Brooklyn Standard Union
2 December 1906

E.D. Turn Verein Fair, Opened Last Night
Large gathering of members and friends present when controller METZ 
formally opens fair, which is to continue to next Saturday-handsome 
decorations and country circus features-proceeds to defray costs of new wing.

The grand annual fair of the Turn Verein, Brooklyn, E.D., was opened 
last night in the handsome clubhouse at Bushwick and Gates avenue. 
Controller METZ made the opening address and so gave the fair, which 
comes to an end next Saturday night, a flying start. If the size and 
enthusiasm of last night's crowd is indicative of anything at all, then 
assuredly this year's fair will be even greater and more successful than 
ever before.

The committee have hopes that $3,000 will be collected, which will be 
used to defray the cost of the new wing recently added to the original 
fine home of the "Turners."

Controller METZ spoke briefly, and in glowing terms of the splendid work 
the "Turners" all over the country are doing and particularly praised 
the Eastern District Turn Verein, whose members have won renown in 
gymnasium and athletic contests, both at home and abroad. He 
complimented the members upon having so handsome a home, and concluded 
by making a contribution to the fair.

An entertainment will bring each evening to a close, and on the final 
night prizes will be awarded to winners.

The main feature of the fair is displayed in the large gymnasium of the 
Bushwick avenue building. Here has been erected a score or more of 
beautifully decorated booths, the color scheme of which is white and 
pale blue, with trimmings of green foliage and flowers, and no expense 
has been spared on the part of the various committees to make the fair a 
huge success from every standpoint. No detail has been overlooked, and 
many were the praises bestowed upon the happy committee last night by 
the crowd who inspected everything and seemingly admired everything, not 
excepting the pretty lassies in charge of the many booths. These latter 
were well patronized by the purchasers.

One of the features of the fair, which promises to attract considerable 
attention, is the "Country fair," shown by itself in the new wing of the 
clubhouse. Here may be seen all kinds of live stock, side attractions, 
such as are seen at real country fairs, and a great array of things that 
will appeal to the pockets of the members and friends of the organization.

Among those working for the fair are:
C.H. BOHACK
Frank C DECK
Frank C KRETZ
Emil VOGT
Christian PARIZOT
Jacob SNEDER
Louis ERBE
Frederick ANDREWS
Nicholas DIETZ Jr
Mathew MERTZ
Gustav RICHTER
Frank SINGER
Louis J MAURER
Charles SCHATZ
A.S. ROMANI
B. SCHMIDT
Gustav SCHWEPPENDIECK
Clemens HUEHNEWINKEL
And John FEIERBEND

Until a few months ago there was a vacant plot of land east of the main 
building. The membership of the organization grew so rapidly that the 
accommodations became entirely inadequate, and so it was deemed 
advisable by the officers and various committees to build an extension, 
which was done at a cost of several thousand dollars, and the present 
fair suggested as a means to raise the sum expended, thus keeping the 
treasury of the organization free of heavy taxations.

On Thursday evening, Dec 6, at 8:30 o'clock, an election meeting will be 
held, at which time officers for the year 1907 are to be elected.

The December list of candidates for membership is as follows:
L.B. DICKIESON, 1392 Bushwick avenue
Lorenzo J FARRELL, 12 Moffat street
Dr Dan FOWNER, 1182 Bushwick avenue
I.W. FLEISCHMANN, 479 Grove street
Hermann FICKER, 150 Ralph street
Adolf FINKENSIEFER, 24 Webster avenue
Dr Emil FREI, 716 Bushwick avenue
Dr Charles GARTNER, 774 Bushwick avenue
Peter GRIMM, 266 Covert street
Herman GERMAIN, 789 Broadway
A. HATSCHER, 621 Central avenue
Charles E LEHMANN, 1134 Jefferson avenue
Hy. OSTERMANN, 18 Broadway
R. REINHARD, 48 Ralph street
H.W, VOGEL, 1711 Broadway
Victor VALCK, 362A Hart street
Hy. WERNER, 205 St. Nicholas avenue
And William ZIEGER, 247 East Twenty-third street Flatbush


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