The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
turner's Will REVEL
They Propose to Make Merry for a Period Of
Three Days.
FIFTEEN Societies Are COMING
Hundreds of Delegates viii BE the
Guests of Scranton Turner's, Who
Have Prepared Varied and Jolly
Programme-Parades, Games, Ath-
letic Feats and Picnics Have Been
Planned for the Occasion.

BEGINNING next SATURDAY. the men,
bers OF the Scranton Turn Verein will
think of no business cares for the space
of three days. Tho sixteenth meeting.
or Bezirks. Turnfes5. OF the Philadel-
phia Turn-Bszirks will be hold in this
city. This means that the fifteen Tur.
ner societies of the Philadelphia dis
trict. will be the guests Of the Scran-
ton Turner's. and the occasion will be
n most noteworthy one.
Next Saturday evening the visiting
Turner's will arrive in this city THE
societies will be met at the trains in
the evening by the local Turner's and
escorted with parade to Turner hall
on tho West side. The parade will
form at the Delaware, Lackswanus
and Western depot at as close to s
o'clock as practicable and march up
Lackawanna to Adams, countermarch.
ing and thence to the hall
When the visitors will have been
seated in the hall, short programme e
OF festivity will ensue, after which an
address of welcome will be delivered
oy Mayor Cosnsll. The greeting over
the delegates will be taken In care Of
the reception committee and furnished
with Accommodations during thsir stay
in the city. II Ia estimated that there
will be over 200 delegates. During
Sunday the visitors will be making
ready for their athletic and gymnastic
fsats and contests, which will be the
feature Of Mondays programme.
PROGRAMME FOR MONDAY.
On Monday morning at 6 o'clock
there will be swimming contest al
Mountain lake. At o'clock there will
he u parade from Turner hall to Cen
trail park. All the visiting societies
and all the German societies of the city
will form in parade with several bands
which have been secured.
Central park will bs devoted exodus
lively to picnic purposes snd the con-
certs Of siaging sosietiss, and Schwsnk' Z
park adjoining will be- used for gym
nastie exhibitions, for which prizes viii
bs offered. Not since the great Ger
man sasngerfsst hsld five or six years
ago has there been such an occurrence
The picnic will be conducted on al
elaborate scale.
In Schwsnk's park there will be al
athletic and symnaatie contest bstweer
the different societies, an exhibition II
gymnastics by the senior class Of tn,
Gambrlnus Turn Verein, Of Philadsl-
phia, wand exercises and feats on tn
parallel bar by ladies class Of twenty
young women from Camden, N. j..
and club swinging by the girls an
boys classes Of the Scranton Turner's
also calisthenic exercises by all the ac
tive mem bers Of the Philadelphia dis
trict In the evening at y o'clock th
distribution Of prizes will Ds held. Ol
Tuesday there will be mammoth ex
cursion to Farview.
SKETCH OF THE TURNER'S.
The Turner societies are organized
principally for physical improvement
to develop the muscle and become pro
ficient in games and feats Of strength
The meeting Of these societies viii
bring into competition the athletic
Turner's of the Philadelphia district
This district comprises all Turner socie
ties Of eastern Pennsylvania and the,
meet every two years. The Philadel
phia district is the most fourishing az
gregation of German societies an,
their bi-annual games are alway
looked for with anticipation.
Appended is list of the committe
of arrangements and the officers Of tn
Philadelphia district:
Committee Of arrangements - Loui
Gseheidle. chairman; Fred Hummlei
secretary; Hy Vockroth, sr,, Carl Staibel
Hy Ferber, Ed Bartl. Alb Henne, LOU
Moth.
Physical director-Carl Staiber.
Board Of physical directors Of the dis
trict-R. Pertuch, NJ Fuckers, John Bee
ner, all from Philadelphia.
Judges-Aug. Arnold, William Harr, DR.
j. j. Smith, Joseph Funk, d. NJ. Krogl
H. Mann, Albert Neusche, B. Bernhein
r. A. Finkeldsy, Philadelphia: Georg
seikel, Newark; G. Bojus, A. Seibert, Ne
York; +. Luecke, Trenton.
District officers-A. L. Wise, Otto Ro1
der, John Benzer, Louis Grotz, Philade
phia.
Recording oflcers-Dr. G. H. L. Haal
Fred Beck, Hy. D. Auer, Herman Fuch
Philadelphia; R. Trenn, New York;
Keller Scranton; Frank Hummler, Scral
ton.
Ladies of honor-Misses V. Fahrenhol
M. Wirth, L. Robinson, ]. Moth, L. Hel
felfincer, M. Hauck, NJ. Neuffer A. Nj
Arthur. NJ. Porcher.
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