The times., 1898-09-06
Thousands Go to River View
and Marshall Hall.
THE CONTEST FOR PRIZES
The Wcrlxmnn's Holiday wns Cen
orally Observed by All the Wage
Earning Associations of the City
1t Was Voted the Most Successful
That Has SO Far Been Held.

as the workingmen's national holiday
should have been, and ended in a glorious
triumph fr the wage-earners of the city
1t was truly day of rest and pleasure,
as the thousands of members of organiz-
ed labor in the District and their friends
can testify. Two mammoth excursions
were organized under the auspices of the
Central Labor Union and Building Trades
Council. representing the trades union
lists and the members of District Assem-
bly, Ne. &C, Knights of Labor and the
Local Federation of Labor. The former
spent the day picnicking and in innocent
| amusen:ents at River View, while the
latter celebrated the day at Marshall
Hall At both the resorts the members
of organized labor and their friends as
sembled in great numbers and enjoyed
themselves to their hearts content. The
| committees of amusement had arranged
! excellent programs for the entertainment
| of the excursionists, and the variety was
such that everyone was pleased. The
standing attraction at both Marshall Hall
and River View afforded excellent oppor-
| tunity for amusement and recreation.
| and in addition to these the committees
| of athletic games and contests, in which
| the members of the various labor organi-
| cations in the city were the contestants
A large party of the excursioList picnick-
ers left the city on the morning boats
running to the View and Hail. but it was
not until the afternoon that the great
| outpouring of the hosts of organized labor
was demonstrated When the 2:l5 boat
was about to leave for River View it
was manifest that the crowd could not
| be accommodated.
Capt Randall, however was equal to
the emergency, and while there was some
little delay, everyone was finally accom-
! modated and given a pleasant trip to the
View AS soon as he became aware
| of the fact that the Pentz could not ear
! ry the crowd, he teegraphed to Alexan-
! dria for the steamer Estelle Randall,
which soon arrived, much to the delight
| of the patiently waiting picnickers, who
were then rapidly taken aboard. and, aft
er a quick trip. landed at the View. The
! capacity of the Pentz was also taxed to
the utmost on the Gas p. m. trip and
on its arrival the crowd was estimated
at anything between three thousand and
four thousand.
On arriving at the grounds the crowd
! separated into family parties and picnic
parties to enjoy their lunch.
This over, the whole crowd became
pleasure seekers, and for the rest of the
day devoted themselves to amusement
A great interest Wars ra-.en in all the
games, which took place at the quarter
mile bicycle track. The greatest inter-
est, however. centered in the race after
a greasy pig. which took place at 6
o'clock.
To the disappointment of the great
crowd which assembled to witness the
chase il proved too short, for the little
porker was captured in less than a min
ute by George Harrington. While the
chase lasted. however. il was very lively
and was immensely enjoyed by those who
witnessed It.
In the evening the cake walk, which
took place under the dance pavilion, was
the attraction. and was witnessed by
everyone who could get within seeing dis
tance.
} All in all. the celebration of the day
both at Marshall Hall and River View.
was the most successful ever given under
the auspices of the members OF organized
labor in the District.
, The greater part of the excursionists
p. IN. trip of the boats, and the unani-
nous vote of the crowd is that the mem
[ bers of organized labor of the city and
their friends did full justice to the occa-
; sion.
The following is the result of the con-
test at River View:
Amateur race. FIVE entries-Harvy Cox
first; F. s. Williams. second; Charles ST
mons, third. Prizes, a sweater. one pain
= bicycle shoes, one bicycle lamp; awarded
to the first second and third best con.
testantS respectively.
Game of quoits-F. Dahler and A. Dab,
/ Ter won, making twenty-one points Priz Is
For best, one years subscription tC
r Washington Times; for second best, one
set plated knives and forks.
Foot race, for single men, seven en-
tries-G. Glozback and II. Glozback wor
! first and second prizes. Prizes-Fine hat
r pair shoes, and order for $3.50 value OF
merchandise Awarded to first and sec
ond. respectively.
Running high leap-H. Glozback, first
! G. Glozback second. Entrance fee of q
! cents for each contestant A cash prize
of S. and $3.50 awarded to best and sec
e ond best contestants, respectively.
Foot race, for boyS-J. Dennen, first; w
Hope, second. Cash prize of So and S
awarded.
Tug of war between teams of nint
/ members from the CenlTdl LdDOr pHiOf
and Building Trades Council, won by the
latter.
Foot race for married men-Maurice n
Ewright, first Thomas Miller, second; P
j. Lynch, third. Prizes-One years sub
scription to Washington Post one barre
flour, one rocker to- first, second, ant
third best. respectively.
Wheelbarrow race, for married women
Mrs. Barton, first, Mrs. McLearen, sec
ond; Mrs. O'Brien, third. Prizes-One Sc
Sheffield knives and forks, one silver but
! ter dish, elegant sofa pillow.
Creased pig race-Won by George Her
rington
In the fancy dancing exhibition the
, prizes were awarded to Miss Gertrude
, | Ferguson, who was presented with an en-
, graved gold medal, and Miss Mary H
, Wise, who received a $3.50 gold piece
Seven couples, members of the Old Do.
minion Cake Walk Club participated In
+ the cake walk. The walkers, however
all did so well that the judges did not
, make an award of the splendid large
l cake which was offered as prize. but
divided 1T among the contestants.
1t was expected that the winners of the
prizes offered the patrons of the chute
merry-go-round and bowling alleys
but the great number of tickets to be in
spected prevented. The result will be
announced on Thursday.
: The prize for the holder of the lucky
coupon of the excursion tickets will be
awarded on October 5.
The excursion was in charge of the
f following committees:
r Excursion-Andrew Murray. chairman
' Milford SDOhn secretary. T. D. McKay