Annual Report of the National Executive Committee 1926-1927

THE AMERICAN TURNERBUND

For Liberty, Education, and a Belter World

{Founded 1850)

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

April 1,

1926~

to April 1, 1927

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

AMERICAN TURNERBUND

. PITTSBURGH, PA.

GEORGE SEIBEL, President DR. HERMANN GROTH, Vice-President

WILLIA~! VOELKER, Secretary ERNES'.r HERKLOTZ, Itecording Secretary

HENRY J. THIER, Treasurer

RICHARD TURNT HERMANN F. RUOFF

HENRY A. BLOEDEL THEODORE AHRENS GEO. J. F. FALKENSTEIN

~DAM DOEHLA JOHN SPENGLER CHARLES A. GEBER

CARL ERDLEN FRED ZAUGG

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT

Once again we are met to deliberate upon the destiny of the American T urnerbund. I use the words "deliberate" and "destiny" with deliberation, because I believe the destiny of every human institution depends upon delib- eration-upon weighing and judging men and measures.

For four years there has been growth in membership-a total increase of about 2100. Last year the net increase was only 208-which is not what it should have been if all Societies had been as active as some. Today the Turnerbund has 32,923 members-it should have one hundred thousand.

We have property valued at $8,913,711, also an increase of nearly $300,000, but our best asset is the Turner spirit that is flaming up anew in many places, which alone will keep our organizations from degenerating into mere athletic club5 or social circles. Shall we fan that flame, or shall we let it ember into ashes?

Here is the point on which I would ask you to focus your vision. Our des- tiny is bound up in that decision. We strive for ''a sound mind in a sound body" -the sound body being the means to an end. Through the sound mind we would reach after "liberty, education, and a better world." That is our ulti- mate goal, our Promised Land; and when we see how our nation is being honey- combed by bigotry and blighted by oppression, it seems to me the Turner spirit was never needed so much as at this day-when millions are being expended by government to keep you and me from drinking a glass of beer, when thousands of hirelings work hard to keep us from getting healthful exercise or div~rsion on the first day of the week, when Ignorance and Superstition are trymg to muzzle the mouth of Science, when predatory selfishness lays taxes upon us to forge imperialistic chains for the toiling masses of the world.

What are you going to do about it? Are you going to be satisfied with br.ead and circuses, or are you going ahead with a program of education that will work a change? Knowing the Turners all over the land, I think I know what your answer will be.

It is no idle phrase that I know the Turners all over the land. I believe I have visited nearly every District and about two~thirds of our Societies.

Hundreds of addresses and lectures have been delivered--on my tour to the Pa~ifi~ coast alone I spoke on 71 occasions during 3

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days. Not only T ~~ner Societies were reached, but organizations of all kinds; all sorts and conditions of men and women heard what principles the Turners represent and what work we ar~ doing. I spoke to the largest women's club in the United Sta•tes; to a gathering of Mormons; to an association of military officers; to chambers o·f commerce and luncheon clubs, carrying the Turner message to all of the~.

And I know now that the American people are ready to become Turners if llJe do not stand in their way. Why should they not? The Turner principles are the same that were put into the Declaration of Independence and the Get- tysburg Address by Jefferson and Lincoln, the two greatest men America has ever produced. The Turner spirit is the American spirit-the spirit of democ- racy and human equality.

. . In our deliberations we must find ways to spread this spirit in ever widen- i~g circles. Such work as I have done during the past two years I cannot con- tmue-but it is very necessary. Perhaps the time is at hand when we should

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provide for':. an executive secretary, to organize new societies, to stir up sleeping societies, to instruct and inspire officers and members, linking them to.gether more closely in fraternal fellowship and salutary discipline.

Discipline is the one thing in which today we are notably lacking. Our German inheritance is individualistic and egocentric. As one of our American poets, Victor Wicke, has put i t -

"N one's content to peel potatoes, Every one would play the chef!"

We have seen illustrations of this during the past year in several ways. Unless this convention provides for a united front, the American Turners are going to the German Turnfest at Cologne as an unorganized mob. Then, when we're over there, we'll make beautiful speeches and quote Schiller-

,..\Vir wollen sein ein einzig Volk von Briidern,"

while we are wondering whether Brother Schulze isn't getting more than he de- serves, and scheming how we can keep Brother Schmidt in his proper place.

Discord bred of envy is the besetting sin of our German heritage.

But we can overcome that failing if we counterbalance it with our great compensating virtue of generous idealism. That, too, has been displayed in various ways-and I have found it among the young no less than among the old. Teachers just graduated from our splendid Normal College have evinced a spirit of sacrifice and service worthy of the veterans of Forty-Eight. Women in our auxiliaries are working harder than most of the men in the Societies.

What, then, is h@lding us back from a triumphant advance?

Let me tell you plainly that it is because so many of us are still living in the past. For one thing we are living in the age of Poor Richard when it comes to financial matters. There are Societies, for instance, still collecting the . same dues they collected twenty years ago ; dying of malnutrition because they won't pay for a meal. Not one of our organizations dares to put its value as high as the Elks or the Y. M. C. A., as any country club oi; athletic associa- tion. Naturally they have not enough money to carry on. Their energies are exhausted in trying to make ends meet. They save pennies where they should invest dollars.

Look at our Jahn Fund, which ought to be one hundred thousand dollars by now. It has reached

$40,000;

of which

$5,000

was given by Turner Theodore Ahrens,

$10,000

was transferred from funds held by the National Executive Committee, and about

$ 1 , 000

came from people who are not even in the ranks of the Turners. We can be glad we got the

$40,000

to endow our Mental Training activities, and you may be sure we'll get the hundred thousand; but is it not humiliating to think that because we do not adopt the usual American "drive" methods there isn't an inward urge strong enough to put the campaign across? There isn't a Y. M. C. A. in any city of

100,000

that cannot do better than we have done.

1 Last year I also called attention to our need of a Pension Fund for our

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Gymnastic Instructors, and invited generous Turners of means to initiate such a fund. There has been no response. Will there be any response?

Then there looms up the question of providing a permanent home for our Normal College. The College is an institution of which we may be very proud.

If

it were a theological seminary, belonging to the weakest denomina~

tion in the country, it would have a fine building and a large endowment. We are holding it by a shoestring, and are inclined to begrudge the price of the shoestring. We do not ask what we can do for others, but what we can keep for ourselves.

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Let us make up our individual and collective minds to stand together• to work hard, to help one another, to trust one anothe:r, to

~ear noJh~g

^but

~~h

own indifference and indolence-to be Turners with. mmd an eart, kwfi

d d Y t nothmg unless you wor or

outstretched han an open purse. ou can ge . d · it and pay for it. We must give in order to get; we must fight i.n °~ er to hn.

Perhaps a stronger infusion of young blood will come. to mspi.re us w en the new "Turner's Weekly," authorized by the last c?nvention, begTh

~o

cab}Y our message to the rising generation and to the American

P,~ople.

^{. .1}s ?,ub i-t

· · · d d d'

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t the German T urnze1tung, u cation is not mten e to isp ace or supp an l h d

. d . h

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h ld . young peop e toget er an to provide a means of e ucatlon t at Wl 0 om ll · · th t

· · f

·1·

f th ds 6f our fe ow citizens a make our prmc1ples am1 iar to tens o ousan h' "W kl "

·n

^be

know no German.

If

the present plans are carried out, t i~ l ~e .Y . Wl th t

· d h f but a nationa mstitutlon a

no one#sided propagan a s eet o narrow scope, h

. I · h largely w at success

will be a credit to the Turners. t rests wit you, very •

it will achieve. f M es took forty

We are moving forward, but we should move aster. d ohs Al · · . f d t. L' dbergh crosse t e t antic m years to get across a narrow stnp o eser • ¹⁰

z r )

It · f r less than forty hours. Shall we trav~l by caravan or by eppe ¹⁰ • is ⁰

you to decide. . We should trust and

We should press forward as one mighty army. . ll W h ld follow our leaders, or get leaders we.

