The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-07
CELEBRATING LABOR DAY.
ALI KINDS OF ATTRACTIONS
 OFFERED.
First AnnuHi Field Day and Onting of TEades' Council at Lighthouse Point Ball Game at 10:39 a. m.-AthIetic Evonts-w. J. Bryan May Speok-
Various Other Celebrations.

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 To-day is Labor day. and it will be observed as a holiday. There are a number of events scheduled for the day and there is but little doubt that every one will have a good time.
 The principal point of interest for the union men will be at Lighthouse Point where the Trades Council will hold their first annual picnic and field day.
 It is expected that there will be pres ent one of the largest crowds which has ever attended a similar event. ...
 While this affair will attract hun dreds. there are so many counter att fractions, including the great parades at Bridgeport and Hartford, the races at the Branford Driving park and at
 Charter Oak park, Hartford, that many New Haveners will leave the city for the day to take in these events. Credit is due the local Trades Council, the central labor body of the city, for arranging an affair that will be a source of amusement to hundreds of la
 bor men. and is in keeping with the spirit of the day, set apart as holiday for the laboring man.
 The first event will be the base ball game at 10:30 o'clock between the cigar makers and iron nloulders for silver cup. Then will follow an address on Labor by James M. Sullivan. a ,50- yards dash for ladies, a greased. pig contest, the shot put, hammer throw, a potato race, 9, three-legged race, 100- yards dash, 220-yards' dash, a high and broad jump, a hop, skip and jump and some consolation events.
 The presence of the Hon. William Jen- 1lings Bryan in town has inspired the committee having in charge the Labor day exercises to make an effort to get the great Nebraska orator to attend the demonstration to be held at Lighthouse Point to-day, and give a half hour talk. The following committee was appoint ed to wait on MT. Bryan yesterday and request him to speak: H. G. Nichols, president of the committee; Walter w. Wood. secretary: John A. Dunn, presi- dent of the Trades Council and Philip Day, secretary of the Trades Council. The committee made several calls yesterday at MT. Bryan's stopping DloGe uuIlii6 i1I5 Stoy III tIllS Cily, DuL were unable to see him as he was called out Of town Saturday on business and up to late hour last evening had not returned.
 It was stated that he will be back early this morning and if he arrives the committee may induce him to speak sometime during the afternoon. A splendid dance programme will be rendered at the Point by Henry C.. Nichols orchestra.
 MT. Nichols is chairman of the Labor day committee. and he, as we'll as all the other members of the committee, have done all in their power to make the affair success.
 The grounds for the athletic events have been laid out and all is now in readiness. Proprietor Butler has made prepara- tions to feed a large crowd with his superior shore dinner.
 Large crowds will undoubtedly go to the other nearby shore resorts where
 excellent attractions are offered. A number of the local yacht clubs will hold aces for which prizes have been offered.
 Lovers of horse racing of the trotting
 variety will find an abundance of good sport at the Branford Driving park to-
 day, and a large crowd is expected to
 be there.