The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-02
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION.
The Committee Looking Up Picnic
Grouuds-Literary Prizes.

GEOunQS-A1teTaEy
The arrangements for the observation of Labor
day are assuming definite shape now. The bust
ness men of the city have responded literally to
requests of the committee on arrangements for
financial aid TO enable the committee to prepare
TO bring in large crowd of workingmen from
the neighboring towns on that day.
Yesterday morning the committee went out on
the tug Hornet on a cruise around the Sound 70
select picnic ground suitable for the occasion.
A Posr-INTELLIGEScER reporter met the COM
mittee on its return at 10 o'clock last night and
was told that a number OF suitable places had
been visited and the owner OF each was so anx-
ious TO have the committee select his grounds
that ii was impossible To make O decision at
once
The committee intends to make this celebra-
ton superior to any that has yet been held here
on Labor day. II is proposed to erect dancing
platform twice the size of the armory and build
strong fences around all the grounds where the
sports are to take place. This will require a
large amount of lumber, so the cost of securing
the lumber will be taken into consideration,
the point at which it will cost the least to Sc
cure II OF ship it will undoubtedly be selected,
other things being equal The matter Is being
handled in business-like way, and the COM
mittee meets every evening and passes upon
every detail, SO nothing is being left undone
circular letter is being mailed all the lead
ing publishing houses and propretors OF
periodicals IN the country requesting them for
the donation of a copy of their publications, to
be offered an prizes for the various sport con-
tests. The following from the circular sets
forth the commendable object of the committee
in the selection OF its prizes
''As trades unionists, engaged IN our respee-
tive trades, and not in wild political schemes,
we recognize the fact that the chief ingredient
in the remedy to cure the evil to which many
laboring men are subject, is education. II Is
customary with the Western Central Labor
Union, of Seattle, to celebrate the first Monday
in september, known as Labor Day. 1t has
always been, and will continue to be our aim to
utilize that day, and by all means in our power
awaken a desire in the tolling masses to educate
themselves. Therefore, instead OF giving some
petty trinkets as prizes Tor various contests,
physical and mental, we give literature, such as
standard works and leading magazines, impor-
tant dailies and trades journals. Undoubtedly
you will agree with us that this mode OF pro-
cedure is serviceable to the country, whose well
fare is our FIRST consideration, and to ourselves.
The chairman of the committee, ]. D. Con-
molly has mailed invitations TO unions in all
neighboring towns TO unite with the Seattle
unions in the celebration. He will also pay them
personal visit as soon as the grounds are Sc
lected and transportation arrangements COM
pleted, and it is thought that nearly every one
of them will respond. The committee desires
the public to beware Of impostors and give
neither money nor prizes 10 any person not duly
accredited