Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-04
THE VICTORIOUS TURNER'S.
They Were Given an Enthusiastic
Reception Last Night.

The hall of the Turner's Verein on u
street northwest between 9Th and 1th
streets was the scene Of a brilliant gather
ing last evening, the occasion being a re.
ception to the members of the class of
eight turner's. who won such a glorious VIC
tory at the North American Turner Bund
in Milwaukee ten days ago. Prof. julius
Duehring, the instructor of the class, had
trained his members until they were able
TO compete with the older and more expert
enced classes from other sections. The mem
pers OF the victorious party, besides Prof.
Duehrlng, were Charles Spiess, Albert
Reesch, Herman Wolff, Fritz Ecksu ein, Ed
ward Saalback, Harry Korn, Henry Pahi
and Edward Eschinger.
Inc party left here on the 18th of last
month and went to Milwaukee via Chicago,
gong from the latter place to their destin:.-
tion by water. At the park In Milwaukee
quarters mad been arranged for the $500
persons who were to take part in the eX-
ercises. The appearance of the Washing
ton class created some surprise as they not
only had the youngest instructor there, but
they also had the oldest and youngest man
10 participate in the events. Mr.. PAIL, who
Is rorty-six years old. being the oldest, and
MI. Eschinger, eighteen, the youngest. 1t
was the first appearance Of the class in an
AFFAIR Of this kind. but they made a credit
able showing, and brought home with them
one Of the first prizes, having scored 81 L.
points out of a possible 40 There was u
torch!ight procession and day parade dur
ing the two days previous to the games,
ana the Washingtonians participated only
In the class games.
After the meeting was over the entire
party went to chicago on special trains,
and paraded In the fair grounds as well as
giving an exhibition in the arena.
The Reception n Surprise.
ers reached home. and last nights recep-
ton was in the nature Of surprise 10
them.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
flags and bunting. and the ladies' had pre-
pared to feed several hundred persons. At
were served, and during the evening Presi-
dent Reuter- delivered an address Of well
come and congratulated the members upon
the success of the team.
Members OF the Washington Saenger-
bund Arion Singing Society and Germania
Maennerchor were present, and during the
evening they rendered several appropriate
p Among those present were President VIM.
Reuter-, b. F. Schubert. Ewald Schmidt.
Barthe!. Werner Koch. b. }reD Straek. H. n
Bergman. Mr.. and Mrs Fritz Eckstein.
Achille Burklin. F. Abel. c. Herbert. Geo:
Naehtigail, +. Faltrup. VIM. Hageman. +.
Colignon, VIM. Dougherty. Mrs. Heitmul-
Ter, George Todd; Albert Berens, s. Hari-
brecht, Charles Todd, John Maddux, Anton
Lerch. L. Hoffman, Mrs. Colignon. Eugene
Gabriel. Mrs Burk. Geo. Schenermar, Mrs.
Bosse. DIR. Soyer and wife, Rrot. w. Wal
Miss Kate Hess, Miss II. Heinrichs, Ed
ward Duehrng. Carl Duehring. Augustus
Duehring. Paul Havenstein. Miss Vogel.
Mrs. Schubert. John Hockemeyer, John
Waldman. ]. Blatzheim. Mrs. Germeroth.
Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Brinkman. F. isosse. II.
G. Weber. Geo. Wagner, Geo. Ritter, Mrs.
Abel, Mrs. Lerch, Miss Baer. Otto Heide-
man. Alfred Kreig. Miss Wetzeil. F. Al
brecht. Mrs. Doelke, Misses Herbst. Geo.
Schonborn. Chris Donat. F. A. II. Holsteln.
VIM. Berens F. Carl v. Hoffman and F.
Brinkman and wife.