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as’'ey.ter.tie.tlt;*L*y.in.rd.tuUl.by-In,QC*Cfc.He.th.ey.gaa). Eastern and Middle Stated offer equally afctractivo.. fields for ;*eimnne^ cruising.'1 ! ;[;• -TU3EBLING TURNERS!...... .Th« 16th Annual Pest cf the W* Turners to be Held In Oshkoah|N«t Month — The Programme £und . • jpther• 1!Features. ‘ : • ;.‘S .Id.er.kter.50.ss.k.n,skr-tvrt.‘dmipae118ythbet.P-U.*8.• The sixteenth annual Festortho XtMf era oT Wisconsin will ho lield infOsh-kosh tlao 20th, 21stj, 122d and! 23d'-of Atiguhl, ; and it 5 will . lo !j one of the largest, !if not T tho’largest-, display of that ‘fjel^knowp orv ganizatfon, . the Turrivorfcin,.'over Wit-, nessed in this state. An Oshkosh ijHptff says of tlfe Lfest: “Tho Tomfcst i| the an'nnal reunion of tho 25 societies oom-posing what is known as tho. Wiscdhsiri district. Tho last etrito Turnfest had in ; this city was in August,.' 1871.: JjTliO membership having largely increased of late tho affair this year will probably: outstrip in attendance arid other features any previous meeting of tho kind. ;|The turners comprise two classes of me rubber ship, the ordinary; members jknd what arc known m '“active turners.! Thenctive Turners comprise the younger ineinbers-who engage in the various performances and exercise for muscrilar;de-velopnienf peculiar to this organization. It i6 anticipated that over 1,000 members will attend and upwards • of 300 active Turners* will engage in tho contests for prizes which is a leading feature inj jjtbe annual fests. The prizes are not monetary ones but--consist ol laurel wreriUis, diplomas and insignia* of honor. *|The society here has raised upwards of |$lf-500 for tho reception and • eutortainmbnt of members of tho association whilti in ititendance here. Ail members wjllj be given free entertainment and free fen. trance to everything going: oil • wliilo here. In addition to thi members/expected, ,n vast crowd of friends is.also expected, find the total attendance fijom outside :is variously estimated at fibru 5.000 . to tf,000 people. Arrangements have boon made .with.the railroads leading to the city for reduced rates during tho Turnfest, which will be 30 per olt;jpt. of the regular fare. The committed is also I arranging for special excursion trains from Green Bay and Watertown.A grand excursion from Milwaukee will arrive here ou Sunday morning of';£he fest and return in the evening. Fifteen coaches have been chartered for tfcat day. The Societies from Princeton, Lip. pie ton and Mcnnsha will probably bring bands hi music with them. Therein-lurly engaged bands for tho occasionjlre the Oshkosh Comet Baud and the Watertown Comet Bond. In addition I to.tho Turners, the * South sidu Turner Rifles of Milwaukee, a military jorgnjil--zation numbering; 50 men, all^Tufn-crs, will be here. In addition to the regular Turners and their mjli-lary conipaby, tho Oshkosh Guards, Oshkosh Rifles. and - tbo ’ Bare department have been invited to trike part in the grand parade of -Saturday the 2lst. Ample preparations are beihg made for decorating tho city. T-fee decorations wjlJ consist of arches, cvfcr-greca streamers across the streets and decoration of buildings with evergreens, flags and mottoes. Tho Exposition-lt; building and fair grounds have be£u -cngngcd for the tumfest and all exercises will take place there. Numerous, arbors, and canopies will bo eroded fen tnogrouuds, and the building will ie i!luminaled:by the electric light during the' evening. The down town keajb I quarters will bo at Tirnnr hall. An outline programme ;of the. occasion miy bo given us follows; The arrival and ip-ncpttou of visitors will take place {m .Friday the 20tli. In the evening thqro wifl bo an Informal reception and rv-union at Turner ha’f. On Saturday ifce 21st the grand parade will take plairo through the principai streets of tho city, rendezrousing ut Turner hall at 10 a. xu-The procession wilj then proceed to the Exposition building where an addresser welcome will -bo delivered by Mnyr Date with appropriate responses. Exhibition turning will take place dnririg the rest of the day. In tho evening the grand concert will take place.in tho Exposition building. In deferenco to tqe opinion of Sunday observing peopl the grand parade- which usually taklt; place on Sunday, was set down for Saturday. On Sunday morning the t ners will march directly to-the fa gronnds, where the prize turning will be commenced in-- which 20 differed! chesses will participate. Id tho evening there will be a concert and Jlltunjjiatloia by the electric light, Chinese lAntcrn.fc etc. On Monday the prize turning null other festivities will be continued,- do.*}*-ing the txxrufost in the evening by a address by F. B. HucUting, speaker of tho Wisconsin association, arid distribuLtion of prizes, followed by a grand bofit
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Milwaukee Daily News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Jul 29, 1880
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