~an

trust and will

fo 0· ^{1 · ili}

^{st °:ay}

have faith in our principles, and be willmg to support th~n;i·

1^{n Y Im a If} . h · d H · d militant nto erance.

can we meet and vanqms orgamze ypocnsy an d tl we . d b' k b th' are not one exac y as we are gomg to quarrel an ic er ecause mgs ful · · h"l we

· · t · sloth mertla w i e

would have done them or if we are gomg to res m d d th' g

' · h"

·n

^{b one an no m}

wait for somebody else to work or give-not. mg wi l e

·n r

on as the will be achieved You and the whole American peop e, whi S ive . d

· ' h'b' · · f S bbat . uperv1sors an placid slaves of Bootleggers and Pro 1 ition s~ies, o a

Grand Inquisitors-not as Turners and Amenca~s.

Upon your deliberations depends your destmy !

GEORGE SEIBEL.

National President.

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REPORT OF THE SECREtAR.Y

Statistical Resume

A small gam m members has again been made in the year ending

J

^anu:..

ary 1, 1927.

The T urnerbund now consists of 23 Districts, with 1 71 Sot.ieties, 'one District more and one Society less than in the previous year.

The following Societies either disbanded, withdrew, or combined w~th other Societies during the year 1926:

New York T urnverein Bloomingdale, New York District.

Steubenville Turner Society, Pittsburgh District.

Socialer T urnverein, Rocky Mountain District.

Mission T urnverein, Pacific District.

T tirnabteiiung der Anaheim Concordia, Southern California District.

The following Societies were accepted in the Bund:

Elgin T urnverein, Illinois District.

Toledo Turn und Sport V erein, Lake Erie District.

Miami Turn und Sport V erein, South Eastern District.

Salem T urnverein, Pittsburgh District.

The membership of the American T urnerbund and its various classes shows as follows in comparison with the previous year:

1927 1926 Itwrease Decrease

1. l\Iembers ... :~2.n2s 32,715 208 2. Men's Clas. es (Actives) ...

:uoo

3. Senior Men's lasst>: ... 1.953

f>.227 127

2:129 176

4. \Vom n's Clai;;:es ... , .l 7='l 8.356 181

!5. Junior 'lasses ... 2.300 2.300

fi. Boy. ' lasst's ... 0.197 5.!)74 223

7. Girl.' Clasio;e: ... 7.2rl4 7,fi3 ::\8-!

. Fencing Class{'s ... 173 1 4 9 9. Instructors ... 15G HG 9

10. Ladies· Auxiliary ... o.794 <1.6GG 129

J 1. Junior , 'oC'i ties ... 6 7 ^O~ llG 12. Ringing , ections ... 1.463 J,400 63

13. Drftmatic St'ction ... WH 714 80

Yalue of 1wopt>rtit': in ·1nsiYe 1.927 1926

of , inking Fund. .. ... ~ .. nrn.711 ~ .<153,624 44.955

Increase

$260.087 2,088 Yolumt>8 in J.Ahr:iTi<'s ... 47,043

143 ,'o<'ietie.· o'Yn their own halls 01w less than ln. t yt'ar.

17 , O<'i tie. have .Junior .'oc-irt ic>s;, four lei;;, than la. t yt'ar.

44!) i\It>mhers rlit>d clnring the ^~renr.

1

no

have been member.

nO

yt>arF< ^Ol' more.

:~ ) 'ocieties hnvt' Ri<'k Bent'fit Rran<'l1r,.

24 • ocietit>s reportNl , inking }i'nnrls; nmounting to $121,397.

22 .Iet>tings for i\I ntnl 'l'rnining werP held during the year.

145 Lectures are reported.

104 Debate nre r ported.

107 Dramatic Performances w re given.

(j

io~ donceHs

by

Singing Sections W~i¹e .gt

·en. .

14.4 8ocieties report physical educa ^t1011 m puulw schooli..

27 Sof'ieties publish a journal.

12{) Socielies are subscribers to the "'l'urnzeituu;.;.''

The following table shows the increase or decrease of membership m the various Districts:

11)27 1. Ne'v York ... 1,709 2. Indiana ... ···· 1.560 3. Ne\V England ... 2.409 4. Illinois ... ._... ... 2.787 5. St. Louis ... :).r'IS2

<1. Connecticut ... 629 7. Lake Erie ... ... ... ... 2.60:l 8. Western New York ... 1,856 9. Philadt'lphia .... , ... 2,673 10. \Visconsin ... ... ... 1.ROl 3.21£l 11. Pittsburgh ...

2. 12. New .Jersey ... 441 ^~

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l:'l. Kansas-:\Iissouri ... 'iGG 14. Ohio ... fi8 15. South Central ... ..

J 6. N e\v Orlean, ... ... ... .... 90 17. :\Iinnesota ... ~41 1 . Upper )Iississippi ... 2,361 19. Rocky )fountain ... ~... 372 20. Pacific ... · .... ~~

21. Xortb Pacific ...

22. Southern California ... . 710 23. South Eastern ... 74

1926 Increase Decrease

1,735 26

1,540 20

2,267 142

2.728 ^£'.)!)

?.,812 230

616 13

2,222 381

1,736 120

2,593 80

1.343 42

::t:869 654

2.110 331

298 22

698 68

HO ⁸

90 30

371

2.419 58

452 80

536 20

510 10

710 74

32.92?. 32,715 1.338 1,130

::-iet Gain: 208.

With Turner Greetings.

Wll. VOELKER, Secretary

REPORT OF THE TREASURER

From April I, 1926, to March 31, 19.~7

April 1, 1926, Ca h on band ... $2,821.4.S Receipts

Per Capita Tax:

New York District ... $ 1,092.50 Indiana District ... ... ... ... 548.50 St. Louis District ... 638.25 New England District ... 1,133.50 Wisconsin District ... 671.50 Illinois District •... ... ... 1,364.00 Philadelphia District ... ... 1,205.67 New Jersey District ... 1,055.00 Pittsburgh District ... 1,760.50 Minnesota District ... 185.00 Upper Mississippi District ... 1,265.00 Rocky Mountain District ... 31.00 New Orleans District ... ... 45.00 Pacific District ... 268.00 Connecticut District ... .... ... ... 308.00 Lake Erie District ... 1,065.00 Western New York District ... 868.00 Ohio District ... 310.75 South Central District (1927) ... 34.00

Special Tax:

Bloomington Turnverein ... . Initiations ... . Extraordinary Members ... . Interest ... .

Supplies:

Folders ... $292.50 131.95 $ History of American Turnerbund ... . Electros ... . Posters ... . Application Blanks ... . Pamphlets ... . Emblem ... . Address Books ... . Shield ... . Prize E say ... .

Expenditures

160.55 54.00 8.85 78.50 7.40 40.37 76.90 ( 17.00 1,214.60 10.00

Normal College ... $ 6,000.00 Class Leaders Examinations ... 91.00 Traveling Expenses ... 723.82 Postage ... .... .. ... 359.84 Express and Tf'legrams ... 49.51 Printing ... 1,365.81 Turnzeitung ···"··· 1,040.00 Salaries ... ... 835.00 Diplomas ... $718.70

196.52 Medals and Badges ... 169. 79 104.88 Student ' Year Book ... . Technical Committee ... , ... . Miscellaneous ..•...

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522.18 64.91 200.00 628.08 200.00

$13,849.17 39.50 9.00 30.00 476.67

$ 1,668.17

$18,893.97

:t?latform and Statutes ... , ...

$z~g:~i

169.40 656.17 Propaganda... 3.261.75 Louisville Turnfest ... .

Membership Cards ... !\ii~~:~~ 55.82 10.95 Books ... · .... · · ... ·· · ... · .. ·· 175.nO Furniture and Fi:xtmes ... 350.00 Rf'nt ... ··· ··· · ···' ... ··· .. .... !')20.00 The I~essing Co. (Stock) ... _ _ _ _

~fnrch 31, 1927, Balance ... .

$17,279.74

$ 1.614.2R Resources

unpaid Capita Tax: . 1

.rn:um

Indiana District ... 3,13~.G3

St. Louis District ... 90.83 Philadelphia District ... 262.00 Pitt!'lburgh District ... 347 .00 Kan. as-Missouri District ...

1,2^09.r>O pper Mississippi Dh;trict ... 443.00 Hocky ~fountain District ...

