The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-04
CONNECTICUT TURN.BEzIRKS
FIRST ANSC4L MEET
 ING IN NEW HAVEN.
Four Days' Festival Began Last Night Welcoming Addresses at Turn HaII- Many Competitive Athletic Contests at Schuetzen Park-SaeDgerfest on Sun- day.

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 The twenty-first funniest of the Con- necticut State Turner's association which is being held in this city under the auspices Of the New Haven Turn Verein opened most auspiciously last night. All the members of the organi- zations, singers, committeeman, and the members of the Germania Bicycle club, who had their wheels elaborately decorated, marched from Turn hall, cor her Court and Orange streets, to the depot and welcomed the members of the visiting organizations. Represen- tatives of societies from New Britain, Meriden, Hartford, Waterbury, Rock vile, Holyoke, and several other places were present. They were welcomed by the following committee: Charles Un- ger, Charles Schenck, F. D. Grave, c. A. Moeller, John Christmann, Eugene Scherer, Adam Schmaelzle, Otto A. Ginz, William Dahlmeyer, Adam Zeig- Ter, Paul Zimmerman, Charles Wirtz, Otto Kraemer William Niederpruem, F. J. Brauer, Peter Dejon, Henry Kissin- ger, c. Lehr, A. Ockert. Philip Hugo, Henry Hillman, John Hegel, Michael Hessler, Thilo Failer, F. Goss, Joseph Nett, Fdererick Hallier, H. Bussmann, William Maucher, Gustave Harder.
 A procession was formed and all marched to the hall by the following route: Through Meadow street to Church, to Chapel. to State, counter- march at State back to Orange, to Court, to State, to Elm, to Church, to Chapel, to Orange, to hall.
 The parade was witnessed by a very large number of the townspeople and it was an interesting sight. John Bauer was grand marshal, and Anton Schmitz and Frederick Hessles aides. The Sec ond regiment band and platoon of po- lice headed the procession. There was splendid display of fireworks all along the line Of march.
 The hall of the New Haven Turner's at the corner of Court and Orange streets is lavlshly decorated with flags and bunting and presents a beautiful and attractive appearance.
 At the hall the welcoming address on behalf of the New Haven association was made by Carl Schenck. He said that the local association was proud to have the honor of entertaining the members of the various associations in the state, and that it was the intention to make this meeting the best eyer held
 Mayor Studley said that he was glad to have the opportunity of addressing welcome to the visitors on. behalf of the city. He said that this was the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the New Haven Turn Verein and that it was the oldest association of it's kind in New England states and the fifth oldest in the United States, Reference was also made to the patriotism of the Germans and of the splendid way in which they work for the development of their bodies as we'll as their minds, and this constitutes the sturdiest of our cit izens In closing he said that the city was in the hands of the visitors. They could do as they pleased with it for the four days of their stay here, and when they finished with it to return it to President Schenck and he would return it to his honor.
 MT. Schubert of Rockville president of the state association, made a short address in which the accepted the well come proffered by the mayor and the New Haven association, and said that he felt assured the meeting would be a pleasant one.
 Light refreshments were served in the banquet hall, and the remainder of the evening spent in assigning the delegates to their places of lodging, and in re- newing old acquaintances and making new ones