the turning COM
petition. ln the afternoon there will be a
parade OF all tho societies through the streets
TO the fair grounds, where the competition
VIII take place. Returning in the evening
the turner's will attend "a performance given a
by a bohemian thcntrcal company in the now
opera house. On Monday morning the con-N
tests will be completed and the evening hr
been set aside for the awarding OF prizes ail,
grand ball.
Omaha VIII send one judge, Mr.. Anton
Kment, and two turning teams. The first
team consists of IL. Havelka Joseph Porce-
val, Frank Jelen, Joseph Koran, Frank
Stipek, Anton Moravik ana John Vulenta.
In the second team arc Il. J. FIala, Frank
F'iala. sr., Frank E'iala, jr., Joseph Chvala,
James Sebek aud William Bartos
The boys are hard at work and as they
contain good material its is expected that
the Omaha classes will be able to capture
both ,Srst and second prizes.
ThIadies' section also will give an exhi-
bition OF club swinging AMI other caIsrhenie
exercises.
These Men Shoot.
The annual tournament OF the Omaha
Schuetzenvcrein will be held AT Rusers
park on the 10th and llth of next month
and most elaborate preparations are being
made FOR it, There will bo four targets,
"kehr' target. open to all comers; an
"ehren" target open to tho members of tina
verein only ana on which will be put przes
ranging in value from s. TO $500; a volks
target, mann target ana the koenig uargetrr
TO settle the championship for next year on
which is put up 80 medal. There will
also be medals awarded to the winners on
the kchr target.
Besides the shooting, which of course will
be the great attraction, there wIl be a tug
OF war between teams selected from the
Schwa benyerein and the Plattdeutcher-
verein, on which there Is now side bet of
500 laid aud for each member OF the winning -
team there is a gold medal. There will also
be bowling contests for ladies and gentle
men, for which different prizes are offered.
Treubund Today.
This afternoon TreuBund logen Nos. A.
81, 53 and 9G hold their annual picnic at veu-
tonia park An attractive program of games,
bowling contests, egg races, potato races aud
the like has been arranged. Invitations have
been sent to sister societies and Teutopa
park will be filled with AS Jolly crowd as
ever circulated among its trees.
WilI Fight Again.
AT a meeting Of the Landwehrverein held
last Wednesday night IL was decided to hold
grand celebration September at Ruser's
phrk. This verein Is made up of German OK.
soldiers and ON September they celebraA
tho anniversary of the battle OF Sedan.
The committee OF arrangements consists OF
Herman Busch q. Grotmak, j. Wesshard-
niger, Chris Bauer, Charles BouDer and
John Waller.
There will be 100 men in uniform and tho
great feature OF tho DAY will be a sham bat.
tie in the evening, at which uuy amount Of
fireworks will nc let of