45

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, yew Orleans District .. .... ... 46.00 TJake Erie District ... 14G.2n Ohio District ... 25n.OO Torlh Pacific District ... R55.00

~onth California District ... _ _ _ _ $ 7.52G.71 Bonds (par value) ... $15,000.00

'fo Jahn Educational Fund ... l O,OOO.OO

Unpaid Special Tax: $

Vorwaerts Brooklyn ... . Brooklyn Turnverein ... .

• ll. Vernon Turnverein ... ..

Dam·ille Social Turnverein ... . Indianapolis S. S. Turnverein ... . Evansville Turnverein ... . Concordia Turnverein ... . Highland Turnverein ... · ... ···

Rock Spring Turnverein ···:··· ... ..

S. W. t. Loui Turnvere1n ... . :Mt. Olive Turnverein ... . Schiller Turnverein ... ··· ···

Lindenwood Turnverein ... ··· ... ··· ... ..

Columbia Turnverein ... ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

Lawrence Turnverein ... . linton Turnverein ... ..

Bahn Frei Turnverein, Milwaukee ... . Grand Crossing Turnverein ... . Eiche Turnverein ... ··· ··· ··· ···

Englewood Turnverein ... · ··· ···· ... ····

Wilmington Turngemeinde ... : ... . Columbia Turnverein, Philadelph1a ... . Germania Turnverein, Roxborough ·:···

Turn and School Society, Philadelphia Vorwaerts Turnverein, Baltimore ···

Newark Turnverein ... . Paterson Turnverein ... . Hudson City Turnverein ... . Hoboken Turnverein ... . Vorwaerts Turnverein, Elizabeth ···

Union Hill ~'urnverein ... ···

Greenville Turnverein ... . New Brunswick Turnverein ... .

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135.00 500.00 135.00 25.00 116.00 400.50 108.00 135.00 175.00 304.00 66.50 150.00 31.00 193.50 R00.00 187.50 143.00 73.00 106.50 45.00 127.50 162.50 80.00 42.50 287.GO 179.00 108.00 88.50 69.00 557.50 99.50 110.00 103.00

$ 5.000.00

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Birmitl''1.a1n Tur

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1 ... ,, ... 111111ii.i .. i ... i.

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:\It· Oli,·er '..l'u1·nverein ... .

~t. Josepl1 ~eur11,·creiu , ... ,, ... . Kan ·it.· City ~o<"ial 'l'u;.~·~.-~~:~j~···

Bern '.l'urm·erein ... . :-lt. Anthony Tur1~~:~~:~·i~ ... . X W. Da,·euport Turnv~~:~·i~ ... ..

Den,·et· 1.,u1·n,·e1·ein ··· ···

Den\"er Bocial 'l'urnverein ... . Xe\V Orlean TurnYerein ···

~partan Club, , an li'ranci~~~ ... . Han FranciHco 'l1urnverein ···

Hartford rrurnerbund ... ··· ... . Yorwaerts, \\'aterbur; ... ..

Ilol:voke '..l'urnYerein ... . Cin<>innati 'l'urngemei;;«} ... . Da~·ton 'l'nrngemein<l e ... ..

Xewport Turn\·erein e ... ..

Col111nbus 'l'urn\"erein ... . - •. W. Cincinnati Tur~·~-~;:~j~··· ... . Hochester TurnYei·ein ... ..

