Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02
LABOR DAY PROGRAMS
District Union Workers on
Pleasure Bent.
ORDER OF EXERCISES
CENTRAL BODY TO ENTERTAIN
AT BENNING.
Two Outings Down the Potomac
Belief That Conditions Of Working
man Are Greatly Improved.

The workingmen of Washington will take
| a day off Monday The "buzzing' of saws,
the banging OF hammers and the "whir-
ring of wheels will be stilled for the nonce
! as the toiIers pause from their breadwin-
ming pursuits to engage in pastimes and
pleasures. For Monday will be Labor day,
set aside by Uncle Sam in his wisdom as
one day in the year the sons of toll may
call their own-a day for rest and recrea-
ton.
By some people Labor day has been
termed 1.-THE workingmen's Fourth Of july
and there is an element of fitness In It's
application to the day, for the passage by
Congress of the act creating the holiday
was an event Of significant Importance 10
organized labor throughout the lana. Inc
members of the many unions In the Distrlct
of Columbia have made complete arrange
ments to celebrate the occasion. Inc eXecu-
tive departments of the government VIII ne
closed and the clerks and other empioyes
will Join with the toiling host in their sew
eral outings
Celebrations Planned.
The principal event of the day Will De the
athletic and racing tournament at the BEN
ming race track. under the auspices Oh ING
Central Labor Union. Then there VIII oe
two outings down the Potomac, with pro-
grams of athletic events, one to be given
to River View by the brotherhood OF Sar
nenters and the other to Marshall Han py
District Assembly 66, Knights of Labor.
The La Dor day committee of the CentIal
Labor Union. under the olrecuoh ~
chairman. Mr. Milford Spohn, veteran
worker in the cause of labor ana leaoei
of long experience, has completed It's lohs
and varied program of events TOT the Deli
ming contests. The committee has also Is
dc of comics of handsomely
printed, Illustrated and well-edlted punu.
cation, known as The Labor Day journal.
On its pages excellent half-tone por
traits of Samuel Gompers, president OF tHe
| American Federal ton of Labor; Jere r. NC
Carthy president of the Central LABOR
Union; Milford Spohn. chairman, and the
members of the Labor day committee OF
the central body; District Commissioners
Macfarland. Biddle and West; Nal Rlcn-
ard Sylvester. chief of police; R. W. put
ton, assistant recorder of deeds; Gen.
George H. Harries, Frank K. Raymond,
Victor Howard Metcalf, Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor: Representative Allan l..
McDermott. Attorney General Moody
George B. Cortelyou, Postmaster General,
Charles ]. Bonaparte. Secretary of the
Navy: Frank P. Sargent, commissioner of
immigration; Theodore P. Shonts, chairman
of the Panama canal commission Robert
Shaw Oliver, assistant secretary of war,
and other distinguished men.
14OS Gill az ASSAAAA6.
The program of events at the Benning
race track outing will be In charge Of the
committee on sports, which comprises L. B.
Diggins. chairman; James McGuigan. c. E.
Mcclure, ]. B. Colpoys, E. DAILY. H. H. Nc
Keevern. ]. F. Blair and J. Spencer. The
list of events as finally decided upon and
arranged are as follows:
Base ball game, 1870 am, Columbia
Athletic Club VS.. Navy Yard:
Navy Yard-Kraft. c.; McCarron. Lander,
p; Powers, h.; Hughes, 2b.; Venable SIS;
Daugherty, 3d.. Bryan, If; Clements, CT;
Demar, c.; Briggs, Sullivan and Ellis, SUBJ
stttutes.
Maple, h.; Mullin, S.; Stone, rf.; Glotz-
beck. If: Hoyle. c.; Fulcher, 2b.; Stan
ley, D.
Prizes-s50 to winners; s25 to losers.
Bicycle race, 12:15 pm. members of met
ropolitan police force: First heat-A. c.
Lynn, H. c. Russell, A. E. Brown, j. G.
Dunn. H. P. Garrett. o. T. Duvall. Second
heat-J A. Connors. ]. D. McQuade, P. D.
C. S. Bode. One mile to be run in heats, the
three first men in the fastest heat also
the two first men in the other heat to quail
fly for the final. First prize. silver cup;
second. silver cup; third, silver cup.
Motor cycle race, 12:45 p.m.-First prize,
SIS: second, $40; third, SIS.
Foot race. 100 yards, los pm. boys I'M
der fourteen years Of age-Handsome first
anu stCOilu Prizes Will DC dWdIueu.
Sack race (open). 1:2O p.m.-First prize,
suit case Bieber Kaufman Co.; second
price, SIS pair of shoes. VIM. Hahn & Co.
Three-leg race. twenty-five yards (open),
100 p.m.-First prize. S. Southern Quick
Lunch Room; second prize, umbrella. D. ].
kaufman.
Egg race, for ladies, LAS pm.-Two hand
some prizes.
The Automobile Races.
The automobile races bid fair to be the
best speed tests of horseess vehicles ever
given in this section. Those in charge of
these events will be: The racing committee,
]. F. Mccarthy (chairman), N. c. Sprague,
]. F. McKenna, Dan Lahey, Thos. Peoples;
referee, Maj. Richard Sylvester; Judges, N
c. Sprague, George McCurdy, H. H. Fry;
timers, Thomas F. Rice, w. c. Thatcher, E.
c. Walford; starter, c. Royce Hough; clerk
of course. Rudolph Jose; assistant clerk of
course, B. c. Washington, jr.; umpires, Otto
Jacob, Arthur E. H Middleton, R. EN-
NETT O'Brien: scorer. w. H. Clark.
Event No / three miles, for gasoline run
abouts, regular stock cars listing at $500 or
less, regular equipment-First price Even
ing Star cup: second prize, Abner and Drury
Brewing Company cup.
Event No. 2 five miles, for gasoline ma
chimes listing at 81 $50 or less, machines to
be regular stock cars with road equip
ment-First prize, Goldenberg cup; second
prize, Ford & Co cup.
Event No. g, Five miles, for gasoline ma
chimes listing at 81 600 or less machines to
be regular stock cars with road equipment
First prize Berry G. Whitmore cup second
prize, Bulletin cup.
Event No. 4, three miles, for steam ma
chimes listing at 800 or less, machines to
be regular stock cars with road equipment
First prize, r. Harris cup; second prize,
Merchants. and Mechanics Bank cup
Event No. 5, five miles, free-for-all for
regularly listed stock cars of any weight
and any motive power-First prize the Peo-
pies Savings Bank cup; second prize, Gold
schmidt cup.
The conditions under which the races will
be run are:
All races will be under the racing rules of
the American Automobile Association Con-
testants must be familiar with these rules
Cash prizes will be given for winners of the
motor cycle event. and silver trophies of
guaranteed value for automobile events
No prize will be awarded in case of walk
over. Three or more entries are necessary
to fill each event; If less, the event may be
declared Off.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
entries. moving start will be given in all
events.
The management Is not liable for injuries
to or caused by contestants or cars. Pro-
gram Is subject to change.
No event will be delayed for cars that are