Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-03
labor DAY
CELEBRATION.
Thousands Will Listen to the ADJ
dresses at Ocean View.
EMTaiEs IN THE SPORTS.
EMTaiEs IN THE SPORTS
Special yaudcvIiIc Perrornlances Mt
sho Pavilion crosse lsenuit. Ex>
pccted tn Rieycio Road Race
Tireworn. ,n tho Evening specia,
Attention to No Given 10 Railroad
soryice For tho Day.

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| Ocean View, as that delightful resort
has been selected as the official scene
| OF the local celebration OF Labor Day.
| Great preparations have been made by
| all in charge to have everything in
perfect order, and all arrangements SO
made that everything will move along
smoothly and without accident.
PROGRAM OF THE DAY.
The program for the day is as fol-
ZOO p. m.-Vaudeville performance.
500 p. m.-Assemblagc called to or
der on pavilion by MIR. l.. V. Curtis.
president Central Labor Union.
$40 p. m.-Address by MIR. c. C. VIII
liams, ex-presidcnt Central Labor
| Union.
1925 D. m-Addrcss by Mr.. W. II.
Fairless, of Portsmouth.
3:45 p. m.-Addrcss by Mr.. Harry l..
Lloyd, of Boston, president United
brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
1900 p. m.-Athletic sports.
300 p. m.--Dancing in ball room.
S:20 p. m.-Naudeville performance.
$3.50 d. m.-FireworlSs.
ATHLETIC FIELD SPORTS.
There will be ten athletic events. with
five prizes in each, except the swim
ming race, for which four prizes are
| offered.
The entries In these events are as fol-
| lows:
HUNDRED YARD DASH.
w. d. Walters. L. l.. Mayo of Ports
mouth: c. NJ. Rutter, l.. =. Walker. w.
b. Walker, IIph Ball, Il. II. Driesell,
I'll. B. Russell, L. l.. Shumadine.
THROWING THE BALL.
w. d. Walters. l.. e. Mayo, C. M.
Rutter. w. b. Walker. II. IT. Dreisell,
ii. Is. Russell, l.. l.. Shumadnc.
HUNDRED YARD DASH HURDLE.
II. b. Russell. T. H. Dreisell. Sph
Ball, w. .. Walker. l.. B. Walker, L..
e. Mayo, w. d. Walters. J.. L. Shu-,
nadine.
HUNDRED FOOT SACK RACE.
L. %. Padgett, {. NJ. Rutter, L. b.
Walker, Eph Ball. II. B. Russell l.. L.
Shumadinc.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.
n. b. Russell. f. H. Dreisell, L. B.
Walker. c. NJ. Rutter, L. e. Mayo. w.
D. Walters.
HUNDRED YARD wHEELBARRow
RACE.
l.. b. Padgett, w. d. Walters. Eph
Ball. w. B. Walker, f. II. Drelsel II.
b. Russell. L. l.. Shumadine.
BOYS RACE.
w. r. Gardner, Benny Duncan, Willie
Wilson, d. Frank Gill.
OBSTACLE RACE.
II. B. Russell, w. d. Walters, T.. b.
Padgett, t. w. Sharp, C. NJ Rutter, l..
L. Shumadinc.
BICYCLE ROAD RACE
Harry Gibson, Berkeley; p. A. Robin
Elmpi TrnWay II
Woodhouse, Alton Perry, Jas. ". Per-
~, y. l.. Croonenbcrghs, Chas. e.
Stevens, ]. IT. Hannah, John Anderson,
ID. D. D6zier. Paul .Ail.,rd, Herbert Har-
rell and l.. w. Sykes
starter, w. j. G. Stockley; timer at
start. c. w. O'Neill; timer at finish, 4.
a. o Neftt ami Prof. w. Inward
handicaps will be arranged by three
ulsinterested parties. l. is expected it
VIII be close race. The start will be
at 6:la p. m, from corner of Princess
Anne avenue and Cottage Toll road.
pms. t. +. LAWYER, /. l.. Shumadinc.
SWIMMING RACE.
It. w. Sharp, Peter Miller. Hugh Dob
bins, +. +. Lawler.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
The Committee OF ARRANGEMENTS Is
composed OF Messra. j. y. Casey. chair
man; r.. r. Orr. NJ. D. Colonna. S. G.
kirchmier Jas. Carmichael ana j. 7.
Moore.
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM.
The official program this year reflects
the greatest credit on the committee
that had the matter in charge. 1t is
heat well arranged and typographical-
~ beautiful. Besides the program for
| the day in fun, it contains much OF
sreat interest to all friends of organ
ized labor. There is a reference direc-
tory of all local labor ORGANIZATIONS.
with lists of officers and time and Mace
Oh meeting. There is also in il copy
or the eight hour bill that passed the
National House of REPRESENTATIVES
May lhh. 1898. On account OF the war
win spain the Senate did not act on II
before adjournment. but united eff
iort VIII be made by the labor organ
i%atiohs OF the country to have it passed
the next session or Congress- Two
articles, Cause of Misery" and "Un-
equal Distribution" as well as Edwin
Markham's famous poem. "The Man
with the Hoe will be read with great
interest.
bABoRS REPRESENTATIVE
In this connection few words rela-
I'VE TO the representatives of organized
LABOR Ill Virginia and the Underwater
sectlon may not be amss
me virginia Federation of Labor was
organized August 18th, 1896. The next
meeting will be at Richmond on the
fourth tuesday in May, 1900 Its Of
hcers are as follows: James ID. Casey,
portsmouth, president; D. V. Reed,
Roanoke. first vice-president; Hugh
OConnor, Newport News second vice
president; W.. Il. Doherty, Richmond,
third vice-president; L. V. Curtis Nor
folk, secretary; w. II. Fussel, Roam
oke, treasurer; C. r. Epps. Roanoke