l tica rl'urnverein ... .

~~~~~:~ i~~~~~:e~:::~··::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

l'ol'tland • 'ocial 'l'nr~~;~~·~l~

... .

···

Supplies in Stock:

History of the American T

Platform and 8tntutes urnerbund ... $

i~g:~.:~i:~:~i;;.: :::::::::·::·:·::.:.:::.:: .. ::.::.::.:.:::.::

Diplo1nas ... ..

Posters ... . ... l1ields ···

···

. Due for Supplies:

[~~~Ii;: .. :.:::::·::·::::·:.::::·::::::::::::::::: :::::: :::::::::::$

:\fembership <'ards ... ..

Hi~tory Anwri<':tn T~;~:~~~:t,;;·~·rl···

... .

···

i5a.o·

115.00 120.00 101.GO 20G.OO 15.f>O G2.50 139.nO 176.GO 20.00 80.00 4G.OO 1()5.00 216.00 45.00 ]58.60 14].00 1115.1)0 fl0.50 Sri.00 ()!'.).00

]~4.:'iO

95.00

~00.00 ]~4.50

~50.00

2!.l7.RR 255.90 242.12 4.80

~96.63

33.23 7!32.94 162.00 1.125.00

23.21) 15.00 3i.00 9.50 85. 0 2.!50

!j: 8.730.00

~ S.269.97

$ 173.05 .'2G,31:l.9Cl

IIE~RY J. THIER, Treas.

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Condensed Balance sheet of the

JAHN EDUCATIONAL FUND of the AMERICAN TURNERBUND

March 31, 1927

Cash in Savings Account ... , ... $ 4.219.20 Cash on I-land ... , 85.00 Deferred Payments ... ,... 6,6:51.00 Bonds at Pn r ... ... .. . . ... .... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 25.000.00

~35.!l55.20

Total

Subscription~

... $35,023.24 Interest ... 931.96

$R5.!lM.20 TIE~RY .T. THIER.

Sec. & Treas.

CERTIFICATE OF AUDITOR

}fr. George Seibel, President.

American Turnerbund, Pittsburgh, Pa.

"}fay 7' 1921

Dear Sir:

I have audited the book. of the Trensurer. Henry J. Thier, of the American Turnerbund, for the last two ye:\rs from April 1, 1925.

to ~larch 31. 1927.

I certify that the books of the Trensurer are correct. and prop- erly reflect the re<>eipts, disbursements. anrl bnl:rn<>es of the funds entrusted to him.

I have also verified the bonds and funds of the Jnlm Educational Fund.

Very truly yours.

AUGUST HILLER.

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ertified Public Accountant.

(Pennsyl\'ania and Wisconsin)

REPORT ON MENTAL TRAININC

The Committee on Mental Training of the American T urnerbund, from reports submitted by the societies, computed the awards for the year

1926.

Only thirteen Societies reported on mental work, of which four attained a per~

centage eligible for prizes.

Points

Socialer Turnverein, Cleveland, Ohio ... 185

:\lcKeesport Turnverein, McKeesport, Pa ... , ... 144

~'urnverein Vor,vaerts, Baltitnore, Nld ... 140

Passaic Turnverein, Passaic, N. J ... 128

Vorwaerts Turnyerein, Holyoke, :\1ass ... 100

Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa ... 78

Germania Turnverein, Los Angeles, Calif.. ... 52

Cnrlstadt Turnverein, Carlstadt, N. J ... 48

Socialer Turnverein, Detroit, ~Iich ... 47

• 'chiller ~'urnYerein, St. Louis, 1\tlo ... 17

Dayton ~'urnverein, Dayton, Ohio ... lG Turn-Abteilung Deutscher Verein, San Francisco, Calif.. ... 13

Charleroi '.rurn,·erein, Charleroi, Pa ... 11

Percent 100 78 7G 69 55 42 28 2G

2r) 9 9 7 6

The Committee on Mental Training regrets to report the continued apathy of the Societies in submitting reports. We are aware that a vast amount of work along these lines is being carried on by a number of Societies, yet we are not able to submit a more detailed and comprehensive report showing what progress, if any, is to be noted upon this field of endeavor, so vital for the future welfare of the T urnerbund.

We note with satisfaction the efforts made by the Ohio District Societies and those comprising the New York District, in introducing debating courses.

We commend their example most heartily to the other Districts.

If

our larger Societies will take it upon themselves to send in reports, it will tend to stimulate the interest for this most necessary part of our work among the other many So- cieties, which are delinquent in reporting their activities.

We reiterate our willingness at all times to place ourselves at the disposal of the Turner Societies, by advising them as to ways and means to be adopted in increasing interest in Mental Training. Our annual reports on Mental Training should be as comprehensive and instructive as that showing our phys- ical activities. There is no time like the present, to make amends for t.he omis~

sions of the past1 Let the slogan be, "Do It Now!"

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CARL ERDLEN' WILLIAM VOELKER,

ERNEST HERKLOTZ, RICHARD TURNT, Chairman.

ADDED TO THE HONOR ROLL

- . · h A · T urnerbund were

Diplomas for fifty years' membe~sh1p m t e mencan

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awarded to the following Turners durmg the year

1926-19 ·

Edward Lischer Davenport

T

urngeme_inde,

J?avenp~rt, Ia.

Franklin Vonnegut Indianapolis T urnverem, _ Ind1anai:ohs,

liTI'

Conrad Stoffregen Chicago Turngememde, Chicago, · Albert Bozenhard Holyoke T urnverein, Holyoke, Mass.

Boston T urnverein, Boston, Ma:s.

August Damm F · C l f

Charles Eggers San Francisco Gym. Club, San ranc~sco, a ~ . F . G Cl b San F ranc1sco, Calif.

Theodor Dierks San ranc1sco ym. u • . I d'

r

Ind Dr. Hugo Pantzer . Indianapolis T urnvere1_n, n ianlJlo ISMinn·.

John Lind New Ulm Turnverem,_ New m, N

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Adol h Weichhold Newark

Turnvere~n,

^{Newark, ·}

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H p W . hh ld Newark Turnverem, Newark, N . . ermann e1c o . d T . · South Bend Ind.

Christopher Mennel South Ben urnvereu~,

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kl d 'calif Philip Conradi Oakland T urnverem, . a ai:i •

Ill.

Henry Hackenbroch Grand Crossing T

ur~verWem,

h<:;hicago, M ·

w·11·

Brix Washington T urnverem, as mgton,M ⁰•

I iam T . Lawrence ass.

Theodore Kiessling Lawrence urnvere~n, L ' Mass Charles Guenther Lawrence T urnvere~n, awrence, Mass.

0

G . h Lawrence T urnverem, Lawrence, M .

F

s~ar

F

rahc en Boston T urnverein, Boston, ass.

Srb1tz . rueG h Boston T urnverein, Boston, Mass.

e asban a m T · B ton Mass.

Henr

L.

Pelkus Boston urnvere1?, os ' Ohio

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S Dayton Turner Ass n, Dayton, oms . eyer. r. . T · d Chicago,

Ill.

August W. Fleck Ch~cago Turngeme~n d~· Chicago,

Ill.

H S d Chicago urngemem ' . Ill

enry u er T · de Chicago .

Adolph Hartmann Chica~o urngeme~n M' d's n Wis.

F

't B

1 ·

Madison Turnverem, a 1 ⁰ •

K

Wn.lzl. oeLsmNg . Newport Gym. Ass'n, Newpo~t, Py.

1 1am . e1ser . d Ph'l d

1

h1a a

William H. Ertel Philadelphia T urngemem e, 1 a e p ' .

*===========================================j

Wanted!

· T b d t Elkhart Lake The last convention of the Amencan urner un a b k authorized the National Executive Committee to

dcollel~t

^{foo s}

. f T H' tory an re ics or a for the permanent Archives o urner is ' . .

f

h th' g of this sort, m orm Turner Museum.

If

yoµ ave any m .

p·

bur h

National Executive Committee,

308

So. Craig St., itts g ' Pa.

*===================-

13

THE OLDEST TURNER SOCIETIES

The following Societies have been in existence for fifty yeats or more, and have received the T urnerbund' s diploma for fifty-year membership:

Society Founded

Cincinnati T.urngemeinde, Ohio ... ,..1848

Boston Turnverein, Mass ... .J ... 1849

Philadelphia T urngemeinde, Pa ... " ... 1849

Allegheny T urnverein, Pittsburgh, Pa ... 1850

Louisville Turngemeinde, Ky ... 1850

Newark Turnverein, N. J ... 1850

New York Turnverein, N. Y. ... 1850

St. Louis T urnverein, Mo ... 1850

Sozialer T urnverein, Indianapolis, Ind ... I 851 New Orleans Turnverein, La ... 1851

Peoria Turnverein, Ill ... 1 . . . 1851

Chicago Turngemeinde, Ill ... 1852

Davenport Turngemeinde, lowa ... 1852

New Haven Turnverein, Conn ... 1852

Newport T urngemeinde, Ky ...

1

8

5

2 Rochester Turnverein, N. Y ... 1852

San Francisco T urnverein, Cal... ... 1852

Brooklyn E. D. T urnverein, N. Y ... 1853

Buffalo T urnverein, N. Y ... 185 3 Dayton T urngemeinde, Ohio ... 185 3 Sozialer Turnverein, Detroit. Mich ... 1853

Milwaukee Turnverein, Wis ... ~ ... 1853

Wheeling Turnverein, W.Va ... 1853

Burlington T urngemeinde, Iowa ... 185 3 Hudson City Turnverein, N.

J ...

1854

Paterson T urnverein, N. J ... 1854

Sacramento T urnverein, Calif ... 1854

Sheboygan T urnverein, Wis ... 1854

Syracuse Turnverein, N. Y ... 1854

Utica Turnverein, N.Y ... 1854

Covington T urngemeinde, Ky ... 185

5

Madison Turnverein, Wis ... 1855

Peru Turngemeinde, Ill ...

I

855 St. Joseph Turnverein, Mo ... ; ... 1855

Springfield Turnverein, Mass ... 1855

New Ulm Turnverein, Minn ... 1856

Carlstadt Turnverein, N.

J ...

1857

Hoboken T urnverein, N.

J ...

185 7 Leavenworth T urnverein, Kans ... 185 7 Rock Island T urnverein, Ill ... 185 7 Rockville Turnverein, Conn ... ~ ... 185 7 St. Anthony Turnverein, Minneapolis, Minn ... 1857

14

Society F ouncled

Bloomington Turnverein, Ill ...

1858

Sozialer Turnverein, Kansas City, Mo ... 1858

Washington T urnverein. Mo ... 1859

Wilmington T urngemeinde, Del... ... ··· .... · .. · .. · ... 185j South Bend T urnverein, Ind ... 186

Aurora T urnverein, Chicago, Ill ... 1864

Centralia T urnverein, Ill ... 1864

Green Bay T urnverein, Wis ... · .... 1865

Lawrence T urnverein, Mass ... 1866

Johnstown T urnverein, Pa ... 18~~

Law.rence T urnverein, Kans ... · ... · .. · 18

Concordia-Germania T urnverein, Moline, Ill ... 1866

Denver T urnverein, Colo ...

18~~

Meriden T urnverein, Conn ... · .. ·· .. · .. ·· .... · ... · .... · .. ·· ... l 8 6

6

Chattanooga T urnverein, Tenn ... ;· ... · .. ··· ... 18

Hi.ghland T

urnve~·ein,

Ill ... l

~~

6

7

Clmton Turnverem, M~ss ... : ... l New Holstein Turn_verem •. Wis ... 18 67 Vorwaerts T urnverem, Chicago, Ill ... · .. · ... 186 7 Vorwaerts Turnverein, Baltimore, Md ... 1867

New Brunswick Turnverein, N.

J ... 186~

Sozialer T urnverein, Cleveland, Ohio ... · ... · .... 186

Birmingham T urnverein, Pittsburgh, P.a ... · .. · ... 1868

South Side T urnverein, Milwaukee, Wis ... · ... 1868

Mayville Turnverein,

Wi~

...

~

.. : ... l

8~8

North St. Louis Turnverem, St. Loms, Mo ... 18 O Manchester Turnverein, N. H ... : ... l

~~O

Deutscher T urnverein, Grand Rapids, Mich .... ···· .. · .. · .. · ...

1

Central Turnverein, Pittsburgh, Pa ... l

8~ 1

Beaver Falls Turnverein, Pa ... : ...

~ ~71

Northwest Davenport T urnverem, Iowa ... ·... Hol.yoke

Turnver~in,

Mass ...

~~~ 1

Soz1aler. T urnverem~ Portland, Ore ... : ... 1

1871 Germama T urnverem, Los Angeles, Calif.. ... · ... · .. ·· .. ·· .. Vorwaerts T

urnverei~,

Elizabeth, N ·

J .. · ... · .. · ... ·· ....

l

S~i

Union

~ill Turnvere1~,

^N.

J ... ::::::::::::: ~ ~74

Steubenyille T urnver~m, Ohio ... · ... ···: ... 18 7 4 Marysville Tur.nverem, Ka~s... .1875

Long ls~and City !urnverem,. N.Y ... 1875

St. Louis Concordia Tumverei.n, Mo ... 1877 Germall:ia-Vorwaerts

.Turn~erem,

Cleveland,

Ohi~::::::::::::

₁₈₇₇

Menominee Turnverem, Wis ... .

13

TURNER'S "WEEKLY"

During the fall a new national weekly will make its initial appearance under the above caption. It will be a publication of general interest to every in- telligent citizen and every member of the family, devoted to the ideals of liberty and progress. Its editorials will be written by George Seibel, President of the T urnerbund. Besides interesting fiction, good poetry, thought-provoking essays, and lively humor, the "Weekly" will contain a History of Our Times. Other departments will deal with Books, Drama, Science, Art, Finance, Sports, Health and Hygiene. An "Open Forum" will provide an arena for the free discussion of all topics of interest, while a department called "The Pillory"

will expose shams and cant. The "Weekly" will be well printed, up-to-date, and wide-awake. Every liberal and progressive tendency will receive its sup- port, and of course it will contain all Turner news of general interest.

Every Turn er with literary ability should strive to write for our "Weekly."

It will welcome contributions along the lines of liberal thought as set forth in the Fundamental Principles of the T urnerbund. The motto of our organization for 77 years has been "a sound mind in a sound body"-supplemented by the slogan: "Liberty, education, and a better world."

Contributions to the "Weekly" in the form of fiction, poetry, articles on science and art, literature and biography, drama and music, travel and history, or even political and religious questions, will be carefully considered.

It

is to be a journal of free discussion, with special emphasis on reason and tolerance.

The "Weekly" will devote considerable attention to Civics and Educa~

tion, in the Turner spirit, which is opposed to partisanship, political corruption, repressive legislation, and a narrow nationalism.

As the "Weekly" is published under the direction of the T urriers, articles dealing with physical culture and gymnastics will receive special consideration;

also short articles, historical or biographical, dealing with pioneers of the move- ment and other German-American figures prominent in achievement and progress.

Fiction for the "Weekly," whether realistic or romantic, should be true to life, neither sentimental nor sensational. Impossible heroes or villains are not desired. Dialect, as a rule, should be avoided. Involved psychology is not wanted, neither is trashy sex stuff. The extreme length is five thousand words- no serials. Aside from the above suggestions, the widest latitude will be per ..

mitted-ancient or modern, merry or tragic, fanciful or realistic, adventure or every-day life.

The "Weekly" will make a feature of short articles not exceeding one thousand words, but meritorious contributions may be of any length up to five thousand. Facts and fairness are the first elements to be considered; clearness of expression and a style the average man can understand also are important.

New and unknown writers stand as go0d a chance as any others.

All mss. should be addressed

Editors TURNER'S WEEKLY P.

0.

Box 383, Pittsburgh, Pa.

16

THE JAHN EDUCATIONAL FUND

- d b th z t nvention of the Ameri;.

The Declaration of Trust approve. J) e ths c:hn Educational Fund, can T urnerbund at ~lkh~rt Lake, Wis.,t. for th:r/ made, has been legally amended in conf ormttJ) nnth

some sugges zons

recorded, as fallows: . · l A D 1925 by

This declaration of trust executed this k113th

dWa~ll<;>f J\J~elk~r

^.and

H~nry

G S .b 1 H G th Ernest Her otz, I iam • h

eorge e1 e , ermann ro

f

^{All h} St te of Pennsylvania, witnesset : J. Thier, all of the County ⁰ eg eny, a d romulgated a Whereas the American T urnerbund. hasl advdocated tanto pbe called the

. f 'b . t n educallona en owmen campaign or contn ut1ons ⁰ a . T b d " d

"Jahn Educational Fund of the Amencan

ur~fer

un • .dan d tional endow- Whereas a number of subscriptions and g1 hts to ba1 'be ucaf this declara- ment have already been made and paid over to t e su sen ers o

tion of trust, d essors hereby de-

th

b 'b hereto an our succ ,

Now, therefore, we, e su sen er,s d will hold all the funds heretofore dare that we and our successors shall an · d by us in trust for the received and all funds or other property

herheaft£\{ec~ive

terms and conditions, following uses and purposes, and upon t e ⁰ owmg

to wit: . h 11 be known as the

1 . The subscribers hereto and their suhceAors .s a T urnerbund."

"Trustees of the Jahn Educational Fund of t e

~en;a~

American Turner ..

2. The said trustees shall from the membebh1p o

·~

ewhom said trustees bund select an advisory committee of five meh ds,

t~dministering

the Jahn

~hall consult and advise as to . the prop~r m~t ^{0 0 •} capacity to act, of any Educational Fund. Upon the d.eath, re~dignabon, or hnll immediately select a member of said advisory committee, sai trustees s a

successor. . . . . · of any of said trus-

3. Upon the death, resignation,. or mab1hty to

f

ct, the members of the tees, the remaining trustees shall appoint a successor rom

above advisory committee. . t time receive all

4. Said trustees and their successors

sh~ll

f:omlt1Fme do as well as take

· · d ·ft f th 'd Jahn Educationa un • . d contributions an g1 s or e sai l h' h be donated, given, e- and receive any property, real or persona • w 1

£

^{h~ay t} Said trustees shall vised or bequeathed to them for the purpose ⁰ t is trus

i

said trust invest the from' time to time manage and control all

t~~ pro~eht~ll

power to 'sell or dis- same in first mortgages or other good

secdn~es, w~

le thereof from time to pose of the same and reinvest th.e procee s roll t e d~ ose of any real estate time. Said trustees shall have hke power to se or d 1

·spvest the proceeds from that may become vested in them as such trustees,} and m the said trustees shall

h h · · ch other an as f 11

th

t e sale thereof in sue secunlles or su U .

1 h

f

e as the value o a e deem to the best advantage of said trust. nti suf om Million Dollars, one- property of said trust shall amount to the

s~d

⁰ hell from time to time be third of the net income of the property of sai btr}5t s aor two-thirds of the net added to the principal of the trust fu.nds; the a adcd, by said trustees for the income thereof shall from time to time be ertili e perty of said trust shall purposes of said trQst. When the value of a e prothe entire net income of amount to

the §Um of

One Million Dollars, or more,

17

the property of said trust shall from time to time be expended by said trustees for the purposes of -said trust.

5.

The purposes for which the said trust is founded are:

(a) To encourage and aid the training of teachers of mental culture and gymnastic classes in the American T urnerbund and its affiliated societies, and for the management of debates, lectures, and forums in said Turner societies;

(b) To establish circulating libraries in said societies for the purpose of disseminating and popularizing the Turner philosophy; as well as the circula- tion of the works of writers who represent modern liberal thought in science, ethics, economics, religion, psychology, biology, and sociology;

(c) To provide books and periodicals for the dormitories of the Normal College of the American T urnerbund at Indianapolis, Indiana, or its successors, or any other school, college, or institution sponsored or supported, either wholly or in part, by the American T urnerbund;

( d) To award prizes and medals for literary productions in various fields setting forth the Turner philosophy ;

( e) To award prizes to Turn er societies reporting the largest propor- tionate gains in membership;

(f) To award prizes to individuals active in the organization of new Turner societies, or to Districts whose missionary activities result in the forma- tion of new societies;

(g) The publication of a weekly journal in the English language to dis- seminate the Turner philosophy, such journal to be issued when conditions will insure creditable literary standards and financial stability from the initial number;

(h) Such other undertakings as in the opinion of said trustees shall tend to create or stimulate a greater interest in the American T urnerbund and Turner so~ieties everywhere, and to educate its members in the true principles of Turn- ensm.

6. The said trustees shall have full power to employ such persons as may from -time to time be necessary for the proper conduct and management of the affairs of said trust, and to fix their compensation. The said trustees and mem- bers of the advisory committee, however, shall serve without remuneration.

7. Said trustees shall from time to time have power to make such rules and regulations as are necessary for the proper management of the said trust and the conduct of its various activities.

8. Said trustees shall meet at least quarterly each year, and three of said trustees shall be considered a quorum for the transaction of all business of said trustees.

In

witness whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals this 13th day of July, 1925.

GEORGE SEIBEL HERMANN GROTH ERNEST HERKLOTZ WM. VOELKER

HENRY

J.

