The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23
FOR LABOR 5 HOLIDAY
The Trades Unions and Crafts
men at Madison Park.
FREE cslEsRarIos ARRANGED.
A Programme Of sports and Events
The Annual Ball, Music
snd Dancing.

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eag = legal holaasv. ana tire v4r.oas sFaszes
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PNsnstT are this year arranging for u1st
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ia every respect eharActerExe me occasion
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lfixAt mean
iae festivities Nhseh will mark Septsru-
orr az az event lenr 10 &c remembered
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fn@ s@ntene@ SHEA was tnseaded 10 cna-
FeF al t1ea of fhe Length OF tsme during
snseA gaisty and good fellowship vii
EessA Nss izeonpaetes "a 3 statement
faade last nigh. In which the scope o. ms
events vas partially SCI forta For weeks
tae coming Of f.akur aay aas aeen the
bright particular star by wh.cn ms Efforts
81 the cttys wage eaFusFs have heen
s9l5~4 and OF Saiea their interests have
been concentrated. and when the sun
rises. 20 give organized labor an oppoE-
tsalty 10 assert Itself Ia Esstiglfy aud the
ssatier occuDasigSs Of prog.5ing amgse-
Ient for themselves and friends, Il viii
A0ok down GA hundreds OF the bzsE trades
uaeE % this city Who are amply prepared
30 Pay homage 10 KS coming and TIE day
d a4il usher ia.
The committee having the details OF the
esie9ratlcz1 IN hAad have worked until
ingly Ia making their preparations. and
tie programme. WHALE not arranged 50 as
20 saos Ebe features OK the day coaseca-
lively, Is FAR enough developed To give
promise Or sports and pleasures enough 20
almost bsai.der ia fhslT NmltlesS assur-
ances. The committee. consisting Of r.
III. Pike, william II Middleton. II. A.
Duke. II. ". Cunningham and q. w. Jeffs.
have decided 70 h0ld the celebration a. the
Madison street grounds. Not alone OF tne
arena where so many weli-foaght baseball
contests have occurred, but literally on the
grounds and ali over the grounds. up In
the air and out on the lake, AZ the end
OF the Madisau street car line. Ia the
pavilion there Is promised an afternoons
pleasure Tor the yotaFtes at the shrine ~
Tsrpsschore. and az night, in the same
place, the grand annual ball Of the West
era Central Labor Union, represented IN
this city 0y tts subordinate branches, will
De held.
The First Regiment band will furnish
the music during the day. and at night
LANCER A. Lgsblus orchestra will dis
course for the dancers. And all OF the
above. with the exception OF the dancing.
wlll be free. and that fact alone will make
the day in iis fullest sense a holiday.
The committee has argued, snd argued
HN8ts Afak many a mechanic UttGEf the de-
pressed financial condition of the times,
would ind il perhaps hardship 10 pay an
admission 10 the sports for himself and
wife and brood of little ones. and SO they
decided 10 make nearly all o. IL free 10
the working people and their friends. free
as tie air that stirs the leaves In the trees
along the shores OF the lake where the
celebration VIII occur. free as che water
in the lake itself. In which and on which
ments provided will take place,
The reservation in the matter of dane
Ing is made 10 avoid overerowdlng. and
the small Fec asked will be % assist IN
covering the extra expense that was nee
essarly contracted to provide for that par
ticaiar feature.
There Is LIST OF aquatic sports that In
cludes swimming races. tub races and
scu4ing races. There will be n canoe race
By Indians and a dozen other events that
viii lure the crowd 20 the lake shore.
over in the bah ground the ginries OF the
past viii be revived ia a splendid game
between the opais OF this city and the
Balaris. and forty other events that viii
include running and jumping. boxing and
all sorts or races. and the programme viii
run the whole gamut of athletic sports and
the Olympic games.
The tug-of-war between teams Of long
shoremen and sailors cannot fail 10 re-
vive the stirring Incident OF a similar
character that took place in Pioneer place
four years ago. when fully 1900 people
cheerea on the teams OF sturdy men who
pulled and hauled and strained for thirty
i've minutes. marking the greatest tug
of-wsr contest ever held on the Pacific
Coast Just as good Is promised for the
coming celebration.
There IL also promised a literary pro-
Eramme that VIII also be held IN the
pavilion. and after that the dancing Will
commence. such profit. II there should be
any profit, and the committee expects
none. VIII go toward the maintenance or
the labor unions library and free reading
room az the corner OF First avenue and
Madison street.
The merchants Of the city have contrib
uted literally to PRICES for the contests
and events that Viii BE- WORTH STRIVING for,
and a large number OF entries - expect
"a. Excursions viii be run into Seattle
from all the ne!Ehborinx cities, and a lib
ersl representation q visitors Is expected
from ~ and down the Sound.