The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-31
LABOR DAY
PLEASURES
Good Prizes for Athletic
Events.
ALL PLANS ARE MATUR|N
Contributions Of Citizens to Fund
Reach Nearly Eighteen
Hundred Dollars.

The Labor Day sports committee has
decided to distribute $500 in prizes for tho
following events:
Half mile bicycle race, open; ono-fourth
mile bicycle race, open; one-fourth mile
bicycle race, for boys under II years; sack
race; fat mans race (over 200 pounds)
100 yards. open; 80 yards, apprentices, all
trades: 50 yards, boys under ~; 80 yards,
bcys under Is; 90 yards, girls under Il; %
yards, girls under IS; standing broad
jump: running broad jump; running high
jump; putting 16-pound shot; old mans
race (over GO years.. Three prizes will be
given for each event. 'as.',
| The parade will start next Monday at
: 9 a. III. and will probably last until. IL
u III. The procession will disband at the
Government building. where three ora
items will be delivered. The sports at
hapolani Park will commence at p. m.
and the days celebration will conclude
with u grand ball at the Drill-shed at
8 p. m.
| w. c. Roe, who declined the honor of
acting as grand marshal of the parade.
will continue to act as chairman of the
Labor Day general arrangements commit
tee.
! Contributions toward the celebration
fund are still being received and should
be given or forwarded to one of the MEM
/ bers of the collection committee.
| Floats will assemble at s o'clock next
Monday morning at the Drillshed. Bust
ness firms or others who contemplate
sending u float are requested to notify
| one of the committee of arrangements,
who will hereafter be on hand at Plumb
crs Hall to give information or transact
business relating to Mondays celebration.
A request has been made of the Labor
Day people to furnish $25 for a prize to
be given to the winner of next Saturdays
yecht race to Lahaina: the request was
rot entertained.
George Ward will acta grand marsha!
of the parade. Messrs. Geoge Campbell.
! II. L. Wolfe, c. HOMELAND and George II.
Stowe will ofiiciate as aides.
| The parade committee has expended up
to date about $500. Charles r. Heverin
has obtained the park refreshments con-
tract and Frank Godfrey will print the
official program.
The literary exercises will be under the
superintendent of Messrs. II. l.. Wolfe,
]. Dillon and Mr.. Slattery. Fred. Howe
land will be aoor manager of the ball, as
sisted by l.. Jameson.
Following will be found n list OF con-
tr!butors to the celebration fund, togeth-
C: with their respective donations: 80
Union Grill, $780, Inter-Island Steam
Navigation Co., SIS; Washington Mercan-
tile Co., $40; f. Peck & Co.. IS; Fred. Har-
risen, s25; Bailey's Honolulu Cyclery, Sc;
Alfred Magoon $3.50; f. II. F.. VOTERS,
$3.50; NJ. Brasch & Co., s.; Honolulu BIZ
cycle Co., So; II. s. Wideman, $40; ]. II.
West, IS; New England Bakery. 81 q.
Dietz. ST. Alexander & Baldwin. 800; w.
| C. Peacock. $50; C. Brewer & Co, $50; l..
j Kerr & Co.. $40: Hawaiian Gazette Co.,
$50. Victor Hoffman, $50; w. f. Singer,
$40: T. b. Murray, $3.50; Honolulu Stock
yards Co., $40; Bulletin Publishing Co.,
$40; The Hub, $40; Honolulu Steam Laun-
dry. So; John +. Boiler. $40; Henry May
Co.. $50; L. o. Hall & Son, SOS; Gear
Lansing e Co., $40; Salter & Waity. $40:
Robert Grieve Publishing Co., IS; Whit
ney. Marsh Il Co.. So; A. Harrison Mill
CO., $40; Pacific Hardware Co., So; b. f..
Ehlers & Co., So; S. l.. Horner, 81; Albert
Blcm 49, Hebron Drug Co., $40; Club Sta
bles, $50: p. +. Ryan and C. r. Dement,,
$25: Dick DAILY. $40: l.. II. Dee, s25;. Mer-
chants Exchange. $50; Bergstrom Music
&C., $40: Criterion saloon, $685. Benson,
Smith & Co, SOS; Manufacturers Shoe Co.
so. Camara & Co., $40; II. Hackfeld &
Co., 500; Consolidated Soda Water Works.
So NJ Phillips & Co., s25; Lucas Bros.
$50: II. Nolte, $40; First American Saw
irgs Bank. S25: NJ. McInerny, $40; Levers
& Cooke, S25; Thos G.. Thrum, $40; Claus
Spreckels & Co., SOS; Bank of Hawaii.
So; Kinney, Ballou & Mechanism, s25;
Paul Nenmann. $40: Atkinson & Judd, $40;
Union Feed Co., $40; Lovejoy & Co., S25;
Allen & Robinson, s25; McCabe, Hamilton
& Rennev, $40; Gonsalves & Co., IS; Theo.
Davies & Co., 500: F.. A. Schaefer & Co.
SOS; Il. +. Prescott. IS: Lewis & Co., $40,
J. I.ahdo. $3.50; II. II. Williams. So; WIN
l.. Fisher. So; T. j. King. Sc; w. S. Grim
baum & Co., SOS; Bishop & Co., S25; The
Kash. $40; Castle, Cooke & Co., 800; Il.
s. Cunba. $40: w. G.. Irwin & Co.. 800;
Il T.. Dillingham;, S25; T.. w. Peterson,
$40; Cation, NELL & Co.. SOS: G. Schuman,
IS: Macfarlane & Co.. $40; Metropolitan
Meat Co.. $50: W. w. Dimond & Co... SIS
Geo. Andrews, So; Hawaiian News Co..
S. Harry Armitage, $40; w. w. Wright.
$40; Sterling. $40; Wall, Nichols Co.. s..
Total, sl,7i7.5o.
The following amounts were collected
yesterday: Lyman Bros. SIS; Honolulu
Rapid Transit Co, $40: J. C. Cohen. IS;
Hart e Co., IS; The Kash, IS; j. w. Nc
Donald. IS; w. II. Pain. S.; Hawaiian
Hardware Co., IS: E, A. Williams. $40.
The above names do not complete the
list OF contributors. as several places of
business have been overlooked BY the
collectors, who win call on them tomor-
row. Several of the trades unions have
also to be heard from
II has been decided TO make the age
limit in the old mans race fifty instead
OF sixty years.