The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-30
LABOR DAY ON TYBEE.
Programme of sports and Athletic
Events VIII Mark 1t.

events VIII Mark HI.
The first Monday in September will
be Labor Day, and preparations are al
ready in progress to make its celebra-
ton here the most notable in the his
tory of the day in Savannah. The la
boring men of Savannah, their wives
and families and friends, will spend
the day at Tybee.
For the days observance an elabor-
ate programme will be observed. Both
pavilions on the island will be utilized
for the comfort and pleasure of the
thousands who are expected to make
the trip, and there will be dancing on
both all day and until the departure
of the last train at midnight.
There will be a programme of sports
and athletic events on the beach that
will last the entire day. Some of the
events will be designed to amuse the
crowds, while others will be serious ex-
hibitions of athletic prowess and
friendly rivalry. OF the first-class will
be the pie-eating and the shoemixing
contests, both for boys under 16. There
will be a greasy pole for those who
have lofty ambitions to climb, and a
greasy pig for those who pride them
selves upon their agility and the
strength and tenacity of their grip to
catch. An egg and spoon race is also
expected to add to the hilarity of the
occasion.
Among the serious events will be
tug between the police and fire
departments, and a baseball game be-
tween the teams of the Central Rail-
way and Plant System; there will be
a two-mile bicycle race for men and
a one-mile race for boys under 16.
Other events will probably be added
later. Handsome prizes are offered
the winners in each.
There will be cakewalk on the big
pavilion at night, followed by an elab-
crate display of fireworks on the beach.
There will also be a drawing for
ticket to the PanAAmerican EXPOSE
ton, which the winner will have the
option of exchanging for $40 in gold
The Labor Day picnic at Tybee will
be one of the last big events of the
Tybee season, and thousands of per-
sons will certainly take advantage of
the opportunity thus presented to spend
last day of the summer on the salts.
Committees to look after all arrange
ments for the day and of the pro-
been appointed as follows:
Finance-L. c. Blaze, John Moran,
w. S. Harris, John X. Frizzelle, C. E.
Stevenson.
Transportation-C. c. Pate, G. M. Co
hen. John Russell, Robert Cronk, G.
B. Sinex, Patrick Mullen, w. M. Jack
son, Willard Cler, w. T. Hussey, A.
H. Cooper, William Barrett, r. S. Har-
ris, Charles Hall, William Garvin,
James Mason, w. G. Dortic, Charles
Dunlap, j. B. Drexler, w. d. Claiborne,
Roger Kennedy, John Seaward, Matt
Mcmahon, Robert Warner Charles
Pettinger.
Floor Committee. ]. Smith, o. F.
Patterson, John Ennis, Mace Ensel, E.
S. Ryan. John Fitzpatrick, w. d.
Shields. Levi Myers, Ollie Smith.
Prize Committed. c. Blase, G..
NJ. Cohen, John Frizzele.
Sporting Committee-W. S. Harris,
c. f. Stevenson, Thorpe. George
Strongman, William Barrett, Charles
Hall.
Fireworks Committee-G. M. Cohen,
Lewis Heisenbottle, r. Robider. j. C.
Werntz.
Press Committee-W. H. VIM, l..
C. Blase, Fred Jenkins. J. J. Deignan.
Advertising Committee-Charles Ber-
nard, L. G. Blase, Joe Sullivan, limo
thy Sheehan.
There will be no celebration of the
day in the city. All the activities.
which are to mark it, will take place
on Tybee, to which resort the railroad
will run a special and convenient sched-
ule of trains during the daV