New Ulm review., 1916-03-15
PROTEST AGAINST
MUNIII0N TRAFFIC
TURNER'S FAVOR PLACING OF
EMBARGO ON SHIPMENTS TO
EUROPE.
bEZlRk MAY CELEBRATE COLD.
EN- ANNIVERSARY OF ITS
r.: =. FOUNDING. i:

With the spirit of mental and bodily
training pervading the meetings the
h1tleth annual session of the Minnesota
Iurnbezlrk came to close at Turner
Hall last Sunday morning. New Ulm
was honored by it's selection as the head
quarters of the state society for the
coming year; resolutions were passed
asking the members of congress and the
United States senators from Minnesota
TO work and vote for resolution looking
towards the placing of an embargo upon
the export of arms and munitions of war to
any OF the nations now at war in Europe:
the celebration of the golden Jubilee of
the bezirk in the course of the present.
year, and the recommendation that 2
summer contest be arranged by the
..Vorort to be held in one of the smaller
German centers of the state, were some
OF the things of Importance transacted
at the sessions.
Inc sessions opened Saturday after
noon, with Herman Vogt of Minnepolis.
wee president of the state society. in
the chair. The following delegates
were reported present: St. Anthony
Minneapolis, Christ. Boehme, Hermann
Poeppel, VIM. Miller, Fred Lange-
Aug. Schwerdtfeger, Walter Giesmann,
Z. F. L. Brown, J. F. Wachsmuth. Vim
Kuhn, Otto Naumann, Fred Naumann
and Louis Malchow; New Ulm, Fred
Pfaender, Henry Engel, Chas. Emmerich
Aug. Marschner, Otto Oswald. A1f
Schroeck, Hermann Helm; St. Paul.
Henry Hadlich, Otto Hiersekorn, Alb.
schlntz, VIM. Stack, VIM. Kuehn.
Herman Hoenk, Leslie Strouse, Louis
Metzger, Karl Theirs, Fred Jessrang:
Vorort, Herman Vogt, Max Simon, Geo.
Rhomberg, J. W. Dreger, Otto Hankey.
Otto Modler.
VIM. Miller of Minneapolis was elected
as permanent chairman of the conven-
ton and Henry Hadlich of St. Paul and
Geo. Rhomberg of Minneapolis as Sec
| retaries.
Capt. Frank Burg of New Ulm, who has
been member of the Minnesota Turn-
bezirk for As years and who has never
tailed to attend the sessions of the con-
Ventlon When such was possible, was un-
anlmously elected honorary president of
the meeting.
Ihe annual reports of the state officers
contained number of recommendations
OF interest to the delegates but not of
import to the general public. Follow
ing these reports the Several committees
were appointed and adjournment taken
until 5 o'clock.
| Upon reassembling reports were SUBJ
mitted by the committee on finance. re-
porting the State Society's treasury
IN a tiourlshing condition and the books
as accurately kept. The committee on
resolutions recommended that Turner's
who have uninterruptedly followed ath-
letlcs Tor twenty-five years be given di-
plomas OF honor and be otherwise re-
cognlzed at the meetings of the Turn
bezlrk. 1t developed during the dis
cussion that there are several members
in Minnesota having this distinction
and the recommendations of the CON-
mittee were concurred in.
The matter of selecting the head
quarters city for 1916 occasioned con-
siderable discussion, as none of the three
societies felt that they could accept the
arduous duties connected with the
management of the Society's business.
. After reassembling Sunday morning,
: however, the New Ulm delegation an
y nounced that the New Ulm Turnverein
would accept the honor and the conven-
tion accordingly made the selection un-
S animously.
The matter of sending class of
athletes to the next national turnfest at
Brooklyn in 1917 was discussed at some
length, but finally the recommendations
le the committee that the proposition
D referred to the next state convention
y we're agreed -.
st Instead o, arranging for turnfes
e. this summer had been planned by
some of the :mbers of the Society i
ly was decided t. hold a. midsummer con
ne test in one OF he smaller cities of tn
st state and in his connection Youn,
w America and Jordan were mentioned
ly It was the general concensus Of opinion
that these smaller cities would appreciat
ne the exhibition work of The active Turner
re more than if the contest were neld in on
ty of the three cities of the Bezirk. Tn
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