The National Festival.
Illinois Staats-Zeitung, July 4th, 1876
Yesterday was the second day of celebration for the Chicago Turngemeinde in honor of the Centennial Memorial of the Declaration of Independence. According to the program yesterday was exclusively restricted to gymnastics of youngsters; 240 boys and 28 girls were marching to the tunes of a band at Wright's Grove, under the guidance of the gymnastic teacher Lang. The procession was divided in eight sections, of which each had their own flag.
In the center was carried the Stars and Stripes.
After resting from the march the youngsters started at 2 P.M. with their gymnastics, with a march and mass exercises with all the boys participating,after this followed by a short running race and at the closing individual prize gymnastics in section form.
