New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-12
TURNER'S OF STATE
RENEW ACTIVITIES
WARS DEPRESSION OVER, NEW
PLANS ARE MADE FOR
IMPROVEMENT
BIG COMPETITIVE. ATHLETIC
MEET ARRANGED FOR MAY
IN THE CITIES

Saturday and Sunday the Turner's O
,-4sle state OF Minnesota met in thei
annual district convention at Turne
Hall in this city. The meeting was
harmonious and in addition to trans
acting the usual routine of business
certain recommendations were made
which, if adopted at the national con,
vention will be OF considerable benefi,
to the Tu1nerbund and also to the in
dividual societies.
There were present of the distri
executive committee, Carl Schober,
Minneapolis, vice pres; Ferd. Uebel,
st. Paul, sec; Jos Benesch, St. Paul,
cor. Sec; VIM. r. Kuehn, Minneapolis,
treas; VIM. Mueller, St. Paul, turnwart;
Albert Steinhauser, Herm. Helm and
Julius Krause, New Ulm, committee on
Mental Training.
Delegates Present.
The accredited delegates were as
follows: St. Paul: A. F. Schintz, H.
Hoenck, R. Kreugel, W. Perlt, F. Theirs,
W. Heck, VIM. Hoeft, w. Harnisch,
G. Wagner, H. J. Hadlich, E. Hadlich,
Armand Petry; St. Anthony Turnverein,
minneapolis: Otto Bachmann, DR.. Ertl,
W. Giesmann, W. Kampf, L. c. Klopfer,
F. Kreher, F. Lieban, L. Gluck, Otto
Mcd'er, H. PoepI ell, J. E. Wachsmuth,
c. GernbeG her, A. Schwerdfeger; New
I'm Turnverein: Franz Niemann, Fred
Pfaender, Otto Oswald, Herman Frenzel,
Oh S. Kaiser, Chas. Emmerich and w.
Fleck, e
Fred Pfaender was elected as chair
man of the meeting and Ferd. uebel and
Jos. Benesch as secretaries. ..
Societies Survive Wars Depression.
The reports of the officers showed that
in spite Of the depression in society life
on account of the war and the influenza
the activities of the societies were kept
up quite we'll. The district has at the
present time 482 members and total
If 696 men, women and children at
ter ed the physical training classes
PAL from St. Paul, 3S4 from New Ulm
and II from st. Anthony. The treas
= urer's reports showed balance Of $3912
ST cash on hand.
Competitive Meet In May.
Instead of funniest it was decided
to have a gymnastic athletic tournamer
in one of the public parks either in st
Paul or Minneapolis On Saturday
afternoon and Sunday in the month Of
MAY or June. This will not be tour.
nament only for the members Of the
Turner's cf the State but it is also the
intention to invite the Bohemian Turner'S
and the members of the Northwestern
Gymnastic Society to enter teams fol
this competitive meet. Under the rules
and restrictions as proposed each team
must have ten men and there will be
ten events in all. -
New Plans For Activities.
It was also recommended to the
different societies to have what may b.
called parallel classes, the aim being tt
give one class mental training while
|-2SShe other is receiving physical training
and have them change off, while on
doinc physical training work on tn
gym, the other class is to receive menta
/, 1.nin, in some other room in the Hall
Tho r entail training IS to consist o
singing, recitations, nature studies AM
scientific research and is to supplement
work in the public schools.
At the national meeting which is t.
be held at Louisville, KY. this year, tn
district convention by resolution vii
propose a change in the matter of tn
organization Of the Turnerbund whic
will provide for seven circuits and a.
executive committee differently con
stituted than at the present time. |
also provides for circuit conventions i
addition to the annual district meetings
The advocates of this change feel tina
if adopted it will help materially t
strengthen the Turnerbund and wi
arouse renewed activity among tn
members.
Social Featui es.
For the entertainment Of the dele
gates to the convention Kommers wa
arranged for Saturday evening in tn
I, lecture hall at which the members of tn
Turnverein and the Ladies Society too
pat. A very entertaining program wa
rendered. There was piano solo b
Aleen Setter, and vocal solo by Thelm