The times., 1899-09-05

Labor Day was celebrated with appro-
pirate exercises yesterday by the members
of organized labor of the District. AS iii
previous years, the trades unionists and
the knights of Labor organized two sep
arate excursions to pleasure resorts on the
Potomac River and spent the day there pic
nick;ng with their families and friends.
The only difference between the observance
of the occasion as compared with former
years was noted in the fact that the outings
were morely largely attended and that the
excursonists entered into the celebration
with greater spirit than ever before. The
occasion having been appointed a national
holiday by Congress-, all public business,
end with very few exceptions, private
business, was suspended, thus allowing the
general public TO participate in the pleas
ures of the day. The trades unionsts rep
resenting the Central Labor Union and the
Building Trades Council and their friends
spent the day at River View, while the
Knights of Labor and the organizations
affiliated with the local Federation of La
bor gathered at Marshall Hall.
For more than month special commit
tees appointed by these organizations have
been making arrangements for the cele
,
faction yesterday of knowing that they had
provided entertainment in variety and
plenty for the amusement of all who joined
the wage earners in celebrating their ma
tional holiday. The programmes arranged
consisted of athletic events, which were
participated in by the members of the diff
ferent local labor organizations and mem
bers of their families Besides these there
was also plenty OF innocent amusement
~ danphtarS of
the members
The committees did all in their power to
provide ample transportation facilities for
the excursionists to the different resorts,
but the attendance was so much greater
than was anticipated that a large number
were not able to reach the grounds until
the arrival of the boats which left the city
at p. m. In all it is estimated that be-
tween six and seven thousand persons
Joined in the observance of the day at
River View and Marshall Hall.
The athletic sport began at River View
with a game of baseball between teams
representing the Tile Settlers and Cigar
makers unions. The result of the game
was a surprise to the tobacco rollers, who
believed at the outset that they would
have a walkover. The tile setters how
ever. won by score OF IA to Il. The
teams were composed of the following:
Tile Setters-E Wilson R. Thompson,
Fred Richardson, J. Carew, c. Eissenger,
G. Keen, Grant Dobson, Milton Clarke, and
l.. E. Eissenger. Cigarmakers-P. Kraft,
L. Hobein. Charles Campbell, Robert Sulli-
van, A. Dahler, Lem Brown, w. Banker,
Walter Whitehead and F. Dahler. The
game was umpired by Messrs. ]. Barnes
and Harry Chick.
Results of the Games.
| The other events and the results were:
Foot race for men, 100 yards-Won by Sell
den Whitney; Harry Clutchback, second.
Foot race for boys, 100 yards-Won by
! John Martin; Tommie Gibson, second.
High jump-Won by Harry Clntchback;
Harry Buell., second. Sack race-Won by
| Corbin Bullock; Frank McVey, second
! Bicycle race-Won by l.. McGee: J.
Barnes Chasing a creased pig-L Nay1or
won. Contest in fancy dancing-First,
| Miss Gertrude Ferguson: second, Miss
Florence Boswell: third, Miss Mary Wise
Fancy cake walk Misses Gertrude and
| Alice Hurdle won. Cake walk-Champton
Cake Walk Club, Richard Curry and Miss
| Margie Sightland won.
The contest in which. perhaps. the great
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