New Ulm review., 1913-06-25
A'!ctives; cave
For Bundesfest
Special Car Carries Turner's
!. To Denver For Tourn:
ament.

On Monday morning at 6:25 the stub
carried away from our city twenty -one
- happy and contented people -
could be found within . radius Of .
hundred miles. They we're enroute to
Denver to attend the Bundesturnfest
which 10 TO be held in that city be-
ginning to-day and lasting until
Sunday, June 10th. They are travel
ing in . special tourist sleeper.
In the party are Prof. Herman Helm
and the following members of his
class: Hugo Schleuder, George
Hogen, Arthur HUM, George Wicher-
ski, Frank GALES, Kurt Bell, Peter
Scherer, William Fritsche, Walter
Pfaender and Willie Wicherski.
Henry Hseberle and Roland Neu.
mann. both teachers of physical
culture and Carl Helm, student ct
the Normal College of the North
American Gymnastic Union are also
members of the party and will act as
judges of the various gymnsstic
events. The others in the party sre
Julius Bsrndt, sr., Herman Nsgel,
Prot. John X. Neumanp, Mrs. Ernst
Wicherski, Miss Emma Gebser, Miss
Herths Hears and Miss Vera Nsgel.
At Aankato George scherer, Jr. and
Mr.. Psy Joined them. About noon
tho Turner special from the Cities
carrying the Turner's and their friends
from ST. Paul and Minneapolis arrived
at Nanksto and the New Ulm sleeper
was picked up and they proceeded to
Denver via the Omaha and the Rock
Island arriving there Tuesday after.
noon shortly before three o'clock.
Without question, the happiest
person in the lot il Julius Berndt, sr.
Mr.. Berndt is 81 years old and has
been member Of the New Ulm Turn
verein for over % years. He did not
know that he was going to the Bundles
turnfest until last Thursday afternoon,
when he was told that his friends had
made it possible for him to 60 and see
the Rocky Mountains Of which he
learned when he went to school back
in tho old fatherland, never even
dreaming then that he would ever
have q chance to see them.
Mr.. Berndt is an idealist in more
ways than one and has at all times
been.so busy doing something, for the
public good that it is but natural that
he has not been able to amass much
wealth. His desire 10 60 to Denver
and see the wonderful natural scenery
cropped out in the course of con-
versation with friend of his. This
friend conceived the happy idea OF
raising the necessary funds to make it
possible for Mr.. Berndt to make the
trip. Members of the Masonic Order
to which Mr.. Berndt belongs, members
of the New Ulm Turnverein and other
public-spirited citizens we're appealed
to and responded cheerfully to the
request for s1.OO each and in few
days s7S had been collected which is
quite enough to permit of Mr.. Berndt's
making the trip without stinting him.
self. In spite of his years Mr.. Berndt
10 mentally alert and physically well
enough to stand the trip and that he
will enjoy himself hugely goes with.
out question.
The "Turnfest' which is being held
at Denver this week is the 3lst Of its
kind. In the early history of the
North American Gymnastic Union,
the national events came oftener than
they do now, which is only once in
four years. The festival at Denver
has been divided into 8 parts; the
events preceding the opening of the
celebration, the celebration itself and
the trips to the mountains and beauty
spots in the vicinity of Denver as an
aftermath. An inspection of the pro-
gram of the weeks events will prove
even to the uninitisted that there is
something doing all the time. Those
who belong to the various classes, be
they actives, ladies' or the old mems
classes will be kept very busy indeed
and will lead strenuous life for
few days. There will be three full
days of competitive work on the appa-
ratus and In the field events. The
most impressing sight WILDE the mass
of the mems classes, the
ladies' classes and the sctives. The
diplomas will be awarded Sunday
evening and the funniest officially
brought to an end and every body be