Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-19

teen; Cedar Rapids, eighteen; Baltimore
fifteen; Detroit, twelve; Oklahoma City,
ten; Dallas, Tex, and Owatonna. MINI,
each eight; Timkin, Kan. Iowa City and
Milwaukee, each six; Prague, Okl.. five;
Bruno Neb., four; st. Paul and Mime
apolis, each two; Schuyler, Neh one,
besides several teams Of Omaha and
South Omaha turner's.
The 5000 or more people coming to the
tournament from other states include
delegations from Iowa, Illinois, Mime
sofa Michigan, North and South Dakota
Kansas Missouri. Texas Ohio, New York,
Maryland and other eastern states
Features oe the show.
Although every member on the tourna-
ment program, from the opening on
Wednesday morning until the closing
Sunday evening, will be of general in
terest not only to Bohemians and turner's
but also to the whole Omaha public, the
principal features will he the big street
parade Saturday afternoon and the Sun
day afternoon program at Rourke park
In the former Omaha will have a chance
to view all the sturdy local and visiting
Sokols and see who they are and Just
what they are like. In the latter the
principal speech-making OF the big tour
nament will occur. Governor John H.
Morehead will make the opening address
in English. and II will be the first time
he ever spoke at such an occasion.
Fully 15O0 people will be In the parade
Saturday and there will be seventy-tive
automobiles in the long line. Frank ].
Riha, chairman OF the general committee,
will be chief marshal, with Mayor James
c. Dahlman of Omaha and Chief OF Po-
lice John Briggs Of South Omaha as as
sistant marshals.
order of the Parade.
The line Of march will be from Turner
hall, Thirteenth and Martha streets.
downtown through the business section
and back to the hail. and the parade will
start at 2:SO o'clock. 1t will be made up
as follows:
Company of mounted police.
Title wagon. designed by Gus RENEE of
Ak-Sar-Ben.
twenty judges on foot.
Over 200 contestants in uniform.
Local Sokols AMI Tyrs, on foot.
Turner girls.
All Omaha and South Omaha Bohemian |
lodges, in seventy-five autos.
Four bands at intervals in the parade.
An entertainment, social and general |
good time at Turner hall will follow the
parade and continue during the late after
noon and evening.
Program for the Meeting.
The general program for the five days
of the tournament is as follows:
WEDNESDAY, JULY %.
p. m. Turner hall, Thirteenth and
Martha streets:
Reception speech by President Joe ].
Address OF welcome by Mayor James c.
Dahlman.
Song by singing club, Omaha Tel Jed
Sokol.
Recitation of poem by Stanley serpan.
Response to Mayor Dahlman by John
Siman of Chicago, national president, on
behalf of the national organization and
the visiting Turner's.
THURSDAY, JULY %.
7 a m.-Parade of contestants and
judges from Turner hall to Rourke park.
7SO, 1l:SO a. m.-Competitions at the
70 m.-Lunch at the hall for all con-
1880 p m.-Competitions at the. park
g. p. m.-Concert by Charles NepodaTs
band.
S;l5 p. m.-Program at Turner hall by
singing club Of omahH sokoi
A. M.-Continuation of contests at
l2 M.-Lunch at hall.
1870 p. M.-Continuation of contests at
to p. M.-Band concert during con-
tests.
written by Frank s. Prochazka; pre-
girls.
SATURDAY, JULY 25.
A. M.-Practice of free-hand drills at
park by all turner's.
2:SO p. M;-Parade, followed by celebra-
SUNDAY. JULY 2s.
1880 p. M.-Parade from hall to park
p. M.-Big calisthenics drills by all
contestants, men, women and junior
classes separately.
2:30 p. M.-Program:
English address, 'Nebraska's Welcome
70 Tel Jed sokol," by Governor John II.
Morehead.
Bohemian address by Turner Joseph
Cermak athletic director of one of Chi
cago's high schools.
Band music.
English address by State Senator r. f.
Placek Of Wahoo.
Calisthenics by turner's and by boys
and girls classes.
Tambourine dancing drill by Omaha
Turner girls.
Exhibition on apparatus by Omaha
turner's
Calisthenic exhibitions by each division
team OF visiting turner's.
Sis p. M.-Play at Turner hall by ORA
matte club of Omaha Sokol, and closing
celebration Of the tournament.
Riha Is the Chairman.
Although Frank Riha of the Omaha
Sokol was the winner of all recent indi-
vidual turner contests in the western
division. and was one of the American
representatives in the last international ]
contests acid at Prague in 1912. he will be {
so busy during the tournament as chair I
man OF the local general committee that
he will be unable to take part in the con- {
tests.
other members OF the general commit
tee are: Charles Fryzek, vice chairman:
Charles Spalek secretary; Charles Ksut-
sky. treasurer; Ray Prohaska. assistant
treasurer; A. Krecek. financial secretary; c
Joe j. MIX, B. W. Bartos, " Schneider, h
o. Jelen, Mrs. ]. Janak and Miss Jennie s
Zikmund. 5
The publicity committee consists OF F. b
J. Kutak. chairman; Charles spalek. sec 2
rotary; ]. C. Rosicky, ]. F. Prachensky. I