The evening times., 1898-08-27
LAB0R'S GREAT HOLIDAY
Trades Unionists Will Make
Merry on September 5.
THE SPORTS AND PRIZES
ArranEems nts Have Been Completed
for the Observance of Labor Day
at River View Under the Joint
Auspices of Central Labor Union
and DuildinE Trades Council.

The Trades unionists of the District
have completed arrangements for a man.
moth excursion to River View on Labor
Day. which will be given under the joint
auspices OF the Central Labor Union and
Buildings Trades Council 1t is re-
ported that nearly 1900 tickets have been
disposed of and as the union member
ship represented in the two central bod
les is about 1000 II Is anticipated that the
excursion will be the largest ever given
by the organized labor Of the city.
In addition to the many attractions at
the View the committee has prepared che
following program Of amusements:
Amateur bicycle race. free for all con-
testants from the D strict Of Columbia
Prizes. handsome sweater. pair Of o;cy-
Gle shoes and bicycle lamp.
A free-for-all game of quoits. Prizes.
one years subscription to the Washing
ton Times. set of silver knives and forks.
Two hundred-yard foot race, for un-
married men. members of labor organi-
cations. The prizes in this contest are
barrel of -four. pair Of fine shoes and
a cash order for s250s
Running high leap. free for all. Cash
prizes of s. and $3.50 will he awarded.
Tug of war between teams of Gen.
trail Labor Union and Buildings. Trades
Council In this contesta cash prize Of
s. will be awarded the successful team.
Two hundred yards foot race for mar
ried men. members of labor organiza-
tons. The pr.zes 70 be contested for are
years subscription 10 the Washington
Post and handsome sofa pillow.
Whte5barrow race for married ladies.
Prizes. a silver butter dish and a set Of
Sheffield knives and forks.
A free-for-aH chase of well-greased
pig. The person catching the pig will
receive a cash order for s. and the pig.
Exhibition of fancy dancing by misses
of fourteen years and under. The best
dancer will be awerfed a handsome gold
medal: a second prize will be determined
by the committee
An amusing feature will be cake walk
by ten couples of the Old Dominion Cake
Walk Club. The couples will walk for n
cake containing gold coin.
The patrons of the chute. merry-go-
round. roller coaster. and bowling alley
will be entitled to a chance to secure one
years subscription to the Eevening Star.
a handsome silk umbrella. a pair of ele-
CANT shoes, silver watch. suit OF boy S
clothes a handsome cane. box of blue
liable cigars. hat. and a pair of shoes.
The purchasers of tickets will have a
chance to secure a handsome dining ia
ble a $50 set of dishes. or a silk umbrella.
The articles which will be awarded as
prizes were donated by the following
firms:
Leonard Ruble, a specially made silk
umbrella: Hirsh & Well. hat; S. E & ].
E Rosenthal, sweater: d. Fishman &
Son, cane; o. A. Hutterly. gold medal: f.
H. Morsell. set knives and forks: Charles
A. Pike pair of shoes: Evening Star
Newspaper Company. one years sub
scription to Star: Saks e. c., S order:
House & Hermann. dining table: Eclipse
Bicycle Company. bicycle lamp; Washing
ton Post Company. one years subscrip-
ton to Post: Robinson & Cherry. $50 ord
er: W. H. Stoll, shoes: Lewis Hartig. set
plated knives and forks: Heilbrun & Co..
pair of shoes: Castelberg Jewelry Com
pany. silver watch; W. D. Tennflle. boy
suit of clothes; Langlois. pair OF shoes
f Voigt. silver butter dish; A. Ltsnsr.
set dining dishes; William Hahn. pair OF
shoes; Lansburgh Bros, silk umbrella
Stumph & Bro. sofa pillow; Hail q
Glover, box cigars; S. A Reeves, parrei
of flour.
The committee in charge issas follows:
Andrew Murray, John P. Healey. ]. b.
Egloff. Henry Hagerty, William Silver, }.
NJ. Kreiter. ]. D. McRay. Milford Spohn'
Henry Lewis, ]. Carew. John Willis,
Michael Cation, ]. F. McHugh, j. Car
mody, H W. Szegedy. John Larch, DAVID
Rabbit. E. Powell. J. r. johnson. L.
Mccullough, ]. L. Feeney. William Huhl'
E. w. Patton, 7. Richardson, n u
Sprague, {. Landlord. John Ester. j: Tot
ten c. s. Henter E. S. Lomax M J. NC
Carthy, F. NJ Welson, B. ]. Ladd' John
Sbauley. o. p. Cox. ]. ]. Crowley. J. NJ
Heisley. w. n. Mcknight, ]. F. McCor-
mick. w. Locraft. w II. Mayhan, W. 1.
Williams S. d. Cole, r. Johnson, I. A
Cooke NJ. P. Canty, W. H. Barnholdt.
Robert Bernhard, John Beuchling, and +.
c. Kelly.
This committe represents the foiio"ihs
oreanizations: Columbia Typographical
ITnion Stenographers' Union. Printing
prassmen,s Union, Press Feeders and
.ss;st,nts. Union. Bookbinders' Associa-
ton brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Granite Cutters Branch, Bricklayers
Union. Brotherhood of Carpenters, Hoo
carriers Union, Mosaic and Encaus-
tic Tile Settlers, Stone Cutters Associa-
tiop. Operative Plasterers Union, fium-
bers' and Gasfitters Association, steam
and Hot Weter Filters. Union, Tin, COP
ner and Sheet Iron Workers Union,
cigar Makers Union, Bakers Drivers
Union. Columbia Lodge of Machinists,
Bakers, and Confec,ioners' Union, Horse
Shoers' Union, Local Union of Steam
Engineers, Alliance of Stage Employees
and Plate Printers Union.