The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17
Thousands Will Attend From All
Parts of California and
Oregon.
A MAGNIFICENT PROGRAMME.
Special Round.Trip Tickets to Be
Issued by the Southern Pacific
Company.

OAN n OIhOA, OAb.s July lO.-1n0
German population of Santa Cruz is at
present busy with the arrangement of the
Bezirk funniest to be held on August to
the 11th. The affair promises to be one of
the biggest events ever witnessed in this
city and the enthusiasm is equally great
among the American population.
a short time ago invitations were sent
to all the German societies in California
and Oregon ard the most of these invita-
tons were accepted. The number OF
members alone amounts already to $500.
This does not include any relatives or
friends that may accompany them. There
tore it is not an exaggerstion TO say that
the number of strangers who will visit
Santa Cruz during that great celebration
will be at least 5000, if not more.
The importance of this funniest is not
restricted to the local verein alone, but
San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento,
Oakland, Stockton, Napa and MarysvilIe
have their respective interests in 1T.
The turnfest is an annual celebration of
the Pacific Turn Bezirk and this district
includes all the cities here mentioned.
The work accomplished by the execu-
tive committee, which consists of Conrad
Flach (presidenD, A. E. Rodel (secretary),
L. Wessendorf, +. K. Waltz, John Wagner,
+. Kron, Robert EffeY, George A. Bran,
l.. Doeltz, Carl Beck and S. J. Strauss, is
remarkable, ana that success will be a
necessary consequence of such enthusi-
asm is an undisputed fact.
The City has promised the Turner'S its
hearty cooperation and has gone so far
to show its appreciation as TO volunteer
the arrangement OF the exercise and en-
tertainment OF the guests on Tuesday, Au-
gust IL.
The programme shows in its entirety
a magnificence and knowledge of enter
tainments that will no doubt draw big
crowds to witness the festival.
Saturday evening, August s, will be de-
voted TO the reception of the visitors, who
will be escorted through the city in
torchlight procession. Mayor Clark will
deliver the address of welcome.
On Sunday morning the Turner's and
their guests will march in procession from
the carnival pavilion to the Russell Tract,
where prize turning and prize shooting
will be INDUCED in. In the afternoon
Grand Orator Albert Curtin Will deliver
the Grafton of the day, after which gymnas-
tic exercises, concert and dance will com.
plete the afternoon business. At 8 o'clock
in the evening a grand concert will be
given in the carnival pavilion consisting
of mass chorus of 300, selections by the
various singing societies and instrumental
selections.
Monday morning, August 10, at 1880
o'clock prize swimming will take place in
the Santa Cruz Bay. The exercises on the
grounds will consist of prize shooting.
fencing, bicycle races, concert, dance ana
various other amusements
At 8 O'Clock In the evening a fancy
dress ball will be given and at u O'Clock
midnight prizes will be distributed among
the victors in turning, swimming and
shooting.
On Tuesday, August IL, the Turner's,
Schuetzsn, singers and their guests will
make an excursion to all places of interest.
In the evening there will be a concert,
gymnastic exercises. theatrical entertain
ment, and other amusements on the San
Lorenzo with magnificent electrical and
fireworks display.
Wednesday, August II, will be devoted
10 farewell receptions.
The press will be rendered all courtesies
and special press badges have been ordered
printed, which will be distributed among
the leading newspapers throughout the
State, and which will admit the bearer to
all entertainments, without exception.
Alfred Metzger of the Penny Press has
been appointed press agent, and all COM
munications regarding the presswork.
such as news items, advertising and print
ing, when addressed TO him will be cheer
fully answered.
The Southern Pacific Railroad COMPANY
has promised u round-trip rate Of So. good
for eight days, but F. r. WALTZ, the presi-
dent OF the local verein, will go to San
Francisco and try to obtain a still lower
rate.
Large posters were ordered to be printed
and will be distributed throughout the
State. There is, no doubt, that the Tum-
fest will be grand success and Santa
Cruz will be packed with jolly German,
for four days.
The funniest is intended at the same
time for singing tournament, and there
fore it is very much desired that as MANY
singers as possible attend There will he
= mass chorus of 800 or 400 voices. which
will be under the able management of
Professor Franz Fischer of San Francisco.
The Singing Society Harmonic alone con-
'ists of $50 members and the others are of
EQUAL size.
From San Francisco the following So
'ieties will be present: Singing Society
harmonic, Arion, Teutonia, Germania
Club Singing Society, San francisco Sing
ng Society, San Francisco Turn Verein |
singing Section, Mission Turn verein
singing Section. Turn vorwaerts Singing
section, Turn Verein Eintracht Singing |
section. Singing Club Alpenroesli, Singing |
club Walhaila, Hessen Singing Society, |
haennerchor, schwaben Verein Singing
Section.
From other towns the following will be
present; Oakland Turn Verein Singing |
section; San Jose Turn vereln Singing
section; Singing Section Eintracht, San |
osc; Sacramento Turn Verein Singing
section; Stockton Turn Yerein Singing /
section: Singing Society Arion, Santa
'ruz; Napa Turn Verein Singing Section:
darysYiile Turn Yerein Singing Section;