The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-05
|QUIET LABOR DAY.
Building Trades Council Pic
mics ut Garfield Park.
All Kinds Of Contests Are In
Progress.
NO PARADE is GIVEN.
Fart Of Topeka Celebrators
Went to Lawrence.
An Evening Band Concert and
NO PARADE is GIVEN.
An Evening Band Concert and
Dance Tonight.

reacn at least S,OOO De1ore mgnt.- IHere
was no parade on the street as usual.
AT Garfield Park.
Several hundred people were at the
park at 8 o'clock this morning, and the
clear skies presage big crowd. pro-
this morning. The events are as fol-
lows:
IL a. m-Young ladies race; LIST prize
bottle perfume; End prize, L box OF
candy.
Ills a. m.-Girls' race; 1st prize
padorette; End prize. 81 worth Of gro
ceries.
1880 a. m.-Potato race, LIST prize,
11:45 a. m.-Sack race; LIST prize, hair
brush; End prize. pair shoes
Lunch-12 to 1 o'clock.
800 p. m.-LatherS' contest; LIST prize
Ratchet; I'd prize, so pounds of flour.
ITO p. m.-Boys' race; LIST prize, hat;
I'd prize, backing set.
1:20 p. m.-Climbing creased pole,
prize, 1 ham.
1870 p. m.-Bricklayers' contest, LIST
prize, pair pants; I'd prize. brick nam
1:4O p. m-Catching creased pig
prize, the pig.
1:5O p. m.-Business mems race; Isl
prize, box union cigars; I'd prize, pipe
2 to p. m.-Band concert, by the K.
of P. band.
2:1O p. m.-Plasterers' contest; LIST
prize, plasterers' trowel; I'd prize, sack
of flour.
2:2O p. m.-Fat mans race; 1st prize,
81 worth of groceries I'd prize, box OF
talcum powder.
2:40 p. m.-Tinner's contest; 1st prize,
pair of ships; I'd prize, pair of ships.
$50 p. Outstanding broad jump; 1st
prize, bicycle bell; I'd prize, pounds
coffee.
p. m, running high jump; prize. hair
$40 p. m.-Painters' contest; 1st prize,
s. hat; I'd prize, step ladder.
$40 p. m.-Pie-eating contest; 1st
prize, foot stool; I'd prize 81 worth of
groceries.
$3.50 p. m.-Plumbers' contest; 1st
prize, L set plumbers tools; I'd prize,
so pound sack of flour.
$40 p. m.-Mechanics' race; 1st prize,
violin; I'd prize, box OF union cigars; Sd
prize, bunch of bananas; 4th prize.
pair of slippers.
p. m.-Tug of war; prize, one box of
union cigars.
The evening will be given over to an
other band concert, and to dancing In
the pavilion. Whitley's orchestra will
furnish the music. A prize will be given
to the hest walters.
AT Lawrence.
The usual picnic amusements took
up the morning. Topeka people are
participating. For 1:30 o'clock a large
parade is scheduled. The following is
the line of march:
First division on Kentucky street fac
ing south on Warren street, lead by To-
peka band, speakers of the day in car
riages, carpenters float, carpents' I'M
ion of Topeka, carpenters union of
Leavenworth, carpenters union of
Lawrence and surrounding towns, stone
masonS and brick layers, plaStererS and
fathers, plumbers, timers and painters,
hod carriers, bricklayers and bod car
riers floats
Second division on Kentucky street
facing north on Warren
Ottawa, band, printers float, printers
unions, American Federation of Labc--v
BARRIERS float, BARRIERS unions, cigar
bakers, retail clerks, bookbinders, must
clans float, FraternaI Aid association
float.
Third division on Vermont street, fac
ing north on Warren.
Machinists' band, bIacksmiths, boiler
makers moulders, car builders and all
other organizations connected with
railroad work will form in this divis-
ion, flour mill employees
Fourth division will form on Tennes-
see street facing north on Warren -
Buen's Military band, city fire de-
partment, Lawrence Transfer company.
and trades displays.
Line of march viii be north on Ten
nessee street to Henry, west on Henry
to Louisiana. north on Louisiana to
Winthrop, east on Winthrop to Massa-
chusetts, south on Massachusetts to
South park.
E w. Hoch, Republican nominee for
governor, and E. E Enright of Kansas
City, are on the programme for speech
es.