Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-28
LABOR DAY EVENTS
The Exercises to Take Place at River
View,
REPORT OF The JOINT COMMITTEE
List Of Prizes to Be Awarded Win
ners Of Contests.
SUBCOMMITTEES NAMED

The joint committee of the Central Labor
Union and Building Trades Council has
| about completed arrangements for the La
Dor day excursion to River View. At the
| last meeting of the committee the various
interesting program of events was pre-
pared. which includes contest game of
base ball between a nine of the Mosaic and
Encaust1c Tile Layers Union. No. . and
Cigar Makers Union, No. no. at II am
one hundred yards foot race men)-First
prize, pair fine shoes; second prize, set
| knives and forks. Event called 2:3O pm
Foot race (boys)-First prize roller
skates: second prize. pair of shoes; II
pm.
Running high jump-First prize, set cary
ers: second prize, fine hand saw; called at
pm.
Bicycle race-First prize handsome
sweater; second prize, jack plane: 3:15 u m
Sack race (boys)-First prize handsome
solid silver handled pocket knife; second
prize. fine hat: $40 pm
Climbing creased pole prize of 81 worth
| of goods: 3:i5 pm
rug or War-One-half case imported wine
ana poX or fine union label cigars will be
awarded the successful team. This con-
test Will be between the Central Labor
Union and Building Trades Council. John
u. Wolfe, captain of the Central Labor
Union team. and John McVey, CAPTAIN of
tne buiiding Trades Council. The event
Will be called at pm.
-ChaSing creased pig. The person who
catches the pig will become owner. Chase
called at q pm
Wheelbarrow race Qadies>-First prize. a
hailsone extension dining table; second
prize, pair of fine vases. Called at $50 q. m.
Contest in fancy danc1ng-First prize.
handsome gold medal; second prize, gold
medal; third prize, handsome set of knives
m
limited to misses of fourteen years and nm
der. ~
Cake walk-Champion Cake Walk Club.
IN charge of Prof. Oliver $50 pm
Dancing during the day and evening
1t is requested that those who desire to
participate in the contested games shall re-
port TO the entertainment committee and
| be listed.
other Prizes.
The committee has secured many valuable
| and useful articles ranging in value to s75
| ten of which will be given to those selling
| the largest number of tickets the person
selling the highest number to have first
choice, and the nine remaining in success
sion according to number of tickets sold
Inc prizes embrace a three months schol-
arship in Woods Business College, a mag
nlhcent parlor lamp, gentleman's leather
eress suit case. lady's fine trimmed hat,
Shepps Library, set best silver-plated
knives and forks. gentleman's fine silk UNI
bFe!ia, lady's gold-plated jewefed belt, fine
derby hat, lady's silk umbrella
The committee has particularly consider
ed the pleasure of the general public and
has at large additional expense provided
ample transportation facilities, which will
conveniently accommodate all who desire
10 attend. Arrangements have been made
for the boats to leave the 9TH street wharf
at 10 am, 213 800, and Gas pm
AS an extra inducement 10 purchasers of
tickets the holders of the coupons of the
RI no ~,
sci OF dining dishes, a Websters Encyc' o.
Peola dictionary, value $40: lady's watch
value $50; boys suit of clothes. value 81,
ard gentieman's fine silk umbrella, value ST.
The numerous articles which will be
awarded were donated by the following
firms: Set of dining dishes, A Lisner,
Paiais Royal; boys suit clothes, Saks &
Co; lady's watch, Castelberg JeWelry Co !.
gentleman's silk umbrella Bon Marche:
parlor lamp. kann, Sons & Co; leather
dress suit case, S. Friedlander, 416 7th
street northwest; lady's silk umbrella
Hecht d Co: derby hat, Fishman & Son
430 7th street northwest; handsome pocket
knife D. N. Walford; ladys trimmed hat.
Kings Palace; extension dining table
House K hermann, 7th and streets north
west; gold medal. Ed. V. Roche, with Cas-
| telberg Jewelry Company; handsome sweat
| er, Eiseman & Bro, 9TH and f; hand saw,
Darius E. Burton, 612 18th street north
| west Webster's Encyclopedia Dictionary.
J. l.. Feeney; set silver-plated knives and
forks. Louis Hartig, 1901 7th street north
west; three months scholarship in Wood s
BUSINESS College. Court F. Wood; jack
plane, John b. Espey; Sleeps Giant Lii
brary, Williams Book Exchange; pair fine
shoes. N. Hess Sons, 931 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest; IS value in goods Ru-
dolph West; set of carvers, E. H. Morsell,
11O5 7th street northwest; gold medal, A
.. Hutterly, 632 G street northwest; lady 8
god-plated jeweled belt George w Spier
30 9th street northwest; two sets knives
and forks, Robert Boyd, 416 9th street
nOrthWRSt
Henry kreamer, 1912 18th street northwest;
pair roller skates. Frank E. Hopkins, a.,
9th street northwest; pair mantel vases.
John A. Schaefer, 1920 18th street north
west; box fine union label cigars, ]. G.
Warren, 655 Pennsylvania avenue north
west half case imported wine, Louis
Rothschild & Co., 407 7th street northwest.
The Several Committees.
The general Joint committee is composed
of the following members of the Central
Labor Union and Building Trades Council:
John P. Healy, chairman; Milford Spoha,
secretary; J. L. Feeney, treasurer; c. !.
Heuter. ]. B. Dowell, R. G. Hall. E. Wolfe,
Henry Wagner. w. w. Mockabee, R. H.
Lewis, E w. Patton, ]. w. Heisley, Frank
Herbert. B. F. Davis, Frank E. Serrine, E.
]. Radigan, William Silver. Fl. Streb, j.
J. Crowley, Frank Kopp, Michael Cation
w. H. Henson, William Hunt, E. Ellert,
j. F. Ntzhugh, L. E. Lawrence E. K. Arm
StIoHS, ANdu, LuWdTQ McSullOIn, u.
D. Bittenhender, Conrad Barron, Benedict
Tarrant, s. NJ. Wilder, F. M Hail. Chas.
MCGOWAN, Joseph Whalen, Thos. Fraber,
F. Hacket, Dennis Ferry, A. L. Dahler,
Sam De Nedry, Thos. ]. Mccullough, E. S.
Stokes, C. G. Deakins, J. F. Mccormick
John Stanley, John G.. Wolf, John Willis.
Smith Raynor, J. D. McI<innon, s. D. Yea,
w. H. Marsh, Elmer H. Tyler Asher w.
Stockton, George w. Boyd and Conrad
Craftsman.
The following named compose the vari-
Gus committees for the day:
Committee on observation-disclosures J.
Heuter, chairman; William Marsh E. J.
Ratigan. William Silver. ]. ]. Crowley w
H. Henson, A. L. Dahler Sam De Nedry,
T. J. Mccullough, ]. F. Mccormick, John
G. Wolfe, ]. d McKinnon, J. F. McHugh
Edward McCullom, ]. D. Bittenbender