Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-02


At this time of the year the interest OF
organized labor Is centered in the ceieora-
ton of Labor day. the first Monday IN SEP
TENDER Labor day is generally termed the
''workingman's holiday" and in every city
of the United States an effort is made 10
observe 1t in a fitting manner. In the ma
jority of the cities great demonstrations
are held.
In Washington. the headquarters OF the
American Federation of Labor, and consid-
cred to be one of the strongest of the Or
ganized cities in the Union, the method OF
celebrating Labor day by parades and
torchlight professions has been abandoned.
In the opinion of the majority of the local
labor leaders the day of such celebrations
is a thing of the past and are looked upon
as being "out of style"
Labor day in Washington, however. does
not go unobserved but instead of holding
demonstrations, the bread winners here de-
vote the day to rest and recreation. as most
of those interested claim the day was des-
ignated as a holiday to be spent In this
manner. Labor day Is usually warm anu
sultry and marching the streets in the not
sun is regarded as much more faugulns
than working at the bench on the pulid-
ing or at the case, and the idea or cele-
brating the day by a public demonstration
was abandoned.
In order that all may celebrate the day,
and at the same time get the benefit of
day of rest the river resorts are brought
into reQuisition. Each year the ceieDratlon
at River View is held under the auspices
of the Central Labor Union. an amEated
body of the American Federation of Labor.
while the Knights of Labor hold sway at
Marshall Hall. The celebration of the ap-
preaching holiday at the resorts by the Two
labor bodies promises to .surpasS all ike
events, and 1t is predicted that the excur-
sions to those resorts Monday will be the
largest ever held
Both the knights of Labor and the MEM
bers of the Central Labor Union have spent
much time making arrangements for the
ceIebra ton and it is safe to say that those
interested will evidence their appreciation
of these efforts by turning out en- maSse at
the river resorts. 1t is expected that the
attendance at River View will number at
least 5000. and that probably as many will
journey to Marshall Hall to be with the
Knights of Labor.
Prize athletic events will be the feature
of the celebrations at both places Prize
dancing contests will also be included. Inc
list of prizes to be offered at River View
has undergone one change. In Saturday
issue of The Star 1t was stated that Inc
Evening Star Newspaper Company mao
donated gold medal as a prize for one OF
the athletic events. Since that day, how
ever, at the solicitation of the representa-
tiyes of the Central Labor Union, the prize
was changed to a silver cup. This cup Is
huge affair and is handsomely inscribed.
At a recent meeting of the Central Labor
Union the following Labor day committees
were announced
Executive committee Ged badge)-H. w.
Sherman, president; f. ]. Ratigan, secre-
tary: ]. M. Heisley. treasurer; N. C.
Sprague. C. A. Cook.
Athletic sports (blue badge)-John Nc
Vey. chairman; John Hammerstrom. w.
Il nv,I lob, oil
Committee on order Ori-color badge.
NJ. Heisley, chairman; ]. c. Lynch, s. F.
Adams and c. w. Wnslow.
Committee on donations-C. e. Dietrich,
chairman; ]. 3. Dickman, E. J. Roche, D.
Lear and ]. II. Brinkman.
Ticket committee (purple badge)-E. ].
Ratigan.- chairman: H. ]. Wells, w. e.
Thompson, d. M. Desmond and Charles f.
Dietrich.
Floor committee (white badge)-J. A.
Daily, chairman; H. ]. Laubach, d. D. Zea,
E. ]. Roche and c. A Pfau. s+4
Printing committee-J B. Dickman, chair
man, and NJ. Spohn. .;
The special feature at Marshall Hall will
be base ball contest for a silver cup pre-
scented by The Evening Star Company last
year. Under the terms of agreement
the cup must be won twice in succession
before 1t becomes the property of a team.
The game will be called at 10 o'clock in
the morning.
The athletic events which will be held
during the afternoon are referred to else
where in today's Star. The prize waltZes
will take place in the evening on the pa
viliOn.
Although not officially known. 1t is init
mated that the labor dispute which dis
turbed the relations between the local
theatrical managers and the local union of
stage employees several months ago are
likely to again become an issue. The dis
pute between the managers and the en-
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the final drop of the curtain at the various
theaters at the end of a company's en-
gagement Saturday evening. The employees
claim they were entitled to pay after II
O'Clock The managers, 1t is said. did not
agree with the employees on this point. and
as result, after much parleying, a gem
eral strike was declared. At the majority
of the theaters the stage employees quit
work during the progress of the perform
ance. The situation was relieved, however,
when the managers. their Office forces and
the uShers were pressed into service be-
hind the footlights. After several weeks
of idlenesS the part of the employees
the controversy was finally considered and
was supposed to be permanently settled.
Since that time. however, the relations of
the managers and the union employees have
been anything but cordial, and upon sew
eral occasions strike was narrowly
averted.
During the summer months the play
houses have been dark" and for this rea-
son the matter has been on the shelf AS
the date of opening of the various thea
tiers drew near, however. the controversy
again began to attract attention and has
been the basis of several conferences be-
tween the managers and the union leaders
So far can be learned no definite agree
ment has been reached for the present
thatrical season. and there are indications
that the controversy will continue The
local labor leaders are of the opinion that
the managers propose to install entirely
new stage crews in their theaters. Inter-
esting developments are looked for when
all the local theaters are opened
Not discouraged by the failure of passage
Of one bill bearing upon the controversy,
the American Federation of Musicians.
supported by the American Federation of
Labor proposes 1t is understood to again
carry the fight against the members of the
United States Marine Band before Con-
gress in the form of resolution prohibit
ing the enlisted musicians of the govern
ment from accepting private engagements.
1t IS the earnest hope Of the officials of the
American Federation of Musicians that
the measure now being framed will become
a law. thus eliminating further competi-
ton from the Marine Band
1t is claimed by the union officials that