Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
RENDEZVOUS At BALTIMORE.
Turner's TO Go to Fatherland to
= International Contests.

BALTIMORE. June 23.-Tentative plans
have BEEN, made by the Germania Turn
verein and Turnverein Vorwaerts to- give
a hearty. and rousng send-off to the
eighty gymnasts of this country who Will
sail from Locust Point tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'Clock for Frankfurt-on-the-i
Main, Germany, where they viii compete
in tho great Teutonic Woridfest, which
will take place next month. A few OF
the gymnasts with their families and
friends have arrived in Baltimore. and
by this evening all the gymnasts will
have arrived in town except a delegation
from New York and Philadelphia.
A reception committee, in charge Of Mr..
John Lorett, chairman. will be at the
various railroad stations to meet the WIS.,
itors. Mr.. LOrett is assisted by Mr. Emil
Schulz A few of the gymnasts arrived
from Topeka Sunday morning. and were
Immediately taken in charge by the re-
ception committee. They were entertained
at lunch at the Norwaerts Hall, West
Lexington street. and afterward were
taken to Bay Shore In special cars. A
delegation arrived in this city yesterday
with rousing reception The San Fran
cisco turner's spent Sunday In Washing
ton. being shown around that city by the
VorwaertS of that city. A crowd of gym
nasts from Milwaukee also put in their
appearance here yesterday
The turner's Of New York and Philadel-
phia have chartered special steamer to
convey them to the old world and will
set sail July /. A few turner's from Phil
adelphfa will come to Baltimore tomorrow
at noon to join friends, and will sail from
Locust Point small delegation of turn
erS from Boston and Jersey City will also
sail from Baltimore tomorrow afternoon
on the North German Lloyd steamship
Main. which has been chartered to con-
Vey the turner's to the other side A host
of friends Of the various German societies
will go to Locust Point pier to give the
turner's a rouSing reception before setting
sail for the fatherland.
Reception Tonight.
Lunch will be served to the turner's all
this afternoon, and this evening a recep-
ton and summer nights festival for the
visiting turner's will be held at West End
Park. The four singing societies of Bal
t!more Will give concert, and dancing
and gymnastics Will be among the enter
tainments- The Gymnastic Pyramid Club.
q local organization. will SHOW some of
their feats. and they will be followed by
the American turner's. who will in turn
give an exhibition of some of the things
that they expect to do al Frankfort next
month Mr.. Louis Hoffman. chairman Of
the executive committee. will deliver the
address OF welcome Wednesday morning
the turner's will be entertained at lunch at
Norwaerts Hall by the Germana and
Forwaerts societies. AT noon the turner's
will leave Vorwaerts Hall for Paca and
Fayette streets. where they will board
special cars TO convey them TO Locust
Point
Among the prominent Vorwaerts al
ready in town Judge Wallber of Mil
waukee. William Brosious. Instructor at
the German-American Seminary for the
training of gymnast,c teachers. in Indian
apolis: Carl Eberhardt of Boston and
member of the last peace congress. Rep
resentative Bartholdt of Missouri, who
will sail with the turner's, was expected in
town last evening.
Object of the Games.
The gymnasts who will compete in the
great Teutonic fest at Frankfort are
drawn from among the best turner's of
the United States. the west furnishing the
majority. Baltimore will not be repre-
sented in the games. because the Balti-
more Norwaerts were affiliated with the
national association only last October
Owing to the short time the Vorwaerts
of this city were unable to get any Of
their men in training sufficient to make
showing in the fest II was stated yester-
day that II costs the national association
$40 TO send one turner TO Frankfort for
the fest.
The object of the games is not ro create
new records in the athletic world. but to
produce the harmonious development Of
body and mind. Il aims at all-around
strength. skill and agility. Two teams
from America will give an exhibition
game of base ball at the fest and turner's
from the various countries of the world
will give an exhibition of some game typi-
cal OF the country from which they come
II is estimated that there will be actually
sSVoo contestants, and several hundred
thousand people are expected 20 be pres
ent. Inc last two days of the fest will be
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