The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-08
IT WAS A GREAT DAY.
The Western Central Labor
Union Does Itself Proud.
ITS CELEBRATION A SUCCESS.
MsAaDoo Pan Yesterday WITNESSED
On0 Of che Bixxs~. Crowds
N Its History.

r. 0f9ueM paxs q the Ng crows sraf
Was cut ysster7AS ce.soFatnS ~hkt I'VE
years arc was made a issal nn5ss&y IN 'As
state on Washington, commenced 20 gamer
a. Madison PARK by o o'rsoe< 70 the Hfefh-
sng, fls Arvancs SaaTS reaching taeFe MICA
carter. Many Of the ps0Yls came with
saskets and hampers, prepared TO say
sli say and take q hand Il ne days sports
and zamex That many weeks bard Work
on The BART Of the committee hsa prepared
for them.
The celebration es the esy sas general
al eva- the city. ana ga. marked ~ 10
drawn hI.FsGs of the banking houses saa tns
oscsed doors Of business PLACES. That par,
o. the days doings that were ~ charys
OF the Western Central Labor Union, o.
trts effv and whiah attracted the large
crowd 10 Madison park, had been placed
IN the hands OF thoroughly capaa.~ gen
flenen, ard ne promises made "a % mo
way their portion % the celebration would
be carried out we're more than fulfilled
The morning broke threatenlngiy, bat oY
10 O'Clock all suggestions a. 70 bad weather
had disappeared and while the sun did
not 90 as " I'll as II might. there was lltile
complaint on that account. light wraps
were In general demand. and the jaekeis
and shawis that ware resurgecte5 from the
bottoms Of cedar Ghosts and the depths
OF closets looked quite as comfortable as
fhgy felt The sales OF fares OF the LA1i-
son Street Gable Company made estt-
mate Of the attendance al the park Of
0po reasonably low. ~ midnight there
were said 10 be 600 people AZ the pavilion,
where the annual bali OF the Western Cen
trail Labor Union was held. Throughout
the day the First Regiment band Occupied
places tn the grand stand. and IN The
afternoon and evening LANCER * Lueoin's
orchestra played for dancing al the
pavilion.
The entire day was marked by an ex-
iraordnsry orderilness, aud the events OF
the long programme were carried oar by
the committee without hitch or mishap.
There vas bit one attempt 20 disturb
the proceedings with q fight. and that was
queiied IN rs inciplfncy. The nmulpfes-
snt small boy vas there In hundreds and
enjoyed Themselves ~ the expense OF 9TH
ers. as small boys are bound 10 do. and
his pfanks were accepted With a com
menasble spirit Of forbearance.
The handling ~ the large crowd was
feature ~ the day. and the members OF
The Western Central Labor Union can
Assure themselves that no mistake was
made when they placed their celebration
n the hands If the committee and officers
who acted FOR them yesterday.
The president OF the day was AR r. H.
Pike. The committee 81 arrangements
beside the president. included tho names
OF ". II. Middleton. secretary; H. \.
Duke. H. ". Cunningham and G. ".
Jeffs, William Blaekman. ss announcer.
brought out hls copper-lined throat and
". Fitzgerald and r.. j Bower as Judges.
earned the everlasting thanks Of tho COM
munity by their decisions which simply
stood on riots that the small hoy alluded
"a before wa. ready ~ any moment 20
engage In. The referees were Nessrs q
liildebranit and J schanhous. and tho
started was William ~ Middleton
The grounds were specially poiiced ~
L, r. GIL r. 4, Rust W Manning NJ
G. Mcclellan. " ". whtford and II.
Collins.
Madison Park Events.
The event OF ne morning was me ram,
81 baseball between the ralAarsis AMI no
opals, 90 this CITY, Game was c.pef a,
le.o O'Clock. ard for m hour ana 2 nalr
Was hotlv contested resulting in VIZ. orv
for ne visitors 81 . 20 6. King. Tho crack
professional pitcher rerertiv wfth the VIC
foria hague team. met his Waterloo. ~
the BILLIARDS. touched him un ~ a lively
rate George, ror BaNard. pitched mas
feclT game Tor six funinrs. and fhen a.
h.a 81 1ort fell down. he retired IN favor
% feahe8y. who finished enc game The
feature ~ the game vas ihe INa'lariS' bat
ting IN the sixth. hl1tinx king FOR I've .vvs-
hnwgers and a single The hos. nelafnr
was done by " elbon ana Peabody FOR Pal
larA ami ~ Lindsay ans Huber FOR he
opa's. Following IL she score and sum
mary: