Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
CELEBRATING LABOR DAY.
OF the District are Hav
ing = Good Time Today.

ing q 1oou lime To-Day.
TIE BRIckL.rERs .xp sroSKx.soSs ENJOY ruru-
sKLyrs AT THE scHEUrzES PARk-rHrIR PARADE
THROUGH TIE STREETS This xoRSISo-rwo
PLEASANT EXCURSIONS DOWN TIE RIVER
The celebration Of Labor day in this city was
very general Among the building trades es-
pecially today was observed . holiday and
work was generally suspended Instead Of hAv-
ing celebration in one place arrangements
were made for several, and No members Of the
different organizations Joined in one or tho
other rs most convenient
There were two excursions down the river
one 90 River View aud the other 20 Marshall
Hail. while those who perferred the land b. the
water attended the picnic ~ the ScheutEen
Park. The weather was well suited 20 q day
in the country and the holiday seekers wres
favored in this respect
THE CELEBRATION AT THK scHEUTzES PARK
was under the auspices Of Bricklayers' Union
No. l, one OF the strongest labor organizations
in this city. The Stone Masons Union had &C.
cepted an invitation 10 participate as a body in
this celebration. and the ranks OF the brick
layers were increased by the members OF the
stone Masons' Union The picnic at the soheu;-
zen Park was preceded by parade through
the streets Of the city. shortly after o'clock
the members of the bricklayers' union began
TO assemble at the hall. corner OF /. and 7th
streets As each man came IN he
was supplied with badge bearing
the name of the union, and when he
had joined his comrades on the sidewalk
this decoration was improved by the addition
OF a buttonhole bouquet The arrangements
tor this demonstration were Entrusted 20 A COM
mittee, of which Robert McMAckin was chair
man, John Wise, secretary. and John Wolf as
sistant secretary, and owing 90 their efhcient
work the large body Of men were gotten iuto
line promptly.
THE PARADE.
For convenience the seven or eight hundred
members Of the union who walked in the pro-
cession were divided into two divisions AZ
the head Of the first division marched the
Third Artillery Band and preceding the second
division was the National Guard Band Float
ing IN the breeze in the front ranks was n largo
American flag. which had inscribed upon it the
| name of the union. Then came the president
OF the union. Thos W. Levi and with him as a
guest was Master Workman Hobbs OF District
Assembly, No. &C. knights OF Labor. The
| other officers OF the union are: H. T. Smith
vice president; NJ. i. Can't, treasurer: Jas. NJ
| Boyce, recording secretary, and H. & Fowler,
| financial secretary
| The line was in charge Of the grand mar
shal, Chas. Stuart, and his assistant, Matter
Copp. The aides were a. follows: 4. c. Hess
Ter A. .. Ferguson, Sylvester Burns. Samuel
1 C. IL d.
i. Dowel, Edward Finley, }. Craven and L.
Callahan.
THE STONE NAsoSs' UNION. NO. 2.
| appeared IN the line body. and was the
only organization besides the bricklavers'
union that took part in this parade Under
the direction OF the marshal. VIM. Lanahan,
| the eighty men belonging 90 this union
marched. headed by their officers. as follows:
| President. James Mcknight; vice president
4 VIM BOlrpr- FePOr1lnp
erty; financial secretary. Thomas Lanigan;
treasurer, Thomas U Brlen; sergeant-at-Srms,
| Benedict Tarreut
The number of members OF the bricklayers'
union IN line was estimated to be fully 7O0
| The men marched four and FIVE abreast and as
| the line proceeded along the streets with the
| flags and banners flying in the breeze and tho
bands playing inspiring strains the display was
one OF the most effective seen in tins city for
| some time.
| The line OF march was from the hall az 9TH
| and l. streets. down l. 20 Massachusetts avenue
| TO New Jersey avenue TO the Peace monument.
| up pennsylvania avenue to 18th street. thence
| to street. down Z TO 9th and thence to
Scheutzen Park.
PLEASURES AT THE PARK.
At the park the committee arranged q
program which was found to be well adapted
for passing the time pleasantly There was
concert by the Third Artillery Band and a pro-
| gram OF dance music was rendered by an or
chestra. All the amusements Of the park were
| made available. and wives and sweethearts
helped to make the hours pass swiftly and de-
hghtfully.
This evening the committee have arranged
for brief season OF speech making and 20
this end have invited a number Of prominent
members OF the House of Representatives to
address :he crowd. Those expected TO speak
are Representative W. ii. Wade of Missouri,
chairman of the House labor committee: Rep
| resentatives John Quinn. J. Il. Mccarthy and
Charles III. Turner of New York and II. J.
| Schulteis. member OF the Legislative committee
and judge advocate Of District Assembly &c,
| X. of l..
Those who did not join with the bricklayers
in the celebration OF the day had the choice Of
going either TO River View or Marshall Hall
where the members OF labor organizations
with their families spent the holiday.
THE EXCURSION TO RIVER VIEW
was under the auspices of Mount Vernon As
semby. No. 1898, Knights OF Labor. painters
and decorators. The members Of the farmers
alliance of Prince Georges county, Md. partic-
| ipated IN the celebration at tins place. The
| program for the day embraced a musical and
literary entertainment and also races on the
water and OH land and athletic contests.
| This evening there will be speech making
| and among those invited TO be present in the
| capacity of speakers are l.. l.. Polk. president
| Of the National Farmers Alliance; Paul T.
| Bowen and August Donath. The steamer
| PentZ made three trips during the day and Q
| merry crowd Of pleasure seekers went down
| THE PLAsTERERs AT MARSHALL HALL
Local Assembly GA, knights OF Labor, and
their friends spent the day at Marshall Hall
The steamer Macalester made three trips dur.
| ing the day. In addition to the usual amuse-
| ments afforded at that resort there was on the
] program for the day a shell race between
MesSrs. Ferguson, Hogan and Lewis, tub
| race. sack race and a match base ball game
between teams from the Y. N. c. A. and the