The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-20
NOVEL PLAN
FOR LABOR DAY
Booths Scattered Along Drives
of Park
TO REPRESENT UNIONS
Committees Will Be Put at
Work This Week.
TO REPRESENT UNIONS

| September is Labor day. and already
the labor unions of this city are prepar-
ing to celebrate the day. This year some
new and novel features viii be INTRODUCED
and the observance Of the day VIII not be
like those that have been witnessed for
several years past. Richard hathaway,
president of the Central Labor Mon, has
been selected as the chairman of the
general arrangement commits. ard dur
ing the week win select slIs various COM
mittees who will have charge If the de-
tails Of the wage-earners holiday The
committees will be selected from tae va
rious labor organizations in the city.
Each order viii select one representa-
tive, and these men viii be placed en-
the committees and the plans CT the
day discussed at the meeting 81 tbs La
Dor day committee.
Some new ideas have been preached
this year, and most of these Will be car
ried out. The park has been secured and
Sanfords band engaged, and the commit
tee is making arrangements TO have three
or four other musical organizations in
the city during the day.
The plan now under consideration is to
have big parade in the morning, with a
float representing every union and every
trade in the city. These floats will be
propriately decorated and will be en-
blematical of the trade preparing it, and
probably prize will be awarded to the
trade presenting the best float.
The afternoon program will not be con-
fined to one single park of the three.
but along the main driyeways will be
located booths in places convenient for
the people In each Of these booths will
be stationed singers, musicians, glee
clubs and speakers, which viii make up,
for the most part, the program of the
afternoon. These booths will be appro-
priately decorated and the performers
costumed to represent some order or
trade. and the devotees Of this particular
branch of organized labor will have
charge of the booth representing 1t Re-
freshments will be served at each OF these
booths, and at these only and the booths
are to be so situated as to relieve the
congestion which has always been the
case with large celebrations. So far
this plan has met with general appr0ba-
ton and the hearty endorsement of most
of the members. 1t is thought likely
that little or no racing will be INDUCED
on that day, for the reason that it is
almost an impossibility to pull off race
fairly in the parks. The lovers of rae
keep off the tracks There
will be plenty of amusement, however,
in the way of singing, pantomimes, elo-
cutionary effort, string and brass bands
etc. During the week the details will
all be arranged and the committees Will
notify the several trades what is expect
ed of them.
There is a great deal OF friendly rival
ry already exhibited in the determination
to have the finest float and the best
booth, and this will grow between now
and the day of the celebration until the
display will doubtless be very artistic.
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