The times., 1897-09-07
Festive Features in Washington
and Its Suburbs.
EXCURSIONS AND PIeNICs
Thousands Participate in the vari-
ous Outings Planned by the Labor
Uniuns-CTUwds at River View
aud Marshall Hall-Good Tenn
plars' Picnic at Takona Park.

bration ycsterday-no one by any posi-
bility could have taken them all in. For
variety If pleasures the day was unique.
and It is dot ttfnl If ever even Independence
Day had SO many centers Of interest. To
view the day as a Whole with the imagina
tion OF having heen through 1t all is Joy
Till il is almost pain. Every fete angy
was a great success.
The day was as perfect as ever Septeh.
bcr day WAS; hot, but that was what every
body wanted. no single cloud ia all the
sky kept one person at home. because OF
this ana because Labo Day is now recog-
nized as one OF the Creates. OF the national
holidays the crowGs yesterday Were phe-
nomeual everywhere. Several records
were broken. a count of the estimated
crowds at The numerous places of amuse-
ment H. and out of the city makes it Very
clear that few people staid at home.
River View had the trades unionists,
under the auspices OF the Central Labor
Union, and the boauoads were crushing
all day long At Marshall Hall the Knights
of Labor, together with the trades uuionists
affiliated with the local Federation Of
Labor, had their outing. with equally im
cnEsion to Bucna Vista, given by the
Butchers and AIeatcutters Union, after
their custom for several years past. At
all of the river resorts there Were games
athletic sports ando6her amuseIneats, which
went off most successfully III every in
stance There werefree games, races bar
bccnes ara exhibitions.
ThetwO bali games Detweenthe Washing
tons and the Louisvilles were one OF the
great features orthe day. The games them
selves were good. and both came Wa s1ing-
tons way, which made everybody happy
but the surprise and the remarkable thing
of the day was the immensely Of the crowd
which filled the arena 2, 600 people, in
cluding the ladies', and 5000 paid adj
missions. II was the largest number Of
people that has ever witnessed a game OF
ball in Washington.
The bicycle event OF the day was the
meet at International Athletic Park 1t
was in every way successful ana one Of the
largest crowds that ever went To the park
witnessed the races.
TWO other events similar in their drawing
| power, tut different in every other way,
were the pic-uic of the Good Tenplars
az Tacoma Park and the prize fighting
bouts AT Steubner's roadhouse, out on the
Iladensburg road. Last night several OF
the playhousss were n fan blast TO repeat
the triumphs OF the day.
At River View the trades unionists
spent quiet, but pleasant and interesting
| day. The contingent OF young folks,
which was very large, spent most Of their
time in dancing, while the older ones We're
/ young ag.hn for the day, and amused them
selves and the spectators with numerous
athleti" contests.
The teams entered in the quoit pitching
contests were Crowley and Reid; o'Neil
| and Kelley; Louis and Chaplin for the first
game In the second game Cross and Nc.
| Cuhhln were entered with the first two
pairs If partners mentioned. In the final
contest Crowley and Reid won, with o Neil
and Kelley second, and in the second gaIue
| Crowley and Reid won again, with Cross
and McCubbin second.
In the hammer throwing contest William
| Silver, president OF the Building Trades
| Council, won, with Cross, of Typographical
| Union, No. 10l, second.
The most interesting event of tie day
perhaps, was the tug-of-war between teams
OF the Central Labor Union and the Build
ing Trades Council. There were nine
representatives OF each organization in tn,
pull, which was won after a hard fight by
the Central Labor Union.
The game of ball between the plumber:
and steam filters was won by the formei
by score Of q TO IL. The batteries
were. For the plumbers, Bernhardt ant
Hughes. anG for the steam filters, O'Nei
and Cation.
The prize for the organization which sol,
the greatest number of tickets was
lawarded to Nr w H. Maghon, Of Brick
layers Cnion, No. L.
The excursion was in charge of the fol
lowing committees:
Executive William Silver, chairman JOIN
II. Shand!ey, Richard Lanis, Gabriel Ed
nonston, William whyte, j. d. Mckay
Joseph McCrink.
Floor-N c. Watson, Joseph Patterson
JARVIS 3 &oulden, c. A Cook, John Willis.
On sports-J j. II Wingate, ]. j. Crowley
] A. Heisley, C. F. sudwarth, Joseph
Ward.
The Knights of Labor and their friends
tie trades unionists affiliated, had a jolI,
time at Marshall Hall. There, too, ther,
was dancing all day, and in the evening
there was an excellent exhibition of fancy
udhSins b9 tue SpIoesseT IaIniyi SIX IL
number
There were also TWO interesting game
OF baseball the first between the Potomac.
and TIE wasilin gton Athletic Club, whicl
was won by the former by a score OF
IA to :, and the next by the Painters
against the Carpenters, lin which tn
Painters defeated the latter by the scor
Of 20 to 10.
owing to the fact that the differen
assemblies had not made full returns, tn
prize for the greatest sale of tickets wa
not awarded.
Al the dance pavilion NJ j. Wilson acted
as master of ceremonies.
In the bowling contests Doc O'BrieI
won both first and second prizes.
The excursion was in charge Of the fol
lowing committees:
Execative-T. P. O'Dea, ]. H. Ryan, J
E. Wilson, George W. Blacks tone, and j
X. Potter
OTder--E. ]. Dakin, John Horskamp, w
I. Moran. and s. W. Eekloff.
sports-W. E. Eckloff Bud Burus, j. d
Deeny, and j. E. Collins.