^THIER

Filed in the Recorder's Office of Alleghen:y Count:y, Pa.

18

There you have the definite program of the Jahn Fund, and two poinfs

should be borne in mind: h · · dream

First the Jahn Fund exists. It is not a plan, a ope.' ahVIsidon,

o!

a . ht • . ' . . h Al

d $40 000

are m an or m s1g . It is a fact, and it is ere. rea Y 0!er f ' h ·

d.

'd l and each Society

Secondly it depends upon the action o eac m IVl ua . . b h d

h

ow soon t e m1ha goa h .' . . l 1 f o

$1 00 000

, will be reached. If it is to e reac e

soon, you should act now. · f churches

Drives of all kinds are always going on to . ra1sl

mon~i

^rs

o:o

hold

yo~

colleges, asylums, and what not. They hlilre profeOonaJ to-gF

u~d

is different.

up. Usually 25 percent goes to the co ector. ur a ~ th F d It's our own. It's .Purely voluntary.

.All

the money

gobei~Ulin:

^to

u:iv~

^and

If

we are to hve and extend our mfl.uence, we m~st . . Ch hes and

. f d . f fut All Umvers1t1es, urc •

provide a firm oun ation or our· ure. h'bi't the spirit of h . . . h h . E d t When Turners ex I

ot er mstitubons ave t eir n owmen s.. h. d will be a power

· solidarity and sacrifice, they also can achieve great t mgs an

in the land. l th t few hundred

In

a New York newspaper we

!e~d

not ong ago e:r

t~

support vari- wealthy New Yorkers spend

h~lf ~

million dollahe

eh~tiis

and morals of the ous organizations whose sole aim is to

regu~te ~

^$156

000.

the Lord's public. The Anti-Saloon League of. New . or gets · ' u~tail the citi- D All' $1

60 000 If

money is so easily forthcommg to c h . ay iance , . ' .

1

'b te to strengthen sue orgam·

zens' personal liberty, why can t hbera s c?~tn ~ l''b ? zations as the Turners,

w~ic~

defend the

ditI~ens

1 c) ₂ 6ty

We wish to do even We have made gratifymg progress u!mg :

k

our assistance better during

192 7

The National Executive Comhm1ttTee as s y my

33 000

· f

mig

ty urner ar • •

to assure a great forward movement ⁰ b our ld Physical education in strong, toward a healthier race and a , etter word· 'fices during nearly a America is the outgrowth of the Turners labors i8n bl sacn t and the Turners century. Public health is

t~e nati~n·

s

~ost

"!a ua e

rit~e;

to our people.

have had a very great share m securmg this pncdeless .he g th Jahn Fund by S · · este to mcrease e

Members of Turner oc1etles are requ k t 'buti'ons to the

. . . · · 't d to ma e con n

legacies and gifts. Soc1enes are mvi e . b tu · ng over the pro ..

Jahn Fund from time to time, by

coll~ctions

or y drruthat one day every ceeds of some entertainment. The suggestiondhas

~een m~

e the Fund Jahn' s

. d J h D d d te to mcreasmg ·

year be designate as a n ay an evo d th' yet make out your Birthday is August 11.

If

you

ha~e

^no

1 t F ⁰

d ^{:~~ =~l}

^it

^~o

the American check then, payable to Jahn Educationa. un •

T urnerbund, 308 South Craig Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.

HERE'S A HINT FOR EVERYBODY.!

d . t endowment, mtended As the Jahn Educational Fun 15 a permanen th will be many

· the years pass, ere

to grow to ever greater proportions as . . . th · 'lls to perpetu-

d · · k r0Vls1on m eu WI f

Turners, no doubt, esmng. to ma e P . F d For the guidance o ate the principles of T urnensm through this un . · · t their wills as a

