The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-08
EVENTS OF LABOR DAY HERE
BIG CROWDS ENJOY VARIOUS
 ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
 TEadss' CoaBeIps Notable Outing at Lighthouse Point Great suoesss-nIr. Bryan Unable to AItend-Address by James nI. suIIivan-ThOusands of People at the shore-PrIze Winners Excursions and Other Happentngs
 No finer day than that of yesterday could be desired for an enjoyable ob- servanee of Labor day. Moderate breezes tempered old Sors rays so as to produce perfect weather conditions.
 From early in the morning until late at night the trolley road did a tremen- dous business, every available car being in use and conveying thousands to all points Of interest. s5 ..
 All the shore resorts did big business and everyone appeared to be happy.
 There was no parade as an attraction in this city yesterday. so many people went to the shores early in the morning and stayed all day. z& & }'-
 Many people went from this city to the Bransord fair and large numbers also went fishing, grabbing and clam ming along the shore front. sa
 Boating was also a popular form of recreation. and there was also num- Der of visiting yachts in the harbor. Other events of the day can be found in this paper. .e-.
 The principal event of the day was the first annual outing and field day of the Trades Council at Lighthouse Point. Commencing at 8 o'clock in the morning and continuing until 10 o'clock at night there was a double car service to the Point and several thousand peo- pie spent the day there. %g=s.g 5.rs, The committee in charge for the day had made excellent preparations before hand to provide every form of amuse- ment and comfort for the visitors.
 The programme was commenced by a ball game at 10:30 o'clock between the Iron Moulders' union and the Cigar makers union, the latter team winning by score of B to ?.
 Athletic events, games and dancing occupied the rest of the day, excellent dinners being served at noon and con- finuing through the day by Proprietor Butler. .,. m AZ 4 o'clock several hundred people listened to an address by Attorney James Sullivan. orator of the day. at Lighthouse Point. Attorney Sullivan was introduced by Henry G. Nichols, chairman of the Labor day committee, with a few we'll chosen remarks. MT. Sullivan commenced by saying that he had been requested by the committee to state that William Jennings Bryan had been seen in the morning and re- ouested to speak, but that MT. Bryan said that as he had to take an early afternoon train for New York 1t would be impossible for him to accept. He however sent his best regards to his fel- low workmen. E Attorney Sullivan is an orator of abil- ity. and he then made splendid Nas2eceh. ,3
 stated that IESor day had been tilss1iy c-,ysan actT congress, passed in k4sSo4, ,Wnd th.ss 1t was day of recrea- ton and recognition to the laboring man and that the man who toiled occupied one or LIl6 BIGdlS6l RcSlliO1Ak's iAS siAsAA reviewed what labor organizations have done towards bettering the conditions of workmen. and what was left for them yet to do. This he said was the principal part of the work and that 1t would be a hard road to travel, Con- tinuing. he said: .The principal saliva ton of the working classes to my mind, is in education. It is slow but sure process!'
 He said that the hope and ambition of all labor unions was to be instru- mental in establishing rate of wages which would be sufficient to enable hin to properly support himself and fami. ly /,
 The winners of the various contests were as follows: "& x Ladies' race won by Miss Genie Hun. ter; Miss Annie splan, second, and Miss Rose Graham third.
 Shotput-Won by Doherty who threw 1t 2S seet AZ inches: Reynolds second 2S feet 2 inches. s.tss Second shot put--Won by Gibbons, 2! feet inches: Healey, second, 29 feet inches.
 Potato race Hunter. first; Maloney second
 Three-legged race-Won by Malone, and Hunter; Connolly and Trimmer sec and.
 100 yards dash Carroll first; Maloney second. 220 yards dash-Won bf John Doher ty: Trimmer second: and George Hut third.
 Running board jump-Won by Carroll 1T feet 4 1-2 inches: McGovern second IA feet 4 inches.
 Hop, skip and jump Carroll 3S feet inches: Roger Ford second. S6 feet inches.
 Standing broad jumD--Won by P. A Joyce, g feet 1-2 inches; Carroll, sec ond, g feet.
 Creased pig won by M. Reagan.
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 OTHER EVENTS.
 The Richard Peck brought a big ex cursion here from New York. The ex cursionists landed here about o'clocl in the afternoon and took trolley car