Annual Report of the National Executive Committee 1935-1936

THE AMERICAN TURNERBUND

"Liberty, Education, and a Better World"

(Founded 1850)

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITIEE

April 1, 1935, to April 1, 1936

National Executive Committee

(BUNDE..SVORORT) George Seibel, President

Richard Turnt,

Vice-Pr~~·id~~~· · ·· · · · ···4·1·a·· ~t·

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Pittsburgh, Pa.

Wm. Voelker, Secretary ... ::::::::::... 1 ape Ave., Aspmwall, Pgh., Pa.

Carl Erdlen, Rec. Secretary

71 ·a\i

12. Evans St., McKeesport, Pa.

··· arrmgton Ave., Mt. Oliver Sta.,

Henry J. Thier, Treasurer 5800 M Pittsburgh, Pa.

Chas. A. Geber Secretary .. T .. e .. c.h····:···l· C . orrowfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Ernest Herklotz Mental Trai· · C 5

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aldorf St.• N · S. Pittsburgh, Pa.

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George J. F. Falkenstein Comm1"ttee 150C5

Calr~on

St., S. S. Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Frank Eckl, Normal College

Commit~e~2 2~J7c~berkry

_' po ane Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. ^St.,

Mc~eesport,

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REGIONAL MEMBERS Henry Richter Region 1-N ew England District

Region

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^.46 5 Water St., Clinton, Mass.

Martin Nolde ...

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Region 3-Pittsburgh Oh. I d" ., ic on ill, L. I., New York Theodore Ahrens ' ¹⁰' n iana, and South Central Districts

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Message of the President

Last year, at the Rochester convention, I told the delegates that for the first time since the depression I looked hopefully for a new dawn to follow the darkness. I called attention to our membership statistics, which showed only an insignificant loss for the first time in years. I said that from now on "we should easily score an advance." The secretary's report this ye,ar shows we have scored such an advance. It is less than 500 members, but it is an indication of what can be done if we do not neglect our missionary duty of going after young people. Let me repeat what I said at the convention:

. "It .is the duty of every district to organize new societies. Select some city without a T urnverein, canvass from house to house for members, and do not rest until your purpose is achieved. This is the only way.

. "Every Turnverein

~an

also increase its membership in the same way.

Pick the people you wish to join and get a committee to invite them. For almost 90 years the American T urnerbund has been the most American of all American associations. The best citizens of our country should be in our ranks."

Just a few weeks ago I paid a personal visit to every T urnverein in the New England district. The loyalty and enthusiasm of those societies convinced me that our future is not behind us. Nearly everywhere membership campaigns were in progress, new and larger halls were being planned by several societies, and the Turners were standing firmly on sound Turner principles of liberty and equal rights.

Indications are that the Cleveland T urnfest will be the largest and·

best ever held. From that T urnfest onward we should easily make big strides in numbers and influence. We can do it if we try. The prestige of this triumphant festival. at which the new Hearst trophy-The Silver Pyramid surmounted by the Discus Thrower-will be contested for the first time, should make further progress easy.

At the same time we should not forget the campaign for the main- tenance of the Normal College at Indianapolis. Despite thousands of letters sent out, the response so far has been disappointing. As soon as the Turn fest is out of the way, an organization covering the T urnerbund will be formed and everybody should prepare to do all in his power toward our objective-$500,000 for the College Maintenance Fund.

Our Jahn Educational Fund may soon be expected to provide us with the English organ we have so long hoped to see proclaiming our prin- ciples. The Instructors' Fund also is doing good work for aged and unfortunate teachers. These two funds are firmly established-our college needs our help next.

In a time of political stress and storm, both in our own land and abroad, our Turners have kept themselves free from partisan entangle- ments, standing furn upon the broad foundation of democracy established by Washington and .Jefferson, Paine and Lincoln. Let us continue to stand united for these things which our fathers of 1848 proclaimed. Let us cry "Gut Heil

! "

and forge ahead. The distraught world sadly needs our liberal and tolerant ideals. Let us not be remiss in telling the world about them. "A sound mind in a sound body," is the cornerstone of that mighty pyramid, "Liberty, Education and a Better World."

GEORGE SEIBEL 3

Report of the Secretary

ST A TISTICAL RESUME

We can report a gain in membership this year. While not as great as we had hoped, yet it shows a trend for the better. There are 20 districts and

1 4 3

societies, the same as last year.

Four societies disbanded or discontinued their membership: Central Turn Verein, Illinois District

3 5

members Germania Turn Verein, Wisconsin District 1 5 members Newport Turn V erein, Ohio District

90

members Turn & Sport V erein, Ohio District 2 9 members Four societies joined:

Schiller Turn Verein, New England District

30

members Dearborn Turn V erein, Lake Erie District

3 5

members American Gymnastic Soc., New Jersey District

5 2

members Des Moines Turner Soc., Upper Mississippi Dist. 1 01 members The membership of the American T urnerbund and its various classes com- pare with the previous year as follows:

1936 1935 Increase Members __________________________________ 21,129

Men's Classes (Actives) ______________ 3,802 Senior Men's Classes --- 2,453 Women's Classes --- 7,106 Junior Classes --- - - - 2,756 Boys' Classes - - - 4,305 Girls' Classes --- 5,469 Fencing Classes - - - 261 Instructors --- 126 Ladies' Auxiliaries --- 5,598 Junior Societies --- 1,086 Singers ---1,194 Dramatic Sections - - - 638 Value of Properties - - - -$7,693,973 Volumes in Libraries _______________ 34,979 118 Societies own their own hall; 25 do not.

20,712 3,903 2,676 7,305 2,618 4,634 6,086 232 129 5,909 958 1,172 703

$7,811,363 36,362

14 Societies have Junior Societies, 2 less than last year.

374 Members died during the year.

282 have been members 50 years or more.

28 Societies have sick benefit branches.

11 Societies report Sinking Funds amounting to $21,581.

417

138

29

128 22

194 Meetings for Mental Training were held during the year.

99 Lectures are reported.

42 Debates are reported.

88 Concerts by Singing Sections were given.

63 Dramatic Performances were given.

128 Societies report Physical Education in Public Schools.

31 Societies publish a Journal.

89 Societies are subscribers to the "Turnzeitung."

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Decrease 101 223 199 329 617 3 311

65

$117,390 1,383

d of membership in the The following table shows the increase or ecrease

various Districts: 1936 1935 Increase Decrease

1171

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^{, 399}

South Central ---

2 ^~~

~~;~;s~~ssi;~-i~;i-~~~=~~~~~=~~~~~~~=~~~~~~~~==~~~=~==

^{1,62 8}

. 121

Rocky Mountain --- Pacific --- 456

216 North Pacific ---

548 Southern California ---

Net Gain-417.

1,157 969 2,616 1,566 1,562 3,000 1,264 1,166 528 1,583 167 1,251 523 21 237 1,604 88 508 293 609

30 56

42 7 48 399 65 256

33 45 80 124 11 24

33

32 77 61

With Turner Greetings!

WILLIAM VOELKER, Secretary.

Old Books wanted for Archives!

. f th American T urnerbund at Elkhart Lake,

Conventions o e .

Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Rochester authorized the N

atl~nal

E . C "tt to collect books for the permanent Archives xecutive omm1 ee

f T H. t y and also relics for a Turner Museum. If you

0 urner is or , .

h h. f this sort inform the National Executive Com- ave anyt mg o •

"tte

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Box

383.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

m1 e, . .