11 · f · · en to wnte m o such Turners the fo owmg orm is g1v

codicil: Jahn Educational Fund

I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the of the American

T

urnerbund the sum

of

~~~~~---

^ollars

19

SUBSCRIBERS TO

JAHN EDUCATIONAL FUND

Theodore Ahrens ... $ Ladies, Louisville 'l\ G ... . G,000.00

25.00 250.00 25.00 G0.00

]j'red !{. Hahn ... . Richard Turnt ... .

Eldridge Turnverein ... .

Joseph Holl .. : ... . Jos. Weissmueller ... . Rock Island 'l'urnverei11 ... .

From Million Dollar Fund:

Jacob Daus ... . August Bucbbollz ... . Otto F. Warning ... $ 20.00

D. H. Sievers ... 200.00 Conrad Krueck ... .... 25.00 John Bregger ... 25.00

Less refund ·:

C. H. Lieber, 'l'r.$2G.OO

'l'heo. Schultheis ... . Wm. F. i'afel ... . Jas. J. Hart ... . Edw. Schneider Jr ... . Albert E. Loefllei:· ... . Matt. Irion ... . Jacob C. Koch ... . 270.00

F. Wittenmeier 20.00 45.00 Sheboygan Turn verein ... ..

Auburn Tut·nverein ... .

225.00 25.00 5.00 100.00 2G.OO 250.00 1.000.00 25.00 100.00 100.00 .50 25.00 5.00 250.00 5.00 100.00 25.00 25.00 400.00

Steubenville 'l¹urnYCrcin ... . John Von Alt ... . Johnstown Turnverein ... . Detroit Social Tur1werein ... .

Allentown Turn ~·erein ... . George Seibel ... . Julius Strass ... . Louise M. Stover ... : ... . Hermann H. Rieke ... . Wm. A. Stecher ... . J.E. L ... . Ed. H. Schoening ... . A. Gusmer ... . Carl Heyne & Sons ... ..

George Lubbers ... ..

Karl H. Lang ... ..

]j', H. Kappa ... . Edward Groth ... . Daniel Wagner ... . Henry C. Kraher ... ..

Ernst Loeffler ... . Mary L. Wachtel ... . J. George Miller ... ..

E. W. Katz ... . Central T. V., Braddock ... ..

Adam Schoening ... . C. R. Fischer ... . Henry J. Thier (1) ... ..

Edward Schuck ... ..

F. C. Grote ... . M. M. Frey (1) ... ..

Ernest H. Bohne ... ..

Louis P. Rammen ... . Edward Gottschalk ... . Emil Waltenberger ... . Mrs. Minna Waltenberger ... . G. Reisser ... ..

Carl L. Schrader ... . Jacob Nill ... . Peter K. Hollenbach ... . Ed. H. Schoening Jr. . ... . E. Drevenstedt, Jr ... . 'l'obias Sigel, M.D ... . W. K. Streit ... , ... ,

2G.OO 25.00 5.00 25.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 50.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 20.00 25.00 500.00 1,000.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00

~0.00

25.00 5,00 2

Henry Etling ... . Mrs. Henry Etling ... . Fritz John ... . East Liverpool Turnverein ... . C. F. Herbert ... . Oscar Simmen (1) ... . Fred Foertsch ... . Chas. Geber ... . William Hertel ... . Dan. Mathes ... . Henry Miksch ... . Frank Erbe ... . A. C. Maley ... ..

Elmer G. Ehman ... . Louis A. Will ... ..

Herman J. Curtzc ... . John V. Raab ... . Chas. W oidich ... . Fred C. Gartner ... . Frederick W. Haussmann ... . Ferdinand Thun } ... . Henry Jens sen ... . Louisville Turngemeincle ... . Hans 0. Fuchs ... . Fred Feige ... . John Spengler ... . Chas. Trueg ... . Richard 'l'urnt (2) ... . Robert Havelberg ... . Jacob Schweisthal ... . August Zimmermann ... . Ernst 1\fildner ... . Joseph Loehnert ... . L. J aenichen ... . L. F. Schulze ... . Albert Eisele ... . Max Doeschner ... ..

Konrad Krueck (2) ... . Chas. W. Dahling er ... . .Joseph Kistler ... . Victor G. Wicke ... . Be~ver Falls Turnverein ... .

2i>.OO 5.00 10.00 10.00 2fl.OO 2i'J.OO 100.00 10.00 25.00 2G.OO 200.00 J0.00 50.00 10.00 G00.00 50.00 50.00 2!5.00 2!i.OO 25.00 2fl.OO 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 5.00 2!5.00 25.00 10.00 J0.00 25.00 20.00 5.00 10.00 100.00 200.00

!i.00 25.00 23.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 20.00 2;;.00 2r;.oo 100.00 2::i.OO 2:>.00 2ii.OO 2G.OO 23.00 25.00 25.00 600.00 25.00

.T. Fr. Penske ... ..

Philip Hollenbach ... ···

Lake Erie Turnbezirk

Henry Dietz ... . Ferdinand C. Turnt ... . ' ''" K. Streit Collection ... . Ohio District LadieR ... . 0. E. N. IIavekotte ... ..

<'le\·el:md Social Turnverein ... . Hustuv Schmemann ... . Peoria Turnverein ... · ::\IcKeesport T. V ... $520.00 Wm. Rosengart ... 50.00 Ludwig Schmidt ... 100.00 Wm. Voelker ... 70.00 Adam Doehla ... 50.00 l~rnest Herklotz ... 100.00 Leon Voelker ... 10.00 Andrew Kohary ... 100.00 ('onrordia Turnverein ... ..

•Tnlius \Volf ... . tTpper MiRs. District La<liPs ... . Henry Hartung CollPrtfon : D1·. and Mrs. Henry

Hnrtnng ... $100.00 Dr. and MrR. Adolph

lfortung ... . Fritz '\Vittenmeyf'l· ... .

• I01·itl<: Rchmi<lt ... ..

J)r, Ed. Hall ... . M. Holonbeck ... . Henry Langish ... . has. A. Weber ... . llnrr:v Iteidhus ... . Henr~r Kraft (1) ... . .Ta cob Kraft ... . Henry F. C. Eggert... .... . Adolph Dannf'berg ... . F. rban ... ..

E. lf. Pause ... . E. ::\1neller ... . E. Rtrohel ... . P. Putz ... . GPorge Wolff ... . A. J.;oe. er ... ..

IIenry von ~Ieteren (1) Alfred Wild ... ..

F. Bethig ... . Otto Siebenbrodt ... . A. Ra sweiler ... . Robert Burger ... . f'arl A. Mueller ... . F.rrn;t Wirth ... . A. RC'hachrnan ... . F.. Senn ... . E. Ficker ... . .Tohn B. Meier ... . '\Vm .. Jacobs ... . George Schellinger ... ..

John Mentzer ... . Karl chwab ... . H nry Schellkopf ... . Joseph Schwickerath .... . George A. Schmidt (1)

7!'5.00

!'i0.00 G.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 25.00 5.00

!>.00 fi.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 J.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 ].00 ].00 1.00 1.00 2.00 J.00 J.00 1.00 1.00 100.00 5.00 20.00

5.00

f.i00.00 25.00 10.00 100.00

G~.64

5.00 10.00 2G.00 100.00 2!5.00

1,000.00 J0.00 10.00 ll.00

A. 0. Diete ... 10.00 Chas. Eichin ... 5.00 Leopold Grand ... 5.00 Albert Teuscher ... fi.OO C. Morgenhuhn ... !1.00 Emery Guth ... r>.OO Loni. Niesen .... ·· ... l .OO

IJ'rC'd RarpPnak l .OO

Henry Kraft (2) ···: ... ..

Carl Entenmnnn Collectio1~ .... ..

Denver TnrnverPin Collectio.n ..

AuO'ust Hafner ... . Auburn Turnverein (2) ... . Henry von Meteren (2) ... . Justus 1\fulert ... . William Grothe ... . Agnes Sommerfeld ... . Julius Zimmerman ... ..

Leopold Raltiel ... ..

Henry F. C. EggPl't (2) ... . El'nest G. K11ssw11rm ... . Fred H. Bergman ... . l\Iax IJeicbsenring ... . Erne8t C. Klafs ... ..

Andrew V. Lathomu: ... . Aug-ust Uehling ... . Max Winterlich ... . Julius Hirsch ... . A. E. Kindervater ... . Rockville Tnrnverein ... . Hans Ulrich ... .

w.

K. Streit (2) ... . Wolff ... ..

Henry W. Kumpf ... . Henry .T. Thier (2) ... . George A. Schmidt (2) ... . Albert Steinhauser ... ..

Gustav H. Wei:;ting ... . Richard Elsner ... . Oscar N. Simmen (2) ... . Henry Brann ... : .. ·":"'""

Western New York D1str1ct ... . Henry C. Mock ... . H. M. Reuter ... . John Bregger (2) ... : ... ..

Jacob Diefenbach Collection ... . G T RiefHin ... ..

J

e~~ T~rnverein,

Clevela!1d ... .

C~ncordia

T. V., St. Loms

(~)

Indianapolis Turners C~~

Oo

Albert Lieber ... $

·oo

d 100.

Jack Goo man ... 25 00 Lazare L. Goodman... 25.00 Dr. C. B. Spntb... 25:00 George Maas ...

25

.oo

Carl Lieber ... 25

oo

Robert Lie~er ... 25:00 Ladies Soc~ety ... 25.00 Carolina Rieger ... 5.00 Bertha Irmer ... 5.00 Fred Bachman ... 10.00 J obn Buehler ... 10.00 Ferdinand Hollweg ... 10.00 Herman Kothe ... . 21

467.00 J00.00 J04.50 R4.00 50.00 5.00

!i0.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 100.00 25.00 100.00

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25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 50.()0 J00.00 100.00 12.50 25.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 50.00 80.00 100.00 100.00 5.00 25.00 100.00 100.00 2.00 3.00 5.00 40.00 5.00 18.00 200.00

