The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
The Turner's to Hold Big Meet
ing at LeayenwOrth.
It Is Expected That the Visitors
VIII Number 5000.
PERHAPS 5OOATHLETES
Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
Bodies Consolidated.
A Summer Night Festival One
Of the Features.
RERHAPS 5OOATHLETES

Leavenworth. June 19.-The Times
says.
The first annual funniest Of the Kan
sas- Missouri Nebraska district of the
Turning society which will be held here
June %. "a and Is viii attract crowd
from the cities of the district numbering
between. 1000 and 5000 The local Turn
ers say that these figures on the crowd
are reliable and exact, lacking the usual
Congregations
The festival Of the Turner'S viii be
the first held since three districts, Kan
sas, Missouri and Nebraska. CONSOLE
dated into one organized body and Sc
lected LeaVenWorth as the first annual
headquarters and scene of the first attn
1etic carnival The funniest. in itself.
is an importation from the Fatherland
and is a many sided convention. One
OF its chief attractions, of course. is the
athletic entertainment which extends
through all the three days. Between 300
and 400 athletes win take part in the
many events. In addition there will be
the choral singing contests between
males chOruses from about eight of the
chief cities OF the district or bezirk .
the Germans see fit to call it, The par
ade of the Turner's, the summer night
festival and the continuous picnics at
korman's park Sunday and Monday are
sthe matter-of-fact additions to the pro-
gram
To this celebration viii be attracted
masses of athletes and other visitors
from the following cities of the district.
Kansas City and St Joseph. Mo,
Lawrence. Bern, Hanover. Marysville,
Home City. AtchisOn, Valley Falls. To
peka, Summerfield and Fort Scott. Kan,
Plattsmouth, Omaha. Fremont and Mil
lard Neb Topeka. Lawrence, Kansas
city and St. Joseph Will run excursion
trains, Lawrence and Topeka bringing
Busch's and MarshalFs bands. Marys-
Vile, Kan. viii send four classes 10
take part in the athletic contests. name
1y, active mems class. women's class,
junior class and class for men between
30 and 20 years of age.
The program viii be practically as
follows
Saturday morning-Reception of the
incoming guests.
Saturday afternOon-1.30 o'clock be
ginning OF the indoor athletic contests
ut Turner hail gymnasium.
Saturday evening o'clock meeting
of the judges. $50, opening of an in
formal meeting Of guests at Turner
hall
sunday wills be the principal day
Programs a. M. re0pening of indoor
athletic events at gymnasium. 10 0clock
parade of the Turner's. at II o'clock the
parade viii arrive at Korman's park
and the outdoor athletic events viii be
O'Clock after intermission for dinner. At
o'clock the mass exercises in Indian
club swinging will begin. Several hun
bred viii take part in this event.
In the evening viii be held what is
fittingly termed a summer night festi-
Val at which there VIII be music by
three or four bands choral singing con
tests by the various singing sections Of
the visiting and local societies. dancing.
boating and other amusements fitted to
the occasion
During the course of the evening the
judges will hold the final session and
will award the prizes to the successful
athletes.
Monday viii be given over largely to
the business meetings of the Turner's
who viii ON this occasion meet to talk
over the affairs of the society and plan
ahead for the coming year. The crowd
viii begin dispensing and by evening the
festival viii be ready to close.
John Baum Jr. has been appointed
marshal of the parade and will select
his assistants