The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-05
IT WAS WELL OBSERVED
Labor Days Celebration in the
Electric City.
A PROGRAMME OF SPORTS
A Fine Afternoon OF Exciting Contests
on the River Drive Thoroughly En-
joyed by an Immense Crowd
Of Citizens.

Great Falls, Sept. 4-This was Labor
day. and the most thoroughly observed
Labor day that Great Falls has yet
known. The parade of the morning
saw more than 1000 men in line, and it
was the best parade the unions and
other organizations of the city have
ever made. Every store and office in
the town was closed and remained SO
closed throughout the day, though the
streets were thronged with people in
holiday dress, and at the time of the
parade Central avenue was SO packed
that it was difficult to make ones way
through the crowd. The observance at
Helena attracted few, and the excep-
tionally fine weather aroused the peo-
pie here to keener appreciation of their
own duties. The order of the parade
was as follows:
Harry H. Black marshal of the day.
Black Eagle band.
Delegates to Trades and Labor council.
Visiting unions.
Mill and Smeltermen's union, No. 16,
w. +. of M.
Rricklayers' and Stonemasons' L. u,
a, No. s.
Building Laborers' L. u. No. 2.
Tailors' l.. u, No. 43.
Cigarmakers' l.. u, No. 1913.
Brewers Local branch of No. g.
Carpenters and Joiners' l.. u, No. 2S6
typographical L. u, No. 256.
Retail Clerks L. u, No. 81.
Labor Union No. IS, w. l.. U.
Painters and Decorators L. u, No.
'FFE Blacksmiths' l.. IT,, No. s.
s-@- ~ Butchers L. u, /.
81 Laundry Workers l.. u, No. 1.
80 Team Owners L. u, No. 1.
81. az. Stonecutters' L. u, No. 70.
Plasterers' L. u, No. 1856.
Lathers L. u, No. ..
Timers and Cornice Workers L. IT,,
No. IS.
'''s r Fa" Cricket team. 2
~t7 Baseball team
..s vsa Bicyclists on wheels
e The, end came at the pavilion down
by the river and Edwin Young, as one
thoroughly in accord with the labor
movement, made short address to the
crowd, which was well. received and
heartily applauded He spoke of the
meaning of the day, of the. principles
which the crowd was celebrating and
their thorough harmony with the best
citizenship.
At the close of his remarks the
crowd went to luncheon and at half
past 1 o'clock they assembled to wit
ness or participate in the sports, which,
with the exception of the cricket match,
were held on River Drive. 1t was not
an ideal place for the events, but the
committee worked hard and the num-
bers followed each other more rapidly
than could have been expected.
The novice bicycle race went to A.
Rissell. with H. Sinezya second. Boys
bicycle race, George Hafer first, Ed
Felian second. Girls. bicycle race,
Blanche Salisbury first, Marie David
son second. Girls foot race, Adeline
Hofeld first. Marie Davidson second.
Fat mems race, Dick Hartford first
Joe Kiersehwing second. Committee
race, Charles Powell first, Tony Fal-
Ter second. Union mems race. Frank
McLear first, Bob Skinner second The
three-legged race was abandoned no
entries. Ladies foot race Lille Young
first, Maggie Sterling second Sack
race, Nicky Sullivan first. e. H. Quig-
gan second. Running high jump, Har-
old Carey, feet; Bob Skinner second
Running long jump, Frank McLear, II
feet II inches; Thomas Carr, second
Putting the shot, Dick McFaul %
feet inches: Joe Kierschwing, second.
Tossing the caber, Joe Kierschwing, Is
feet inches; William Murray second
Throwing hammer, William Murray.
62 feet inches; Bob Skinner, second.
The tug of war was easily won by the
smeltermen, pulling against a picked
seven.
The cricket game was between two
teams selected on the ground by Percy
Wilmot and Dudley Crowther
The elevens were composed of the
following: Percy Wilmot, captain; e.
w. Kelly. Wright Atkins, shannon
Walker, Maddox, Picken, Proctor, Per-
cy Raban, Lanning.
Dudley Crowther captain: Mitchell,
Salmon, B. B. Kelley, Fowler, Hun
toon, Wadsworth Davis, Ridyard,
George Raban, Howard.
The Wilmot eleven won by one in
ming. and seven runs. Score: Crowther
% and As 1.-TWO innings; Wimot, "A
cone inning). The match was charac-
terized by the brilliant plays of Shan
non, Huntoon, Proctor, wilmot Walk
err, Atkins, Ridyard and Davis. This
is about the fourth time these teams
or teams under the same leaders, have