Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-09
Delegation From Jo'at Labor
Day Celebration Committee
Leaves Monday.
PROGRAM ALMOST COMPLETE
Prominent Men Accept Invitations to
be Present and speak-List OF vir-
snia and North Carolina Cities to
be resentcd-Fourteen Hundred
Dollars in Prizes.

A committee Of three appointed by
the committee in charge of the plans;
for the joint Virginia North Carolina
Labor Day celebration TO wait upon
President Roosevelt and invite him to
attend the celebration while on his
Southern tour. will leave for Washing
ton Monday. The members OF the del
egation are Messrs. j. b. Clinedinst,
Robert Manns and w. III. Dunn.
The program tor the celebration is
almost complete and it Is said that it
will he the greatest in the history of
Virginia or the Old North State.
Unions from the following cities will
participates: Portsmouth, Newport
News and Lynchbnrg. Virginia.; Ra-
leigh. Durham and Rocky Mount
North Carolina. Last year, with only
half this number of unions represent.
ed. eighteen thousand people visited
Pine Beach during the celebration.
This year Pine Beach will bc the place
again and enormous crowds are OK
pectcd to come from all parts of the
two States To attend. Over $1,000
will be spent in prizes for the various
contests during the day.
Among the prominent men VINO will
attend and make speeches ON the
grounds are: John Mitchell, president
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
len; Hon. Claude a. Swanson, Cover.
nor A. j. Montague. Senator Thomns
s. Martin, Judge w H. Mann and
Judge l.. l.. Lewis. All Of these have
accepted invitations and others are yet
to be heard from.
Following is the personnel of the
joint committee in charge of the ar
Engagements for the event: Newport
Ncws-Mcssrs. Brown. Lyons, Morris,
Carmen and Clincdinst; Portsmouth
Messrs. SEEKER, Dunn and Manns.
The games will start 1T T.. o'clock
and the program will be as follows:
union marriage between Il union
man and the daughter of union man,
the prizo to the ,G9aps s,t to be ya,z fleS
20 phir of union ma,lc trousers.
fhrrel race--l'irst prize, one hal,
uoaeh union made shirts; second prize
box of union made cigars.
shoe racc--f'irSl prize, union made
shoea; second prize, case union made
beer.
i0O-yard dash-I'irst prize, S. in
sola; second prize, $3.50 in gold.
!. 70 VI wei btlWecI ten members ut
each side from The Central Labor
onion OF Portsmouth and Newuort
News. Prize, n $50 banquet to The
winning team to be given at some
union hotel or restaurant
Turning broad jImp-First prize
willow rocker; second prize. iInioI
made hat.
Fig and spoon racc-First prize
goll bracelet; second prize. gold locket
running pie eating contcst-First
prize, air rife; second prize, hall and
Dat; third prize, bathing SHIT.
Swimming racc-Flrst prize, not dc.
clhed 'lpon; second prize, union ham.
Baseball game between teams from
Portsmouth and Newport News nnions
-prizes, barrel union made beer.
Prize waltz--First prize. $40 I'm gold.
second prize, IS in gold; third prize.
S2.50 in gold.
rowing race between crews from tho
torpedo boats In this port and crews
from cruisers About fifteen boats will
enter-First prize. S25 in gold; second
prize. $l5. Tho race will he one mile
and Will take place in front of the MGR
and pavilion.
faco between steam launches from
Norfoik, Portsmouth and Ncwnort
News over iivc-mlc course. First nrizc