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Report of the Treasurer

APRIL 1, 1935, TO MARCH 31, 1936

April 1, 1935, Balance ---· $ 1,355.59

Receipts Per Capita Tax:

New York District ---$ 416.67 St. Louis District --- 226.44 New England District.__________________________________________________ 1,000 .00 Illinois District --- 724.50 Philadelphia District --- 624.97 New Jersey District --- 400.00 Pittsburgh District ---·--- 896.25 Kansas-Missouri District --- 76.00 Minnesota District --- 115.50 Upper Mississippi District --- 554.01 Pacific District ---·--- 127 .00 Lake Erie District --- 1,901.50 Ohio District ---·--- 200.00 South Central District --- 10.50 N. Pacific District --- 26.60 S. California District --- 304.50 Jahn Fund ---4,200.00 Cleveland Turnfest Committee ---·--- 1,000.00 Initiations ---~---­

Diplomas ---254. 71 - 56.00

Buttons and Pins --- Folders --- Platform and Statutes --- History American Turnerbund --- Electros --- Application Blanks --- Emblems --- Shields --- Membership Cards ________________________ 208.65

-178.75

Wreaths

Junior Turnfest _______________________ 31.50 -20.50

Prize Essays

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12.00

198.71 75.90 107.67 17.40 6.50 5.25 26.00 2.55 78.50

29.90 122.00

11.00 12.10

7,604.44

5,200.00

705.48 14,865.51

Expenditures

91.50 Equipment ---

349_50 Cleveland Turnfest Committee --- Jahn Fund ---5_0_0_.o_o

Traveling Expense --- Postage ---

690.65

~~:~~t,;~; :~~:-=::=~::=_:===:=:::::=:-:=_::::::::=:=:==~~ ! ,!~~:~~

Technical Committee --- 588.06 Posters ---67.65

-20.00

Miscellaneous --- Convention --- Office Expense --- Turnerbund Medals _______________________________ 200.68

- 8.50

47.65 123.70 200.00 253.50

192.18

941.00

Rent --- 724.95 12,205.54

13,146.54

- - - --$ 1,718.97 March 31, 1936, Balance --- - - - -

PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT, MARCH 31, 1936

___________ $ 705.48 1935 Operating Revenues --- _ _ _ _ _ 9,939.50 Per Capita Tax --- 700.00 Reduction in Amount owed College- - - --- 400 00 R d t. . Amount owed M. B. MacDonald- - - ·

e uc ion m _$12 205.54

1935 Operating Expenses --- - - - -

1' 060 00

Amount owed Turnzeitung - _ _ ' __ · - - - - -

$13,265.54 $11,744.98 Operating Deficit _______ $ 1,520.56

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Cash --- TRIAL BALANCE MARCH 31, 1936

Unpaid Per -C~pit~~---$ 1, 718.97 New York District

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Upper Mississippi District--.---

- -=~~- ~H$

-

^:»!!!\!!

117 .00 Rocky Mountain District --- 997.99

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Oh10 District ---

~:H~:~~

2,361.00 N. Pacific Dist~-i~t--- 599 .00

--- 283.90

Furniture and Fixtures 15,159.07

Minnesota District --- 294.95 Jahn Educational F~-~d·---(L~~;;.)_________ ---

Cleveland Turnfest Committee --- Due Normal College ______________ --- Due Marie B. MacDonald ---

~~:p~~r~~ -~~~~~ -:-=~~:=:::::=::~===~~~~=~~~=::::::::~=~::=-~=::::~::---

---~---

1.50 3,500.00 650.50 5,500.00 100.00 3,320.00 4,100.99 Note-There were a few payments of P Capita Tax $17,172.99 $17,172.99 too late to be

includ~d

in this

repor~~

after March 31, 1936,

. SUPPLIES IN STOCK APR

History of the American Turnerbund IL 1, 1936 Platform and Statutes ·---$

Pamphlets ___ ---

l[f ~:~; ~-1;~~~:~-~~;~~

223.20 89.20 33.10 15.85 199.20 26.00 527.40 63.10 540.30 160.00 495.60 Due for Supplies ________ _ ---

2,372.95 148.65

BALANCE SHEET JAHN EDUCATIO $ 2,521.60

Cash in Bank ___________ _:____ NAL FUND, MARCH 31, 1936 Coupons in default ---~---$ 1,562.92 Note receivable A T --- 170316

~~~~·~~:~~p --~~~~~=·==~~===-~~==~=~== ~::~~-~~

Awards and Contributio~~--- 446.96 Deferred Contributions --- 1,324.60 Total Subscriptions ______ ::==--- 2,235.00 Interest and Earnings ---

------

47,842.07 13,830.57

$61,672.64 $61,672.64 HENRY J. THIER, Treas.

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Instructors' Fund of the American Turnerbund

The Instructors' Fund was established by the American T urnerbund for the purpose of aiding Instructors who have served the T urnerbund faithfully and who are seriously in need of assistance.

. The following are some of the provisions of the Trust Agreement govern~

mg this Fund: The principal of this Fund must be invested only in high grade U. S. Government, State or Municipal Bonds.

One~fourth

of the income must

~e

added to the principal to insure the growth of the Fund. The balance of the mcome is available for distribution to worthy applicants. No trustee shall receive any salary or any other compensation.

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL

Total principal April 1, 1935 (at cost) ... $10,716.41 Donation by Mrs. Waltenberger, Louisville Turngemeinde... 100.00 Donation by Gustav Bachman, Germania T urnverein

Vorwaerts, Cleveland... ... 10.00 Donation by Theodore Ahrens, Louisville Turngemeinde... 1,000.00 25

'ft

of earnings transfered to principal since April 1, 1935... 105.67 Total principal of Instructors' Fund April 1, 1936 (at cost) ... $11,932.08

EARNINGS AND DISTRIBUTION

Total earnings April 1, 1935, to April 1, 1936 ... $ 422.67 Transferred to principal between April 1, 1935, and April 1, 1936

- - - - -

105.67 Balance of earnings since April 1, 1935 ... $ 317 .00 Balance available for distribution and administration April 1, 1935 328.36 Total available for distribution and administration ...

$

^645.36 _237.71 Disbursed April 1. 1935, to April 1, 1936 ...

- - - - -

.

407.65 Balance available April 1, 1936 ... $

The fact that this fund has been urgently needed is proved by the number of very worthy applications for aid which have been submitted.

As the need for aid is great, further donations by Societies or individuals are solicited. It is our hope that, before the end

~f

^1936, every Society in the T urnerbund will be represented by a donation to this Fund, either from the Society or from an individual member. There is no limit to the size of the do- nation, but any sum will be very much appreciated.

Attention of the Instructors of the T urnerbund is tespectfully invited to the following resolution submitted by the Western District of New York and uqanimously adopted by the 19 3 3 National Convention:

"Be it resolved that the teachers who are now serving or in the future will serve the T urrrvereins of the American T urnerbund, are earnestly urged to con- tribute a certain percentage of their salaries to the Instructors' Fund now created."

It is our hope that, in the spirit of the above resolution, all Instructors may be represented by a donation.Their donation need not necessarily be large. We

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want them to have an interest in '"his F d .

a few doll f · . • un even if they cannot give more than ars rom time to time.

It is the sincere wish of the Trustees th. F .

the deserving demand d ffi . to see is und grow to a size to meet s an su c1ent to prod th b fi f .

T

urnerbund. uce ⁰ er ene ts or the American

With Turner Greetings,

THE TRUSTEES OF THE INSTRUCTORS' FUND HENRY LUTHER, Chairman.

0sCAR GROTHE, Vice Chairman HERMAN EISELE, Secretary BRUNO UHL, Treasurer GEORGE SEIBEL, EWALD F. TOBOLD HENRY A. ZWIERLEIN

Here's Another Hint for all Turners

No bequests have yet been made to the Instructors' Fund, as it has just been launched but , as 1 1s a perma-'t . nent Endowment wh' h ill

• ' IC w grow to ever greater pro- port10ns as the years pass, there will be many Turners, no doubt, desiring to make provision in their wills to aid the brave apostles of T umerism through this Fund. For the guidance of such Turners the follow· f . .

. . . mg orm 1s given

to wnte m their wills as a codicil:

I give and bequeath

to

the Trustees of the Instructors' Fund of the American Turnerbund, the sum of

- - - _ D D o l l a r s

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Report of Committee on Mental Activities

To the Societies of the American T urnerbund:

Guy

HEIL!

As your Chairman on Mental Activities for the past thirteen years, I re- spectfully submit the following, anent the activities of our societies for the cur- rent year of 1935 - 1936.

Conscious of the high honor conferred on me, as the National Chairman of this committee, it has been my endeavor to fulfill the manifold duties con- nected with this office to the best of my knowledge and ability; attempting at all times to induce the societies and individual members of our organization to

?evote their time and attention in furthering Mental Activities; a feature of our ideals and principles most important to the welfare and growth of the American T urnerbund.

Approaching years, together with the thought that a change in the chair- manship of this office is most desirable, I have reluctantly tendered my resigna- tion as chairman of the committee, so that others, younger, more capable, and energetic than myself may assume the duties of this important office.

As stated in my report for the years of 1934 - 1935, we have passed through the valley of economic stress, gravely involving the welfare of the Tur- nerbund. It is my candid opinion that we are in sight of better times, such where we may be privileged to be relieved from financial burdens, retarding the wel- fare of the T urnerbund.

Regrettably, many of our societies fail to report their activities in this field, preventing the National Committee from compiling and submitting a more com- prehensive and favorable report.

From indications available, there will be a very creditable representation of dramatic performances and singing contests on the part of our societies at the 35th National Turnfest, to take place in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, during the latter days of the month of June, together with a corresponding large num- ber of contestants in the recitation and essay contests. I urgently request those who have not as yet filed their applications to compete, or submit essays, to do so forthwith.

In

voicing appreciation at having been privileged to serve as a member of the National Executive Committee for the past thirteen years, I sincerely hope that the errors that I may have committed, will be ascribed to those of the head and not of the heart. I close with hearty good wishes for the continued welfare of the American T urnerbund, an organization that has contributed more to the advancement of physica1 and mental training than any other like organization;

one worthy of the esteem and support of all those seeking the promulgation of free speech, free press, and the right to shape their lives in consonance with the dictates of their conscience.

Yours with Turner Greetings,

RICHARD TURNT.

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The following societies have reported thei

rent year of

I 935 _ 1936:

r Mental Activities for the cur- NEW YORK TURN VEREIN, NEW YORK DISTRICT·

November 1935 Lecture Fried . . um Ge;rge Sand erich Krebs, Der Liebeskreis

November 1935, Review ~~-a--R.~;~-~---f--

0

---.---.A ttendance 40 Musical Entertainment ion

°

Id Timers,

October ~935, Lecture, Friederi~-h--K;--b---;;-·---:---Attendance 150 eme Bettler Studie" e s, Der, Die und Das,

CHARLEROI TU ---Attendance 50

M RNVEREIN, PITTSBURGH DISTRICT·

ay 1935, Concert, Singing Secti .

November 1935, Concert, Singing ⁰~~~ti~-;;---Attendance ¹²⁵ DENVER TURNVEREIN RO ·---.Attendance 130

April 1935, Lecture,

Consu~~~ :~UNTA,~N

^DISTRICT:

. of Today" ________ · · ode!, Germany

April 1935, L~cture, swi-~~-c~;;~-~-P----Tw--=---;;---:---Attendance ^DO N Contribution to America"----~u eiss, ~w1tzerland's

ovemb~r 1935, Lecture, Miss Maym --S---;;---Attendance 90 m Russia" e weet, Observations

December 1935, Le~i;~~~-M;~~-E~~;--t--Sh---~~---Attendance ⁵⁵ D Unemployed Girls Camp" e aw, The

ecember 1935, "A Double Surpris-~-;;-Dr---;---Attendance 50

16 actors • ama m 3 Acts

January 1936,

Lec-h;";;~J~-;tk;-13;~ -c--!iii -:---~---A

ttendance 225 of Our Constitution" · 1 iard, "Highlights

SOCIALER TURNVER ---.Attendance 75 November 1935 "D EIN,d ILLINOIS DISTRICT:

eight a~torsepen on Me," Comedy in three Acts

McKEESPORT TURNV ---~---Attendance 300 April 1935,

Unterha~~~gIN, ~tITGTSBURGH

^DISTRICT:

Septe b 19 mi esang

m Ber 35, Vortrag und Debatte ·:n:---p--:---Attendance 125 ooster Committees" • ie fhchten eines

October 1935 Vortrag

w ---

^{Att d 50}

des Turnerb~de~· Voelker, "Pri~~lpk~---· en ance November 1935, Debatte, "W;rtct---Attendance 71

Novemb~r 1~3?, ^{Vortrag, Geo. J ;r} i'urnfeste. im Bunde" _____ Attendance 35 Pohtische Zustaende" · · alkenstem,

December 1935

u

^{t h ---}

J • n er altung mit M ~---Attendance 40

anuary Sl93~, Vortrag und Debatte ~1 ~d ^{Gesang ______} Attendance 125

emmar und Seine Erh It, m. oelker, "Unser

February 1936, Debatte, "The B~yuyng"_t __ h_M _____________________ Attenda~ce 68 ou ovement" Att

DETROITER so'c --- endance 38

IALER TURNVERE

::The

King's Messenger " 1 A IN, LAKE ERIE DISTRICT:

The Dying Fath ,, ' ct Drama Engl· h

"The Pot B . e~; 1 Act Farce, English is ---Attendance 240

"Highne ,, ~ilers, 1 Act Comedy E

- i:----

---Attendance 260

"And th ss,Vil :ama,_ 1 Act, English' ___ ng ish ---Attendance 180

"Th e lam Still Pursued Her,, ---Attendance 300

"Co~;e,, ~o~e{~

Moon," 3 Act

Cor/ied~ ~t

Farce, E1:glish, Attendance 320

"The Flowe; rax;;a, English ---~ma, English ______ Attendance 200 H . Shop, 1 Act Farce, Engli h ---Attendance 250 ome Hygiene and First Aid s ---Attendance 255 Morreau; regular lectures wer':eJe1 ~aught ^to classes during the year by Dr Regular monthly lectures to th e ive~ed by the doctor during class hours:

