The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-04
AT MARSHALL HALL.
Celebration of the knights of Labor
and Their Friends.


and Their Friends.
District Assembly No. 66. X. of l., cele-
brated Labor Day at Marshall Hall, be-
meath the trees which cover that historic
spot. large crowd went down on the
Manchester in the morning, which was
greatly augmented at O'Clock and
o'clock by the arrival of other boat loafs
rom the city. The day was spent in de-
si>atching picnic dinners, and in sports.
which proved very enjoyable to those who
witnessed them.
The Executive Committee having the
celebration in charge was composed of
ThoKsas P. o'Dea, Chairman; r. H. Smoot.
Secretary; ]. T. Doyle, Treasurer; J. F.
o'Meara, James Gallagher c. NJ. Bowers.
Thomas Sheahan. Joseph Caldwell, WILL
lam E. Carr, Robert Joncher. William
Jorg, j. Bussey, H. J. Wells, C. W. En-
rich, ]. S. Dorsey, p L. O'Brien, H. B.
Martin. j. Horsekamp, A. NJ. Lawson, W.
II. Temple. and A. E. Maddox
The Committee on Sports, upon the
shoulders of whom rested the chief burden
of entertaining the knights and their
friends, were C. w Enrich, c. NJ. Bow
ers. H. j. Wells, Robert Joncher, and J. F.
O'Meara.
About 1:3O, aftec all had enjoyed
hearty dinner, the first of the field sports
was called. and consisted of a hotly con-
tested game of baseball. In the field ad-
joining the grounds. which has served
through the summer as a COW pasture, two
mines representing the paperhangers and
the carpenters faced each other for ST..
innings The game was good deal more
than comedy, for at times it approached
the proportions of a bowling farce. But
what the players lacked in gilt-edged field
ing and hitting the umpires made up in
rank decisions
The paperhangers were represented by
H. W. Klein, second base; J. Skeen, short
stop; H. ]. Wells, third base; r. L. Gross,
first base; c. a. Strobel, catcher; p. H.
Winston pitcher; J. V. Bardoff. centre
field; w. L. Coon, left field. and C. 4.
Rodier, right field. The players for the
carpenters were William Moran first base,
William Kimmell, right field; Fred Larkin,
second base; ]. V. Lehman, pitcher James
Blakeney. left field; Martin Dury, catcher;
]. E. Lyle, third base; L. Princehohn,
shortstop. and W. II. Mahoney. third base.
The umpiTes were c. Blakeny and s. F.
Coggin.
The paperhangers were inspired by
great confidence in the beginning of the
game, and piled up a score of IA to 3 III
the first two innings. But about that tina
the carpenters wore off their nervousness
and tied the score in the fifth inning Then
player on third, getting too anxious to
run home, was put out, and that. too,
when Ii had been agreed that five innings
should constitute the game. In playing off
the tie a little misfortune and what the
carpenters thought a wrong decision on
the part of the umpire, gave the game to
the paperhangers by a score of is to is.
The wheelbarrow race was next on the
programme. with four entries. II was won
by C. A. Stroebel, with W. B. Jackson sec
ond. The prize was a fine penknife
The tub race brought cut three con-
testants, baked the crowd in the sun on
the wharf and resulted in a collision be-
tween the stake boat and the steam
launch from Fort Sheridan. Nobody was
hurt and the race was won by j. w.
Caldwell, who made a fine exhibition of
sculling.
The three-iegged race. with five en-
tries, was won by ]. Sholes and W. F.
Moran. with C. A. Stroebel and P. H.
Weisch second. The prize for this race
was two Meetschaum pipes.
The 200-yard dash was won by C. A.
Stroebel with y. Norris second. There
were six entries. and the prize was pair
At o'clock aA event took place in the
dancing pavilion not down on the pro-
gramme. The children If A. c. Hile. Bes-
sic. aged thirteen. and Clarence, ten
years old, gave an exhibition Of the cake
walk. Both were blackened and in ap-
propriate costume. The figures were
many and intricate. and it was the de-
cisicn of the committee that the little
people richly deserved a pair of silver
medals, which will be made to order and
presented within few days.
The rooster dance was one CT the most
amusing features OF the programme. 1t
consists in the competing couples dancing
around pole, on the top of which is a
cage containing a rooster. Upon the pole
is an arm about eight feet from the
ground on which rests tumbler full Of
water. AS the couples come under the
arm the young man tries to lift his woman
partner high enough to knock down the
glass of water. The lady that succeeds
in spiiiing the water upon herself is privi-
legged to climb rickety ladder to the cage
and bring out the rooster. the prize OF
the contest. This part of the operation is
not SO easy. especially when the rooster
is old and has a capable pair of spurs.
The contest last night was between
eight couples, the fortunate lady teing
Miss Emma Gerlach and her prize an able
bodied Shanghai
The crowd then repaired to the dancing
pavilion to enjoy the pleasures of waltz
and schottishe until the II o'clock boat.