Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-03
Indications Are That Holiday Will
be Very Quietly Observed In
This City.
PROGRAM FOR PINE BrAcH
Fifty Thousand People Expected to
Participate in Joint Celebration at
Resort Across the Roads-.Oistin.
suished Statesmen Among the
Speakers-Busincss Suspended.

Newport News is likely To he Il quiet
place tomorrow. AS Al large per cent.
age of The residents of the city are
members Of labor unions or connected
in some way with organized labor
Labor Day is always one of the most
important holidays of the year i'm these
parts. This year the local Central
Labor Union has Joined with Port
mouth ami various other cities of this
State ana North Carolina tu celebrate
the day ut Pine Beach in clubor'c
style and the Indications are that fully
five thousand people will Journey over
to the resort from this city alone
Business to BE Suspended.
business will he practically SUI.
pended in the city. The shipyar,.
closed dawn yesterday AT noon ann
will not resume operations until Tues.
day morning al I O'clock The post.
Office AMI hanks will be closed during
the entire day and nearly all of the
stores AMI business houses will close
for AT least half the day
Two baseball games on the Casino
grounds. ono in the morning AMI ono
III the afternoon. arc the only nttrac-
tons offered III the city. There will bc
Il big display Of fireworks ut Buckroa
Beach in the evening
At Pine Beach.
AT Pine Beach The athletic sports
begin nj ~ O'Clock in The morning and
from that time on there will he some
thing doing every minute in The day.
Among the distinguished speakers;
who will he present To participate in
the celebration will BIZ Senator Thorn
as S. Martin and Hon. Claude 4. Swan
son II is possible that Governor Men
taguc. Judge w. H. Mann and Lieu.
tenant Governor Willard also will be
In attendance.
Judge l.. l.. Lewis. the Republican
candidate for governor. was expected
io he among the speakers. but he will
not 10 able 10 attend Captain !. Il. b.
Stuart received Il telegram from Judge
Lewis Yesterday to- the effect that the
Judge will speak at Rocky Mount
Monday.
Excursions will he run To Pine
! Beach tomorrow from all parts of this
State and North Carolina ana il is rs
iimatcd that there will he fully fifty
thouSand-pcoplr al the resort, provided
the weather is favorable.
Athletic Events.
Following is Il complete list Of the
contests To he pulled OF nj Pine Beach
under the auspices of the Joint com
, mittce and the prizes offered for tho
winners:
| 20o-yard dash-First prize. $50 union
made suit Of clothes; second prize. Il
So pair of union made trousers
| Barrel racc-f'irst prize half n
dozen union made shirts: second prize,
| box of union made cigars
Shoe racc-First prize, union made
shoes; second prize, case union made
| beer.
| l00-yarl dash-First prize. So In
| gold second prize, $3.50 in gold
Tug Of war between ten members
of each side from the Central Labor
Unions of Portsmouth and Newport
News Prize, a $50 dinner to the win.
hotel or restaurant.
Running broad iump-Firyt prize
willow rocker; second prize, union
made hat.
Egg and spoon racc--First prize
gold bracelet; second prize, gold
lGCkrt.
Running pie eating cuntcst-Firs
prize, air rifle; second prize, ball an,
bat; third prize, bathing suii.
swimming racc-First prize, not tic
cldcd upon; second prize. union ham
baseball game between teams from
Portsmouth and Newport New.
nnions-Prizcs. barrel union made
beer.
Prize waltz-First prize, $40 in gold
! second prize, s. in gold; third prize
+, $3.50 in gold.
Race between steam launches from
Norfolk. Portsmouth ana Ncwpor
News over fivr.inilc course. Firs
prize, $50 in gold: second prize, $2i
in gold; third prize. $40 in gold.