~~~1:f~~teU.n~~s;onTghressma_n; Ja~e~u~~~b~er~

held by Carl Weidemann,

· B · e subJects • ews reporter· H J Cook m usiness Meetings" "Ne covered were: "Parliament~ry .p . d , and Efforts on Becom'ing Gwspaper Work and Reporting " "R ~oce urte a raduate Nurse." ' eqmremen s

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The Jahn Educational Fund

Back in July,

I 925,

Turner Theodore Ahrens of Louisville, Kentucky, made a gift of

$5,000

to launch the Jahn Educational Fund to promote mental training activities in the American T urnerbund. When this Fund was launched, it was planned to collect

$I 00,000

as quickly as possible, and let the Fund grow to a million by the slow accretion of its unused earnings. One third of the net income of the Trust was to be added to the principal, to insure the attain- ment of the ultimate goal.

This Fund now amounts to more than

$50,000

and is steadily growmg.

Active solicitation for the Fund has not been carried on during the last five years, since the depression made such activities inadvisable; and within the last years there has been less effort than ever, in order not to interfere with the Normal College in its financial plans.

The object of the Jahn Educational Fund was to encourage "Geistiges T urnen," or mental work, upon which we depend for the perpetuation of our ideals. This mental training activity has often been referred to as the "Stiefkind"

or "Schmerzenskind" of the T urnerbund. The object of the Fund was to fur- nish support and encouragement to those engaged in this fundamental activity.

Because of the times and circumstances which made it necessary to go slowly in the accumulation of the Fund, very little has been said about its uses.

But it has not been inactive. Over

$3,000

has been expended in various ways:

for Lectures, the Cologne Turn fest film and the Washington Pageant, the Buf- falo Turn fest Play, Books for the Normal College and T urnvereins, awards for literary work, and propaganda for the T urnerbund.

In

advance of the Cleveland Turn fest the Jahn Fund offered cash prizes for the best Dramatic Sections. For th~ best performance of a one-act play, either in English or German, a cash prize of

$1 00

^is offered. For the second- best performance a cash prize of

$50.

For the third-best a cash prize of

$25.

Dramatic critics of Cleveland newspapers were asked to serve as judges.

The Trustees have also been considering the use of the Fund for the pur- pose of inaugurating an English organ of national scope. Several plans have been submitted, and one of them was approved, but the private sponsors of these plans were deterred by the depression. If these plans do not materialize within the next three months, the Trustees will proceed with a plan of their own. Because of the limited resources of the Fund it may be necessary to start upon a small scale, so as to incur no expense or liability to the T urnerbund. But if the publication is worthy and fills a real need, it should ultimately pay for itselt.

We have conscientiously guarded the Fund against attempts to divert it to other purposes, not contemplated in the foundation. We believe it fulfills a needed function, and will become more useful as the years go by and the Fund

grows: One member of the Board of Trustees having died--our lamented Dr.

Hermann Groth, in his place was elected Otto Kallmeyer of St. Louis, while Richard T urnt was elected to the advisory position formerly held by Turner Kallmeyer.

Turners who wish to do something for the cause of mental education in our Societies should not forget that the Jahn Educational Fund offers them this opportunity, a~d that it will be conducted in loyal adherence to the ideals of the Turner Fathers.

Trustees:

GEORGE SEIBEL ERNEST HERKLOTZ HENRY

J.

^THIER

OTTO KALLMEYER

\VILLIAM VOELKER

Here's a Hint For All Turners

Several bequests have already been made to the Jahn Educational Fund, and as it is a permanent endowment, which will grow to ever greater proportions as the years pass, there will be many Turners, no doubt, desiring to make provision in their wills to perpetuate the prin- ciples of T urnerism through this Fund. For the guidance of such Turners the following form is given to write into their wills as a codicil:

I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Jahn Educational Fund of the American Turnerbund,

the sum of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~Dollars

14

Conventions of the

American Turnerbund to Date

Time

W,here Held

A ril 3-5, 1865

1. W ashmgton, D. C... p · 1866 2 S L . Mo ... Apnl 1-4,

. t. OUIS, ·"" '... ...

a 3-6, 1868

3 B . oston, M as ...

^S ...