Geo. N. Manni eld ... 10.00 Dr. Hugo Pantzer ... : 5J)o Gus. Pfeiffer ... ... 5.00 Carl Prinzler ... :... 10.00 Erwin Vonnegut " " t " " " 10.00 Ralph Vonnegut ... 10.00 Kurt Vonnegut ... 10.00 Anton Vonnegut ... 10.00 Frank Neubacher ... 10.00 Albert Hoffman ... 5.00 IDrwin Happersberger .. 5.00 Oscar Heider ... 5.00 Dr. Wm. Ocker ... 10.00 Erich Sohelski ... 5.00 G. A. Schnull ... 35.00 Kati Bachmann ... 10.00 Hugo Wuelfing ... 5.00 Chas. H. W. Otte... 5.00 Dr. J. W. Hofmann... 5.00 C. Otto Janus ... 5.00 Conrad Becherer ... 10.00 Julius Becherer ... :... 10.00 Peter Scherer . ... ... 5.00 H. P. Lieber ... 100.00 Wm. Schulmeyer ... 5.00 H. Steichman ... 25.00 Theo. Stempfel ... 50.00 J. Geo. Mueller ... 25.00 Paul C. Bender ... 5.00 Adolph G. Wocher... 10.00 Dr. Louis Burckhardt.... 10.00 Richard K. Kurtz .... .... 10.00 Maurice Reutlinger ... 5.00 Carl Grumann ... 5.00 George Mode .. ... .... 5.00 Chas. Mode ... ... 5.00 Max Buehler ... 5.00 Herman Rath ... 25.00 Otto Lieber ... ... 10.00 Hugo Maas ... 5.00 Henry Moesch ... 5.00 E. E. Reese ... 5.00 Louis Brandt ... 10.00 Mrs. Frances Metzger.. 25.00 Oscar Coster ... 100.00 J_;eo Rappaport ... 100.00 Emil Rath ... 50.00 Franklin Vonnegut ... 100.00 George Vonnegut ... 100.00 Louis Coster ... 50.00 Paul Durzewicz ... 5.00 Adolphus Hoffman ... ~··· 5.00 M. Furstenberg ... 5.00 Carl L. Peters ... 10.00 Emil Zabel ... .... 5.00 John Geiger ... 5.00 Palmer Laycock ... 5.00 George Hotz .. .. . .. . ... 5.00 Robert Ruth ... ,... 5.00 Gus Ledig ... 5.00 John Mardt ... 10.00 Oscar Ulrich ... 10.00 Ernst Pflaum ... 3.00 Armin Graul ... 3.00

Arthur Klot~ ... 5.00 Paul Ulrich ... 10.00 Phil. Kertz ... 5.00

John Geiger (2) ... 5.00 1,531.00 Ladies' Auxiliary Turnerbund.. 50.00 Cornelius Trieb ... 5.00

Elkhart Lake Coll.:

Laura Olt ... $1.00 Charlotte Ries ... ... 2.00 Hermine Thier ... 1.00 Louise Claus ... ... .... 1.00 Ernest Herklotz ... 1.00 Wm. Grothe ... 1.00 Collection ... ... ... 8.00 Linda Schulte ... ... 1.00 Anna Naber ... . Mrs. Wm. Hillen ... . S. S. Turners, Indianapolis ... . Stephen Dwora tzek ... ..

Wm. Kopp ... ..

John Hollenbach ... . Henry C. Prange ... . George Schaller ... ..

D. Arbeiter Turnverein ... . Wm. Peter Brwg. Co ... ..

Alfred Uhle ... ..

C. H. Grote ... ..

George Claus ... . Detroit Social Turnverein (2) Louis Moninger ... . Miscellaneous ... . Otto Scharman ... ..

Paul Paessler ... . Edw. Ott ... ..

Georg Polster ... ..

John Wild ... . Fritz John Collection ... ..

Carl Entenmann ... ..

Covington Ladies' Society ... . John Lipp ... ..

By Special Tax:

Milwaukee Bahnfrei .... $ 68.00 Newark Turnverein... 100.00 Rochester Turnverein .. 60.00 Washington, Mo., T. V. 25.50 Passaic Turnverein ... 212.50 New Haven Turnverein 15.00 Columbia, Brooklyn ... 12.00 M. M. Frey (2) ... ..

Deutscher Turnverein, Lynn .. ..

Fredk. W. Haussmann ... ..

Dayton Turnverein, Ladies ... ..

Auburn Turnverein (3) ... ..

Carl Armbruster ... ..

Frank J. Simon ... ..

Jeannette Turnverein ... ..

Dr. Hermann Groth ... . Rock Island Turngemeinde (2) August Reitz ... . Cleveland Social T. V. (2) .. ..

G. E. N. Havekotte (2) ... ..

Sheboygan Turnverein (2) ... ..

Akron, Turnverein ... ..

Wm. J. Gasser ... . 22

16.00 10.00 10.00 16.50 25.00 10.00 1.00 15.00 25.00

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25.00 5.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 100.00 158.00 25.00 5.00 10.00

·5.00 5.00 31.00 250.00 10.00 1.00

493.00 20.00 100.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 25.00 50.00 50.00 5.00 25.00 15.00 10.00 25.00 10.00

Wm.

A. Schmidt ... ..

Gustave Bachman ... : ... . Johnstown Collection ~·Seibel) . Auburn Collection (Seibel) .... ..

Hans 1-Ioeck ... ..

Philadelphia District Coll.:

Convention 1925 ... $29·00 Altersriege T. G. .. ... ⁵⁰·~

C A Hausser ... 5·

C~lm~bia• T. V ... ~ ... 10.00 Columbia Altersriege... 5.00 1.00 J1}ingegangen ... . He my Nimitz ... ..

Fritz Niklas ... ..

Rooks (Seibel) ... ..

l!"red Zim1ner ... ..

Sltat T. T. T. ···:···

Bloomington Turnverem ... ..

, 'yracuse Turnve~·ein ... . '.\lalden Turnverem ... ..

~leriden Turnverein ... : ... . Upper :Mississippi D1stnct.. ... . .John II. J ebens ... .

"500" Party, Turnt ... ..

Henry Pfeiffer ... . Dr. Chas. Joerin ... ..

Chas. Budden ... ..

Fred Schmidt ... ..

Herman Schwerin ... ..

Western New York Dist. (2) .. ..

Aubt1rn Tmnverein (4) ... ..

Vorwaerts T. V., Adams ... ..

Chas. Stoeber ... .

\V. Sten1witz ... .

\V. Papenfuss ... ..

E Steuer ... . S~uth Side

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V., Pittsburgh ... . Aurora T. V., Chicago ... ..

8heboygan Tnrnver~in (3) ... ..

Germania T. V., Pittsfield ... . 'raftville ~1aennerchor .. ~ ... ..

'l'aftville 1\Iaennerchor 'I. S .... . Fritz Franke ... : ... ..

~ew Bnmswick ~urn;erem ... . Auburn Turnverem (<>) ... ..

Charleroi Turnverein ... . ,J. ^~l. 1\ientzer ... · .. · · ... · .. ..

.John l\lalm ... ..

Louis Kilbert ... . Holyoke Turnverein ... ..

Bo1~<1s from American Tur- nerbnnd ... ..

Germania, Los Angel~s ... ..

New Britain Turnverem Eintracht, HomeRtead ... . Fritz Freimeyer ... : ... ..

AJleo-heny County Zweig, D~ A. Zentral-B_und ... ..

Eldridge Turnverem ·: ... ..

8acramento Tnrnverem ... ..

Detroit Social T. V., Ladi~s .. ..

Fitchburg Fortbildungsverei~ ... . Lincoln Turnverein, ~ollection Manchester Turnverem ... ..

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Pioneer Ciub, Brookiyn T.

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10·00 ^Geo. ~{uchlhauser ... . 20·00 Wm. Muehlhauser ._. .... ::::::::::::::

10.00 New Ulm Turnverem

3:00 Henry C .. Pohl ... ·::::::::::::

David Maier ... ..

Columbus Schatz ... . Stacy Schatz ... ..

Rock Island T. V., La.dies ... . 'Vilmington Turngememd~ ....

l ..

Germania Vorw., Clevelan ... . . r'I

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Cleveland ... j l 00.00 Socrnler · ·• ,

2.00 Bernard Weiler ... . 25.00 Frank X. Eckl ... ..

12·65 Fred Zaugg ... . 5.00 Henry J. Nottberg ... ..

2.85 ·t Turn""emeincle ... . 10.00 Davenpor "' $ 25.00 1,000.00 Louis Hanssen ... 25.00 5.00 J. H. Hass ... 5.00 100.00 Ludwig N. H. Berg .... 10.00

·50.00 Felix Hirscbl ···· ... 5

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10.00 Christ. Niemand .. ... 1· 00 1.00 G. W. Wichmann ... 2:00 10.00 L. F. Darne~l... 10.00 5.00 Frank G. Fick... 5.00 1.00 Chas. W · Ranzow ... 5.00 1.00 Hugo Ranzow ... 5.00 10.00 A. K. Fahrner... 1.00 100.00 Ernest Wiebke ... 50.00 5.00 Gustav Haase ... 10.00 10.00 Ed. Lischer ... 10.00 1.00 Geo. H. Eckmann... 5.00 1.00 August Westphal ... 5.00 1.00 Howard Gessner ... 2.00 1.00 J. Ludolph Paulsen... 10.00 10.00 Albert Raphael ... 5.00 25.00 C. 0. E. Boehm... 2.00 100.00 Peter Wulf ... 1.00 ] 00.00 Fred Frohboese .. · .... ... 2.00 -10.00 John H. Mohr ... 1.00 16.00 Albert H. Lamp ... 5.00 5.00 Ernst Goetsch ... 1.00 r::o.oo Robert Heeschen ... 1.00 1Zo 00 Diedrich Heeschen ... 10.00 150. 00 Adolph Petersen ... :... 2.00 5°00 Herm. A. Schroeder .... 5.00 2:00 F. 0. Magnuson ... ·::::: 5.00 100 Marcus Waage ... 10.00 25.00 Wm. H. Korn... 10.00

· c. E. Banssen ... :: 25.00 10,000.00 Henry Jaeger ... 10.00 000 00 Adolph Priester ... 1.00 l, 00.00 August F. Joens... 10.00 1 25:00 Chas B. Korn... 5.00 Leander Keim ... 10.00 10.00 ert J .• Jansen... 10.00

Alb . k F McCarthy ....

'1 00.00 Patric · 5.00

..1 2G.00 Oscar Eckh~i:dt. ... 50.00

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00 Peter Lohse ... 5.00 21. K' neman ... .... 00 7.00 JFohGn c;:ussen... 10.

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25.00 1.00 1.00 32.10 10.00 10.00 5.00 2.00 10.00 25.00 100.00 45.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 500.00