Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-06-13

Conductor OF the Nationai turner's
Festival.
has been arranged by a committee well
yersed in such affairs, and the per-
formance will be attractive both from
a dramatic and musical standpoint. The
various classes of men and women.
boys and girls of the different turning
societies Of Philadelphia and Camden
will give exhibitions in the different
branches Of turning. while the singing
societies will be heard in churuses ap-
propriate for the occasion.
The daily programme has been ar
ranged as follows:
Monday. June 1S.-Academy of Music
at s p. NJ, Centre play of the history
of Turning as developed by the Ger
mans.
Tuesday. June 19.-Reception and enter
tainment of the directors of the
North American Turner Bund.
Wednesday, June 20-Reception of the
visitors at the railroad depots. We'll
come Of the guests by the directors.
Meeting of the judges of the vari-
Gus prize contests for agreement of
points and rules to govern the con-
tests.
Thursday, June 21.-Class competitions
at Coos Washington Park. The
afternoon will be. devoted to the
contests in fencing, wrestling. club
swinging, gymnastic exercises by
the scholars Of the turning schoO 8 Of
Philadelphia. The rehearsals for
the mass exercises of the 5000 tur-
ners from all sections Of the United
States will also take place during
the afternoon. In the evening a
genuine German Volksfest will take
place.
Friday, June 22-7 A. NJ, the bicycle
and relay races will be started, after
which the competition for individual
prizes for apparatus work In gymn-
astics will follow, at conclusion of
which the field sports will be pro-
ceeded with. The above will take
place in Coos Washington Park. At
p. NJ. the Golden Jubilee of the
North American Turner Bund will
be celebrated in Industrial Hall with
a "COmmers."
Saturday. June 23.-10 A. NJ. SWIM
ming contests in the Schuylkill river
below the Callowhill street bridge.
IL NJ, assembling of all Turner YER
/ dustrial Hall. for parade. March to
begin at 1 o'clock. At 3 p. M, at
the Philadelphia Base Ball Park, the
grand mass exhibitions Of gymnas-
tics and calisthenics will take place,
and in which 5000 drilled scholars
participate. The different sporting
contests will at that time take place.
At. p. NJ. the awarding Of prizes
will proceed at Washington Park.
after wh1cn SummernlgntS F'eS3
tival will be held until midnight
Sunday, June 24.-The attending tur1
ners will be taken to Coney Island
for the day. The party will leave(
on a special train. and on ARRIVAL
will be met by the Brooklyn and
New York singing societies.
Nonday. June 25-The visiting turner's
will be taken on jaunts throughout
the city and environs and spend the
day in sightseeing.
The most attractive feature Of the
Turn Fest, as far as the general public
is concerned, is the exhibition Of mass
exercises in the Philadelphia Base Ball
Park, on the afternoon Of Saturday,
June %. On that occasion will be pre-
sented the largest mass exhibition Of
i calisthenics that has ever been seen on
this continent. and thereafter the prize
sporting contests will take place. The
technical affairs Of the Turn Fest will
| be under the charge Of Prof. Richard
Pertuch, Festival Director. who is one
| Of the most proficient and expert
physical culturist in this country.