My 29-June 1, 187 0 4 P . b . 1tts urg • h Pa ... ... May 19-22, 1872 5 Lo · ·11 K ··· ... May

• UISVI

e, y... Ma 24-27, 1874

6. Rochester, N.~... · y 27-29, 1876 7. New Ulm, ~mn ... ~:y 26-29, 1878 8. Cleveland, Ohw... ay 30-June 2, 1880 9. Indianapolis, Ind ... M

n~

4 _7, 1882 0 N k N J ... Ju

1 . ewar • · ... · · .. · une 1-4, 1 884 11. Davenport, Iowa ... June 1 3-1 7' 1886

B M ... ]

12. oston, ass... a 20-23, 1888 13. Chicago,

Ill. ...

~n: 22-25, 1890 14. New "'! ork, N.Y ... :::::::::::iune 19-22, 1892 15. Washmgton, D. C ... ::::: ... July 24-26, 1894 16. Den~e~, Colo... .. ... June 21-24, 1896 1 7. LomSVIlle, ~y... Jul 5-8, 1898 18. Sa~ Fran~isco, Cahf .... :::::::::::::Jul~ 17-20, 1900 19. Philadelphia, Pa... Jul 6-8, 1902 20 Davenport, Iowa ... · .. · .. ·· .... J y 26 29 1904

· p .. une - •

2

I.

Pittsburgh, a ... :::::::::::: .. July 8-1 O, 1906 22. Ne_wark, N. J ... ::: ... June 28-July 1, 1908 23. Chicago.. Ill... .. ... June 26-29, 1910 24. St. . Loms,. Mo ... ::: ... June 23-26, 1912 25. Indianapoh~, Ind ... :.... J 1 27-29, 1915 26. San. ~rancisco, Cahf....:::::::::::::J~~ 22-24, 1919 27. Lo~1sv1lle, Ky ... :::: ... July 3-4, 1921 28. Chicago,

Ill...

J 23-26 1923 29. St. Louis, Mo .... : ... : : 26-28: 1925 30 Elkhart Lake, Wis .. · ... · ... J

· . June 18-20, 1927

31. Cleveland, Ohw ... u 28-30, 1929 32 Philadelphia, Pa ... J ne

. w· June 26-29, 1931

3 3 Elkhart Lake, is ... ·

. w· June 28-30, 1933

34 Elkhart Lake, is.· .... ··· .... ···· ..

35:

Rochester,

N.Y ... J~~e 7 ZB-30. 1935 36. Los Angeles, Calif... .. · ... 1

15

Added to the Honor Roll .

Diplomas for fifty years' membership in the American T urnerbund were awarded to the following Turners during the year 1935~ 1936:

Ernst Mildner --- Detroiter Socialer Turnverein, Detroit, Mich.

Fritz Jaenichen ---Detroiter Socialer Turnverein, Detroit, Mich.

George Schrader _______________________________ Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

Gustav Stitzenberger _______________________ Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

Jacob Scheifele ---Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

C. August Spahn --- Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

Bernhard L. Bock ---Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

Charles F. Daum _____________________________ Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

Fred W. Veser ________________________________ Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

Ferdinand Keller, Sr. _____________________ Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

Rudolph H. Haar--- Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia, Pa.

Thomas Canne _____________________________ East Liverpool Turnverein, East Liverpool, Ohio Fritz Voss---Northwest Davenport Turnverein, Davenport, Iowa Franz Klopfer---Holyoke Turnverein, Holyoke, Mass.

Richard Wieting---Peoria Turnverein, Peoria, Ill.

Adolph Klein---Peoria Turnverein, Peoria, Ill.

Anton Kiefer---Peoria Turnverein, Peoria, Ill.

Herman Becker---·---Peoria Turnverein, Peoria, Ill.

Ernst Schmid---Peoria Turnverein, Peoria, Ill.

Hugo Lucas---Peoria Turnverein, Peoria, Ill.

Emil Kneer _______________________________________________________________ Peoria Turnverein, Peoria, Ill.

Fritz Hoffman---Malden Turnverein, Malden, Mass.

Emil Hoffman---Malden Turnverein, Malden, Mass.

Albert Meister _________________________ Sacramento Turnverein, Sacramento, Calif.

Carl Grauer ___________________________________________ Peoria Turnverein, Peoria, Ill.

Wm. Osterwald --- ---McKeesport Turnverein, McKeesport, Pa.

Albert Eisele--- Germania Vorwaerts Verein, Cleveland, Ohio Henry Specht _______________ Clinton Turn & Benevolent Verein Vorwaerts, Iowa John H. Edens ___________ Clinton Turn & Benevolent Verein Vorwaerts, Iowa Berthold Seiffert---Detroiter Socialer Turnverein, Detroit, Mich Carl Hartung---Turnverein Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.

Herman Kruecke --- --- ---Turnverein Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.

Frank Meyer---Turnverein Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.

Emil Rom---Turnverein Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.

Otto Poehland ---Turnverein Vorwaerts, Brooklyn, New York Jacob Wills ____________________ Turnverein Brooklyn E. D., Brooklyn, New York Max Doeschner ---Germania Turnverein Vorwaerts, Cleveland, Ohio Franz Benkman ___________ Germania Turnverein Vorwaerts, Cleveland, Ohio John F. Menges ________ Germania Turnverein Vorwaerts, Cleveland, Ohio Gustav Willmann ________________ Lawrence Turnverein, Lawrence, Kansas William A. Schiller _____________________ Lawrence Turnverein, Lawrence, Mass.

Theodore Tietgen ---Moline Turnverein, Moline, Ill.

Oscar Lohman ______________________________________ Moline Turnverein, Moline, Ill.

Frederick Wm. Suhr _______________________________ Madison Turnverein, Madison, Wis.

Henry Fauerbach---Madison Turnverein, Madison, Wif:,.

Emil M. Teichert _______________________ Lawrence Turnverein, Lawrence, Mass.

Fred Cappel ---Dayton Turner Association, Dayton, Ohio Chas. Engel---Dayton Turner Association, Dayton, Ohio Charles Buehrig, Sr. ______________________ Allentown Turnverein, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Fred. 0. Neutzel ____________________________ Louisville Turngemeinde, Louisville, Ky.

Joseph Holl, Sr. ____________________________ Louisville Turngemeinde, Louisville, Ky.

Carl Otto Schweichhardt ---Burlington Turngemeinde, Burlington, Iowa 16

The Oldest Turner Societies

The following Societies have been in existence for fifty

ybari/~

more, and have received the T urnerbund' s Diploma for fifty~year mem ers ip.

Founded

SocietT.Y .

d Oh' ... 1848

Cincinnati urngemem e,

IO...

1849

Boston T urnverein, Mass .... ··· .. · ... · .. · .. ·· .... ··· .... · .. · .... ·· .. · ... 1 849 Philadelphia T urngemein~e, Pa ... · ... 1850

Allegheny T urnverein, Pittsburgh, Pa ... 1850

Louisville Turngemeinde, Ky ... 1850

Newark Turnverein, N. J ... 1850

New York Turnverein, N. Y ... 1850

St. Louis Turnverein, M? ... _. ... : 1851

Sozialer T urnverein, Indianapolis, Ind ... · .... ··· .. · .. · ... · ... · 1851

Peoria Turnverein, Ill ... 1852

Chicago Turngemeinde, Ill... ... 1852

Davenport Turngemeinde, lowa ... 1852

Rochester Turnverein, N.~ ... 1853

Brooklyn E. D. Turnverem, N.Y. ... 1853

Buffalo Turnverein, N.Y ... 1853

Dayton Turngemeinde, Ohi~ ... : ... 1853

Sozialer T urnverein, Detro~t, Mich.··· .. · .. ·· .. ·· ... ·· .. · .. ·· .. 1 85 3 Milwaukee T urnverein~ Wis ... 185 3 New Britain Turnverem, Conn ... 1853

Wheeling T urnverein~ W .Va .. · .. ·· .. · .. · .. · .. ··· .. ··· ... 1 85 3 Burlington T urngemem?e, Iowa ... 1 854 Hudson City T urnverem, N · J · · ... · ... ··· · · .. · ··· ... 1854

Paterson Turnverein, N.

