Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-01
TURNER'S BY THOUSANDS.
ruEy NRE vuuiNG FROM AT POINTS
TO TAKE PART IN TuL FESTIVAL.
After an Informal Reception 81 Turner Hait
the Delegation VIII witness Public
school children in ticld Day
Exercises.

To-day tho grand Turner festival VIII
upcn IN Kansas City ana 1nHuuc .u session
three days ENuaorl,nlry prsn4ra',ous
have been made TO entertain the Wis Sing
Turu,ts by the local associations, and their
work viii not Doe in vain for every train
brings to Kansas city scores of |ai.sltes.
y Missouri Pacific special viii ltriEc this
morning from ST. Louis, bearing $50 Not-
orau Turner's with their families, rud IT
is estimated that the crowd ot f1r'ign
"act,ves' viii greatly exceed the largest
uuly yu'at.1O.
Committees are az each train to escort
the visitors 90 places, where they Will
bo given every attention ana whore their
wants VIII g.. attended TO-. Besides the
Del. legations from ST. Louis, quincy, 1hl-
| etsp nud other prominent cities VIII send
To-day IS very properly STYLED "ehiircn's
aaN, Tor, aftsr the ini9tm.al reregn34 ~
OAK and Twelfth streets, tie vast assem-
bia4e or people VIII go TO Exposition
! The children ot th, city schools win be- Wit
messed. There VIII he some 2pD hHdren
| viii s. an imposing one Professor carl
| lictz who gives this branch OF the Ctyt-
! clscs his personal attention. ls president NJ
| visor Of physical culture I'm the city schools
! and takes great interest In outdoor sports
The first appearance Of the scholars THIS
| afternoon VIII be In free Evmuls'ic cX-
| This win be followed by cNeroIsas with
| dumbbclla. long ANA short wand drills,
| cycle races, etc. The exhibitions viii oon-
| tIuuc uuui 6 o'clock. Al o'clock Mayor
! which WI be, followed by a banquet In
fhg object i'' Of; the Turner societies rs to
| teach physical culture, ana mstll it 50
| thoroughly In the minds OF the young folks
ter than they Between The years lSI7 and
| iNl5. near the city Of l!criin. IN OLD man
! realize the Importance OF teaching the chill
drgn how 70 run and jump and % 2l man,
soldiers OF them some day" said Father
IShn. Ibd And 80 / did for The very boys boys
| later, in 1890. The societies grew and pros
| burst forth in a desire to have a
| republican form of royernment which
aaeys9iped such ., men ms, as General 1sra
| when they found their efforts about to
| ocean, During the civil war the turner's
fought for the Union and dd much to pre-
| serve the government. Especially were
! their efforts successful in Missouri, where
| General Siegel made many a conquest for
come a a Turner one one has to establish his
| right as citizen Of the United States be-
The Turner society has been very pros
| porous in Kansas CITY. on their rolls are
|
| their present han is much too small for
| the purposes OF the organization they have
| sold it and VIII build new quarters else
| where. IN the new building Will be a
| grand exhibition court, and more attention
| Will be given to physical culture.
| The complete programme for the field
| day of the public schools follows:
| Free Gymuastic eXcrCises-By 1000 boys
and girls from eighteen schools.
| Exercises with short wands-By 100 boys
| and girls from six schools
+ Exercises with dumbbells--By sixty boys
| and girls. Longfcllow school.
| Grand march, headed by the public school
| drum corps, with 1000 boys and girls from
| eighteen schools.
Fancy steps-By twenty girls. Scarrltt
| school.
| Exercises with Indian clubs by 100 boys
! and girls from five schools
| Plays games, and gymnastics of the play
| ground-By 1000 boys ana girls from eish-
Indian club swinging-By thirty-two boys
| ana girls, Garfield school.
| Cycling-By boys and girls from various
! schools.
Fancy march-Ry thirty-two boys and
| girls, Franklin school
! Exercises with dumbhols-By io1 boys
| and girls from twelve schools
| Fancy Steps-By tweuty-eight bows and
| girls, LinWood school.
Tn" entrance to the park will ba at Pros
pect avenue and Fourteenth street
Slecplessnoss Indigestion and Pain are hor-
rOrs that PARkERS GINGER TONIC Will abatc.
HISDERCOHS'S $, the best cure for COrns l6Cts