The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-03
Grand Parade Is to Move Forward
at 1890 Clock.
THOUSANDS WILL BE IN LINE.
Union Women to Participate-In the
Given I'm Armory and Germanta
Halls-Athletic Sports and Events
VIII occupy a Good Portion Of the
Day-A Large Crowd Expected.

me idDoE DETERMINATIONS ot Stdtitc VIII
celebrate Labor day on a grand scale to-
day. 1t is their intention to have their
parade one OF the best seen in Seattle
for several years, and the forty-fve
unions of the city will be out In fun
force to do honor TO the occasion
With the steady tramp of the long
column OF the sons and daughters of toll
viii be mingled the martial strains or
several brass bands. Perhaps the most
unique feature of the street pageant VIII
be the marching unions of the telephone
operators. the laundry workers and wait
resses of the city.
Never before in the history of Labor
day celebrations in this city have efforts
been bent toward a grander pageant.
large number Of floats have been deco
rated and vii. form a conspicuous part in
the parade. Fully 1000 laboring men will
be in the column and also many women
will take part.
The lire of march will form at 1880
.. m. sharp. The head OF the column will
move from the corner of Third avenue
and Union street: north on Third avenue
to Pike street; east on Pike street to
Seventh avenue: thence counter-march
along Pike street to First avenue: south
on First avenue to Main street, east on
Main street to Second avenue south;
north on Second avenue south to Yesler
way; thence north on Second avenue TO
CHtou STREET. east on Union street 10
Third avenue. where the parade will be
dismissed.
Formation of Parade.
The formation will consist of platoon
of police. under Sergt. Irving Ward. fol-
lowed by Wagner's band; Grand Marshal
Walter Bennett. with officers of the West
ern Central Labor Union, members OF the
Western Central Labor Union and forty
seven other unions in order, interspersed
with floats DE CanrfO'a ham,
band. Worley's band and the Fifth Regf-
ment band Of Victoria, b. G.. At the con-
clusion Of the parade all bands will as
semble at Third avenue and Union street,
when concert will be given.
In the evening grand ball will be given
IN Armory hall and another Of equal
events no pains have been spared to
make them an unqualified success. At
Armory hall music will be furnished by
Wagner's First regiment orchestra, and
at Germania hall by Leuben's orchestra
large number of people from Puget
sotnd and British Columbia cities are ex-
pected to arrive In Seattle this morning
to witness tho celebration. The majority
are coming on excursion boats.
The. celebration will commence at $50
osleek this TIL morning. wIth tug-of-war
from the sailors and longshoremens
unions. A circus parade will fall into
line at II o'clock In the morning and will
traverse the principal streets OF Seattle.
The principal athletic sports will be held
at Madison park in the afternoon. A SER
les OF coursing events between we'll
part OF tho celebration at 1.30. The
matches will be for championship stakes.
The prizes aggregate $40. The sports
largo number Of unusually interesting
events. chief among them race for fat
mon weighing not less than 225 pounds.
Programme Of Events.
Tho full sport programme II as follows:
$50 a. m.--Tug OF war. Pioneer place,
Unions; $50 TO winning team
Races and sports at Madison street
park. Coursing events. under auspices Of
Seattle Coursing Club. Madison street
. p. m.-Grand championship stakes.
open. free for all. limited to 16 entries.s
First prize. $50: second, SIS: third. si250:
eighth prizes. s. each.
Joseph Watkins. president: y. r. Cana
van. superintendent: Owen Sullivan. sec
van. judge. For entries OF dogs and own
ers, see coursing programme.
Officers Of athletic sports-~Announccr
Judges. Frank w. Clark. w. j. Aisers. J.
D. Thorup, Charles Enlitx; time keeper.
1890 p. m.--loo-yard dash. professional.
prize. 32.50. - "'s'
Prizes for the following events all naia
IN merchandise OF the winners own eelec-
ton, to the value named for each respec-
two event.
io1-yard dash--First prize. value s.; sec
ond prize. value 81: third prize, value 81
Is-yard dash-rnion newsboys only
First prize. value IS, second prsze. value
81 third prize. value 81
Sa-yard dash for boys under rs years
First prize. value 81: second prize value
81; third prize. value 81.
bo-yard foot race for girls under rs
years--Ffrst prize. value 81 second prtxe.
yviue 81: third prize, value 81
Running broad tnmp-First prize. value
IS. second prize. value 81
Running high tump-First prize. yalue
S., second prize. value 81
tD-yard fat mems race lover as poundsa
First prize, value s.. second prize. value
bo.Sard race Tor ladies-First prize. val
ne s.: second prize, value Sc; third nrtze
Vaiue 81
Three-iegKed race--Ffrst prize valne 4,
To- earh contestant -