J. . : ... ... .. ... .. ...

1854

Sacramento Turnverein, C~lif ... 1854

Sheboygan Turnverein, Wis ... 1854

Syracuse Turnverein, N.Y ... 1854

Utica Turnverein, N .. Y ... 1855

Covington T urnge~emde.' Ky .. · ... · .... ·· ... ·· ... 1 85 5 Madison T urnverem'. Wis.·· .. · ... · .. ·· .. · ... · 1 85 5 St. Joseph T urnvere~, M_o .... · .... · ... · .. · · · · .. · · .. · .. · · · ... · ... ::: 1 85 6 New Ulm Turnvere~, Mmn... 1855

Springfield T urnver.em, Mass ... 1 85 7 Carlstadt T urnverem, N · J · · · .. · · · · ·· ... · · · ... · · .. · · .... · .. · .. 185 7 Rock Island T urnverein, Ill... ... _. ... :... - S A h T Verel·n Minneapolis Mmn ... 185 7 t. nt ony urn . ' ' 1 85 8 Bloomington T urnverem, Ill.··:··· Sozialer Turnverein, Kansas City, Mo ... 1

~~~

Wilmington T

urngem~inde,

Del... ... 1 861 South Bend T

urnverem~

Ind ... 1

Aurora T urnverein, Chicago, Ill ... · .. ···· .... ·· .. ·· .... ··· .. ·· .. 1 864 Lawrence T urnverein, Kans .... · .... · .... · .. ··· ... · ... · .. · ... 1

8~~

Johnstown Turnverein, Pa ... 18

L T urnverein, Mass ... · .... ·· ... ·· .. ·· .... · .. ·· .... ···· 1 866

c~:~~~dfa~Germania

T urnverein, Moline,

Ill. ... ...

1

~~~

Denver T urnverein, Colo.··· 1 17

Society Founded

National Tournaments of the American Turnerbund

Meriden T urnverein, Conn ... 1 866

Chattanooga T urnverein, Tenn ... 1866

Highland T urnverein, Ill ... 1 866 Clinton T urnverein, Mass ... 1 867 New Holstein Tumverein, Wis ... 1867

Vorwaerts T urnverein, Chicago, Ill ... 1867

Vorwaerts T urnverein, Baltimore, Md ... 1867

New Brunswick Turnverein, N. J ... 1867

Sozialer T urnverein, Cleveland, Ohio ... 1867

North St. Louis Turnverein, St. Louis, Mo ... 1870

Manchester Turnverein, N. H ... 1870

Beaver Falls T urnverein, Pa ... 1871

Northwest Davenport

Turnver~in,

lowa ... 1871

Holyoke T urnverein, Mass ... 1 8 71 Sozialer Turnverein. Portland, Ore ... 1871

Germania Turnverein, Los Angeles. Calif ... 1871

V orwaerts T urnverein, Elizabeth, N. J ... 1 8 71 Union Hill Turnverein, N. J ... 1872

Long Island City Turnverein, N.Y ... 1875

St. Louis Concordia Turnverein, Mo ... 1875

Germania-Vorwaerts Turnverein, Cleveland, Ohio ... 1877

Grand Crossing T urnverein, Chicago, Ill ... 1878

Hartford T urnerbund, Conn ... 1 8 7 8 McKeesport Turnverein, Pa ... 1880

Deutsch-Arnerikanischer T urnverein, Inc .• New York. N. y .. 1881

T urnverein Germania, Pittsfield, Mass ... 1 882 Springfield T umverein, Springfield. Mass ... 1883

East Liverpool T urnverein, East Liverpool, Ohio ... 1883

Clinton Turn and Benev. Verein, Clinton, Iowa ... 1883

Long Island City T. V .• New York ... 1884

Allentown T.V .• South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa ... 1884

Lincoln T. V .• Chicago, Ill ... 1885

Seattle Gym. Soc., Seattle, Wash ... 1885

Central Tum Verein, New York ... 1886

Akron Turner Club, Akron, Ohio ... 1886

Meriden Turner Society, Meriden, Conn ... 1886

Turn

&

Gesang Verein, Homestead, Pa ... 1886

Where Held Time 1. Philadelphia, Pa ... September 29-30. 1851 2. Baltimore, Md ...

'

... September 11-13. 1852 3. Cincinnati, Ohio ... September 27-28, 1852 4. Louisville, Ky ... May 30-31, 1853. 5. New York, N.Y ... September 3-7, 1853 6. Philadelphia, Pa ... ... September 2-7, 1854 7. Cincinnati, Ohio ... September 15-19, 1855 8. Pittsburgh, Pa ... August 26-29 , 1856 9. Milwaukee, Wis ... August 29-September 2, 185 7 1 O. New York, N.Y ... August 29-September 2, 1857 11. Belleville, Ill ... August 30-September 2, 1858 12. Williamsburgh, N.Y ... August 20-23, 1859 13. Baltimore, Md ... August 27-30, 1859 14. St. Louis, Mo ... June 30-July 5. 1860 15. Cincinnati, Ohio ... September 2-6. 1865 16. Baltimore, Md ... June 10-13, 1867 1 7. Chicago, Ill ... August 7-11 • 1869 18. Williamsburgh, N.Y ... August 5-10, 1871 19. Cincinnati, Ohio ... June 26-29. 1873 20. New York, N.Y ... 1875

21. Milwaukee, Wis ... July 18-23, 1877 22. Phil~delphia, Pa ... August 2-6, 1879 23. St. Louis, Mo ... June 4-7. 1881 24. Newark, N. J ... June 20-24, 1885 25. Cincinnati, Ohio .... : ... June 22-25, 1889

First society competition

26. Milwaukee, Wis ... June 21-25. 1893 27. St. Louis, Mo ... May 6-10, 1897 28. Philadelphia, Pa ... June 18-23, 1900 29. Indianapolis, Ind ... June 21-25, 1905 30. Cincinnati, Ohio ... June 23-28, 1909 31. Denver, Colo ... June 25-29. 1913 32. Chicago, Ill. ... June 29-July 3, 1921 33. Louisville, Ky ... June 15-20, 1926 34. Buffalo, N .Y ... June 24-29 1930 35. Cleveland, Ohio ... June 29-July 3, 1936

18 19

Turners' Normal College

The Normal College of the American T urnerbund is affiliated with In- diana University; its students can acquire the degree of the State University as well as that of the Normal College. The College remains an independent institu- tion, however, and continues its courses as given heretofore.

The Board of Trustees of the College consists of the following: President, George Vonnegut; Treasurer, Richard A. Kurtz; Oscar H. Koster, Leo M.

Rappaport; Dr. Rudolph Hofmeister, St. Louis; Paul Krimmel, Syracuse;

Grover William Mueller, Philadelphia; Max Strass, Chicago; W. K. Streit, Cincinnati; Joseph Weissmueller, Louisville; Dr. Carl B. Sputh, President of the College and Dean of the Department of Science and Hygiene; Emil Rinsch, Acting Dean of the Department of Education, Social Science and Languages, and Secretary of the Board; Rudolph Schreiber, Acting Dean of the Depart- ment of Theory and Practice of Physical Education.

The faculty, consisting of sixteen instructors, includes members of the teaching staff of Indiana University.

The following courses are offered:

A

four-'))ear course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Physical Educa- tion (B.P.E.) and to certification as Teacher of Physical Training for Ele- mentary and High Schools.

An elementar')) two-'))ear course, open to male non-matriculants who have attained a high degree of proficiency in gymnastics (gymnasts of the second or third grade) and meet such additional requirements as may be prescribed, in- cluding a satisfactory knowledge of German. Students who complete this course receive a certificate attesting that they are qualified to teach physical education in schools maintained by societies of the American T urnerbund.

Complete information about these courses is given in the catalogue of the Normal College, sent on request.

Beginning with the year 1919-20 the Board of Trustees of the Normal College has offered seven scholarships to members of the American T urnerbund (one for each of the circuits), consisting of free tuition for the two-year course.

Full information about these scholarships will be sent on request.

The 27th convention of the Turnerbund decided to offer similar scholar- ships to 21 members (one for each of the districts), without the high school education required for those mentioned above, consisting of one year's free tui- tion for the elementary course. Complete information will be sent on request.

20

Report of the Treasurer of the Normal College

934 TO JUNE 30, 1935 FOR THE SCHOOL TERM FROM JUL y 1, 1 ,

J 30· hence a complete report The Normal College fiscal year closes on une ,

can be given only for the year 1934-35.

