The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-12
| AbOR'S
Bic DAY
Plan
to Celebrate
Sept. End.
MEETING SUNDAY
TO MAKE PLANS
Organization Is Now Completed.
Parade. Athletic Games, and
Ball in Evenids.

A MONSTER Labor Day celebration,
~ to surpass that Of last year, is
planned by the trades unions of
Honolulu, for Monday, September 2.
u A preliminary meeting to start the
ball rolling was held Saturday evening
at Mechanics Hall, and yesterday in
the same place the arrangements were
so far perfected as to make possible
the outlining of the program for the
day. In the morning at O'Clock a big
street parade is planned. to be partici-
pated in not only by the workingmen,
but also by the merchants Of Homo
lulu. Over 500 laboring men are ex-
pected to be in line, and the joint COM
mittees at the meeting yesterday after
noon decided to furnish eeach man
who takes part with a suitable badge.
There was some opposition over this
proposal, but the motion finally car
ried, and unorganiZed as we'll as or
gained labor viii be given an oppor-
tunity to show a proper appreciation
of the meaning of Labor Day The
merchants are to be asked TO decorate
| floats, which will be given a pace in
the parade, and prizes viii be offered
for the best design. This proved TO be
one of the most interesting features of
last years celebration, and will no
doubt be equally popular this year.
In the afternoon games and adj
dresses will be given, probably at Ka-
| piolani Park, though this mas not been
definitely decided upon, baseball
game between the representatives of
the various unions will be the most
!! important feature of the afternoon
program. Besides that there will be
foot races, wrestling matches. potato
races, tugs-ofwar, boxing matches
and other athletic events in which the
! brawny sons of foil viii be given a
chance to display their skill. Prizes
are to be offered for the winners of
the various events. Addresses may also
be arranged for the Afternoon.
In the evening monster ball viii be
given in the Drillshed, if that can De
secured for the purpose The com
mittee in charge of this affair has in
store many novel surprises one of
which will be an electrical display that
will be one of the best ever seen IN this
city. The electrical workers have TAX
en- charge of the decorations, and with
the assistance of their employers, who
have offered TO donate the required
show of surprising beauty
The meeting yesterday afternoon In
Mechanics Hall resulted In an enthu-
siastic outburst of suggestions for the
success of the celebration. The COM
mittees have started to work with a
will, and nothing will be left undone
to make this years Labor Day one
which will be long remembered.
I Below is given list of the commit
tees who are entrusted with the sue
cess of the celebration; also, list of
the unions so far represented:
J. Samuel Ramsay, chairman; T. Irving
vice chairman; T. M Roe, secretary;
r. Ramsay, treasurer.
Finance Committee-Carpenters John
Dawson; mouiders. P. Dillon; plumb
ers, r. Ramsay; sailors. E. V. A.
Christianson; electrical workers, A. Dis
brow; bricklayers, Mr.. Henry; boiler
makers and iron shipbuilders, NJ Pur-
cell; painters, S. p. Kind.
Games Committee-Simeon Nawea
Ed Mahoney, T. Dixon, Two Pool, J. p.
Nelson, Rich Hartman, S. P Kind, j. T.
Shaler.
Music Committee-Charles Martinson
and Mr.. Berger.
Ball Committee-G. Halliday, j. c.
Brown, w. Montague, E. V. A. Chris
Hanson, F. Rumland, w Kanailu.
Press Committee-W. B. Moss, Thos
CogIan.
Parade Committee It. Shaler, w
Gett, V. Irving.