The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-17
TURNER'S OF NEWARK TO
CELEBRATE 18TH ANNIVERSARY

Brautigam; yice-president. Ernest
Locher; first secretary. f. jacob; sec
ond secretary, Emil Hoch; treasurer,
Frederick Schimper; first turnwart,
Gustaye Ali; second turnwart, Frank
Gerlach; first zeugwart, George Bueh-
Ter; second zeugwart, William Stors-
berg, and the new verein was named
"Germania Burschenschaft."
on July ., the first gathering and
meeting was held at the headquarters,
National Hall.
The name adopted did not quite suit.
and after considerable discussion at a
meeting held July u, the name was
changed to Newark Burschenschaft.
Again the name did not suit, and on
August 7, it was changed after a
lengthy discussion to National Turn
Vereln, in recognition of the h%eadquar-
ters. National Hall, and the first per-
manent officers elected as follows:
President, Charles +. Hosp; vice
president, Ernest Brautigam; first sec
rotary, Fred jacob; second secretary.
Rudolph w. Kuser; treasurer, Fred
Schimper; first turnwart, William Lleb:
second turnwart, Joseph Reinert; first
zeugwart, William Storsberg; second
zeugwart. Henry Rhode.
At this meeting. we received our first
invitation, that from the Beacon Street
German and English School, which we
accepted with thanks. The first affair
held was the exhibition, concert and
BAH at headquarters. Thanksgiving
eve 1883, in which the entire program
had to he performed practically In the
midst of the audience, as there was no
stage, only the hall itself, measuring
probably 40 by so feet.
The organization was beginning to
grow. and decided to organize a drum
corps on April 3, 1884, which corps
was very successful for a number of
years. On August .. 1884, it was de-
cidcd to form a boys class" and also.
on May Z, 1855. Il pyramid section"
The organization had, meantime, be-
come stronger, but received a shock
when informed that through business
changes, we would be compelled TO
seek other quarters, A committee APP
pointed for that purpose, with the aid
of Mr.. L. Mussehl and the kindness of
Hon. Gottfried Kruger, were enabled
to secure from Mr.. Beda Voigt, lessee
of SacnEer Hal (now Kruegcr's Audi
torium) the lower side hall Of that
building for our use, at a very nomlna
figure, and ON the last Tuesday in Ian
uary. 1886, we celebrated our farewell
to our old headquarters, with Mr. Mus
sehl as our special guest" On the
first Tuesday in February we marched
from the old to the new quarters,
and celebrated our entrance by a "com-
mers." with Hon. Gotfried Kruger a.
our honored guest. This practically
was the beginning of u wonderful
success, socially, financially and athlet-
ically. as on March 10, that year, the
first amateur championship of Amer
lea was won by of our members
under our name. which was the fore
runner of the many athletic and gym
nastic triumphs we have been enabled
to record.
on February 6. 1890. a committee
which had been appointed, reported 10
the organization on the ACCESSIBILITY of
building a clubhouse and gymnasium,
and the architect. e. Wurth. was in
structed to prepare plans. on February
4, 1892. the building committee was en-
powered to make all contracts for the
construction of the building, and on