Receipts -··---$ 8,624.20

I~~~fca~e;su~~~~b~~d-~~~~=~~~~~~~==~~~~=~~~~~~=---

³

•

⁵

~~:~~

Interest ---;--- 2 606.11 Donations from Turners and AlumnL--- '115.46

Profit from Sales to Students.--- $14,962.71 . . Expenditures __________ $ 606.43

Stationery and Prmtmg --- 12 779.31 Salaries of Instructors and Employees --- 2' 446.60 Rent and Janitor --- ' 97.90 Interest --- 270.58 Postage and Express --- 390.30 Miscellaneous Expenses --- 28.50 Traveling Expenses --- 225.41

r:r~~~~::::::=~=::=~~~===~-==~====~~ l~~:i~

$17 .08466

Balance Sheet

FOR JULY 1, 1935, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR

July 1, 1934 July 1, 1935

Assets - -$ 269.84 $ 1,234.69

Cash on hand --- 1,000.00 Invested Funds --- 3,078.20 Notes Receivable --- --- 4,479.52 Accounts Receivable <Studenbtuns) d)_________ 4,000.00 Accounts Receivable <Turner --- 500.00 Office Equipment ---===~=~~~~= 1,094.14

~;~!f s~~~iP~~i;::.

Dormitory Equipment

~~~==~:~=======

--- 56,

H~rn

053.03 Camp Brosius Rea~ Estate ---~-=--= 3'.000.00 Camp Brosius Equipment --- 300.00 Puurchases for Students --- - -

2,878.05 3,183.48 4,890.00 500.00 1,104.64 2,500.00 7,096.61 56,053.03 3,000.00

$88,252.62 $82,440.50 July 1, 1934

---$ 1,500.00 Deferred Revenue ---.--- 6 500.0D Mortgage (Camp Brosius) --- 1' 818.33 Bills Payable --- '100.00 Special Fund ---~===~~~= 4,950.00 Endowment Fund ---:--~---d---~--- 11,552.00 Camp Brosius Subscription Fun - - - 16 571.72 Capital Fund --- rn' 492.15

~~~~~~ f~;--c~~;ne;;~iili~====~=

28'. 768.42 Liabilities

$88,252.62 t · 1~st column indicates decreases.

Boldface ype in i.u

21

July 1, 1935

$--- 6,500.00

100.00 4,950.00 11,552.00 16,571.72 18,879.64 23,887.14

$82,440.50

Increase

$ 964.85 1,000.00 200.15 1,296.04 890.00 10.50

4,881.28

300.00

$ 5,812.12 Increase

$ 1,500.00 1,818.33

2,387.49 4,881.28

$ 5,812.12

Students 1935-1936

. The following students

:::!t:~~ Jea~ 0 ^{~~ 1(36.} Th:rie~i!~~d:~:.:e J;~=:l.

College dur- I-First-Year Co a r:culated; E-Elementar

~ca

e. M-Matric- Course;

IV-Four~~~~e

ar ourse; S-Special C' II-CSecond-Year

c0Irse·wf1-?e~rh.

i r ^Cdourse; -Year

ABERSON U ourse.

• RIAH M

ALFREY, DoRPHA··· ... l.. ... New York N y BA _ER,

A

L VIN...

···

· · · .. M · · · ogansport Ind Ml

L ' · ·

BAE R, H AROLD... ... ···M III ... Clinton, Mass. • .

~ARNEKow.

PEARL. ... ::::···· ·Mgi· · · · ·· · · ··· .. Meriden, Conn.

BENZEE, WESLEY ... ···Ml!l···Buffalo,

N.Y.

OETTJER, DORIS ... ···MI ... Buffalo, N.Y.

~ROGAN,

RoBERTA ... ::···M

1

···Buffalo,

N.Y.

YRNE, jOSELLA ...

:::::::s ... ~uffalo,

^N.Y.

CIPOLLA, PETER ...

Ni" ...

.lndianapolis, Ind.

CLARK, HOWARD...

··M~Il

... Buffalo, N.Y.

CUDDEBACK, BARBARA ... MIV ... Buffalo, N.Y.

DIEHL, BARRET ... : ... :MI ...

~y~acuse,

^N.Y.

DREYER, HENRY M l ... Cmcmnat1" Oh"

E ... II ,

io

F MERLING, FRANK ... ·.·:···Mui··· ... .Detroit, Mich.

FITZGERALD, CATH ... ::::::Mm ... Buffalo,

N.Y;

LESSA, FRED... M ... Bayonne N

J

GAINES, CARYL. ... ."."."."."."."."." ... M

III ...

Buffalo, 'N.Y:

GLENN, PAUL. ... · ... M ll.. ... .lndianapolis, Ind.

gouLD, CARROLL. ... ··· Ml··· .Philadelphia, pa.

RAF, GEORGE...

···M ...

Patoka Ind

~REGG,

DANIEL.. ... :::::::···· Mk···Buffalo,

'N.Y:

EUSLER, MARIE ... :··· MI ···· ... Milford, Ohio rOLOUBEK, DOROTHEA ... Ml!.. ... ··· .St. Louis, Mo.

i2HNSON, EVELYN ... Ml···Ch1cago, Ill.

KEENAN, FLORENCE ... MI···Buffalo,

N.Y.

IE FER, ARTHUR ... Ml···· .. ··· .Hazelton, Pa.

~CHENDORFER,

FRANCES ... MI

ii°···.

^{Buffalo, N. Y.}

CKEY, DOTTY... M ... Menomome

w·

L

LANGE, ALICE ... Mlll ... .lndianapolis' In 1

ds.

ENN OX, L OLA... ... ···MI · · · · ···· · · ··· ... Chicago '

Ill

. tESNIAK, CHESTER.... ···Ml ... Indianapolis '1nd·

ILLARD, RUBY Lou ..

·.·:~.·.·.·.·.·.·

.... Mii ... Buffalo.' N.Y:

LOHSE, HENRY ... · MI · · ·· · · ···.Indianapolis, Ind.

LONIEN, RoGER ... Mii ... New York, N.Y.

kfRENTZ, RuTH ... ."."Mul···Buffalo,

N.Y.

ARCUS, VIRGINIA ... MI ... _. .... Peoria,

Ill.

~EMMEL,

RUDOLPH... MiiT ... .lndianapolis, Ind.

EYER, HENRY ... ·.·.· ... Mil ... Rochester, N.Y.

MILLER, THOMAS ... :::Mn··· ... :.Chicago,

Ill.

~~GINLEY,

HELEN ... MII··· Indianapolis, Ind.

p PHETRIDGE, MARJORIE ... .Ml ... _..Chicago, Ill.

ALME.RI, CHARLES... Ml ... .Indianapolis, Ind.

PLISCHKE, EsTHER ... ."."." .... Ml···:Buffalo, N.Y.

· · · .. · · · · Milwaukee, Wis.

22

PLOETZ fREDf.RICK ... Ml. ... Sheboygan, Wis.

PLUNKETT, VIRGINIA ... MI.. ... lndianapolis, Ind.

PoE, EsTELLE ... MIII ... Marion, Ind.

RAAFLAUB, Euz ... MIL ... .Syracuse, N .Y.

RESNICK, RosE ... MI. ... .Indianapolis, Ind . RIESS, HAROLD ... .MII ... New Holstein, Wis.

RuEDLINGER, WM ... MIII.. ... St. Louis, Mo.

RUSSELL, GEORGE ... MJII ... Buffalo,

N.Y.

RYSER, OTTO ... MI ... Chicago,

Ill.

SAPECKY, ALFRED ... Mlll.. ... Buffalo,

N.Y.

SCHNEIDER, CLARA ...

s ...

.Tell City, Ind.

ScHRE!BER, KENNETH ... .MI. ... Buffalo,

N.Y.

SEAGER, }EAN ... MI ... Buffalo,

N.Y.

SEYMOUR, ELEANOR ... Mill ... Lancaster,

N. Y.

SHIVELY, MARY ... Mll ... Indianapolis, Ind.

SHOEMAKER, Ro BT ... Mill ... Indianapolis, Ind.

STARK, DoRIS ... .MI.. ... Indianapolis, Ind.

STEUERNAGEL, MARVIN ... Mlll. ... Milwaukee, Wis.

Su LLIVAN, BE TTY ... .Ml ... Indianapolis, Ind.

TANZINE. JoHN ... Mll ... Syracuse,

N.Y.

WALPER, GEORGE ... Mii ... Buffalo,

N. Y.

WEBDALE, EDWIN ... Mil.. .. : ... Buffalo,

N.Y.

WEDEKIND, MILDA }ANE ... MI. ... Louisville, Ky.

WHITE, MARGUERITE ... Mii ... .Indianapolis, Ind.

WIEDERER, JusTINA ... .Mil ... Chicago,

Ill.

WINTER, ADOLPH ...

.MI.. ...

Milwaukee, Wis.

WOELFLE, HELEN ... .Mil ... Buffalo,

N.Y.

Our Turner Chautauqua

Where Do You Spend Your Vacation?

There is no pleasanter place to spend the hot summer than on beautiful Elkhart Lake, where the summer school and camp of the T urnerbund are located.

To the shores of this lovely Wisconsin Lake come hundreds of Turners, old and young, to rest and meet old

friends.

The Turners have a fine cottage hotel right on the grounds, and there are other places where rooms and board can be secured at reasonable rates. Address inquiries to

Normal College, American T urnerbund,

41 5

East Michigan St., Indianapolis, Ind.

23

Addresses of Secretaries and Societies

NEW YORK DISTRICT Albert F. Thielemann, Sec.

64-65-60th Road, Maspeth,

L. I.,

New York

1. New York Turnverein, Lexington Ave. and 85th St., New York City, N.Y.

Frank Kircher, Sec., 1072 Nelson Ave., New York City, N.Y.

2. Central Turnverein, 213-215 East 82d St., New York City, N.Y.

John Henn, Sec., Society Address.

3. Deutsch-Amerikanischer Turnverein, Inc., 412-414 E. 158th St., Bronx, N.Y.

Curt L. Basto, Sec., 896 Melrose Ave., Bronx, New York City, N.Y.

4. Turnverein Vorwaerts, Brooklyn, 959 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.

Herman P. Staar, Sec., 102-30-87th Ave., Richmond Hill, N.Y.

5. Columbia Turnverein, 5924 Gates Ave., Brooklyn, New York.

Anton Hoch, Sec., 5924 Gates Ave., Ridgewood, Brooklyn, New York.

6. Brooklyn Turnverein, E. D., 1045 Bushwick Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Joseph Graham Treu, Sec., 70 Kennett Ave., So. Ozone Park, L. I., N.Y.

7. Mt. Vernon Turnverein, 3 North Tenth St., Mt. Vernon, N.Y.

Wm. E. Borgwald, Sec., 11 S. Bond St., Mt. Vernon, N.Y.

8. Long Island City Turnverein, Broadway, Cor. 44th St., Long Island, N.Y.

Kurt Ruderisch, Sec., 35-32-30th St., Long Island City, N.Y.

INDIANA DISTRICT H. Steichmann, Sec.

4 1 5 East Michigan St., Indianapolis, Ind.

1. Louisville Turngemeinde, 310 E. Broadway, Louisville, Ky.

George Roth, Sec., 923 S. 40th St., Louisville, Ky.

2. Southside Turners, 306 Prospect St., Indianapolis, Ind.

Ernest de Julio, Sec., Society Address.

3. Indianapolis Turnverein, 415 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis, Ind.

C. C. Dunphy, Sec., c/o Chamber of Commerce, Indianapolis, Ind.

4. Turnverein Vorwaerts, 616 W. Superior St., Fort Wayne, Ind.

Gus. F. Meyers, Sec., 3402 Harrison St., Fort Wayne, Ind.

5. Central Turnverein, 720 S. 8th St., Evansville, Ind.

George 0. Wahnsiedler, Sec., 825 E. Mulberry St., Evansville, Ind.

NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT Fred H. Baer, Sec.

174 Pearl Street, Clinton, Mass.

1. Boston Turnverein, 70 Glen Road, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.

Henry J. Schmitz, Sec., 46 Atherton St., Roxbury, Mass.

2. Deutscher Arbeiter Turnverein, 22-24 Amory Ave., Roxbury, Boston, Mass.

Otto Heydrich, Sec., 13 Oakdale St., Jamaica Plain, Mass.

3. Turnverein Vorwaerts, 2 Vernon St., Holyoke, Mass.

Walter Heberer, Sec., 851 Main St., Holyoke, Mass.

4. Lawrence Turnverein, 44 Park St., Lawrence, Mass.

Carl W. Heinze, Sec., 5 Klier Court, Lawrence, Mass.

5. Clinton Turnverein, 60 Branch St., Clinton, Mass.

Geo. Krauss, Sec., 30 Sprut:e St., Clinton, Mass.

6. Springfield Turnverein, 91 Plainfield St., Springfield, Mass.

Karl Merkel, Sec., 31 Kopernick St., Indian Orchard, Mass.

7. Deutscher Fortbildungs-Verein, 4 Frankfort St., Fitchburg, Mass.

John G. Weis, Sec., 86 North St., Fitchburg, Mass.

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. F t St Malden, Mass.

8. Malden Turnverem, 39 or~~ Gr~nite St., Melrose, Mass.

Joseph R. Kress, Sec., . Ave Adams Mass.

9. Turnverein Vor~aerts,S8 T~~n~~:;~ Sum~er St., 'Adams, Mass.

Paul Langmckel, ec., St Pittsfield, Mass.

10. Turnverein Germ~nia, 117

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^~e~~u~ ve:'. Pittsfield, ~ass. R I John W. Uhlig, Sec., . d e Ave Providence, · · 11. Deutsche Turnerschaft, 120 ~efbn ~t Pr~;,idence, Rhode Island.

Martin Wendl, s.ec., 64 e ¹⁵sa St ·Manchester, N. H.

12. ·Manchester Turnverem, 265 Tur.r1~orth Main St., Manchester, N. ~·

J Adam Gebhardt, Sec., 7 St Schenectady, New Yor . k 13. Schen"ectady Turnverein, 863 A~!~fugto~ Ave., Schenectady, New Yor .

Henry Buerker, Sec., ~115 4 River St., Troy, New Yor~. ^{w York} 14. Troy Turn and Sport Verem, 13 D 2 Shaker Road, Watervliet, Ne .

Adolf Anderson, Sec., R. FB. tl ' St Meriden, Conn.

15 Meriden Turner Society, 281/z u ert st'' Meriden Conn.

· Karl Kar o er, e ., lh f

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c 52 Pleasan k St Hartford, Conn. ·• '.

16. Hartford Turnerbu~d, 119 p~~

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^H~dson ·st., Hartford, Conn.

Henry Steinme1er, Sec., M . St Waterbury, Conn.

17 Turnverein Vorwaerts, 1181 N. . amAdd~ess

. Herman Mueller, Sec., So~ietySt (P 0 Box 251), Derby, Conn.

S · ty 258 Mam · · ·

18. Derby Turner ocie • Fifth st Derby Conn.

Gustav Hafner, Sec ... 51 200 Ha~t St., New Britain, Conn.

19. New Britain Turner Society.. Address.

F Wm. Huber, Sec., Society 'd St Holyoke, Mass.

20. Holyoke Turnverein, 624-628 S. :~~ ~:. R~ute 1, West Holyoke, Mass.

Joseph A. Ne~ann,Jee~th St., Jamaica Plain, Mass.

21. Schiller Turnverem, 194 S ciety Address.

Henry Krueger, Sec., o

ILLINOIS DISTRICT William Schelling, Sec.

305 7 North Racine Ave., Chicago, Ill . N Lincoln Ave., Chi~ago, ^Ill.

1. Chicago Turn~ememde, 421 d615. Potwyne Place, Chicago, Ill.

Henry Remoehl, Sec., . p rkway Chicago, Ill.

· 1019 Diversey a ' . Ill 2. Lincoln Turnverem, 3746 Herndon St., Chicago, .

J. A. Strohmeyer, Sec., Ave Chicago, Ill.

. 4506 N Artesan ., Ch' go Ill 3. Aurora Turnverem, 4506 N. Artesan St., ica , . Conrad Mueller, Sec., lt Rd Chicago, Ill.

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Rooseve ., . Ill 4 Vorwaerts Turnverem, 35

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Tolman Ave., Chicago, .

. Chas. Rennert, Sec., 49 . . 1021-25 E. 75th St., Chicago, Ill.

. Turner Society' 5. Grand Crossmg S ciety Address.

Ben Unger, Sec., ⁰

1 t Ave Chicago, Ill.

. 1651 59 Be mon ., Ill 6. Socialer Turnverem,

2 ^-N Darnen Ave., Chicago, · Otto Falk, Sec., . 333 5 Webster Ave., Chicag~, ^Ill.

7. Schweizer Turnverem, 63 1840 Hudson Ave., Chicago, Ill.

Gerard Gaughan, Sec., 15th St Chicago, Ill.

3. Eiche Turnverein, 16~ E.1{550 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill.

Harry Fisher, Sec., 1 442 Beloit Ave., Forest Park, Ill.

9 Harlem Turnverein,

c/ oSA~. ~~dress.

. Adolph Blum, Sec., oSc1e . g St Waukegan, Ill.

· 12 pnn ·• Ill

10. Germania Turnverem, c 704 N. County, Waukegan, . Frank E. Ressel,

s: .,

108 E Front St., Bloomington, Ill.

11. Bloomington Turnverem, c 809. S. Center St., Bloomington, Ill.

Gerhart Ullmann •. Se 501 N Michigan St., South Bend, Ind.

12. South Bend Turnvesrem, 1215 Calvert St., South Bend, Ind.

Eugene Mutzl, ec.,

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ST. LOUIS DISTRICT

J.

A. Wes term eyer, Sec.

7133 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

1. St. Louis Turnverein, 1508 Chouteau Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

Paul Max, Sec., 915 Morrison Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

2. Concordia Turnverein, 1301 Arsenal St., St. Louis, Mo.

Arthur B. Gude, Sec., 3605 Meramee St., St. Louis, Mo.

3. North St. Louis Turnverein, 20th and Salisbury Sts., St. Louis, Mo.

Otto Rost, Sec., 3530a No. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

4. Swiss National Turner Society, Iowa Ave. and Arsenal St., St. Louis, Mo.

Eugene Burlemann, Sec., 4416 Wallace Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

5. Rock Spring Gymnastic Society, Boyle and Chouteau Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

Erwin H. Armbruster, Sec., 1335 Highland Terrace, Richmond H'ts, Mo.

6. Southwest Gymnastic Society, Potomac and Ohio Aves., St. Louis, Mo.

Luke Hastey, Sec., 3117a Miami St., St. Louis, Mo.

7. Lindenwood Gymnastic Society, 6932 Lansdowne Ave., St. Louis Mo.

Otto C. Nerl, Sec., 6640 Gravois St., St. Louis, Mo.

8. Tower Grove Gymnastic Society, Grand and Juniata Sts., St. Louis, Mo.

Herman Meyer, Sec., 6288 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

9. Schiller Gymnastic Society, 210 Weiss Ave., Vulcan Sta., St. Louis, Mo.

George Loyet, Sec., 210 Weiss Ave., St. Louis, Mo.

10. Highland Gymnastic Society, 1100 Main St., Highland, Madison Co., Ill.

Milton Dresch, Sec., 1512-13th St., Highland, Ill.

11. Mt. Olive Gymnastic Society, Mt. Olive, Ill.

W. A. Heien, Sec., Mt. Olive, Ill.

LAKE ERIE DISTRICT C. G. Brenner, Sec.

705 Society for Savings Bldg., Cleveland, Ohio 1. Socialer Turnverein, 3919 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.

Albert Ringel, Sec., 3128 W. 90th St., Cleveland, Ohio.

2. Germania Turnverein Vorwaerts, 1608-1622 E. 55th St., Cleveland, Ohio.

Christian F. Ffeiffer, Sec., Society Address.

3. The Akron Turner Club, 552 Grant St., Akron, Ohio.

Karl Schmidt, Sec., 223 N. Firestone Blvd., Akron, Ohio.

4. Detroiter Sozialer Turnverein, 8731 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.

John R. Gray, Sec., 8731 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.

5. Turn and Sport Verein Toledo, 3304 Collingwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio.

Walter J. Holtz, Sec., 1947 Parkdale Ave., Toledo, Ohio.

6. Dearborn Turnverein, 4470 Schaefer Rd., Dearborn, Mich.

Fred Hogarth, Sec., 4826 Argyle Ave., Dearborn, Mich.

WESTERN NEW YORK DISTRICT Adam

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olles, Sec.

61 9 N. Salina St., Syracuse, N. Y.

1. Buffalo Turnverein, 61-63 High St., Buffalo, New York.

Karl Eberhardt, Sec., 92 Goodrich St., Buffalo, New York.

2. Rochester Turnverein, 1550 N. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York.

Horace D. Hopkins, Sec., 109 Empire Blvd., Rochester, New York.

3. Syracuse Turnverein, 619 N. Salina St., Syracuse, New York.

Cecil M. Group, Sec., 319 Berwick Rd., Syracuse, New York.

4. Utica Turners' Society, c/o 130 Seward Ave., Utica, New York.

George E. Maine, Sec., 1685 Seymour Ave., Utica, New York.

5. Auburn Turnverein, 95 Owasco St., Auburn, New York.

Ford Elyer, Sec., 4 Miller St., Auburn, New York.

6. Turnverein Eiche, 1257 Genesee St., Buffalo, New York.

William Ott, Sec., 868 Northampton, Buffalo, New York.

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PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT Chas. Witte, Sec.

Filmore and Henry Sts.' Riverside, New

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. N Broad St., Philadelphi~, Pa.

1. Philadelphia Turngei;iemde, 1705317. E Oakdale Ave., Glenside, Pa.

George H. Renrnnger, Sec., · A e Riverside New Jersey.

. d 3d and Rancocas v ., '3 2. Riverside Turngemem e, Sts Riverside, New ersey.

Chas. Witte, Filmore and H

7e:f:\v L~xington St., Baltimore, Md.

3. Turnverein Vorwaerts, No. 732

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₃₀₀ K~thland Ave., Baltimore, Md.

Dr. Geo. A. Str.auss, Sec., St Baltimore, Md.

4. Germania Turnverem, 184~ ~ ~r~ood Ave. Baltimore, Md.

Emil Seeger, Sec.,. 121 60-

1 S Clayton St., Wilmington, Del.

5. Wilmington Turngememde, · Wilmington, Del. . Ernest Henes, Sec., 8 E. 44th St.,. t Ave Roxborough, Phila., Pa.

. 418 W Levering on ., Phil Pa 6. Germania Turnverem, · ld St Roxborough, a., ·

John J. Grow, Sec., 4653 She on .,

WISCONSIN DISTRICT Fred.

L.

Bartels, Sec.

01,

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Highway Commission

10 isconsm

Madison, Wisconsin .

Fourth St. Milwaukee, Wis . . 1. Turnverein Milwaukee, 1034 ~ Morris Bl~d., Milwaukee, V[is.

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Norman Zinn, Sec., .4230 . Wisconsin Ave., New Holstein, is.

2 New Holstein Turnverem, .2327 Address

. Edw. Funke, ::;ec., Society Butler St., Madison, Wis ..

3. Madison Turnverem, 21023 S~. B ldwin st., Madison, Wis.

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H. J. Huebel, Sec., 12~ . Ntith and St. Clair Ave., Sh~boygan, is.

4. Sheboygan Gymnastic Society, 635 N 17th St., Sheboygan, Wis.

Harold Bogenhagen, Sec., 1 ·

OHIO DISTRICT Art Westrich, Sec.

1407 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio . Walnut St., Cincinn~ti, ~hio.

1 Cincinnati Turngememde, 1407.d. Ave Cincinnati, Ohio. Ohio.

. Carl Adler, Sec., .46~ Co;s~u~~ and.,Commerci8:1 Sts., Dayton, 2. Dayton Turner Associatio~5 E 5th St., Dayton, Ohio ..

Fred Schantz, Sec., 1 R · t Ave Norwood, Ohio.

· 3925 egen ·•

3 Norwood Turnverem, · Address Oh'

. Aug. Eckel, Sec . .' S?cie~ociety, 543 S. Front St., _s. Columbus, 10.

4. Germania Turn & Smgm~ Mithoff st., Columbus, Ohio.

Hans Hoeck, Sec., 24 ik St Covington, Ky.

5. Covington Turn~rs, 447 p e 33 .,Latonia, Covington, Ky.

E. R. Loomis, Sec., Box ,

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PITTSBURGH DISTRICT August Buchholtz, Sec.

1705 Montier St., Wilkinsburg, Pa.

. 5 Montier St., Wilkinsburg, Pa.

1. Pittsburgh Turnverem, 170 1705 Montier St., Wilkinsburg, Pa.

August Buchholtz, Sec.,oh· St E N s Pittsburgh, Pa.

2. Allegheny Turnverein, 707 37i~O R;ggi~s St., .• N. S., Pittsbur~h, Pa.

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Bloedel, J~., Se~.~n Ave and Manton st., s. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.

3. Allentown Turnverem, Al Warrington Ave., (10) Pittsburgh, Pa.

Carl Erdlen, Sec_., 7~or. Railroad and Jackson Sts., Johnstown, Pa.

4. Johnst~wn Turnvserei~4

2

Vine st., Johnstown, Pa.

Fritz John, ec.,

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